Samplers are incredibly affordable and portable nowadays, compared to the rack mounted beasts of the 1990s anyway! Here we have a simple sampler, from a seller in Vietnam, for sale on Tindie - as a fully assembled unit or a kit. It certianly looks the part, and has some very simple sampling features. Here are the specs:
Main functions
- sample and truncate sound
- live play
- compose rhythm patterns
- compose track (song)
- connect headphones and speakers
Main spec.
- main chip : Nuvoton ISD1720SY (voice recorder IC) x 8
- number of voice channels : 8
- sampling frequency : about 20kHz (high quality sampling) / about 12kHz (low quality sampling)
- maximum sample length per channel : about 6 sec. (high quality sampling) / about 12 sec. (low quality sampling)
- maximum number of rhythm patterns : 8
- maximum track (song) length : a song consists of 64 rhythm patterns maximum and a pattern consists of 2 bar
Interfaces
- Line in (3.5mm stereo jack)
- Line out (RCA stereo jack)
- Headphone out (3.5mm stereo jack)
- volume (headphone)
- volume (metronome in rhythm edit mode)
- USB type C (5V power)
- USB mini-B (for upload firmware to Arduino Nano)
More info on the SnapBeat website https://snapbeat.net/
Get the assembled version here: https://www.tindie.com/products/hiro_akihabara/snapbeat-the-simple-lo-fi-sampler-full-assembled/
The Kit is here: https://www.tindie.com/products/hiro_akihabara/snapbeat-the-simple-lo-fi-sampler-pcba/
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