I tend to just make sure how I chop will work for the tempo range I wanna deal with. don't chopp a 125 bpm break then replay at 95 with out expecting to change some tunning or stretching, also sometimes it may be nessisary to add a tad of reverb or reverse tail at the end of a sample that cuts off a...

yeah I would say if you get it for a deal, (<$300) I would grab one as it has some great features. I love the sample play modes. the drum pads are hard and not fun to play on but that is easily overcome by midi ;) the sequencer is not Horrible but also not good and can have issues at higher bpm. but...