Yohance Marshall. I'm a musician, recording artist and educator who uses digital samplers to make music.

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A sampler is a digital audio instrument similar to a synthesizer. It uses small pieces of recorded audio to create new sounds through complex processing.

I make instrumental free form sample based music.

I use both hardware and software samplers?

The Ensoniq EPS16+ circa 1991.

Ableton Live 11

None worth noting but I do use Max For Live. I don't think that counts though. Well maybe it does.

Whoa slow down there! I like them. Let’s not draw any unfounded conclusions now.

DIN Is Noise. I also like Kyma and Pigments and Phaseplant and a bunch more!

Nope. But I have this!

While many people have asked; The Carpenters SAW/DUST is specifically for those who still use floppies. They’re typically excluded from using modern sample packs and things of that nature. It’s a chance to give Ensoniq floppy disk users something just for them. I suppose that’s a long way of saying that it isn’t available in any other format.

The Carpenters SAW/DUST is only compatible with the Ensoniq Trilogy Samplers (EPS Classic, EPS16+ & ASR-10). Despite that, The Carpenters SAW/DUST will load and play in the Ensoniq TS 10/12 synthesizers.

Both depending on which product you order. For physical products, an invoice/receipt will be sent to you along with the product. For digital items like the online manuals, you'll be sent a digital receipt only.

The Samplers Podcast is a weekly short-form podcast that looks at samplers and music life from the lens of a sampling artist. The episodes typically run between 8 -12 minutes on average with the exception of the special interviews that feature various people of interest.

Yes. Many lisnteners enjoy a particular episode of The Samplers Podcast so much that they want to have it with them offline. Each episode of The Samplers Podcast can be individually downloaded right from the podcast player for $1.00

Right here: Contact The Daydream Sound

NTSC/PAL is the video subscription service containing a growing library of music related videos. The nature of the videos range from vintage samplers all the way to livestreams vlogs and music business.

No.

No.

Yes. Sometimes. Other-times. No

No. Any insight into music education and learning is offered through the manuals and NTSC/PAL subscription videos available here on the website.

I personally am very sensitive to the psychoacoustic behavior of excessive compression on music. Because of this my overall preference is to use as little as possible if any. I find recordings sound much better that way.

Music is always first. I’m not a gear head and have very little expectations from musical equipment on a whole.

The best advice that I could give in this situation is the following: Any sampler that you consider bringing into your work environment in general should fulfill the requirements that you expect of it. If you're not comfortable doing electrical maintenance; it's best if it's in near mint condition when purchased. Be completely realistic about the pros and cons of working with vintage samplers. Before You Buy A Vintage Sampler Dawless Music - Hardware vs. Software Sampler Debate

Nope. That would fall under one-to-one counselling.

Yes! It's what I pay the least attention to! It is difficult though so everytime I think about it I refer to the question after this one.

Yes!!!!!!!!!!! It's what I pay attention to!

Toronto | Ontario, Canada | North America | Planet Earth for the moment.

Items can be return and exchanged within 30 days from the date your online order is delivered for in store credit. Both returns and exchanges must be returned in original packaging. All digital sales and downloads are final. The Daydream Sound Inc. reserves the right to refuse any exchange or return requests based on it's discretion.

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NTSC/PAL is the video subscription service containing a growing library of music related videos. The nature of the videos range from vintage samplers all the way to livestreams vlogs and music business.

You'll notice two NTSC/PAL pages. The "legacy" version, and the "new" version. Make sure to subscribe to the new version and you're in!

In a nutshell. It’s out with the old and in with the new! The backend system platform of NTSC/PAL was falling apart and had to be rebuilt and strengthened to make it future friendly. If you're new to NTSC/PAL you can ignore it and subscribe to the NTSC/PAL NEW channel. If you're an existing NTSC/PAL subscriber; your subscription has to be migrated over to the new and improved home for NTSC/PAL. The old video subscription page was wound down and finally discontinued on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at 5:01 a.m. EST. You can still get to the NTSC/PAL LEGACY page here if needed:

1. Make sure your're signed into NTSC/PAL LEGACY. 2. Click on the profile icon on the NTSC/PAL video player. 3. From there you'll see an option to cancel your subscription. 4. Below are the profile icon locations for both desktop computers and mobile devices.

Yes! NTSC/PAL is available as a monthly subscription or through a perpetual licensee via the learning manuals. Each is there to satisfy buying your comfort level. Whichever option suits your needs is the one that is best to choose. Both the subscription and 1 time price option provide the same access to the library of NTSC/PAL videos.

The manuals are in narrated slide and video format. In addition, there are tests to ensure that each part of the manual is understood correctly. It’s also interactive; which means that if you have a question at any point about any concept covered in the manual you can ask it in the discussion board and I, as well as other manual users will answer. TLDR They're interactive video manuals. With a fully intergrated disscussion board where you can ask questions and dialouge with myself along with the other manual users.

For all sampler related questions; please ask them in the discussion tab of the manual itself. That way everyone enrolled can benefit from your question. Contacting us via email is only if it's a technical support issue. The discussion tab is quite small and can often go unnoticed. It's located at the top right corner of each section the manual. The attached pictures that show the location of the discussion tab via the green arrow for both desktop and mobile views. It’s ideal if you ask the question on the section of the manual that’s relevant to your question.

The discussion tab is quite small and can often go unnoticed. It's located at the top right corner of each section the manual. The attached pictures that show the location of the discussion tab via the green arrow for both desktop and mobile views. It’s ideal if you ask the question on the section of the manual that’s relevant to your question.

The artists who invest in these manuals do so because they appreciate and resonate with the way that I explain and expand on vintage samplers. With that as the denominator I would say that if you have any of the samplers I cover and don’t understand it, or are thinking about getting one and want to understand it then these manuals would be a strong option for you. Now if you aren’t familiar with me or my style approach to samplers. You can always have a look at the manual curriculum at anytime. In addition, you can have a look at the content right here on this website.

Once you've purchased, the manuals are accessible anytime via an online internet connection only. You can access them and re-watch them with any web browser and any internet enabled computer or mobile device. While some of the manuals have elements in them that are available to download; The manuals themselves cannot be downloaded.

The manuals have a built in discount in that they appreciate with every update. The earlier they are bought the more you save. As this is the case they are typically exempt from discounts in general. Yet you never know what might happen if you reach out and ask.

All updates are completely free. As each update is added you will get immediate access to them. It's a one time investment.

Most defintiely! The manuals are lovingly labelled as "Beginner" manuals becuase of their ability to be friendly to anyone at any level of learning. From there the manuals go into advanced subject matter and applications without leaving anyone behind. In addition. One of the benefits is that even in the beginning stages of the manual there is a good deal of advanced knowlege covered. The best advice I could give is the following: "Don't be fooled by the title"

Yes. Most definitely The Ensoniq ASR-10 Beginners Manual is applicable to the EPS Classic and the EPS16+ in both keyboard and rack versions. These 3 samplers are incredibly similar and share a large percentage of the same features. The Ensoniq ASR-10 Beginners Manual is a huge benefit to anyone with these samplers.

While I'm not sure what the real reason might be. I know that using a desktop/laptop seems to solve the problem. If I were to guess I'd say that it has something to do with having a secure connection.

The log in page on The Daydream Sound website is for the website products like NTSC/PAL(subscription only), the B(L)og and the General Store. To get to the manuals you have to log into The Daydream Sound manual learning portal at https://thedaydreamsound.thinkific.com Once in the learning portal you'll be able to see and use all of the manuals that you're currently enorlled in.

Listed here are more details on troubleshooting both of these issues. Continue Button & Video Autoplay When you finish watching the full video, we'll display an interstitial page with a countdown timer. You can use the "Continue" button to automatically proceed ahead, or wait until the countdown timer completes, at which point they'll automatically proceed to the next manual lesson. The current lesson will automatically be marked as completed once the video finishes playing. Recently, there have been many changes to video autoplay in a lot of browsers (see here for Chrome's updates) The autoplay feature differs based on browser as some browsers will block autoplaying videos. Because of this, videos will only autoplay if the browser allows for autoplay with sound. This means if the your browser does not allow autoplaying with audio, the video will not autoplay. This prevents the video from autoplaying on mute to prevent you from missing the first part of the video in the case that they don't enable sound right away. There are some browsers where you can change this setting like in Safari and Chrome, Unfortunately we don't have any way of forcing the autoplay to override browser settings. Muted Videos If you notice that the videos are muted by default on PC or Mac, this is a browser specific setting. Unfortunately we don't have the ability to override local browser settings, however you can enable audio for this site. Once audio is enabled in your browser or for this site, this setting will apply going forward, so you should only have to adjust these settings once in your browser. Here are some helpful instructions for adjusting browser settings: How to Allow or Block Sites to Play Sound in Google Chrome What to Do If Firefox Won't Play Any Sounds Allow All Auto-Play in Safari (this will allow autoplay videos with sound to play) For videos in your browser on iOS devices such as iPhones or iPads, this is a restriction set in place by the iOS developers and unfortunately the policy for this setting cannot currently be overwritten. You can see the policies Apple and WebKit have set for videos and audio in iOS browsers here: https://webkit.org/blog/6784/new-video-policies-for-ios/