Some things to consider in the computer v. sampler debate. Computers
are hard to lug around if you want to perform live. Second, you need a
FAST computer to really take full advantage of digital audio on the
computer-my 486PC isn't even fast enough to run most of the basic
sequencers that include digital audio. Sound cards with sample ram are
another issue, and because I don't have one I won't comment.
Just wanted to throw in a comment, because I think choosing between the
two is NOT such an easy thing.
Chris
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GamePrg. wrote:
quoted 22 lines On Saturday, 30-Aug-97, PLeXitMIND@aol.com wrote [about (idm)>
> On Saturday, 30-Aug-97, PLeXitMIND@aol.com wrote [about (idm)
> Aphex/Autechre/Gear question?]:
> >sound editing programs, ect... My question is do these groups still use
> >samplers or do they just load there samples directly into there computers and
> >tweak them with the software available? Are there things that a sampler can
> >do that computers can not? Or does a computer with the right programs make a
> >sampler obselete?
>
> computers have been sampling sound WAY before samplers came out.
>
> You can buy samplers for Amigas, and for PC's, well all sound cards have the
> ability to sample just as good quality as any sampler and for way less than
> the multi-thousands of dollars that samplers cost.. I don't reckon I'll ever
> buy a sampler (of the non-computer variety).
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