Pioneer DJ Toraiz SP-16 Professional Sampler - Dave Smith Instruments

not fit for purpose

Over the last 10 months I have submitted a list of 20 bugs to Pioneer who have repaired only 3. I just discovered my music skips when scenes change and the when I send CC to my mixer to unmute a channel it is a fraction of a second late which makes a fast appregio sound broken. Combined with all the other bugs this has made it clear to me that this unit is not good enough for amateur, let alone professionals and have decided to sell it. It is 3 t... Show Moreimes easier to use Ableton Live and that is more powerful and stable. The Toraiz makes some things easier than a DAW but some things are actually harder and it is very limiting (no high res audio, 4 bars only, small unresponsive screen, 1 minute sample/track limit). It may be a better sampler than sequencer but for my purposes it is not fit for purpose.Show Less

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