Akai S1000 / S1100 samplers

I agree with Ben. Additionally, having both the ASR
and the S1100, I use the ASR for "creative" sampling
and the S1100 for more of a sample bank as it is
easier to navigate through the directory structure.
Also, the S1100 supports 16 channel multitimbrality (
not sure if that's a real word or not ) while the ASR
only supports 8. If you will be dealing with large
banks the S1100 supports 32MB of sample ram while the
ASR only supports 16MB. Lastly, it's important to
mention that with the latest OS , the S1100 can also
work as a 2 track audio recorder.  

As far as sound goes, the S1100 seems to have more
true to life D/A converters while the ASR-10 seems to
sweeten the sound which give it a distinct presence in
a mix. Some of the efx on the ASR simply crank so you
better have a lot of headroom on your mixer.  


Mike 
--- Ben Clark Jr <benfclark@...> wrote:

> Hey
> 
> It depends on your application of the sampler and
> how you plan to use it.
> 
> From a standpoint of support and sample library the
> S1100 might be best.
> It should allow you to do SCSI Sample dumps from
> your PC or MAC. (Lot faster then the 4bit MIDI
> transfer rate). Editing features would probably be
> in favor of the S1100.
> 
> Support ?? Ensoniq was acquired by Creative Labs so
> you won't see any 
> additional products or updates.
> Now the ASR-10 comes in a keyboard format so that
> might be a plus for you.
> The ASR also comes with a built in 16 track
> sequencer and a 2 track audio
> recorder. The ASR will automatically span your
> sample across the keyboard.
> It may not have as many editng features as the AKAI
> but you might find it easier to use. The ASR has a
> phat factory set of basses.
> 
> In summary you can't go wrong with either one. If
> you are just starting out I would
> get the ASR because it gives you the sequencer,
> Sampler & recorder. If you already got a MPC then
> the S1100 might be all you need.
> 
> 
> Hope this helps
>  
> 
> brainztain <digitailslide@...> wrote:    Hey
>  
>  Can you guys describe to me how the s1100 sounds?
>  
>  Also, I'm trying to make my mind up about buying
> this sampler vs. the 
>  ASR-10, so if there are any of you out there who
> know how these two 
>  compare sound-wise or in any other non-obvious way,
> please let me know.
>  
>  Thanks!
>  
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