Hey everyone, I’ve been reading around the S4 forum and haven’t found a discussion on this particular topic, so thought I’d post it up.
When I first got into the S4 software I immediately started dropping loops and loading 'em up into sample decks like a kid tearing open his christmas presents. However, now that I am using it more and more, I am starting to believe that 4 track decks might be a little more effective at what I’m doing. Typically, I do backyard parties and house parties so my set lists are always spontaneous and vary depending on the people there. I feel like sample decks would be much more effective when the set list is pre-determined and rehearsed, so that you can have exactly which loops you want to throw down cued up and ready to go. I am also experimenting with 3 track decks and 1 sample deck, using the sample deck for one shots and DJ drop names etc. (backyard parties love that reggaeton horn sample!)
My question and topic of discussion is this: Which configuration (4 track decks or 2 track/2 sample decks) do you prefer and what are you doing with each configuration?
Side note: Anyone else wish the Sample buttons would retrigger rather than mute/unmute?
yeah i thin i would prefer them to just stop and restart when you hit the button so u know it drops bang on what u expect it to without having to change the deck focus to c or d and hittin the cue button..
I’ll switch between three track decks and one sample two track decks and two sample decks. I’ve just started getting comfortable using more than two or three sample decks at a time.
I’m with Van on that, totally agree. If i was pushed i would say 3 track decks and 1 sample deck. 4 sample slots is still a lot.
I forgot to check this, but is the upgrade to TP2 going to include key lock on sample decks? Major fail not having that key lock. Nothing worse than dropping in a sample from a playing track only to hear it sound different when you’re in the middle of a mix.
Yea I’ve read in a couple other posts that TP2 is including key lock in sample decks. This is actually the problem that first pushed me to working with 4 track decks instead of sample decks. Stoked to hear it’s getting fixed.
I’m also finding it a little weird working with more than 4 hot cues. I know that the sample buttons can become hot cues 5-8 but that disables immediate access to the sample decks themselves until you manually switch to Deck C or D.
I guess I just need a MIDI Fighter, eh?
What I wanted to say is that there is no official annoucement that key lock for sample slots is a feature in the TP2 version beeing released on April 1
