Original Message 1/3                 Date: 30-Mar-00  @  07:39 AM   -   Emax vs Akai S20 or S2000?

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Buying my first sampler. Would like portability ( for live situations) but more importantly GOOD sounds. I am on a serious budget. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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Message 2/3                 Date: 30-Mar-00  @  08:33 PM   -   RE: Emax vs Akai S20 or S2000?

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How serious is your budget? Isn't the s20 discontinued? You could probably score one relatively cheap but IMO you're money is better spent on the S2000. I say so not because it's better than the Emax (I miss my Emax II) but I because I believe it will be easier to maintain and get online support for a more recent sampler. There's not a lot of Emax support on the 'net.

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Message 3/3                 Date: 04-Apr-00  @  01:32 AM   -   RE: Emax vs Akai S20 or S2000?

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The emax doesn't have as much sample time, or as many upgrade options, or much support anymore. But, if I had to make a choice on sound "quality" I'd choose the emax over the s2000 any day (I had both, and I hated the s2000).
Pros:
s2000- support, upgrades, sample time, mass storage upgrade
emax- interesting synthesis section, nice filters, built in 8 outs, ease of use, keyboard attatched
Cons:
s2000- sounds as thin as paper, filters are better left unused, upgrades cost a lot (and aren't very useful)
emax-no upgrades, little support, hard to find mass-storage, limited sample time (though more than you would expect, since it is mono @ 12bit), limited polyphony

It really depends, I found the emax to be very intuitive, and in a lot more powerful than the s2000, the s2000 on the other hand can only record and play a sample back (you can trim, add LFOs etc, but it just plain doesn't sound good)...

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