A lot have been said about this box, these are my two cents that hopefully will be helpful:
Maybe it's just me (although the prominent opinion says otherwise), but for better or worse- I find this sampler to be a tool for a very specific type of productions, i.e ( and you might have already guessed it): BoomBap/LoFi/Trip Hop/ shoegaze?/ "old school anything"... you get the idea. Even with all the great version upgrades, features, mfx. Even if you master all the weird shortcuts and button combinations that you need to remember (and boy if things like that can get in your way, look elsewhere) - the sound and production is still geared towards that "Dusty" result. Yes, you can use it with other gear/tools/daw, yet again - maybe it's just me, but I find that there is a curve that says: The more you utilize it in you production, the "Dustier" the result will get. the fx are great, but more often than not, their sound is inherently distinguished with proclivity to the above mentioned description. This is not a box for meticulous sequencing, precise automation or surgical sound designed. This is not a sampler for pristine sound productions. It's Gritty, Dusty, Raw, demands resampling, chopping and resampling again, repeat.
It's perfect for making amazing imperfections. Yes, you can use it as a sketchbook and finish the track in the daw/elsewhere, but there are better options to do just that and this is not a reason for getting this box IMHO. Yes, limitations breed creativity, but it's a very specific type of creativity with this one. This is all a blessing and curse, because if all of the above is the type of sound you are looking for, then there is no better tool that will give you such immediate (and somewhat addictive) workflow for that hands on smokey creativity.
