I think the suggestion to use a front-end A/D for the
MPC is dead-on. I, personally, do not run the MOTM
direct into the A/D, but that is me. It is easier to
run it thru the desk (a mixer or if you don't have
one, a preamp).
Some folks I've worked with insist on a tube front-end
(Manley) as they insist an analog synth direct to disk
or direct-in is as stupid as running any line-level
instrument direct.
I always thought the virtue of the MPC was the ∗tight∗
MIDI timing for sequencing. No software sequencer can
touch it. That, and the obvious great tool for
songwriting, pre-prod, et.c
Back in the day, I used to do what you describe...
everything analog pumped thru an Akai Sampler before
being sent to tape. Definitely speeds up the process!
--- Robert van der Kamp <
robnet@...> wrote:
> I asked before on AH, but didn't get a concrete
> answer:
>
> I'm thinking of getting an MPC4000, for midi
> sequencing of
> course, but mainly to be able to make samples of my
> MOTM
> synth and use these to build a song. (I hate
> computers for
> that kind of creative stuff.)
>
> I know the 4k has a bad reputation, but that's not
> what I'm
> asking about here (working on that). What I'd like
> to know
> is if the sound quality of the 4k at 24bit/96k is
> good
> enough to capture the beautiful analog quality of my
> synth.
>
> I assume that 96k will be good enough to deal with
> most of
> the aliasing problems, but is the AD/DA good enough?
>
> Transparent? No colouring? That kind of stuff.
>
> Did anybody ever hear the machine?
>
> Thanks,
> Robert
>
>
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