oh yeh, ive got a whole signal chain front-end for sampling into the OT… preamps, RNC (compressor), mixer busses… ive found you need to be able to slam the OT inputs as hard as possible, like into bright red clipping range, then just back off until its right on the edge … maybe not all the time - but in any event it needs compression on the way in
if its something that needs super extra clarity and detail i usually record into a DAW, process it with outboard and or plugins, make it perfect and as close to 0db as possible, then just import the sample via USB
ive had zero issues with the OT sample playback or the sound quality of its samples/sound engine, and Im firmly convinced all complaints surrounding this issue are 100% user error
let me hear from an actual sound engineer with 5000+ hours of studio time that has a different perspective - otherwise, just try harder