The SmplTrek from Sonicware is the ideal companion for musicians who want to realize their creative ideas in the fastest way possible. The handy device offers several options for how a signal can find its way into the SmplTrek. The audio input is switchable in its impedance so that line, microphone and Hi-Z signals can be processed. The built-in microphone can feed in any sound on the spot, so it is possible to capture the cutlery drawer, slamming car doors or the atmosphere in a train station hall as a sample. You can also sample directly from your smartphone via USB!
Effects are -so they say- the salt in the soup. This sampler has a total of 36 of them on board, which can be used as insert, send and
A further adjustment of the samples is necessary? No problem: resampling, auto-slicing, time-stretching and a pitch function are also implemented. Fans of the famous Amen-Break sample will surely be happy about this.
The USB port allows the connection of a smartphone, this allows the streaming in of audio directly into the sampler. Use the microphone of your smartphone to record a spontaneous vocal performance or sample an exciting part from a Youtube video. Adding effects and crossfades allows for a very flexible use of the streaming function.
The practical sampler comes from the factory with a professional sample library containing 500 carefully categorized samples of the most varied types. Self-recorded samples can be stored on a separately available SD card. The import and export of samples from/to PC or Mac is also provided for. An existing sample archive in WAV format can therefore still be used with the SmplTrek.
The sequencer of the SmplTrek is divided into tracks, scenes and songs. First of all, you define which task each of the ten tracks should have. You can choose whether the track should be a loop, one-shot, instrument,