Best bang for your buck for sound variety for sampling?

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I recently bought a SP404 MK2 which I am really enjoying.

I’ve been looking for more things to sample instead of just using sample packs. I was looking to find something that would give me a lot of sample options for sounds. I am mainly looking for melodic sounds. Preferably something that doesn’t require a lot of sound design and instead might have a wide range of presets or something.

I was eyeing the MC-101 which seems like it has a ton of versatility sound wise. Would that be the best option? Or is there something else I should have my eye on?

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$1 bin at the record store

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Youtube :+1:

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If you’re not software-averse, Roland has some promo going through Bandcamp where you can get a three month free trial of the Roland Ultimate Studio Suite. There are plenty of high quality instruments in there to sample without the fiddly interface of the MC-101. The trade-off is that you’ll be dealing with the fiddly interface of Roland Cloud. It’s really not that bad though.

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i did really enjoy the mc-101 as sample fodder. the chord machine makes it super easy to sample a bunch of chords in a key, the randomize preset feature is cool for leads and plucks, theres basically every kind of classic drum sample you would want. i ended up selling mine because i really didnt like actually arranging anything on it standalone, the sequencer is not my cup of tea. but as a sound module it was great

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+1 on the MC-101. The Yamaha Seqtrak has also many good quality sounds. You could also grab a Model:Samples and transfer the whole factory library I guess?

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I already have a M:S actually, not sure what you mean though.

I also have a TR-6S which I feel like would play really well with the MC-101 and could be a fun combo on its own.

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Wavestate

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This $30 pack includes a good selection of synth one-shots and might be worth considering.

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Samples from Mars. For hardware, the MC101 is an incredible sound source, everything you can think of is in there, really.

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A field recorder.

Or cheaper, a microphone.

Or cheaper, a pack of batteries.

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Ah sorry, I didn’t realise you had an M:S already. For a preset machine, the Roland and Yamaha are difficult to beat, thousands of sounds. You could also sample from Garageband, Korg apps, etc. using a phone/tablet.

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If you wanted a dedicated box you could probably make something out of a Raspberry Pi and MIDI controller very cheaply. Or use phone apps and a cheap phone for the task.

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I love my iPad as a sampling source. Tons of synths, drum machine, fx, sound banks etc

Pretty much everything covered

Plus miRack is an endless source

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Free BBC sound fx archive?

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To clarify, there’s no easy transfer option, you would need to sample those sounds.

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I don’t have an M:S, only an M:C. I thought you could transfer the wav files in bulk using the Elektron software on a computer, since the Elektron packs themselves include wav files, so I thought you could do the same (in reverse) with the factory content, apologies.

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Yeah, unfortunately (but understandably) the factory content is not treated the same way as purchased sample packs, it’s hidden from the Transfer program.

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Your kitchen and a field recorder

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