Message 7/17
Date: 15-Apr-01 @ 02:48 AM -
RE: Sampler vs the World
I dunno, lifer, I think you will find that no matter what you do, a sampler will not replace the real deal. Your nice fantasy of the million dollar processed sound perfectly reproduced by a sampler I'm afraid will remain fantasy, whether you play everything out a SPDIF or not. Sure some top end guys are doing everything out of a sampler. Why? Convenience, nothing more. No E4 will sound like an SP12, an neither will sound like a real Mini, or a Microwave live, or a 909, or an Xbase live. ProTools can do some wonderful things in the studio, but that's a different game as well. A sampler is a wonderful tool, and I love it very much, but they are not the answer for everything. Yu can't tweek things in a sampler the same way. It's great if you want to just play back loop after loop, etc., but that's a bit boring, and at that point, you might as well show up with something like a vs-1680 and just mix tracks.....BORING!!!!! Or better yet, just show up with a DAT, and some painted cardboard boxes, after all, a DAT is pretty much one of the best sounding samplers around, and be like the Chemical Brothers. Samplers are great, but not the be all end all. Hold onto your gear. You'll be glad you did.
Ape