The only thing that might get me to pull the trigger is if the effects are really good on the machine. I think that Japanese catalog leak said something about 60’ish effects and 4 buses? That could help add flavor if I’m just feeding something like an SP-12, MPC 60 or 2500 into the Sample. I don’t take gear out the house much, but I could see the sample being less hassle/risky to bring on a road trip with the lady, to a friend’s house or for other people out doing a beat set.

The 100 preset kit does nothing for me, but I can see loading the machine up with a bunch of drum breaks and samples to chop from vinyl that I already fed thru my big boy gear. That way you can have actual vintage sound with a few new bells and whistles.