sunwarper
Weekly videos helping beatmakers get more out of their samplers and dawless gear (SP-404, Koala Sampler, Digitakt, & more).
From full beat builds to sound design and live performance, this channel is about making real music within the wonderfully weird limitations of hardware.
Sunwarper is a Los Angeles–based electronic project featured on KEXP and Bandcamp New & Notable.
For synth/sampler coverage, lessons, or 1-on-1 coaching:
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So I’m currently working on a bigger video about why portable samplers are having such a moment right now, and tracing some of that back to old-school machines like the SP-202, SP-303, MPC60, etc.
If anyone here has one of those classics and would be open to me using a few quick clips/B-roll shots in the video, I’d love to feature it and credit your channel/page.
I’d love to show some of the real history behind where a lot of these workflows came from.
Comment here or DM me on IG (@Sunwarper).
Appreciate it!
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The MPC Sample was not what I expected…
The chopping workflow is ridiculously fun, but limitations around FX routing, no step sequencer and some USB audio quirks keep it from being the all in one box I hoped it would be.
So now it’s the sketchpad, because it has a way of getting ideas flowing quickly.
Most beats start here… then move to the SP or the DAW.
Do you finish tracks in one box, or is your sampler more of a sketchpad too?
See why I stopped finishing tracks on the MPC here:
https://youtu.be/X8VUn2M25NU?si=wTJKR...
4 days ago | [YT] | 34
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The MPC Sample has been out for a few weeks now, how are you feeling about it?
1 week ago | [YT] | 5
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I love chopping old jazz records, but got tired of dealing with copyright issues… So I made my own, and now I’m stoked to share them with you.
I just released my first sample pack in over a year:
soundsbysunwarper.bandcamp.com/album/sunwarped-arc…
10 original jazz fragments made for chopping, with stems included.
A lot of my recent videos have been using these, and I really appreciate anyone who checks it out.
The next video will be out on Saturday :)
1 week ago | [YT] | 74
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Portable samplers feel like they’re everywhere right now.
From the SP404, KOII, MPC Sample, even stuff like the Casio SX-C1, it feels like there’s a real shift toward smaller, faster, more immediate gear.
I’ve been thinking a lot about why that is.
Is it the limitations? The workflow? Or just the fact you can make music anywhere?
I’m working on a video about this right now, and I’m curious to hear what you think, or why you think that is. Do you prefer portable setups, or use a full DAW every time?
3 weeks ago | [YT] | 64
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