bcr@ccivax.UUCP (Barry Ruff) (04/30/85)
[Maybe this should be in net.rumors...] Rumor has it that KORG has a new box out ( or at least soon ). I only got sketchy details but what I heard sounds good: A sequencer, with digital sampling capabilities. MIDI controlled, for under $600. I didn't catch the sampling rate, but it is said to be able to store a hair more than four seconds of data. Can anyone confirm?? Anyone else heard about it? p.s. Fender has come out with memory expansion for the Polaris and a new set of 131 patches. Annoy your nearest dealer. --Barry Ruff
ebs@tymix.UUCP (Elliot B. Schneider) (05/18/85)
Just to confirm the KORG digital sampler rumour, but with a slight variation: I believe the reference was to the KORG SDD-2000 digital delay unit which also performs digital sampling. I DID see one at a local music store, but haven't really had a chance to try it yet. What I know, is that it seems to allow for either 4 seconds of delay, or 4 seconds of sampling (depending on the mode). The sampled sound can be controlled from a MIDI keyboard, but only produces mono output (no simultaneous chorus sounds, for instance). I did hear a sampled voice played back via MIDI control- it seemed like the sample length shortened as the pitch increased. I think they could have kept the sample length even, but you can't have everything. I didn't really get to try any of the multitude of options, but I plan to go down there and really check it out in the next couple of weeks. List price is $695. Elliot Schneider ...decvax!ucbvax!hplabs!oliveb!tymix!ebs