comment: not a review! Volca Sample and the "integration" trend

umm…so if you need an ios app to sample with this thing, then you need an iphone or ipad -so why do you need this thing? I mean, really, whats the point, besides spending extra money, that is? It reminds me a lot of the akai mpx16- just a really, really handicapped version of something that worked fine 10-15 years back. Its like they are intentionally being cheap about the audio stuff, wth? On what planet does it make sense to put out a hardware sampler that doesn’t sample? The electribe s is like, ancient . The mpc500 is pretty darn old, too. Am I the only one who thinks this is crazy? How can decades old technology (proven technology) actually be MORE useful than something that came out today? I have no problem with IOS integration, but this is simply handicapping the device and making the end user jump through a freaking hoop just to do a simple function I can pull off right now with OLDER technology-namely um…just playing a sound into the machine and then triggering the resultant recording as part of a midi sequence aka sampling with my sampler. Don’t worry guys, one of these days, if AKAI, Roland and Korg merge into one gigantic megacorp, combine all of the talented R&D staff they can muster, working grueling 14-16 hour days , only stopping to replenish the vital nutrients they need to stay alive, we can expect , one day , maybe 10-15 years from now……………a sampler with a line in jack and a record button! G’nite folks, thats my time!