On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 3:13 AM, James Ulibarri <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jamesulibarri@...">jamesulibarri@...</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p>I got the A5000 sampler today. It's the most absolute biggest pain to use. And whoever said it was thin... you were right, and I was flat wrong. It is thin. And this would a major pain to use everyday. It's huge and heavy and a real pain, and I can't see having fun with this pain in the butt. The SU700 was a little easier and actually taught me a couple things about sampling but Yamaha samplers aren't for me. They say Yamaha effects are just so darn good. I disagree. They use the same effect engine in everything, just as they did way back with CS1X which was the most plastic sounding thing ever. <br>
I majorly did not like this machine and the navigation is just weird and wrong. <br><br>Now I'm thinking about an Ultra.<br></p></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br>I've got an A5K, and an Ultra too. The Yamaha UI is like most Yamaha UIs, which is to say, it could be improved. That said, I don't think it is bad. I can get around on it quite fast.<br>
<br>As it concerns the nature of the sound, it to some degree sounds like what you put in it (duh), but I think the filter character is quite forward and present in a way that is quite different from E-mu. I like them much better for electronic-sounding timbres.<br>
<br>I think the effects are quite excellent - they really respond when programmed. I value Yamaha's continual evolution of a set of algorithms.<br><br>That all said, I'm not disagreeing with your experience - it is what it is, and you're not wrong (for you). On the other hand, I do question anyone who decides something is not suitable (or is suitable) on the first day of use, especially with something as broad and deep as a Yamaha A5000.<br>
<br>The size of it is a PITA, and the disk routines just plain suck.<br><br>I do think there is a heck of a lot to recommend it, weak aspects considered too. I say the same as it concerns my E-mu Ultra6400 w/RFX + 2 ROMs.<br>
<br><br>cheers,<br>Ian<br></div></div>