Don't Sleep on the Model Samples

Elektron Gear Model:Samples
#41

Model:Samples is ace.
Sounds great, easy to use, great encoders.
But… the 6 trigger pads…. these are the worst I’ve used ever, on any device.
Hopefully one day it will finally receive an attack stage on the envelope:)

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#42

Have you found the workarounds for attack ? There are 2 or 3, all based on using the LFO.

#43

Yes
But
It takes 30’ to set up
And you’d lose the one LFO you have

But I don’t have the M:S anymore

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#44

I am using the trigger pads as buttons.

Plugged into the MPC I get 16 chromatic pads with proper playability :smiley:

#45

Pro tip to anyone interested :
I opened it up and put a small amount of hot glue on the pads to “increase sensitivity “ and it actually helped , only challenge is adding equal amounts to all pads evenly

Edit: grammar is fun

#46

Maybe add 6x sticky pads instead?

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#47

Hahahah definitely not . Too easy and intelligent to to it that way .

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#48

I jUst use it to mangle sample or two while arranging else in daw. Brings the human feel quite nice and effects are ok.

#49

True but with a Digitakt, if your friend didn’t catch it, he is the one buying it, the moron… :crazy_face:

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#51

(Click through for embedded video M:S breakbeats)

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#52

I made a little video talking about what i like (and don’t like) about the Model:Samples. Nothing new but i felt like the Model:Samples could get more love if i told them about the wonderful swing-per-track feature. That’s a feature i really love because it makes beats more groovy and i’m missing it on other devices like the Digitakt for example.
For me the Model:Samples is one of the best instruments ever made.

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#53

I agree and it’s also true for the Model:Cycles :smiley:

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#54

preparing samples beforehand or LFO, the best one being the squarewave trick with 0 speed and fade out imo

I really wish they would add some kind of attack parameter, even if it was in a menu somewhere.

like if per track we could change the Decay knob to be an Attack knob in a menu somewhere. the Models boxes aren’t super menu divey as-is so an extra menu for further envelope shaping would be more than welcomed

oh also sometimes I just move sample start around to get a less clicky initial transient but you can’t really do that on the M:C, just the M:S and it doesn’t always work

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#55

I literally came here to say that exact same thing.

#56

here a lofi filter house I do with the M:S that I use as sequencer for control an AKAI CD3000, there is no midi CC on model:samples that should be good for control other synth or sampler :slight_smile:

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