SON WU Delivers: OP-XY’s Update Finally Sorts Its Sample Life

SON WU dives straight into the OP-XY’s new update, and the first headline is sample subfolders. Finally, you can chuck your sounds into actual categories instead of wading through a swamp of files. It’s the sort of thing you’d expect from the start, but hey, we got there in the end.

There’s a catch: you only get one level of subfolders. That’s right—no nesting your drum kits like Russian dolls. Importing a folder tree deeper than one layer? The transfer just throws a strop and fails. It’s better than before, but don’t expect library bliss just yet.

Project templates are finally on deck, and SON WU is all for it. You can now save your dream setup, complete with your favourite sounds on every track, and launch straight into a new project—no tedious load-up every single time. Factory templates are included, but the real win is user templates: set up your kit, save the project, and stash it for instant recall.

Of course, this wouldn’t be a teenage engineering update without a twist. There’s no templates folder when you plug in—so you’ll need to make that yourself. Classic. Once you’re past that, it’s smooth sailing and a total workflow upgrade. Random preset templates? Yes please, more chaos for the groovebox crew.

Sequencing just got a much-needed vitamin shot. Rotating or shifting trigs is finally here. Punch a button, nudge your patterns left or right, and stop living in 2019. It’s so simple you’ll wonder why it wasn’t always there.

And let’s hear it for pattern sanity: 16 patterns per track, not just nine. Even numbers! The OP-XY finally acts like it wants to join your live rig instead of sabotaging it. If you’re into polyrhythms and weirdness, this is your new playground.