Yeah the liven is more original, you got to sample everything wich is good
Edit: for the workflow, you got to learn it but it is pretty logic
Here are some of the jams I’ve been creating in this baby.
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Received mine yesterday and I’m blown away. Have to say I had pretty low expectations as well, I wasn’t super thrilled by the demos I saw compared to other well marketed launches.
Great sounding machine, especially when you pitch down a 12bit sample wooow.
Very very intuitive workflow, the fact that everything is on the front panel is so satisfying and quick.
Also having access to BOTH sequencer steps AND pads is godsend. Pads do a good job as well, no double trigs so far.
The attention to detail in the machine functionalities is sick! Lazy chopping, side chaining, the huge amount of sound modding being filters, LFOs, envelopes, fx or sends is bonkers in such a small format!
And a speaker and a mic (haven’t tried yet).
Also unexpected is the fact that each track has its own step length 16/32/64/128…
Each step has micro timing, velocity etc.
As a MPC1000/One, DT (sent back DT2 next day), SP303/404mk2, OP-1 OG/Field, EP-133 user I’m loving this!
Battery life: used for hours with eneloop pros and still 3 bars, which is crazy in terms of autonomy.
Screen is small but absolutely useable and UI is well put together, very user friendly once you understand the use of a b c and d knobs, turn or press. Small pixels on a small screen so everything looks decent.
Overall it feels like it was meant to be a great machine from the start. Haven’t investigated but it feels like these guys have experience and legacy in the hardware samplers industry. It doesn’t feel like they tried to cram as many functionalities as they could hoping for the best or to please most people on paper. It feels like a well thought sampler full of relevant (sometimes unexpected yet welcomed) functionalities consistent with a simple yet logical workflow - to me anyway!
Firmware is solid as well, no obvious bugs or crashes as of yet.
I’m camping (ok, glamping) this weekend with my family and I can make beats in the dark since part of the front panel is backlit, you roughly know where ABCD+ Value knobs are and you hold the device like an OG gameboy for arrows and red buttons (muscle memory take me back to Christmas 1990 
).
Well done Sonicware!!
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How is the workflow compared to other samplers like mpc one or ep133?
Why did you send the dt2 back?
Roughly speaking it sits somewhere between the two. MPC One can be overwhelming by the amount of functionalities while the EP is bare bones in comparison.
The way it’s presented on the front panel, the XT workflow reminds me of the DT as well but aiming at more traditional beat making rather than the elaborate soundscapes you can achieve with the DT.
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I needed slices per track way more than I thought I would and therefore made me a bit nervous to keep a £864 machine I’m not clicking with. I was prob a bit blinded by the massive enthusiasm for the DT2 launch as well.
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There is a new update in the pipeline, according to Chris Lody.
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Nice. Let’s hope they add the few missing bits
god damn, you just woke my GAS… I actually tried to ignore the Lofi-12… 
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It’s a very unassuming machine but at the same time don’t expect premium feel like a DT or M+ as it’s all plastic.
But for what it is, a lofi oriented ultra portable sampler, it’s properly amazing.
Is it possible in the firmware to reduce the colors of the pads to one (white) or two colors (white/red)? Thanks
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I was thinking at a setting to reduce the brightness as well. During the night it kinda burns your retinas 
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I found the HP/LP filters to be a bit extreme, like all or nothing within all within a few notches
What are the biggest pain points right now?
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Mine should arrive in a couple of days, what’s the maximum SD Card size you can use?
So I know it has some form of parameter locking… how deep is it?
And if you can swap out the sample per step does it have a Digitakt type system with “sounds.” Any limit in the amount of parameter locking per step?
And does it have trig preview or do you have to just let the sequencer run to hear the changes you’ve made?
Quick question…
If for example you have your kick-snare-hat on track 1 can you pan them left and right independently of each other within that track or can you only pan the whole track one way?