In the last few decades, sampling has become an undisputed artform, with sample libraries only getting bigger by the day and virtual instruments getting more and more convincing. Turning away from the hyper-real, plenty of writers and producers are now hungry for something more rough and authentic: something more lo-fi. So if you're looking for the perfect clarinet or string section, you're not going to find it here. What you will find is the Sonicware LIVEN Lofi-12: a desktop groovebox for stacking old-school-style beats, grooves and effects.
The beauty of this super-compact and easy to control module is that it's been built with a minimalist approach to electronic music in mind. There are filters, there are effects, there's a step-time sequencer complete with a sought-after stutter effect - among others. But this groovebox is also a sampler, so you can capture short custom samples of anything you want, edit them down and build something completely fresh. And that's exactly why the LIVEN Lofi-12 comes so hotly recommended - not because it does all of this perfectly, but because it does it slightly imperfectly - in a good way - by keeping the bit-rate low and the sound raw.
Opened but not used, other than to check functions. Includes MyVolts PSU, not usually included when sold new.