The very second machine Elektron released was imho a machinedrum.
They didn’t have a sampler in the lineup at first.
Perhaps its the reason it got that.
Today the situation is another one. There is Digitakt, Rytm and Octatrack - 3 with sampling. I don’t think a syntakt will get that.
Machinedrum had sample based machines from the beginning. Thats what I’m requesting but a one shot would be good too 
Just nitpicking here, but pretty sure the first iteration of the MD did not have sampling. They added it with MD UserWave gen (which is the one I had). I could be wrong. I’m old and my memory is not great, hehe.
I’d love a sample player on the ST. But I know business strategies change, product lineups change, etc. I don’t expect anything at all. Just wishing out loud.
You know you can do that? Just select the „dual“ toggle in the input mixer section. Unless I understood you wrong.
It came with 16 whole sample based machines - called the “E12” kit
The original SPS-1 MKI with the 6VAC power supply does not have sampling capability.
See above comment
so you’re saying to play a sample is the same as sampling?
Not at all. My original comment said sample based machine and then people took it and ran with it as though I said sampling. Nbd I should have been more clear I guess
just misunderstood your meaning, my B.
God wednesday can’t come soon enough! Cant wait to hit Chip with these dual lfos…
nah polyphony and sampling, that’s where it’s at.
also 128 steps and an extra 4 voices.
heard it from a little bird.
a lying ass little bird.
Master comp is missing on the ST! This would be a huge step up for the sound as you don’t need an external comp to make it more punchy
I don’t see any “dual” setting in the mixer section or anywhere else.
And to be fair (not to hog yet another thread), BD Acoustic and Snare Acoustic follow in the “sample based” tradition I’m referring to with their sampled transients. So I’m going to be really happy no matter what here. I just would love to see more of that on the digital side too.
Oh, okay. I gotcha. I was thinking about the UserWave, with ability to play back your own samples, resample, etc.
It’s on a sub page of the LFO button where you can adjust the input level. Just look at the manual if you can’t find it. If dual is activated, you have two separate volume meters for L and R. Effects apply to both though.
There’s no Dual on the ST.
Re: sampling:
I can’t imagine how a machine that allowed you to playback a 3-6 second mono sample would cut into DT2 sales.
I don’t need onboard sampling, timestretching, or anything fancy, just lemme toss em on there, cap the ram at 25% of the total or something and see what that ends up.
But ¯_(ツ)_/¯
I just double-checked and it’s not there, whether external in is set to mono or stereo. The only reference to the word “dual” in the manual is about the Dual VCO machine. Are you thinking about a different Elektron box?