Ultimately, I felt like the Beats had a few weaknesses (snare not very popular; limited arsenal of sounds) and that I could cover most of the Beats' sounds plus a whole lot more with the Volca Sample

Unfortunately the snare is a little weak and takes some finesse to get a decent snare tone (the stutter effect seems to help), bit for this price it's very hard to argue

Unfortunately the snare is a little weak and takes some finesse to get a decent snare tone (the stutter effect seems to help), bit for this price it's very hard to argue

The snare also sounds strange, I don't have a word for it, but it only sounds okay in one setting

The snare is not great.

I don't mean to imply that the snare is completely unusable - with the snappy and decay knobs set around 12:00, you get a short, percussive snare sound that is passable, albeit very limited in scope and a bit weak in output.

I will say the snare is a bit weak, with the bass drum being the best part

Instead the snare sounds really good for an analog snare voice even when heard through the unit's internal speaker.

And if you absolutely HATE the snare, and want a MIDI out, you can fix both those issues if you’re industrious.

The snare, as is commonly reported, is lacking in decay and can't be turned down very low

Ultimately, I felt like the Beats had a few weaknesses (snare not very popular; limited arsenal of sounds) and that I could cover most of the Beats' sounds plus a whole lot more with the Volca Sample