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Re: [xl7] Roland vs. E-mu Sounds

2003-01-31 by Jonathan El-Bizri

>Well I understand that every producer should have at least one sampler in
>their arsenal. What are you all views regarding the Emu E5000 Ultra Class
>Sampler? The one thing I seem to understand just a little bit is that it
>can make sound roms for my MP-7, but what other features make an attractive
>buy and I noticed it's $50 less than the Roland VP9000.

Unless you need to perform live, go software - you'll never look back.
Hardware samplers are slow and cumbersome to use by comparison, not to
mention expensive and hard to update.

The VP9000 is >not< a substitute for a sampler - it's a completly different
beast.

bIz

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