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Chicle777 · Joined: 27 Jan 2008 Posts: 2

- When in keyboard mode, be able to hear the metronome when recording a 4/1 loop or any other time signature to a key. And be able to choose to record all instruments playing or just the keyboard sound.
- Metronome volume control added to the global section.

korakios · Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 2:06 pm Post subject:

Here goes again.... Rolling Eyes

tonidude · Joined: 08 Oct 2011 Posts: 15

mojofunk · Joined: 10 Jun 2011 Posts: 24 Location: Buffalo, NY

shanghaitang · Joined: 25 Apr 2011 Posts: 14

a step sequencer using the keys and corresponding red lights as steps

shanghaitang · Joined: 25 Apr 2011 Posts: 14

it would be great if you could record midi without being constrained to the length of a bar, like you hit record and as soon as you take your finger off no matter how long or if it is in between a bar it will begin to loop automatically, this similar to how a sequential sixtrak and multitrak works (i believe)

shanghaitang · Joined: 25 Apr 2011 Posts: 14

pitch glide/portamento on keyboard mode

tonidude · Joined: 08 Oct 2011 Posts: 15

NickWills · Joined: 22 Dec 2011 Posts: 14

-in keygate mode, being able to sample simultaneously to atleast 2 keys, if not more. 1 is very limiting if you want to assign two consecutive bits of a sample to different keys

-attack on the sample! you've got decay and release, why not attack? would be very useful

-a mute mode, so instead of having to hold down 'mute' whenever you want to mute a sample. for example, when the mute button is illuminated, any key you touch will mute/unmute

-a waveform on the screen when editing start/end points would be nice

-pitch/mod wheels would be nice in a microsampler v2

-make samples velocity sensitive by default, really annoying having to edit each time

shanghaitang · Joined: 25 Apr 2011 Posts: 14

+1 for attack and the looping methods mentioned

i think effect presets would be pretty easy to implement and really nice

pitch and mod wheels also for a future release

lloydsmith · Full Member Joined: 13 Nov 2009 Posts: 182

This is a hypothetical wishlist & there have been a multitude of similar posts, especially at the launch of the product. Korg have never updated the OS & look unlikely to release another MicroSampler type of product the near future. This, as someone else said a while back, is a dead product now.

I have enjoyed my MicroSampler but anyone with an iPad can probably now find a more satisfactory sampler functionality wise. The main asset the Microsampler is the sound quality which eats the iPad for breakfast & some of its capabilities are fun in use. Many aspects of the design are great, but the flaws are set in stone.

I can accept & work around the shortcomings but I haven't enjoyed my experience of being a Korg user as much as I had hoped due to the feeling of being ignored once they have my money. Having said that they are a weird company as the recent Monotribe v2 update was superb. Maybe that was a different department! One never quite knows what to expect from them as when I chide myself for losing faith something else occurs - The Kronos fiasco is a perfect example of how not to handle teething issues with a premium professional product. If they can't get that launch right I really don't see them bothering with finishing off an old product properly....

NickWills · Joined: 22 Dec 2011 Posts: 14

I'm gonna hold onto mine despite the limitations.

Never know, in 15 years they could be in hot demand as a vintage sampler!

shanghaitang · Joined: 25 Apr 2011 Posts: 14

how does everyone know that this is a "dead product" not sure how one would infer that

dal_prod_pgh · Joined: 29 Feb 2012 Posts: 1

I'm not sure that its a dead product as far is firmware updates go, but I always viewed the microsampler as a product to temporarily fill a gap in the market. I bought 2 of them when the price was lowered - 1 for studio 1 for gigging w/ footpedals - primarily because the workflow is great for one shots and such.