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Re: question re: hardware samplers?

OK. My question would be, how is an Akai S-5000 sampler withUSB is any advantage? I have the Mellotron set from Audities, and don't need to "buy" a VU thing. Also, being USB, can I use it in my Mac system and forget the SCSI after loading the mellotron samples and storing them in the computer? I bought it in the early 21st century before computers got as powerful as the now are. Is this sampler completely disposable, or will it give me functions that I don't have using garage Band?
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From: Rainer Straschill <moinsound@googlemail.com>
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 4:38 AM
Subject: Re: question re: hardware samplers?

This topic is somewhat dated, so I'll just add my proverbial .02 to it - sorry if it has already been covered:
One of the things with the hardware samplers of old is getting stuff stored/restored. Typcially, it's oldskool parallel/single-ended SCSI, and nobody uses that anymore, and any media you get for that (e.g. harddisks) are old, slow, big package, small capacity and loud. However, there's workarounds for that.

As for the use as an instrument (as for capturing instrument sounds and playing them in a tuned fashion), there really isn't any reason to work on a hardware solution today. If someone still uses a hardware sampler, it's
  a) capturing loops on the fly (aka the DJ application - see Akai MPC etc.)
  b) samplers which can do funny other things in realtime (aka the oddness of Thomas DiMuzio and his Kurz)

As for b), list member Matt Davignon did a three-part interview on youtube with artist (and Y2kloopfest performer) Thomas DiMuzio:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6SSlv-1Zew
He uses a Kurzweil K2600RS, which has a feature called "live sampling" where you can play your samples while they are played - without going into too many details, just watch those videos, and you'll get the hang of it.

Are there other things (hw or sw) which do that what the Kurzweil does, btw?

The Kurz is, as mentioned above, using oldskool SCSI for storage. If you really must use one (like me), a good approach is to use a SCSI-connected card reader, which allows you to design your sample sets on the computer, then copy them to an e.g. SD card and quickly transfer them to the Kurz - an approach which should work with other hw samplers as well.

Yours,

        Rainer

Scott Hansen schrieb:
> does anyone (DJs?) still use hardware samplers anymore? or has everything gone to computer software?
> i was just curious.
> seems like all i ever see anymore in DJ pics is computers w/ a small mixer....but maybe i'm not looking close enough!


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