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Rendall
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 Posted: Wed, 30 Jun, 2004 14:43 Post subject: Hardware / Software Sampling |
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It seems to me that most people here are using software samplers. I am also one of those people. I spent a good few months at uni crawling though the depths of the Akai SC3000 sampler. Before I did this, I thought; "whats the point!?". Software sampling is so advanced these days why bother going back in time?
Well, once I had learnt the SC3000 inside out, I realised why. The great thing about hardware, is that it's very 'hands on'. You become very aware of what does what, when using your hands. I still use a software sampler (EXS24) but I now have a much greater understanding of it. It seems funny to think that shifting though different modes on a tiny, poor lit LCD screen would benifit me in any way, but it did.
Functions like 'Keygroups' are a lot clearer to me now. Even though setting them up on an Akai is a nightmare, once it's done, sampling makes sense. The Akai is an instrument. In fact, this is what a sampler is. Being able to re-create an instrument, in all it's depths, with recorded sounds.
I'm all for using technology to the max. However, this piece of kit was the max of technology back in the day, so I explored it. I suggest, if you get the chance that you do too. [/i]
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GrooveJunkie
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| Posted: Wed, 30 Jun, 2004 16:36 Post subject: |
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oooh hands on experience..
Remember the S-900? this was my first piece of sampling kit. I spent hours myself going thru loads cd's finding the right samples to manipulate: I had alot of fun using the Akia S-900: placing all my samples into key groups, mapping the samples out along the keyboard, splicing, picth bending the vocals and tweaking the filter. I had tonnes of fun! and I actually remember one weekend I set out to make a simple track just by using samples so I could learn how to use the S-900. I wanted as much hands on as I could get...
Although I'm not an expert when it comes to samplers & the S-900 hardware, I do know the S-900 had a good 12 bit sampling sound for it's time, but limited synthesis ...The S-900 is a classic sampler and still graces the studio shelves of many. |
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Rendall
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| Posted: Wed, 30 Jun, 2004 17:24 Post subject: |
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Yup. A very clever bit of kit. I'm more familiar with the SC3000 but they all rely on the same technology. We were assigned a task at uni to 'arrange' a simple track using just the sampler. The only way you can get one sample to play after another is by looping silence until one sample has finished, then introduce the next sample. God that took ages. Intresting concept though. Naa it was boring really. But thats not important. I did learn a lot from it.
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