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This sampler is by far the most infuriating thing I have ever used. I really wish I liked this more then I do, and even despite the issues I have it is still the most powerful free sampler I know of.

The good part of this plugin is that it can do just about anything. It is a fully featured sampler which allows you to not only map each key to individual samples, but also map samples to different velocities, with the full version allowing you to round-robin samples. It comes with an extremely versatile set of modulation options, and is also a fully featured synthesizer, allowing you to map subtractive oscillators like samples to individual keys, as well as load full wavetables into the sampler part to do wavetable synthesis. The wavetable synthesis part surprised me, because it is only talked about in the manual, so unless you read it, you may never actually know it exists. Lastly, you can take the project files and use a program called "ConvertWithMoss" to create soundfonts, which I very much needed.

The bad part about this plugin is the UI and it's somewhat unstable nature. Despite the other reviews, the UI, while visually very nice, is one of the most difficult to understand of any plugin I have ever used. It has caused me immense levels of physical and mental suffering. I am not entirely sure why I seemed to struggle with it so much while everyone else didn't, and why I had a significantly easier time using other notoriously difficult to learn plugins like Dexed or Sytrus. The subtractive and wavetable synthesis options I mentioned took way longer to find then I would have liked, and I even had to write notes down so I don't forget where they are (which you can see below in case you have trouble finding them). This plugin is also somewhat unstable, frequently giving error messages which can optionally be logged into gigantic debug files around three hundred megabytes each. It rarely fully crashes my DAW, so I can often just close them without issue, and I will likely report these bugs in the future.

Overall, this thing is incredible functionally, but that power is wrapped in one of the most horrible interfaces I have ever had to suffer using. Despite this, I might actually still buy the full version just because it is so powerful, and with enough pain I will eventually understand how this thing works.

Here are the notes I wrote about these that I mentioned earlier, in case you want to do synthesis in this plugin:
-To add an oscillator, go to the "Regions" tab, then right-click, then select "New region." Below that, click where it says "<none>" under "Sample/Matrix" and select one of the waveforms.

-To do wavetable synthesis, simply load a wavetable into the plugin and set it's note region like any other sample. Then, in the "Sounds" tab, use the "PW" knob to cycle through the wavetable. TX16Wx should automatically detect it as a wavetable when loading, which will tune it and set the mode to WT (this mode can be found in the "Regions" tab, next to the "Sample/Matrix" column).

Great sampler, and What a great move to develop into linux version, thanks for thinking in us.

The TX16Wx is simply the best option to get when looking for a highly functional, yet affordable software sampler. Of course if you don't need pro features like time stretch or pitch shift it's free even! I've thoroughly compared it with Akai's MPC software and imo it does everything related to sampling, sample mapping and editing even faster once you've adapted to its workflow. It's pure efficiency and if you make a good suggestion to further improve the workflow or functionality the creator will be really quick to adapt.

Combine this sampler with Reaper and maybe Surge and you'll have enough music production possibilities and depth for a lifetime, if you are only willing to learn your tools well.

I absolutely love this sampler. I use it for drums and piano samples. You get quite a lot of control over every sample, including some effects and MIDI mapping. I don't even use half of the features. Well worth the money.

TX16Wx is overlooked and underrated, despite being the best software sampler today. And I'm not even talking about the Pro version – the free version can easily compete with commercial products. To my mind, it has everything you need for creative sampling:

• Fast workflow.
• The fact that it actually SAMPLES: you don't necessarily have to use samples – you can record your own sounds straight into TX16Wx and start editing them right away.
• Great looking GUI (which is also resizable and customizable).
• Huge feature list that ensures comprehensive sound design and sample editing possibilities.
• Low CPU usage (though it can be quite high if you decide to use extreme quality settings).
• Stability.

TX16Wx doesn't have a 100 GB sample library because it was never intended to. Its purpose is to bring back the joy of sampling. And I believe TX16Wx serves its purpose really well.

Although it is a feature-packed sampler, don't be intimidated and discouraged – you don't need to use all of its features. In fact, thanks to flexible GUI, TX16Wx can be as simple as a sampler can get: just hide the panels that you don't want to use – this way you will have less complex GUI and faster workflow. Also, as always – make sure to read the manual before using it.

Finally, it has active support and the Pro version is very reasonably priced, so if you like using TX16Wx free, I think you should definitely support the developer by purchasing the Pro version.