SmplTrek Portable Production Sampler

Imagine a sampler so compact it slips into your backpack yet packs a full production studio for spontaneous beats anywhere. This portable powerhouse from Sonicware redefines mobile sampling with one-touch recording via its built-in mic or inputs for guitar, line-level gear, and even USB from your phone.

At its core, it delivers 30-voice polyphony with 48kHz/16-bit sampling up to 180 minutes stereo, auto-slicing samples across 15 velocity-sensitive RGB pads, time-stretching, and pitch-shifting to fit your track. Arrange ideas across 16 scenes per project, each with 10 sequencer tracks—loops, shots, instruments (up to 4), drums (up to 4), or MIDI—plus 3 global audio tracks for vocals or solos with multi-take splicing. Hands-on controls include a waveform display for editing, per-track filters and parametric EQ, and 36 DSP effects as insert, send, or master, all tweakable on its intuitive panel. Battery-powered by 6 AA cells, it measures just 5.8 x 7.8 x 1.8 inches and weighs 1.25 pounds, with headphone out, MIDI I/O, analog outputs, SD card for 1000+ preload samples and kits, and USB streaming for live sets.

Users love its workflow for quick ideas-to-songs, praising the pads' responsiveness and scene-switching for live performance, though some note the single project-wide insert effect limits complex mixes. It's a game-changer for beatmakers craving Sonicware's signature portability without sacrificing depth.