As i understand some of the limitations of the machine, is it possible to incorporate more sample slicing with a midi keyboard? This way you use more than 8 chops for sample based based music, solve some pitching issies with getting samples in time and still have similar control of slices.
For example if 32 chops were created you can play them on the midi keyboard and change multi levels as normal. With some kind of way to tab over so chops 9-16 are using sliders 1-8, “tab”, 17-24 are using the sliders and so on.
This could also serve as a function to squeezing more from the dsp card as you can open more possibilities for midi mapping/creativity.