Re: (idm) Sampler

From nevileb
Sent Mon, Jul 13th 1998, 18:25

> I think it's time for me to make the leap from bedroom DJ to bedroom
> producer.  I'm looking for a sampler that I can keep expanding and
> growing with.  I have my eyes on the Akai MPC-2000.

My feeling is that for the money
there's no better sampler than
the Yamaha A3000.  Of course, the
MPC2000 has pads and a sequencer,
and that's very nice if you want
to play live.  Then again, if you
like using a computer you'll
probably end up writing your songs
using a software sequencer anyway.

My recommendation: look at the A3000
and that new EMU one.

bbn


PS:  I'm not positive, but I think
the synthesis capabilities of the
MPC2000 are pretty limited as well.
That's a pretty major drawback.