Recommendation for a intuitive, lo-fi freeware sampler??

[micr0town]

I'm was looking at both the Amigo and Astriid plugins. They both sound great and I really want a sampler that can do variable bit depth and sample rate from really low to really hi.

TAL Sampler, while it has great features...a lot that others don't have...it doesn't get dirty enough for me. And Amigo and Astriid do not offer the ability to chop samples.

Others I have tried and have not really enjoyed. Are TX16Wx and Shortcircuit 1/2

Any suggestions? Thanks!

[Ah_Dziz]

You can build one in Reaktor core or another DSP environment. That will let you try different interpolation methods.

[ere2learn]

You can chop in Amigo

You could do your lofi processing out side of the sampler, then re-sample

[gentleclockdivider]

Sonic Charge cyclone
Amazing sampler (yamaha tx 16w emulator )
Perhaps not as lo-fi as you like since it can sample at 50Khz , but the bitdepth is 12 bit
I always sample at 33Khz , the (akait style ) timestretch is so crappy that it's amazing
Go for it and read the manual , scratch your head a few times but persist , it's really worth it .

[Ah_Dziz]

I thought amigo did chopping. Or do the markers have to be done in other software? What DAW do you use? If you have bitwig you can do some very interesting down sampling with the grid.

Using the worse quality settings in Kontakt adds some interesting shittyness to sounds (I think it's under instrument settings> interpolation). Most DAWs have offline resampling and then you can re pitch back to the proper pitch. If you add some interesting data loss into this process you can get all sorts of cool things.

You aren't making clear exactly what king of 'lofi" you're shooting for. Most sampler algorithms are set up to reduce data while maintaining fidelity as much as possible. A good resampling algorithm will just sound like a low pass filter. It's hard to know exactly what artifacts you're going for, but generally you see low pass> resample> repitch and the accuracy of these steps will determine the artifacts you get.

[Ah_Dziz]

If you're set on "free" I'd go with pure Data. It will let you do pretty much anything you want to sample data.

[micr0town]

I thought amigo did chopping. Or do the markers have to be done in other software? What DAW do you use? If you have bitwig you can do some very interesting down sampling with the grid.

Using the worse quality settings in Kontakt adds some interesting shittyness to sounds (I think it's under instrument settings> interpolation). Most DAWs have offline resampling and then you can re pitch back to the proper pitch. If you add some interesting data loss into this process you can get all sorts of cool things.

You aren't making clear exactly what king of 'lofi" you're shooting for. Most sampler algorithms are set up to reduce data while maintaining fidelity as much as possible. A good resampling algorithm will just sound like a low pass filter. It's hard to know exactly what artifacts you're going for, but generally you see low pass> resample> repitch and the accuracy of these steps will determine the artifacts you get.

Essentially, I'm trying to replicate the BOSS SP-202 sound. It has 4 sample rate settings that all sound very distinct. And it also has a pitch and time functions, although very rudimentary applications of both. Which is actually what I prefer. This can be done to some effect with waveform editors like Audacity or Wavosaur but requires way too mych fiddling around with LPF and there are many interpolation options and it doesn't get in that ballpark really.

Since software usually offers much more functionality than hardware counterparts...I was looking for a program or app that will give me SR in a wider range ( like 3k-44k for example. I do prefer the audio to actually be downsampled and not just the audio output processed..like in TAL-SAMPLER) and multiple bit depth options as well.

Wouldn't PD require programming chops tho?

[Dirk Diggler]

How about tx16wx?
https://www.tx16wx.com/
Just convert your higher def samples to like 8 bit and map those out in the sampler.
Very easy to deal with mapping for multi velocity samples per key too.

[Lotuz2019]

Essentially, I'm trying to replicate the BOSS SP-202 sound. It has 4 sample rate settings that all sound very distinct.

It seems to be a simple sampler, but I find it a though one to replicate. You can get close to the Standard grade (15.625 Hz) with light ADC/DAC filtering and reduction of the sustain (transient plugin), but the lower grades are more difficult. Luckily for me the Standard grade is my favourite.

[Ah_Dziz]

Pure Data is very similar to reaktor or max. You can do a ton of cool stuff just connecting boxes. And there's lots that you can do with the creations of others. It will allow you to write samples at various sample rates and read them back in tons of interesting ways.

As an aside, I had a good little pile of lofi "DJ samplers" back when they were all the rage including the Roland sp202 and an akai s612? I think along with the original kaoss pad and the es1. Most of them had very little "character" of their own despite using low sample rates and bit depth. The way to get them sounding weird was by abusing the recording process. You'd clip the converter or sample a record playing at high speed before slowing it back down. Then they had their FX which were usually fixed point digital running at 16 but or lower.

Anyway. Try using DAW playback in tape mode. Speed things up by a couple octaves while doing some processing and then bounce it to the lowest fixed point bit rate your DAW supports before reimporting it. You'll find all sorts of odd artifacts that way before you get to any specialized software.

Also had a little Gemini sampler that was made to go with a DJ mixer. Don't recall the name.

[kraster]

Blezz Beats do a Mr. Sample plugin that's based on the Dr. Sample. It's not the 202 but the 303 but it has the pitch shift from the 202. You can have half and quarter speed sample rates and there are effects like compression, vinyl crackle, saturation, filters etc.

It also has all kinds of chopping modes like to the grid, manual chops and auto.

Seems to fit the bill.

[Lotuz2019]

Essentially, I'm trying to replicate the BOSS SP-202 sound. It has 4 sample rate settings that all sound very distinct.

It seems to be a simple sampler, but I find it a though one to replicate. You can get close to the Standard grade (15.625 Hz) with light ADC/DAC filtering and reduction of the sustain (transient plugin), but the lower grades are more difficult. Luckily for me the Standard grade is my favourite.

Don't forget to add noise to your clean samples btw. The SP-202 adds hiss and sometimes a high pitched sound.

[Lotuz2019]

Blezz Beats do a Mr. Sample plugin that's based on the Dr. Sample. It's not the 202 but the 303 but it has the pitch shift from the 202. You can have half and quarter speed sample rates and there are effects like compression, vinyl crackle, saturation, filters etc.

It also has all kinds of chopping modes like to the grid, manual chops and auto.

Seems to fit the bill.

The SP-202 has the better sample grades imo. I prefer 31250/15625/7813/3906 over 44100/22050/11025/5513 Hz.

[micr0town]

I've decided to just go with Decimort 2

I've been able to dial it in close enough. Thanks for all the help, everyone!