Sonicware LoFi-12 XT Retro Sampler - Sonic LAB Review
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The latest in the Sonicware range is the new LoFi-12 Retro Sampler - with 12-bit sampler mode, FX , automation and an 8 track sequencer for an authentic retro sampling experience, Paulee Bow from @magicalsynthadventure3216 takes a look with lashings of retro video and a comparisson with the Akai S700 sampler to round things off.
The LoFi-12 is available in black priced at $399 and a custom Akai Beige version at $429
sonicware.jp/pages/lofi12xt
At Thomann:
Black version: thmn.to/thoprod/591577?offid=...
Beige version: thmn.to/thoprod/591584?offid=...
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00:00:00 intro tune
00:02:12 Overview
00:04:15 Filters and Modulation
00:08:27 Sample parameters
00:10:26 Slice Mode
00:16:02 Pitch Sweep
00:16:35 Granular Fun
00:19:26 Sampling
00:20:59 Importing samples
00:21:56 Sample rates compared
00:23:32 FX
00:24:41 Will it weird?
00:26:12 Mix Tape Mode
00:27:19 Lofi sound observations
00:27:55 Conclusion & Issues
00:29:08 Lofi 12 vs Akai s700
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@ruffark Ай бұрын
This has got to be one of the best reviews of gear I have ever seen on KZfaq. No pling plong music, just every step how one can utilize each feature with real world examples. Thank you so much.
@JESUSISCALLINGYOU7 20 күн бұрын
Pling plong music 😂 Never seen that before. Hilarious and accurate! 😂
@ChrisLodyMusic Ай бұрын
Thanks very much for reviewing this, glad you had fun with it 😁👌
@MathHammer Ай бұрын
Fantastic review and your demo cover song was fire!
@ikarugamoo Ай бұрын
Now that's a demo of the product, real life musical examples of step automation, filter sweeps and more. Nice one Paulee. Has only increased my want for one of these. I'm hearing some classic Daglish/Hubbard/Galway bassline action in the filter section, and plenty of Art of Noise influence in the drums & that classic Emulator ahhh Vox sample. Great music.
@indirektdjs Ай бұрын
Great demo of a great product. Fantastic job - especially love your cover song selection ;)
@dr.yuendo Ай бұрын
Thank you so much for reviewing! Great demo😍
@Farold_Haltermeyer Ай бұрын
Fantastic vid, so well put together too! Glad to finally see someone using it the way I do as well...most demoes are either beats or techno vibes. Love this little box of joy :) And yes..."will it weird" was my first question and had a lot of fun answering it
@smiljanicn Ай бұрын
Amiga legend reviewing gear on Sonicstate. Oh yes!
@DurtyCardiologist Ай бұрын
Amazing job as always Xanderbeans!! Youre the reason I bought a Poly 800! Love sampling it into my XT
@Fortramnasdaq Ай бұрын
She sold you a poly 800 too? Paulee, you are very persuasive!
@e-conrecords4665 Ай бұрын
Excellent review Paulee.. and some awesome tracks to show off the features!! 👍
@jackbenimble376 Ай бұрын
Best review ever. Hope to see more soon!
@LowFlatRate Ай бұрын
It's difficult to tell through the KZfaq codec, but in the comparison against the Akai, I got the impression that the preamps and possibly the dac weren't as transparent on the LoFi-12. They didn't sound bad by any stretch, just more... well... lofi. lol
@IMANOU Ай бұрын
great cover and sick bassline, well done Poly!
@janjakobsen9550 Ай бұрын
I just love the intro...! Great cover of Wicked Game...👍🌞 The video graphics are also phenomenal... I got sucked right back to the 80's...😀❤️🙏 Oh joy...! Thank you for a super presentation, Paulee...!🙏
@royburrakaxmeoff 20 күн бұрын
What a great review. So good I’ve watched it twice so far.
@antons5120 Ай бұрын
This is probably one of the best presentations of any sampler out there
@user-ze3nl2kc2f Ай бұрын
Great demo, I'm seriously thinking of getting one
@PanuMSavolainen Ай бұрын
Amiga Workbench 👍
@LB-pp7pu Ай бұрын
It's a great device, I only wish they implement a separate tracks export function to mix songs into a daw
@gesslr Ай бұрын
Geez Paulee. You are so damn talented! Great review and demo. Thx.
@MrSunnyBra Ай бұрын
The Gaz glitch bees beard hahahahaha!
@dillipphunbar7924 Ай бұрын
Good review, with cool graphics and transitions.
@darkuniversesound Ай бұрын
You have given me enormous inspiration for the XT, as i am a huge fan of sonic weirdness and soundscape bizarrITy.... i can now see paths forward for using this to make really weird music! Thanks so much for this 😍🙏🙏🌌
@videomove 12 күн бұрын
this is really great, thank you! ⭐️💅🏻
@rogerzinn8898 Ай бұрын
Nice! loved the tunes!
@EEE-rt1zf 18 күн бұрын
Cool review😎🤟love it thank you🙏
@djidmusic7730 Ай бұрын
Great tracks and overview!!
@RolieKloeOlie Ай бұрын
Paulee, you killed that into performance!
@petezadoe4677 Ай бұрын
Great tracks Paulee. Made me nostalgic for nights in Camden. I like that it has input for guitar and bass. This or the Smpltrek?
@magicalsynthadventure3216 Ай бұрын
From what I can tell, they’re very similar, but this has a more lofi sound, so it’s a tricky decision.
@christianthompson1473 Ай бұрын
User interface is hugely improved on the xt
@rorz999 24 күн бұрын
@@magicalsynthadventure3216 the only thing they have in common really is the form factor. They look identical, but they are completely different machines in terms of workflow
@kassie2k4 Ай бұрын
very much increasing the likelihood of me (or my fiancee) getting one!
@NateTreme Ай бұрын
great review!
@mchest7000 Ай бұрын
Great vid thanks, seems like a pretty darn cool unit. How's workin' on that lil screen? cheers
@magicalsynthadventure3216 Ай бұрын
The screen is really bright so I found it fine to be honest, after years of playing Game Boy with no backlight 😂
@mchest7000 Ай бұрын
@@magicalsynthadventure3216 thanx
@dillipphunbar7924 Ай бұрын
Brilliant cover, Paulee
@electrosonicnebula Ай бұрын
Cool examples and interesting take on that song
@electrosonicnebula Ай бұрын
This thing is definitely cool in many ways, and reasonably priced + easy interface for all that power. Too bad the powerful Sonicware boxes are the miniature ones and the not-so-powerful ones are the full-sized ones, hope they eventually offer something this powerful in that larger format.
@Larjschoen1 Ай бұрын
Great Tune Pualee! Hey What show on the Poly-800?
@magicalsynthadventure3216 Ай бұрын
Sonic Talk Episode 800 🎉
@kierenmoore3236 Ай бұрын
Man, Paulee is one cool cat! 😎🎶
@ingokolberg263 Ай бұрын
what a nice track
@aiperfectgirl 11 күн бұрын
Does white paint cost more than black🤔
@kentxx12 Ай бұрын
Great Rew Paulee :)
@mixrasta Ай бұрын
"The lofi 12 (xt) doesn't essentially sound that lofi to me. To me the Lf 12 just sounds nice, it sounds like samplers should sound!" This!
@kisho2679 Ай бұрын
When still use the Octatrack instead?
@plasmaforce11 Ай бұрын
Such a tempting machine :)
@wurlinnawurl Ай бұрын
Hey, it's kja, snap them over on GS.. great review!! That cd you did, will you ship to us? If not it's cool.. i would like to check it out though.
@magicalsynthadventure3216 Ай бұрын
Hey thanks, I’ll put you on the list for the CD. I’m waiting for some shipping envelopes atm but then I’ll make them available for international sale.
@Blogspierre Ай бұрын
How did you record your vocal?
@magicalsynthadventure3216 Ай бұрын
Hey 😊 via my DAW. The Vocals and drums were from my existing song. I exported them as one mono file and cut it up into sections, then imported these loops into the Lofi 12 XT, and added the bass/synth bell/aah in the machine 😊
@TheJafreema Ай бұрын
That device made entire track except vocals?
@magicalsynthadventure3216 Ай бұрын
The vocals and RX11 drums already existed & were imported as 8-bar loops. The device played them back while I added the bass/synths, also on the device. So yes, the demo track is all coming out of the LOFI 12 XT 😊
@mikevanderheiden Ай бұрын
Great review. Now we know who's a dalek 😆
@MrDejanPesic Ай бұрын
Go Paulee! 👌🏻
@LiftedNoise Ай бұрын
😎🍻
@Elektragen Ай бұрын
Choppin broccoli 🥦 😋
@spda242 Ай бұрын
The GAS is REAL👍
@ShakaCthulu Ай бұрын
Xanderb is best reviewer
@ShaunCymruDS8 Ай бұрын
Ohhh.. Wow I love the intro track so much…very clever arrangement. Is this available to download? Thanks Paulee
@magicalsynthadventure3216 Ай бұрын
Going to sort the digital release tomorrow 😊
@ShaunCymruDS8 Ай бұрын
@@magicalsynthadventure3216 thank you 😊
@Hell_Inc Ай бұрын
the song is Wicked Game by Chris Isaak
@ShaunCymruDS8 Ай бұрын
@@Hell_Inc indeed, which is great also 😊
@kierenmoore3236 Ай бұрын
So this is as good/better than the og lofi-12, in every way?
@rbwduece1 Ай бұрын
To my ears, the Liven Lofi-12 could get crunchier and dirtier than the XT, but it was a pain to work with.
@kierenmoore3236 Ай бұрын
@@rbwduece1 Are the specs, converters, etc supposedly different, then … or could that only be down to different firmware … ?! 🤔
@rbwduece1 Ай бұрын
@@kierenmoore3236 Good question. I’m not sure.
@kierenmoore3236 Ай бұрын
@magicalsynthadventure3216 Paulee, help?! 😬🙏🏼
@magicalsynthadventure3216 Ай бұрын
@@kierenmoore3236I wish I could but I’ve not used the OG! 😱
@davygranules Ай бұрын
Great machine but so much menu diving just like the 8bit warps and xfm machines
@kierenmoore3236 Ай бұрын
Does anyone really use high-pass, tho’ … 😖😫😉 … For mixing/arranging?!! 🤷🏻♂️
@magicalsynthadventure3216 Ай бұрын
I guess it’s useful on this instrument because you don’t have as much EQ control as you would in a DAW to make everything sit nicely 😊
@kierenmoore3236 Ай бұрын
@@magicalsynthadventure3216 Ahhh, true … just wondering out loud whether anyone uses just high-pass on their sounds, and actually enjoys it !! 😉☺️
@mrd5024 Ай бұрын
🙄
@magicalsynthadventure3216 Ай бұрын
😘
@ADHDville Ай бұрын
Ugh. You making me READ on KZfaq!
@magicalsynthadventure3216 Ай бұрын
The video was already super long and then they released an update! I had to put the info in somehow, at least you got a retro font ;)
@rodsince1978 28 күн бұрын
@@magicalsynthadventure3216 and a monkey island reference
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