Thank you for the replies
Systmcrsh
All very valid points, immediacy & portability are one of XY top attractions. Im not sure Te would be my desert island synths as the sound design is a bit on the simple side.
Jtswearingen
Absolutely on point. We all have our objectives. My prefaces would be modular structure both in synth/sampler and sequencer. The MC 707 kinda comes out strongest in that regard (zencore can have semi modular like configuration) , although I think my perfect groove box already is in production / Polypulse, its just far to big and heavy to travel with.
Older Electribe with Hacktribe OS is possibly a cool portable option as far as older boxes go, have yet to cheek that out.
There is the the Ableton Move but its seams to be design to be just an idea box, not having fine tune of sample and synths kills it for me, personally.
Tarekith
I watched your performance with the 707 then the OP XY and I couldn’t see one or the other greatly impacting your style with some advantage, other than the 707 seamed more tactile in live use.
It’s almost all I want: but as you said its sampler is no MPC in comparison on speed and convince. Just wondering
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Can sample you load up in the ZenCore be edited (as in Trim mode?)
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How do you assign samples in trim to different layers in drum kit? (as it can’t be done via Trim window if I understand it correctly
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If I resample stuff into the looper (for some realtime time streatching) can I bounce/resample it back into drum kit or zencore or do I have to save and load it manually everytime?
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Can it resample ‘‘step loop’’ state?
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How bad is the navigation sample editing setting up?
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How quickly can I say assign maccros
say ‘‘on a arp lead with release and delay’’: HP cutoff, Delay Feedback (positive), Release (to negative) and a Xmod amount to one macro. This kinda stuff is just wild live and to step lock but I dont see any media on it
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Does the Scatter have its own sequence track?
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And finally how do you rate the overall sound quality vs the other synths and sampler you’ve had?
I also welcome the DT 2 recommendation, its straight-up portable and has a ton of features I love, any reason why it’s better than the Octatrak? (I love how the through-machine on Okta can work like VCAs with envelopes (you can even modulate the envelopes of the through machines) I’m kinda blow away every time I watch media on what it can do.