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Ancient Samplers
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:51 am
by dorfmeister
I've been noticing that you can get old 90's samplers like the Akai S20, Yamaha SU10, and Roland MS-1 for around $100 these days. I already have a SP-404sx.
Anybody using any of these? Any reason to buy something like one of these in this day and age?
Re: Ancient Samplers
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:36 pm
by Inertia
Tera melos has some crazy sampling stuff...
Re: Ancient Samplers
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:39 pm
by kbit
Inertia wrote:Tera melos has some crazy sampling stuff...
First thing that came to my mind
Re: Ancient Samplers
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:17 pm
by midi_in
i saw an akai similar to the one you showed in a pawn shop the other day. still had a floppy in the drive lol. it was $90 i think. caught my eye but didnt think it was anything special.
Re: Ancient Samplers
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:44 pm
by Gone Fission
There was an interview with Hank Shocklee of the Bomb Squad (lots of Public Enemy sound) in an old Tape Op magazine where he was talking about a lot of old school samplers having their own cool things going. Sometimes the 12 bit stuff would sound more killer than you would expect looking back. The analog section was sometimes primo, much better than standard stuff nowadays. That and there's always the creative bonus of having limitations and constraints imposed. If the stuff works and is cheap, it can be worth a try.