Sonicware SmplTrek at a glance

The SmplTrek from Sonicware is the ideal companion for musicians who want to realize their creative ideas in the fastest way possible. The handy device offers several options for how a signal can find its way into the SmplTrek. The audio input is switchable in its impedance so that line, microphone and Hi-Z signals can be processed. The built-in microphone can feed in any sound on the spot, so it is possible to capture the cutlery drawer, slamming car doors or the atmosphere in a train station hall as a sample. You can also sample directly from your smartphone via USB!

Effects

Effects are -so they say- the salt in the soup. This sampler has a total of 36 of them on board, which can be used as insert, send and Master . Delay, reverb, distortion, modulation effects, bitcrusher and more can be found in the selection. By the way, the effects can also be used live on the global tracks and the audio inputs.

A further adjustment of the samples is necessary? No problem: resampling, auto-slicing, time-stretching and a pitch function are also implemented. Fans of the famous Amen-Break sample will surely be happy about this.

Connections

The USB port allows the connection of a smartphone, this allows the streaming in of audio directly into the sampler. Use the microphone of your smartphone to record a spontaneous vocal performance or sample an exciting part from a Youtube video. Adding effects and crossfades allows for a very flexible use of the streaming function.

Samples

The practical sampler comes from the factory with a professional sample library containing 500 carefully categorized samples of the most varied types. Self-recorded samples can be stored on a separately available SD card. The import and export of samples from/to PC or Mac is also provided for. An existing sample archive in WAV format can therefore still be used with the SmplTrek.

Flexible tracks for creative arrangements

The sequencer of the SmplTrek is divided into tracks, scenes and songs. First of all, you define which task each of the ten tracks should have. You can choose whether the track should be a loop, one-shot, instrument, Drum or MIDI track. The latter is intended for playing/triggering external MIDI instruments such as a synthesizer. The tracks are subordinated to a scene, of which there are 16 in a song; for the creation of a live setup or production of a whole song this should be sufficient. Three additional global audio tracks are implemented for longer recordings such as vocals and external instruments. Multiple takes can be recorded on these tracks, which can then be stitched together to create a perfect final version. Traditional "punch-in" recordings are also supported. Anyone who has ever held a Game Boy in their hands will quickly get to grips with the sequencer and note input. In addition, all operating steps are visualized in the OLED Display and the 16 round buttons also support the input of events. With the copy/paste function you can add new scenes with already programmed content in no time. Mixer parameters can be recorded in real time and also post-processed. Before the track is exported as a final file, it can be significantly spiced up with the master effects.