I’m surprised you didn’t mention the limited sample memory of vintage samplers. Back in the day, if we were sampling from a 33RPM record, we’d play it at 45RPM to reduce the amount of time / memory the sample would take and just pitch it down in the sampler.
And if y'all think $350 -$500 is "expensive" for a used hardware sampler, think about how much WE paid for NEW samplers back in the day. Late 80s and early 90s samplers were around $2k - when adjusted for inflation, that's around $4k today. I paid $1800 for my Roland W-30 in 1991. I still have it and won't sell it since they're only worth around $350 these days, even though I haven't used it since the late 90s.
zibbybone - I paid £4,500 for an Emu E4k back in the mid 90’s. Madness! These days I’m chuffed to get a new Volca or Microbrute!! The only vintage sampler I have now is an Akai S01, circuit bent to within an inch of its life :-)
A friend got the 1st E4K unit that hit France back in the day, while working on an album :) it was a HUGE deal back then when new sampler models came out... Leaps and bounds spec-wise each generation, and yes very expensive. Different times. I miss my E5000 Ultra and my S6000 ;)
Having bought a lot of old samplers in the last few years, I noticed a lot of people unwilling to really dig in & learn the machines. They become frustrated with the difficulty of learning basic operation & sell the machine. Often complaints arise concerning the small display. If someone is coming from a PC environment or, a modern workstation, where everything is laid out functionally, on a big screen, these Old Samplers can be a bit daunting.
Hyde Baker wow you're on point & correct.. I do remember.. it was a nightmare, stress, anxiety, etc.. made you not want to do nothing but throw it out lol... (little exaggerating) lol
Hyde Baker definitely correct my brother, we'll said I agree because I've been there.. lol I remember like it was just yesterday.. btw: not including if you're doing last minute recording & you need a machine on board to replace omg you're in trouble
Funny regarding repairs... ~10 years ago, I borrowed an ASR-X Pro from a friend... He said the knobs sometimes were erratic. I'm handy so said I would take a look. Ended up the knobs / encoders were so bad, I couldn't even use it at all. I actually soldered new encoders in, they worked but... STILL something weird about them. Could be something else who knows? Result is, the ASR-X Pro is sitting in my garage. Crazy. I sometimes take it out, but get discouraged quickly.
Great vid, this is something I had to think about hard before buying my mpc 3000, solution I came up with was to edit samples in software pitch them up then sample in to the mpc 3000 then pitch down to cut down using so much memory, best of both worlds !!! but thats just me. Anyway keep uploading these great videos
Thanks man!!! That's such a good point!! The amount of thinking you have to do ahead of time just to keep things flowing is crazy!!! It's worth thought!
What’s up man!!! Thanks for sharing. There are several ways to digitally fly a sample into the ASR-10. None of them involve using the A/D converters of the ASR-10. The only way to get this done is to sample through the ASR-10’s analog inputs.
Another tip that I would say is if when you're buying a vintage sampler make sure its in great condition without damages or broken parts . Last year I bought myself an MPC 2000xl MCD edition which was in new condition(the previous owner bought it new back in 2005 and used it until 2007 before putting it back in the box and switching to Ableton).
Reality!!! Thank´s Tds!!!! Anyway it´s like candy to kids... we are the kids and wow you see the old school sample and you want to be like you Masters... and you want it... It happen to me with the Mpc 3000 vs Mpc 2000 Xl 10 years ago... I choose the 2000xl but it was cause I was consulting Griffi, one of the best spanish producers in Spain, he was telling me that better to choose a new one... but I still look for the 3000 Le!! oh!!! jjjajaja!
I miss my Mirage but not enough to go back to those days. I miss my E5000 Ultra too but I'm grateful for the sound quality and convenience of modern devices like the Kronos and the MPC Live. Sometimes you feel like you're fighting against the limitations of those old machines but at the same time it forces you to be creative in unexpected ways. Dope video, thanks for posting it!
What's up Peter!!!! Thanks for watching man!!! I hear you on that! It's really like a working relationship that you gotta have with the old stuff! Especially when they begin to misbehave!
Oh btw: Yes you're right about the parts/ fixing, been there too it was frustrating I had to spend $250.00 to get my mpc 2000 repaired unfortunately but in the long run I was satisfied lol... I've pretty much done it all the hard way...
Yeah man! Repairs just seem to be something that you gotta be ready for at some point! If you're not prepared for it; it can almost get depressing when you hear how much it cost.
Had my mpc 2000 for just a couple of weeks before the volume button and a curser botton was acting up. And now it started freezing too. Really can't decide on whether i should get it repaired or use the money on a newer mpc. I love the workflow on it. I never finish anything in ableton, too many options
What's up Jonathan!!!!! Thanks for watching! That's terrible man!!! If your MPC 2000 is doing all of that I would get a quote form a repair technician. If the price isn't too bad get it fixed. If not, it might be best to hold an L on that purchase.
Good video! The slooooooooowest sampler I've experienced is my Yamaha SU700 (but I still have it). From floppy it's slow, from SCSI it's slow. And from an USB stick with a floppy emulator? It's still slow 🙂. After using a SU700 you feel your EPS and your S1100 are swift.
My Classic EPS isn't slow because I installed a SCSI Interface together with a SCSI To SD Converter using a TF Card. I have 4 Drives in the TFCard. It loads very fast compared to the floppies. As regards to memory I have the 4xMem Expander installed that is great. Thank you for your videos they are great!
I love my MPC2000 + Technics SL turntable setup to death... And I have plenty of DAW stuff at my disposal... Doesn't matter. I know and use the strengths of everything I have, old and new. To me, it's 100% about workflow. If you get creative juices flowing, it doesn't matter how new or old, or powerful or limited the tools. Being in that flow is the goal. I even recently moved back to an old Mackie 24-4 desk as the center of my studio, when it seems people are throwing them away (basically). Crazy? Sure. It makes me feel so creative. Creativity is the goal. At least sharing what I'm feeling!
The Daydream Sound I paid almost nothing for it... Mint. I absolutely love the EQs and overall sound. Pushing those gains hard is also something special. My Tempest sounds amazing through those channel strips
It's expensive, yes, but can also be almost impossible: My old trusty EPS "classic", bought new, is broken and as live far from a big city I keep it broken in my bassement (one day I'll find someone...) and bought an EPSm on my domestic craigslist to replace it. I've lost the polyphonic aftertouch, and the noisy keyboard, but I've gain maxed memory, multi outputs and SCSI. This last point is great as it runs now with an SD card reader.
One thing you do in the video is something which is perfect to show what's the difference to a daw: it is the feeling when you play the sample on the keyboard, the style. That's what's missing with a daw in my opinion ;)
Thats what came up on bought the Asr 10 when it first came out had vintage gear from back in the mid 80s so im used to it i love vintage gear i have cubase reason and a ton of plugins and been using that stuff since 2001 so i can go either way i can make music with anything
Hardware and Software sampling are their own thing! They are both equal to each other and both can get you to where you want to sonically be. Ensoniq/ Akai/ EMU/ etc- were and still are great machines - but, if you are new to this hardware route - save yourself the heartache and buy yourself something like the Elektron Octatrack or the new Akai boxes like MPC X. The subtle difference in sound between something like an Akai S950 or Ensoniq Mirage and modern counterparts will never be noticed ''In the Mix.'' Vintage units are for people, like me, who have the time and patience with them already sitting in the rack.
I really like the sp1200 as my “vintage sampler of choice.” I have the rossum because of course. But I’ve used an mpc1000 (when it was new), 2000xl (recently, 2021-2022), and an Emax 2 (2009). I like the rossum the best because the workflow seems like the fastest. Chopping samples with the sliders works so much better than waiting for the wave forms to load and having alll the load time issues when scrolling through chop points on older MPCs.
I have an AKAI S5000. Back in the day, it cost over a grand, and it was considered to be the mutt's nuts. Recently, I bought an MPC One for half the price that I paid for the S5000 back in the day, and it's more compact, is far more powerful, faster, can store almost unlimited samples and programs, and includes a powerful integrated sequencer, as well as some useful VST instruments. There is absolutely no competion.
What's up Javier!!!!! Thanks for watching!!!! Really glad this video helped you make the right decision for you!!!! The Octatrack is an absolute heavyweight!
Slooooooow. My Emax II Turbo was crazy slow when saving. One session was 27 disks. And gods forbid you used the Transform Multiplication feature. you would have to walk away from it forever. Converted everything to Kontakt. The S-770 on the other hand was lightning and I still use it.
I just bought a Yamaha A4000 and an Ensoniq VFX. VFX is awesome. The A4000 takes about 6.5 minutes per 9mb to load from a philips cdd2000. 🤘🏼😴 There is an iomega zip 250 installed. As soon as I locate some disks, we’ll see how “fast” that is loading.
Cool UA-cam channel brother, I wish it was around when I started out... lol, but I would never get rid of my ASR10. I had mine since 1995, brand new I purchased it from SamAsh.
Thanks for this video, after a lot of consideration, I think I'm gonna stick to my ableton set up. I'm so use to it now I think it would frustrate me to deal with any of these issues haha. Appreciate you bro!
I’ve been making beats since I was 13 years old so load time is not an issue for me. I find the limitations actually spur on my creativity and the fun factor. I currently own the MPC Live and even though I love it I find myself not finishing tracks due to being overwhelmed by the way the workflow is so different from my trusty MPC 3000 and the 1000. The thing I would warn people about vintage samplers ties in with your first thing. Some of the samplers from the early 2000’s used archaic media that never really caught on or are hard to get now. Personally, I prefer the older samplers that used floppy disks because at least you can still get those.
Sage advice. Having used the EPS/ASR series a lot when they weren't vintage, I wouldn't want to return to the floppy chug-chug interrupting my flow 9 billion times a session. But if you master the interface, many basic sound design tasks can be done amazingly quickly (other than loading and saving ... and it saves the samples even if you've only made parameter changes.)
as a person who got aa 2000xl this is true especially the repair and sound quality luckily i have a guy at work whos willing to help and is great at soldering although he was willing to do it for free i gave him some money... as far as sound quality go ive learned to manipulate the machine and like the filter tuning etc it doesnt do it itself it gotta be crafty
What's up Isaac!!! Thanks for reaching out!! An ASR-10 shouldn't freeze at all. It's a pretty stable sampler in that regard. That's more common with the ASR-X/Pro samplers. If your speaking about those, then yes using another sequencer will definitely do the trick.
That is so correct, I do agree it does have some downside issues to loading up, any vintage machines my mpc 2000 is the same thing with loading... of course eventually I had to upgrade to mpc renaissance & it was worth it!!!!! P.s. don't get it twisted vintage machines are still usable if you know exactly what you're looking for
The Daydream Sound how are you my brother?, I like your video presentation.. are you going to do recording machines reel to reel, multi 4 tracks, 8 tracks, 16 tracks, etc. analog to digital?
I'm doing great man!!! Thanks for asking!!! Hope all's well with you!!!! We're primarily a sampler channel. We did do a series on Analog Recorders though. Here's the link: ua-cam.com/play/PL34C7DC28A8405443.html
For a lot of people what you really want is a copy of the asr's built in sample rom. The sidestick sample on the asr is as iconic for certain 90s music as Prince's LM1 sidestick was in the 80s. On an app like Beatmaker 3 you can take those basic roms and process it to get really close to an asr sound on an ipad without the pain involved in maintaining vintage gear.
What's up EAR ART!!!!!!!! Thanks for watching man!!!!!!!!!!!! Neither do I overall. It's just tremendously slow compared to the software options out there.
On floppy speed... I replaced the floppy drive on my EPS-16+ with an SD card drive, as some of my floppies had deteriorated to being unreadable :( But it didn't make loading any faster, as it still had to go through the same slow pipe into the sampler. Maybe I'll go the route others have mentioned with SCSI.
What's up Derrick!!!!! Thanks for reaching out!!!!!! That's what I thought initially. You'd be surprised how many artist work on a tablet and use Bluetooth speakers and headphones.
Great vids, but you forgot that these vintage samplers are not supposed to use at 44khz 16 bit nowadays, might as well use computer then? Or what you think?
Oh yeah, connecting those things and the really really tiny screens is something you really have to get used to. I have an akai s2000 and i got a s3000xl just because of the mini s2000 screen and guess what, i still bought a scsi card for recycle and mesa so i can controll the samplers from my big computer screen xD
What's up man!!! Thanks for reaching out!!!! I would say anything 20-25 years old could classify as a vintage sampler. Theirs always some overlap as well. The MPC 1000 has a lot of contemporary features that make it a lot more user friendly than your overall vintage sampler.
What's up man!!! I'd probably start with Maschine or some sort of iOS sampler. Aside from that It really boils down to which one your gravitate towards.
@@hd-el2lr it's super intuitive and with a super rich sound! loved getting it!! i use it with a venom for midi and a sequencer for tracks! i don't regret the purchase! :)
I’m surprised you didn’t mention the limited sample memory of vintage samplers. Back in the day, if we were sampling from a 33RPM record, we’d play it at 45RPM to reduce the amount of time / memory the sample would take and just pitch it down in the sampler.
What's up man!!! I've banged on about memory so much in past videos that I figured I'd leave it out this time. Lol!!! Great OB-8 video by the way!!!!
zibbybone yeah I was waiting for that too lol
This channel is such a hidden gem.
Thanks Taylor!!! That's very much appreciated!!!! Thanks for watching!!!!!
Indeed!
Yessssss
I typed this comment out on a vintage typewriter and then scanned it in for an equivalent experience.
And if y'all think $350 -$500 is "expensive" for a used hardware sampler, think about how much WE paid for NEW samplers back in the day. Late 80s and early 90s samplers were around $2k - when adjusted for inflation, that's around $4k today. I paid $1800 for my Roland W-30 in 1991. I still have it and won't sell it since they're only worth around $350 these days, even though I haven't used it since the late 90s.
zibbybone - I paid £4,500 for an Emu E4k back in the mid 90’s. Madness! These days I’m chuffed to get a new Volca or Microbrute!!
The only vintage sampler I have now is an Akai S01, circuit bent to within an inch of its life :-)
Hey how do you like your w30? Found one for $75 in my local ad's. Think its worth it? It has its system disk and the 3 disks it came with.
Daniyal Ahmed 75??? If it's working you should get it
A friend got the 1st E4K unit that hit France back in the day, while working on an album :) it was a HUGE deal back then when new sampler models came out... Leaps and bounds spec-wise each generation, and yes very expensive. Different times. I miss my E5000 Ultra and my S6000 ;)
Having bought a lot of old samplers in the last few years, I noticed a lot of people unwilling to really dig in & learn the machines. They become frustrated with the difficulty of learning basic operation & sell the machine. Often complaints arise concerning the small display. If someone is coming from a PC environment or, a modern workstation, where everything is laid out functionally, on a big screen, these Old Samplers can be a bit daunting.
What's up Hyde!!!! Thanks for reaching out man!!!! Yep it's really something you have to commit to.
Hyde Baker wow you're on point & correct.. I do remember.. it was a nightmare, stress, anxiety, etc.. made you not want to do nothing but throw it out lol... (little exaggerating) lol
Hyde Baker definitely correct my brother, we'll said I agree because I've been there.. lol I remember like it was just yesterday.. btw: not including if you're doing last minute recording & you need a machine on board to replace omg you're in trouble
Don’t buy one!! Leave more for me ✌️😛. Great video, all true.
LOL!!!!! Thanks for watching man!!!
Great video. As an owner of an asr10 and former owner of an Akai Mpc 60...this is very accurate. Had to replace a backlight on the 60...was not fun.
Thanks Quentin!!!! I hear you on that man! Repairs are the worst!
The sound, the physical brain muscle and touch is so exciting. Also keeps you focused to ensure your producing valuable sounds with your time.
these were good hardwares,, someone should have filled in 'the gap' by now where the old/new work seamlessly
Funny regarding repairs... ~10 years ago, I borrowed an ASR-X Pro from a friend... He said the knobs sometimes were erratic. I'm handy so said I would take a look. Ended up the knobs / encoders were so bad, I couldn't even use it at all. I actually soldered new encoders in, they worked but... STILL something weird about them. Could be something else who knows? Result is, the ASR-X Pro is sitting in my garage. Crazy. I sometimes take it out, but get discouraged quickly.
Great vid, this is something I had to think about hard before buying my mpc 3000, solution I came up with was to edit samples in software pitch them up then sample in to the mpc 3000 then pitch down to cut down using so much memory, best of both worlds !!! but thats just me. Anyway keep uploading these great videos
Thanks man!!! That's such a good point!! The amount of thinking you have to do ahead of time just to keep things flowing is crazy!!! It's worth thought!
Actually you can "fly" the sample into the Ensoniq ASR-10/EPS via midi sysex transmission.
What’s up man!!! Thanks for sharing. There are several ways to digitally fly a sample into the ASR-10. None of them involve using the A/D converters of the ASR-10. The only way to get this done is to sample through the ASR-10’s analog inputs.
This is great video, I learned that for my situation none of these are deal breakers.
I ain’t gon lie, ASR 10 sounded better lol
Another tip that I would say is if when you're buying a vintage sampler make sure its in great condition without damages or broken parts . Last year I bought myself an MPC 2000xl MCD edition which was in new condition(the previous owner bought it new back in 2005 and used it until 2007 before putting it back in the box and switching to Ableton).
I love cables!! And they’re cheap as chips on eBay!
Reality!!! Thank´s Tds!!!! Anyway it´s like candy to kids... we are the kids and wow you see the old school sample and you want to be like you Masters... and you want it... It happen to me with the Mpc 3000 vs Mpc 2000 Xl 10 years ago... I choose the 2000xl but it was cause I was consulting Griffi, one of the best spanish producers in Spain, he was telling me that better to choose a new one... but I still look for the 3000 Le!! oh!!! jjjajaja!
What's up David!!!!! That feeling gets us all!!! Trust me!!! Great choice on the MPC 2000XL!!!!
I miss my Mirage but not enough to go back to those days. I miss my E5000 Ultra too but I'm grateful for the sound quality and convenience of modern devices like the Kronos and the MPC Live. Sometimes you feel like you're fighting against the limitations of those old machines but at the same time it forces you to be creative in unexpected ways. Dope video, thanks for posting it!
What's up Peter!!!! Thanks for watching man!!! I hear you on that! It's really like a working relationship that you gotta have with the old stuff! Especially when they begin to misbehave!
Oh btw: Yes you're right about the parts/ fixing, been there too it was frustrating I had to spend $250.00 to get my mpc 2000 repaired unfortunately but in the long run I was satisfied lol... I've pretty much done it all the hard way...
Yeah man! Repairs just seem to be something that you gotta be ready for at some point! If you're not prepared for it; it can almost get depressing when you hear how much it cost.
Had my mpc 2000 for just a couple of weeks before the volume button and a curser botton was acting up. And now it started freezing too. Really can't decide on whether i should get it repaired or use the money on a newer mpc. I love the workflow on it. I never finish anything in ableton, too many options
What's up Jonathan!!!!! Thanks for watching! That's terrible man!!! If your MPC 2000 is doing all of that I would get a quote form a repair technician. If the price isn't too bad get it fixed. If not, it might be best to hold an L on that purchase.
Thank you!!! Great channel
"it's slow man"...so sad, so true. work flow is nowhere as simple as software like FL studio. different feel tho, pros and cons
What's up Carl!!!! There's definitely pros and cons for each. Access to both is ideal for sure!
Good video!
The slooooooooowest sampler I've experienced is my Yamaha SU700 (but I still have it). From floppy it's slow, from SCSI it's slow. And from an USB stick with a floppy emulator? It's still slow 🙂.
After using a SU700 you feel your EPS and your S1100 are swift.
My Classic EPS isn't slow because I installed a SCSI Interface together with a SCSI To SD Converter using a TF Card. I have 4 Drives in the TFCard. It loads very fast compared to the floppies. As regards to memory I have the 4xMem Expander installed that is great. Thank you for your videos they are great!
I love my MPC2000 + Technics SL turntable setup to death... And I have plenty of DAW stuff at my disposal... Doesn't matter. I know and use the strengths of everything I have, old and new. To me, it's 100% about workflow. If you get creative juices flowing, it doesn't matter how new or old, or powerful or limited the tools. Being in that flow is the goal. I even recently moved back to an old Mackie 24-4 desk as the center of my studio, when it seems people are throwing them away (basically). Crazy? Sure. It makes me feel so creative. Creativity is the goal. At least sharing what I'm feeling!
Oh Yeah those Mackie 24-4's are great!!!!!
The Daydream Sound I paid almost nothing for it... Mint. I absolutely love the EQs and overall sound. Pushing those gains hard is also something special. My Tempest sounds amazing through those channel strips
Spot on review! The maintenance and repair cost for vintage gear is a nightmare; you better have deep pockets if you choose to invest in vintage gear.
What's up Eric!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks man!!!!! Yep!!! Always gotta be ready for repairs.
It's expensive, yes, but can also be almost impossible: My old trusty EPS "classic", bought new, is broken and as live far from a big city I keep it broken in my bassement (one day I'll find someone...) and bought an EPSm on my domestic craigslist to replace it. I've lost the polyphonic aftertouch, and the noisy keyboard, but I've gain maxed memory, multi outputs and SCSI. This last point is great as it runs now with an SD card reader.
One thing you do in the video is something which is perfect to show what's the difference to a daw: it is the feeling when you play the sample on the keyboard, the style. That's what's missing with a daw in my opinion ;)
What's up man!!!! Great point!!!! I agree! Using a mouse is definitely a downside to working with a DAW.
Thats what came up on bought the Asr 10 when it first came out had vintage gear from back in the mid 80s so im used to it i love vintage gear i have cubase reason and a ton of plugins and been using that stuff since 2001 so i can go either way i can make music with anything
The ASR-10 is a great sampler for sure!!!!!!
Hardware and Software sampling are their own thing! They are both equal to each other and both can get you to where you want to sonically be. Ensoniq/ Akai/ EMU/ etc- were and still are great machines - but, if you are new to this hardware route - save yourself the heartache and buy yourself something like the Elektron Octatrack or the new Akai boxes like MPC X. The subtle difference in sound between something like an Akai S950 or Ensoniq Mirage and modern counterparts will never be noticed ''In the Mix.'' Vintage units are for people, like me, who have the time and patience with them already sitting in the rack.
Much appreciated video, BTW! Thank you for taking the time!
Thanks!!!!! Very much appreciated indeed!!!!!!!!!!
I really like the sp1200 as my “vintage sampler of choice.”
I have the rossum because of course. But I’ve used an mpc1000 (when it was new), 2000xl (recently, 2021-2022), and an Emax 2 (2009).
I like the rossum the best because the workflow seems like the fastest. Chopping samples with the sliders works so much better than waiting for the wave forms to load and having alll the load time issues when scrolling through chop points on older MPCs.
Hi do u have anny experience with the Korg Electribe ES-1 MK2?
What's up man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for asking!!!!!! I like them a lot but have never used them!!!!
I have an AKAI S5000. Back in the day, it cost over a grand, and it was considered to be the mutt's nuts. Recently, I bought an MPC One for half the price that I paid for the S5000 back in the day, and it's more compact, is far more powerful, faster, can store almost unlimited samples and programs, and includes a powerful integrated sequencer, as well as some useful VST instruments. There is absolutely no competion.
thank you , this made me realize vintage samplers aren't for me, I'm gonna stick to Logic Pro and an Octatrack
What's up Javier!!!!! Thanks for watching!!!! Really glad this video helped you make the right decision for you!!!! The Octatrack is an absolute heavyweight!
E-MU Emulator II. That's all i got to say.
Don Solaris Agree! Once up and running, it's the fastest sampler on Earth!
Slooooooow. My Emax II Turbo was crazy slow when saving. One session was 27 disks. And gods forbid you used the Transform Multiplication feature. you would have to walk away from it forever. Converted everything to Kontakt. The S-770 on the other hand was lightning and I still use it.
What's up KarzenX!!!!! Thanks for watching man!!!!!!!!!! Transform Multiplication!!!!! That's definitely the best time to run errands LOL!!!!!!!
I just bought a Yamaha A4000 and an Ensoniq VFX. VFX is awesome. The A4000 takes about 6.5 minutes per 9mb to load from a philips cdd2000. 🤘🏼😴 There is an iomega zip 250 installed. As soon as I locate some disks, we’ll see how “fast” that is loading.
It’s a lot faster with with the scsi drive. I have two of them rocking.... hardly any wait on a load or save.
What's up Justin!!! Thanks for watching!!!! A SCSI drive definitely helps.
Cool UA-cam channel brother, I wish it was around when I started out... lol, but I would never get rid of my ASR10. I had mine since 1995, brand new I purchased it from SamAsh.
Thanks man!!! Wow Sam Ash!!! I remember those days!!!! Lol!!!!
Thanks for this video, after a lot of consideration, I think I'm gonna stick to my ableton set up. I'm so use to it now I think it would frustrate me to deal with any of these issues haha. Appreciate you bro!
What's up man!!! You've made the right choice for the right reason!!! Congrats!!! That was why this video was made!!! Glad it helped you!!!!
I’ve been making beats since I was 13 years old so load time is not an issue for me. I find the limitations actually spur on my creativity and the fun factor. I currently own the MPC Live and even though I love it I find myself not finishing tracks due to being overwhelmed by the way the workflow is so different from my trusty MPC 3000 and the 1000. The thing I would warn people about vintage samplers ties in with your first thing. Some of the samplers from the early 2000’s used archaic media that never really caught on or are hard to get now. Personally, I prefer the older samplers that used floppy disks because at least you can still get those.
Thanks for sharing man!!!! Much appreciated!!!!!!!!
Sage advice. Having used the EPS/ASR series a lot when they weren't vintage, I wouldn't want to return to the floppy chug-chug interrupting my flow 9 billion times a session. But if you master the interface, many basic sound design tasks can be done amazingly quickly (other than loading and saving ... and it saves the samples even if you've only made parameter changes.)
Thanks Roikat!!! Yep! Using floppies is for sure an acquired taste.
amazin video Mr.! great chanel, like and suscribe.
as a person who got aa 2000xl this is true especially the repair and sound quality luckily i have a guy at work whos willing to help and is great at soldering although he was willing to do it for free i gave him some money... as far as sound quality go ive learned to manipulate the machine and like the filter tuning etc it doesnt do it itself it gotta be crafty
What's up Marcos!!! I completely agree! Definitely gotta be crafty!!!
My asr keeps freezing so you think if I use my mpc 1000 for sequencing it will stop?
What's up Isaac!!! Thanks for reaching out!! An ASR-10 shouldn't freeze at all. It's a pretty stable sampler in that regard. That's more common with the ASR-X/Pro samplers. If your speaking about those, then yes using another sequencer will definitely do the trick.
That is so correct, I do agree it does have some downside issues to loading up, any vintage machines my mpc 2000 is the same thing with loading... of course eventually I had to upgrade to mpc renaissance & it was worth it!!!!! P.s. don't get it twisted vintage machines are still usable if you know exactly what you're looking for
What up man!!! Yep!! They're completely usable!
The Daydream Sound how are you my brother?, I like your video presentation.. are you going to do recording machines reel to reel, multi 4 tracks, 8 tracks, 16 tracks, etc. analog to digital?
I'm doing great man!!! Thanks for asking!!! Hope all's well with you!!!! We're primarily a sampler channel. We did do a series on Analog Recorders though. Here's the link: ua-cam.com/play/PL34C7DC28A8405443.html
I use a Roland XV-88, Akai MPC Renaissance, and a Numark NV DJ Controller
What's up RJ Chillax!!! Thanks for watching!!!!!!!
For a lot of people what you really want is a copy of the asr's built in sample rom. The sidestick sample on the asr is as iconic for certain 90s music as Prince's LM1 sidestick was in the 80s. On an app like Beatmaker 3 you can take those basic roms and process it to get really close to an asr sound on an ipad without the pain involved in maintaining vintage gear.
I don't find the s950 slow at all
What's up EAR ART!!!!!!!! Thanks for watching man!!!!!!!!!!!! Neither do I overall. It's just tremendously slow compared to the software options out there.
On floppy speed... I replaced the floppy drive on my EPS-16+ with an SD card drive, as some of my floppies had deteriorated to being unreadable :( But it didn't make loading any faster, as it still had to go through the same slow pipe into the sampler. Maybe I'll go the route others have mentioned with SCSI.
What's up man!!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!!!!! I had no idea the load times were the same with a Floppy emulator.
You just don't hear the chunk-chunk-chunk of the drive anymore
And that's the best part!!!! Lol!!!!!
Love your informative videos brother!! One question, Im looking for a mixer to use with my mpc60 and turntable, any suggestions? what do u use?
What's up Bob!! Thanks for reaching out!!! I been using a little Mackie 1202 for a while. Truthfully any quality small mixer will do.
Im good!! :) Thanks brother!! just looking for a direction to point to. i will check that one out too.
hmm.. as for cables it shouldnt scare anyone off. . cables are the norm in any studio.
What's up Derrick!!!!! Thanks for reaching out!!!!!! That's what I thought initially. You'd be surprised how many artist work on a tablet and use Bluetooth speakers and headphones.
Great vids, but you forgot that these vintage samplers are not supposed to use at 44khz 16 bit nowadays, might as well use computer then? Or what you think?
I like that snare can i trade you for it by the way that beat was dope but that snare is dope got to have it
What's up Ali!!!! Which Snare?
Thanks for sharing the sound comparison! I like the spaciousness of the ASR10 but it also softens transients and makes the kick sound slower.
Oh yeah, connecting those things and the really really tiny screens is something you really have to get used to.
I have an akai s2000 and i got a s3000xl just because of the mini s2000 screen and guess what, i still bought a scsi card for recycle and mesa so i can controll the samplers from my big computer screen xD
knowledge bombs daily
Thanks!!!!
What is that beautiful sample that you are playing to compare sound from sampler and computer?
What's up Wojitek!!!! Thanks for watching man!!!! Much appreciated!!!!!!! It's this song here thedaydreamsound.bandcamp.com/track/sketch-ii-v
Love the beat! Only thing is the link isn't working now :( any chance it's posted anywhere else?
Is my MPC 1000 with jjos2xl considered a vintage sampler?
What's up man!!! Thanks for reaching out!!!! I would say anything 20-25 years old could classify as a vintage sampler. Theirs always some overlap as well. The MPC 1000 has a lot of contemporary features that make it a lot more user friendly than your overall vintage sampler.
@@TheDaydreamSound Thank u kindly for ur insight brother.. Sad part is if I was sampler I would be considerd vintage.. 😫🤣 Thanks again Peace..
I like your vids dude but you don’t half waffle on.
Why not?
Would the akia s3000 and the s3000xl have the same sound.
What's up man!!! Yeah they're the same. The S3000XL is an expanded version of the S3000 but they should sound the same.
Your right I bought a keyboard stand now I have no problems. It was getting hot because I had it on my bed
You should have also mentioned that collective internal and expanded memory is limited.
Great video, subjectivity is key!!!
What's up Laurence!!!!! Thanks man!!!! Much appreciated!!!!!!
What model sampler would you recommend nowadays for someone new?
What's up man!!! I'd probably start with Maschine or some sort of iOS sampler. Aside from that It really boils down to which one your gravitate towards.
@@TheDaydreamSound Thanks! Your response is appreciated!
i m in love with this chanel! Blessings▼
Very much appreciated!!!!!!
That beat was fire tho!!!!!
Thanks man!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cool work! Good to see the uploads!
Thanks!!!!! And Thanks for watching!!!!!!!
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I'm getting a E-MU ESI-32, this video prepared me for everything lol
Very useful 10/10
How are you getting on with it? I have an ESI32 as well. The factory libraries are great!
@@hd-el2lr it's super intuitive and with a super rich sound! loved getting it!! i use it with a venom for midi and a sequencer for tracks! i don't regret the purchase! :)
Nice comparison!
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!