Erica Synths Sample Drum USER REVIEW Eurorack [Pt. 1/2]

[@MmostlyRandom]

you can save your samples as a project and have that project load by default when you power on the module so it's not always strictly necessary to load samples every time you power on from the settings menu/general turn on auto load which will load the last opened/saved project when you power on

[@pruskimusic]

Nice review. About the second part - can you show work in drone and pad files ? There are many video with drums samples, but I’m really intereating to see more ambient stuff in action;)

[@mymodularjourney]

Great to see these user videos while researching this module.

[@rdean150]

Great pair of videos, very useful. Learned a couple of things - most importantly that I need to update my firmware! Great sample module right here.

[@tomb-X]

to convert Audio Samplesto 16bit mono, easy way, use the batch processing with folders with audacity

[@Fluidstructure]

Nice demo. I didnt know you could sample directly to it... seems like a Lite version of Assimil8or... but interface is nice & direct it seems, tactile

[@thirdsmusic]

I think it will slice at zero crossings by adjusting the "SMODE" parameter before slicing?

[@gstormelectro]

There is a ZC auto-slice mode, but not in manual mode should you need to edit slices.

[@moonzero-xm7014]

Just what I wanted. Nice review, thanks heaps!

[@oyoyoyo7624]

great vid

[@RedMeansRecording]

is there significant clicking and delay in that slicing demo in the beginning? i really like the features, but that sounds weird. nevermind! sounds great later in the video.

[@mattmensik9618]

Wiich synth so you record at minute 7? Is a module?

[@pyrox2518]

how come yours has ''REC'' written on it? did you do that your self?

[@user-ph2yo9zc9d]

that third CV in of the second channel doubles as an audio-in for recording your own samples into the model to be played back, mangled, looped, etc. from whatever source; sounds of your synth, other machines, etc. this was possibly a prototype or earlier panel version where "rec" was printed.

[@piotr803]

Nice video. Are you using an output module before hitting your Tascam? cheers

[@gstormelectro]

Pittsburgh Outs to Mackie mixer, no EQ, Tascam on the tape out

[@piotr803]

@@gstormelectro Thanks. I'm deep into euro, but I'm also interested in the crunchy sound of early samplers. Would you recommend this instead of something like Akai S series or a Yamaha TX sampler (with Tyfoon OS)? Of course, I won't be able to play chords with the sampled sounds, but as a simple sampler with character...do you think it has replaced those samplers you have for some of the functions or not at all? cheers

[@gstormelectro]

While the SampleDrum is great for chopping up drumloops, I'm using mine mostly for drone/soundscapes. For more crunch like the old samplers it is possible to re-sample in your app (mine is ocenaudio for the SampleDrum) at a lower sample rate like 22kHz or 28kHz, and then save at the required 48kHz. Or just use the on-board bitrate reduction FX. However my S900 still has its uses. One use is the mentioned chord polyphony. Another is to use the S900 as a surrogate for countless EEPROM drum machines, which is what I'm doing w/ mine. I've sampled and sold my old EEPROM machines. Similar could be done on the SampleDrum by using CV to control the drum sample. While it works, the SampleDrum is limited to 2-voice polyphony.

[@piotr803]

@@gstormelectro Thanks, that's really useful. I feel like I don't have anything in hardware that is poly at the moment (would love an OB-6 actually), so I was thinking of sampling sounds from my modular into a hardware sampler, which I could then play as chords. I've played with Cyclone (emulation of TX16W) and I've been getting some wicked results from sampling a very high note from a Poli ableton vst (which sounds well...a bit crap) and sampling into Cyclone, and playing it 2-3 octaves down. It's sounds magical. These pitch shiting and time-stretching algos add so much fluff and magic, it's amazing. Of course, the workflow on the vst sampler is crap (lots of mouse clicking), so I'm hoping to get a cheap hardware version of Yamaha TX16w or an Akai S model sampler (S900-S1100 would be ideal). I also find that using hardware would slow me down and made me pay more attention to the sound and if/what I like about it. Ableton is almost too fast and I end up rushing the process too much if that makes sense. I think sampling drum machines would be a great next step for me, too, if I had one.

[@abayomimusic2833]

Thanks for making this tutorial!

[@จารุพงศ์ทวีรักษ์]

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[@LabSkaterPussies]

Is there a module like this where you don't have to externally trigger it? Like you can build sequences inside the module so you don't have to have another piece of gear for trigger