^ yes putting samples through the analog engine is a beautiful thing however sample manipulation itself seems pretty basic on AR, for deeper stuff & on-board sampling you’ll need OT…

i know it sounds confusing but it’s not that complicated: the synth engine has an 8 voice limit, but the sequencer allows 12 tracks/sounds. that just means you can’t play more then 8 sounds at once. i’m also pretty sure i read you can turn off a synth voice if all you want is sample playback (will probably still eat up a voice)