The SmplTrek from Son icware is the ideal companion for musicians who want to realize their creative ideas in the fastest possible way. The practical device offers various options for how a signal can find its way into the SmplTrek. The impedance of the audio input can be switched so that line, microphone and Hi-Z signals can be processed. The built-in microphone can feed in any sound on the spot, so you can capture the cutlery drawer, slamming car doors or the atmosphere in a station concourse as a sample. You can also sample directly from your smartphone via USB!
Effects are - as they say - the salt in the soup. This sampler has a total of 36 of them on board, which can be used as inserts, sends and
Need to adjust the samples further? No problem: resampling, auto-slicing, time-stretching and a pitch function are also implemented. Fans of the famous Amen Break sample will certainly be pleased.
The USB port allows you to connect a smartphone, making it possible to stream audio directly into the sampler. Use the microphone on your smartphone to record a spontaneous vocal performance or sample an exciting part from a YouTube video. Adding effects and crossfades allows a particularly flexible use of the streaming function.
The practical sampler comes from the factory with a professional sample library containing 500 carefully categorized samples of all kinds. Self-recorded samples can be stored on a separately available SD card. Import and export of samples from/to PC or Mac is also provided. An existing sample archive in WAV format can therefore still be used with the SmplTrek.
The SmplTrek sequencer is divided into tracks, scenes and songs. The first step is to define the task that each of the ten tracks should have. You can choose whether the track should be a loop, one-shot, instrument,