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Waketek wrote:
For price and ease of use I say go with a used Roland SP-808... For live performace at it's price it is hard to beat! I have had mine since it came out and it rocks.... I am actually going to buy another to expand my capabilities. Not for everyone but I love mine of course it is not my only sampler but I actually use it the most. I have seen some used one's go for 300.00 or so. New they were 1200-1500.
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Hmmm... I had not thought about an SP-808. The price is great and your review is encouraging as to the device's capabilities. Thanks for the heads up on this one!
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Drammy wrote:
Have you looked at the Yamaha A4000/A5000?
Might be worth a gander - they do sound good and have some interesting Effects onboard as well as all the sampling functionality you could want from a sampler.
In fact - scratch that - you want it for live use and I cannot recommend you use a Yammy live as the knobs are renown for being dodgy. You will probably want to filter sweep but the knobs are so poor you they can jump in the opposite direction, too unreliable for live use.
Sorry for this worthless post but don't go for a Yammy - such a shame thoguh as they are fantastic machines!
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So, Drammy says NO Yammy! Sometimes it is just as important to know what you DON'T want as to know what you DO want; so thanks for this too!
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XLR8A wrote:
Go for secondhand Akai S3200XL or EMU E6400, today you can find them for around $350 - $450.
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Akai has been around the block haven't they? I keep hearing the Emu's kick ass too. The price is right on these too! Cheers!
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HC wrote:
I think if your looking for something to use in a live DJ set, then something with pads would be great - saves taking along a keyboard and if it's one that you can use sticks with, then it'll look more spectacular.
If you want something with nicer sound, then I'd say go for an EMU for general sounds or an Akai for drum hits. I love the output boost on my EMU for just about everything - it gives real a nice characture to snares and bassy hits that nothing seems to match.
Or....Get both! I have a Roland HPD15 drum pad that I use to trigger samples off the EMU which makes a pretty cool combo. Drum pads on stage can't be beat to get people going I think.
Good luck with the choice Alex.
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You hit the nail on the head with the need for pads HC; especially from a performance aspect as knocking them up with sticks is a cool bit to add to a set. Good call there Bro!
Am I right in surmising that the EMu smaplers do not have pads BUT can be controlled with a MIDI controller such as the MPD-16 or the Roland HPD15 you mentioned?
Hmmmm....more is better!
I'll have to see if I can find one in this area to mess with as it would be cool to interchange the MIDI controller between rigs AND to have a nice sampler to use onstage.
Thanks for the input HC; I appreciate it!
I will research all this info on eBAY and other sites that allow for the purchase of used gear.
You have all given some really good info; cheers for saving me the haedaches up front!
-Alex