ZDEE050@elm.cc.kcl.ac.UK ("sometimes known as Fraser...") (02/02/90)
SAMPLERS: I have been trying to find a decent sampler at "the right price". What I need is something a bit more professional then the likes of REPLAY (8-bit, mono, minimal MIDI, designed for L-M Rez gaming types....), but not quite up to ADAPI,II,AKAI-S900 spec. In fact, what I could do with is (in order of importance): At least 2 outputs (pref 4) and able to bung different sounds down each. A good MIDI control - not just note on/off, pitch etc, but control too. Support/upgrades etc. 12 bits (though 8 can still sound good) Good Mono display. Priced 200-300 quids. (Pounds Sterling to you across the pond....) I have looked quite a bit, and no body seems to have a package to fit the bill. I had hoped Germany would have something - Their stuff is generally 10-20 times better then UK offerings, but my best chance seams to be the ProSampler by Galaxy coming out in March (so they say...). G-Datas' AS sound sampler III is 16 bit MONO! no good for me..... As for the Britsh offerings, Tony Racine at AVR has some good ideas, except that he does not think the market exists for what I want. I put this down to him not knowing about the recording industry. (Think: Most Studios have at least one ST (for running Pro-24 etc) so a good sampler using a Mega as control and memory would really sell. If the studios use them, bedroom studios like mine will too to maintain compatability) The biggest joke is POWER COMPUTING (I noticed that someone else on the net seems to question this firm....). They "market" MOUSE MUSIC, which on paper looks good (8 bits only, but Stereo, so more than one ouput), but talking to various people (including Chris, the programmer) got me worried, there were problems they said.... So I asked Power Computing for a Demo. The weeks passed, Ken (of PC) kept saying it would be with me of friday/friday/friday etc. What finally convinced me was when Chris left the company - after falling out with the hardware designer! I would never now touch Power Computing with a bargepole, a very very long one too! So: If anyone out there knows of a Sampler that has multiple outs, please let me know!!! Thanks, Fraser Stephens, UK.AC.KCL.CC.OAK::ZDEE050
aimd@castle.ed.ac.uk (M Davidson) (02/27/90)
In article <9002270812.AA13603@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> ZDEE050@elm.cc.kcl.ac.UK ("sometimes known as Fraser...") writes: >The biggest joke is POWER COMPUTING (I noticed that someone else on the net >seems to question this firm....). They "market" MOUSE MUSIC, which on paper >looks good (8 bits only, but Stereo, so more than one ouput), but talking to >various people (including Chris, the programmer) got me worried, there were >problems they said.... So I asked Power Computing for a Demo. The weeks passed, >Ken (of PC) kept saying it would be with me of friday/friday/friday etc. What >finally convinced me was when Chris left the company - after falling out with >the hardware designer! I would never now touch Power Computing with a >bargepole, a very very long one too! Yes, that's it! Well, more like:- (The Story of My Hard Drive by Mark Davidson aged 12) "We'll get them in by middle of December" "Our supplier let us down" "They'll be in soon after Christmas" "They'll be in by the middle of January" "Well it was the middle of January but they haven't arrived so they'll be in by the end of January" "We're sending them out today and tomorrow" "Sorry, we didn't have enough, we're getting more in next week" "You were unlucky, you'll get the drive within a week" <My cheque comes back!!! PC have switched to a new drive> "We don't do them anymore" "Yes, sorry, send for our new drive - it's much better" <Advert says new drive available in January> "It'll be available in the first week of February" "Sorry, we decided to change something about it - it'll be ready at the end of next week" <I got my drive!! Well they do say that miricles are God's gift to sceptics..> >Fraser Stephens, UK.AC.KCL.CC.OAK::ZDEE050 Oh yeah, my utility disk corrupted the day I got it. Mark.