179,854Messages
9,130Senders
30Years
342mboxes

← back to listing · view thread

From:
Ben Hatchelt
To:
Date:
Fri, 22 Sep 2000 17:36:45 +0100 (BST)
Subject:
Re: [idm] Akai S1000
Msg-Id:
<20000922163645.11950.qmail@web5201.mail.yahoo.com>
Mbox:
idm.0009.gz
hummmmm...dddiiirrtttttt! Thanks for all the help people! --- Catfish Gil <gyaker@fragment.com> wrote: >
quoted 57 lines isn't "sounds like dirt" one of the aims of the> isn't "sounds like dirt" one of the aims of the > current crop of IDM? > > > On Fri, 22 Sep 2000, Josh Davison wrote: > > > the S2000 and MPC2000 both use inferior AD/DA > converters to the > > S3000/MPC3000 ... i don't know about the S1000 but > since that was at one > > point one of the "flagship" samplers, i would > assume the converters are > > better sound quality ... ease of use is an > entirely different matter > > however > > > > but it doesn't matter how easy to use it is if it > sounds like dirt IMHO > > > > -- > > String Theory : Digital Music for Humans > > http://www.enteract.com/~yoshi/index.cgi > > > > > > On Fri, 22 Sep 2000, Kent williams wrote: > > > > > On Sat, 30 Sep 2000, daniel lee wrote: > > > > > > > > The S1000 is a far better machine than the > S2000 and subsequently costs more > > > > than a new S2000. I think it sounds far more > gritty, I'd definitely get one > > > > if I could afford to. It is a shame it won't > work with Steinberg Re-Cyle > > > > though. > > > > > > > You know I don't want to be a crank, and this is > all probably off topic, > > > but the S2000 is a significant upgrade to the > S1000 with respect to > > > OS and other features, and there really isn't > that much difference between > > > them in sound quality. And I'm a gear slut -- > you'll never in your > > > life see a used S1000 going for more than a > comparably equipped S2000. > > > > > > And the S1000 works fine with recycle, but > you're limited to MIDI transfers. > > > > > > If you really believe that the S1K is superior, > I'll sell you my S1000PB. > > > I can't get anyone else to buy it at any price! > > > > > > > > > >
---------------------------------------------------------------------
quoted 10 lines To unsubscribe, e-mail:> > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > idm-help@hyperreal.org > > > > > > > > > > > > >
---------------------------------------------------------------------
quoted 9 lines To unsubscribe, e-mail:> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: > idm-help@hyperreal.org > > > > > >
---------------------------------------------------------------------
quoted 5 lines To unsubscribe, e-mail:> To unsubscribe, e-mail: > idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: > idm-help@hyperreal.org >
____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org