The first basic information released by Yamaha stated that the SU10 could send samples to compatible devices via MIDI Sample Dump Standard, leading to the assumption that the SU10 must be recording uncompressed samples - but I'd reckoned without some cleverness on the part of Yamaha engineers, who managed to make SDS work with compressed samples. Featuresīefore taking a closer look at the SU10, I should correct an earlier news item published in SOS, which gave the impression that the SU10 was to offer completely uncompressed sampling. Perhaps the success of this portable range has provided Yamaha with the perfect opportunity to reintroduce sampling without having to slug it out in the competitive high‑end arena. The preliminary specification also appeared to offer a decent set of features, crammed into a video cassette‑sized package similar to that used by Yamaha's QY Walkstation sequencers, MU5 sound module and RY8 rhythm programmer. News of the SU10 caused quite a stir, not least because of its projected price. Yamaha have taken their time about it, but they seem to have benefited from the lesson of the TX16W: for what could be cheaper or more accessible than a £299, pocket‑sized phrase sampler, with an operating system that could be mastered by a child? Enter the SU10. Though the TX16W offered sophisticated sampling facilities and good sound quality, its relatively high selling price and complicated operating system relegated it to an also‑ran, with cheaper and more accessible samplers from companies such as Akai leading the field. Despite the rise and rise of sampling as a popular music tool, Yamaha have had no sampler to their name since the TX16W, released in early 1988. Take a look at the history of Yamaha hi‑tech music product development over the past seven or eight years, and you'll notice a significant gap in the company's range. After a hiatus of several years, Yamaha return to sampling with the cheapest, most portable dedicated sampler yet.

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