![]() Nigh on impossible to programme melodies on, you just have a pitch knob to turn in real time. ![]() Loading samples from the CF card is a major pain as it's a one-by-one affair and the file names have to be a number (!). Best for: Idea sketchpad, loop creation and external drum sequencing Great for programming drums that are played back by a drum plugin. + Super fun x0x style sequencer with motion recording. Lousy optical knobs that can be hair-pullingly jumpy. Tragic user interface and SCSI implementation (so slow!). Best for: synth sounds and sample mangling The slim 2U box saves valuable rack space. 8 outs iirc, built-in analogue style waveforms and highly flexible synth-like engine. Good sound (but can sample at a very lo-fi 5kHz if you want). +Great onboard fx: 3 versatile engines including unusual effects, and they can process the inputs in real time! Lots of filters. Display and enter button may need replacing, it's big: 3U, a bit noisy iirc (fan/power), the only filter is an LPF without resonance and there is little if anything in the way of onboard fx Best for: Drums and anything that doesn't require fancy sound design + 10 analogue outs, pretty clean sound with slight grit, excellent pitching (sinc interpolation), fast and easy to use, classic Akai timestretching, nice sounding filter, basic but decent modulation options. Might be worth its own thread in the end if we can make a comprehensive, informative list. If all who contribute amend the list below with their entries and comments we can quickly cover a lot of samplers and get a general feel of what they are good and not so good at. Hey Agents of Rush and anyone else who's experienced with hw samplers - how about we make a list of samplers we've used along with a short description of each (pros/cons)? Could be very helpful for someone looking to pick a unit up.
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