Buggy Whips [was]Re: [sdiy] Should I repair my Fostex, or should I go HD recording?

[Rude 66]

heh heh.. no disagreement there. my emu esi-32 sounds fatter that a software
sampler. for me OS isn't really an issue, just keep using the old one.. i've
stopped upgrading a while ago, still using cubase vst5.1 because it sdimply
does what i want and it still looks and acts like cubase 1.0 on the atari,
an interface i know blind.
i'm only using softsamplers for basic stuff (throw a piece of sound under a
key and play it) and reason does that ehm.. reasonably well. ;-) main good
thing seems to be the visual editing the pc does. i used to have mu esi
hooked up via scsi to the pc, but that was sort of a hit and miss thing..

r./



----- Original Message -----
From: <WeAreAs1 at aol.com>
To: <rude66 at xs4all.nl>; <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 12:42 AM
Subject: Re: Buggy Whips [was]Re: [sdiy] Should I repair my Fostex, or
should I go HD recording?


>
> In a message dated 12/26/04 3:12:19 PM, rude66 at xs4all.nl writes:
>
> << but it's funny jhow quick the sampler as a hardware box hasd become
>
> obsolete. are they even still being made, apart from things like the
MPC's? >>
>
> Right now is the best time ever to buy a hardware sampler.  People are
> literally giving them away.  It reminds me of 1985, when everyone was
selling their
> Minimoogs, Prophet V's, Jupiter 8's, CS-80's, and Oberheim Four-Voices for
> next to nothing so they could buy a DX7 and make that annoyingly painful
"Crystal
> Rhodes" sound.
>
> An Akai S6000, Roland S760, or a comparable Emu (e5000, etc) is far
superior
> to even the best software samplers, for several reasons.
>
> First, they sound better.  Oh yes they do, and it's not because of the
> computer's sound card or D/A converters.
>
> Second, zero latency (well, maybe not exactly zero, but a damn sight
better
> than the best soft samplers).
>
> Third, no crashing (use a soft sampler in a live gig situation?  What, are
> you nuts???).
>
> Fourth, they do not use up your computer's DSP or processor resources,
> allowing it to better do what it does best (ummm... that would be email,
right?).
>
> Fifth, most of them will still be just as useful and reliable ten years
from
> now, long after the various software companies have closed up shop and
stopped
> supporting their already flaky products.  Let's see... How many OS
revisions
> will we see from Apple and MS in the next ten years?  Every time the
monoliths
> "upgrade" their systems, all the software developers wind up having to
> scramble to update their product to remain compatible with the latest OS.
It is an
> endless, and very frustrating cycle.
>
> Sixth, they actually work.  Just a cursory look at the support group
archives
> for any of the soft samplers will let you know just how buggy and
unreliable
> they all are.
>
> Seventh... Oh, come on.  You really need more reasons?  OK, they look
cooler
> in your rack, too.
>
> You can pick up a loaded, incredible sounding Roland S-760 for about $200
> today -- even less for an Akai S3000xl, and the prices are still going
even lower
> every month.  For me, this is a no-brainer.
>
> MB
>
>