[sdiy] Anyone ever build a sampler?

[Thomas Laskowski]

I have considered it kind off.

It also depends what you mean by sampler.  I have thought about building a
stand alone box that would allow me to program patterns and trigger
samples.  Kind of like a drummachine.  That wouldn't be too hard to do I
dont think. A fast microcontroller+large flash rom+dacs+buttons.

But if you mean a sampler with polyphony and multitimbrality, and
synthesis features, I haven't really thought of that.  Sounds like a lot
of work. You can buy very nice second hand samplers for cheap now.  I have
the EMU esi-32 and I paid around $350 for it. I think it does more than I
need it too and it's from like 1995.



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Thomas Laskowski
tlaskows at uwaterloo.ca
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On Fri, 19 Oct 2001, Glen wrote:

> At 09:31 AM 10/19/01 , John L Marshall wrote:
> >I have considered BUYING a sampler. What will a DIY do that a comercial one
> >can't?
> 
> It will give you that certain feeling of accomplishment, which is felt known
> when you design and build something yourself?
> 
> Also, I could have asked you why on earth would anyone build analog synths,
> when there are already so many pre-assembled ones to choose from?   :)
> 
> Later,
> Glen
>