Re: Hardware sampler for creative sampling
Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 6:52 am
Wow? that's a really good price for a CMI!leedsquietman wrote:http://cgi.ebay.ca/Vintage-Fairlight-CM ... 3a55b56560
Wow? that's a really good price for a CMI!leedsquietman wrote:http://cgi.ebay.ca/Vintage-Fairlight-CM ... 3a55b56560
yeah trying to work with that little LCD screen + knobs would drive you mad in no time after you;re used to computersSubFunk wrote:, yeah i think the same... when it comes to sampling hardware is the greatest pain into the ass ever.aeon_flux wrote:i did the same investment. that's true but i don't think investing in old bulky floppy based piece of hardware will be better than investing in live's sampler...PLacidBasilisk wrote: (I was amazed at how much better my beat making abilities became once I invested in a drum pad)
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you know,Absynth 5 is like going down the rabbit hole when it comes to mangling samples,i use it all the time.PLacidBasilisk wrote:Thanks for all the feedback so far. I am slightly skeptical about whether I actually need a hardware sampler since I already have Ableton's sampler and Absynth 4, which has some pretty nice sampling capabilities. With this in mind, maybe the suggestion that I set a hardware controller up to control my sampler is a good one. At the moment all I've got is the Korg nano kontrol/key/pad. Is there much I can do with those three? What else is worth looking at? And no one has mentioned the Kaoss Pad yet. Not recommended?
kaoss pad sampling capabilities are quite weak (sample volume, one shot / loop, a little bit of chopping, sample offset). much less than simpler which is free. on the other hand as combination of f/x and basic sampling in one box it can give exceptional workflow and similiar to live can be used as an "instrument":PLacidBasilisk wrote:Thanks for all the feedback so far. I am slightly skeptical about whether I actually need a hardware sampler since I already have Ableton's sampler and Absynth 4, which has some pretty nice sampling capabilities. With this in mind, maybe the suggestion that I set a hardware controller up to control my sampler is a good one. At the moment all I've got is the Korg nano kontrol/key/pad. Is there much I can do with those three? What else is worth looking at? And no one has mentioned the Kaoss Pad yet. Not recommended?
Just picked Absynth 5 up recently, and it's so so so fantastic with sample destruction... I remember the hardware sampler days and I'm quite happy that they're over. There was nothing creatively inspiring whatsoever about sitting around waiting for a multiple-floppy disk soundbank to load, disk by disk. That's not to say that there weren't some gems, but nothing that's got me pining for yesteryear.33tetragammon wrote: you know,Absynth 5 is like going down the rabbit hole when it comes to mangling samples,i use it all the time.
hey Nick,Nick the Zombie wrote:Just picked Absynth 5 up recently, and it's so so so fantastic with sample destruction... I remember the hardware sampler days and I'm quite happy that they're over. There was nothing creatively inspiring whatsoever about sitting around waiting for a multiple-floppy disk soundbank to load, disk by disk. That's not to say that there weren't some gems, but nothing that's got me pining for yesteryear.33tetragammon wrote: you know,Absynth 5 is like going down the rabbit hole when it comes to mangling samples,i use it all the time.
100% Agree!Nick the Zombie wrote:I remember the hardware sampler days and I'm quite happy that they're over. There was nothing creatively inspiring whatsoever about sitting around waiting for a multiple-floppy disk soundbank to load, disk by disk. That's not to say that there weren't some gems, but nothing that's got me pining for yesteryear.
I haven't checked it out too much other than a cursory runthrough of the interface, but even that was enough to tell me that it's an amazing piece of software. I don't dare get too deeply into it right now since Absynth and Massive (my new toys) are wanting some quality time and I don't want to get too distracted!33tetragammon wrote:hey Nick,Nick the Zombie wrote:Just picked Absynth 5 up recently, and it's so so so fantastic with sample destruction... I remember the hardware sampler days and I'm quite happy that they're over. There was nothing creatively inspiring whatsoever about sitting around waiting for a multiple-floppy disk soundbank to load, disk by disk. That's not to say that there weren't some gems, but nothing that's got me pining for yesteryear.33tetragammon wrote: you know,Absynth 5 is like going down the rabbit hole when it comes to mangling samples,i use it all the time.
did you ever try out Camel Audio's Alchemy?i think its absolutely amazing for sample manipulation/resynthesis.
it complements Absynth 5 really well.
what??? IU thought the emax ii also had a curtis low pass filter....i remember reading about it on vintagesynth.comfilterstein wrote:use them only as fx; 12 bit sounds different then resampling in live.
s950 sounds metallic, not crunchy like an sp1200
one thing that stands out are the types with analog filters.
not the emax two, that's good but not analog.
emax I or EII/EIII are, plus the prophet 2000/2002/3000.
the korg dss1 is the filter king, but a bitch to use.
Would use those only if vintage string or pad sounds are what you want and short loops are no problem for you.