Mimic: New Creative Sampler

[bangaio]

It lacks the detection of the root key as on grain, failing that a small detection rack of the note would be welcome, (a can like Gtune by gvst)

The nnxt has always been able to do this too if I remember correctly.

[kbard]

So i'm assuming you've never used Serato Sample huh? You can match the tempo of the sample to what ever tempo you choose doesn't matter if it's a loop or slices.

You assumed correctly. Why should I?

I purchase items for what they are. I don't intend to spend countless bitter hours on online forums asking companies to build something which I saw somewhere else and which I desperately want something to be. Like I said life is too short.

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I can assure you if I'll need something Serato is offering I won't have problem purchasing it. Until then I'll just be normal person enjoying life.

[Creativemind]

2 things sad to find out just.

1) You can't drag audio from Reasons sequencer into it.
2) You can't automate the Pitch Bend Range.

Currently only the NN-19 allows pitch bend range automation. I have mentioned it before as someone told me, it's essential to be able to automate the pitch bend range to create a certain sound used in Drum 'n' Bass music. He said he had to always use the NN-19 to achieve it but he preferred the NN-XT overall and again, not do-able in Mimic, why, can this please be added?

[Fraxis]

I don't suppose there's a manual for it yet? Or do we have to wait for the full R12 manual for that, given that it's a stock device?

[Ottostrom]

Any Reason+ user wanna share what other built in effects there are except Noise?

[NoisiaTHX]

I had hoped for pitch detection for sampling. As we know it in the Pitch Edit Mode in the sequencer. That would make the sampling of tonal noises much easier if you don't know their pitch.

[fieldframe]

This looks nice! It feels very Reason-like in its flexibility and approachability.

Pitch detection would be a nice addition later, as would the ability to make adjustments across all sample slots, either with a “copy settings” button or an “edit all” mode to edit single parameters like release time.

[miscend]

I only care about one thing. Can you modulate the start and end points?

This!

[Loque]

I only care about one thing. Can you modulate the start and end points?

This!

I cannot see a mod matrix. Maybe it can be automated?

[miscend]

So question will Mimic Creative Sampler tempo detect, tempo match, key detect & key shift which is the only reason I'm using Serato Sample and I was hoping this new Mimic Sampler would bring me back to Reason?

That would be a nice feature to have not just in the sampler but also the sequencer. For example when you drag a loop from the browser into the sequencer, Reason doesn't automatically detect the tempo of loops without embedded metadata and adjust them to match the tempo or key of the current project.

[joeyluck]

Any Reason+ user wanna share what other built in effects there are except Noise?

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[ljekio]

Can mimic to load nnxt and nn19 patches?

[joeyluck]

Can mimic to load nnxt and nn19 patches?

No, but the NN-XT and NN19 are good folders to browse for samples

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[thefixr]

I think the only bummer for me is that it only does 8 samples. I tend to do live pad playing:

For a single song Mimic or a couple Mimics in a Combinator will work, but doing a whole set I would have to use multiple Combinators (ala Selig). Things get tough to control when doing this. I like to be able to have melodic samples in choke or mute groups so that I don't have to worry about looping them with a long release and can have the next sample in my set cut off the last sample. Anyway, Ryan mentioned that you can load lots of samples up and down the keyboard in the last mode (multi pitch) which could very well be what I am looking for. Hope so.

Otherwise great work Reason Studios!

[BRIGGS]

Can mimic to load nnxt and nn19 patches?

No, but the NN-XT and NN19 are good folders to browse for samples


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Got banjos?

[StephenHutchinson]

Can mimic load rex files?

No, unfortunately.

I did not find how to access the sample editor as we can do with other samplers (should we edit our samples before importing them into mimic?

All samplers editors can be accessed by CNTRL+clicking the sample button.

For MacOs it seems to be the Option/Alt key. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like setting the "Loop Forward + Loop Backward" function works for Mimic.

[Ottostrom]

Any Reason+ user wanna share what other built in effects there are except Noise?

Mimic Effects.gif

Thanks Joey!
I'm really glad they took this approach with the effects instead of the usual chorus/delay/reverb

[freshkidblaze]

I only care about one thing. Can you modulate the start and end points?

This!

Hopefully with the new combinator?

[hurricane]

My immediate thought upon seeing Mimic for the first time was "they straight up copied Logic's Quick Sampler" - except that Quick Sampler (which is the lite version of Sampler) has 2 LFOs and a mod matrix.

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[deeplink]

I only care about one thing. Can you modulate the start and end points?

This!

You can modulate the start position, as well as lock/quantize it to transients

[ravasb]

My immediate thought upon seeing Mimic for the first time was "they straight up copied Logic's Quick Sampler" - except that Quick Sampler (which is the lite version of Sampler) has 2 LFOs and a mod matrix.



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I guess that's why they called it Mimic.

[ljekio]

Because Mimiquick?

[Rising Night Wave]

very cool video and very cool device. lol. cool.

[fullforce]

Looks great. Should have been in Reason 5, but hey. It's a bit strange though that this guy is explaining sampling apparently to people who've never even heard of it.

[hurricane]

I guess that's why they called it Mimic.

Zing!


The "Watery Tele" patch is blowing up my computer and it's due to the "Advanced" stretch method because when you set it to anything but that, it's fine. So is this a bug or is the "advanced" mode going to be a major CPU hog?