Hi. Sampling takes a ton of room (memory-wise), right? Midi does not. That's why it's still around, I gather. Question 1- How much impact does that have on latency? Do two sampler tracks tax the CPU as much as, say, ten midi tracks? What are the stats?
Also, I'm going to be recording various pitches (advertising, major labels, producers and publishers). Nothing near as perfect as master-recordings, but it has to be good enough for Garageband.com, Taxi and Sony music execs. Can midi cut it, or will it sound like... y'know... midi? (i.e. fake elevator musak)
In other words, (question 2) should I be buying (for example) a Proteus 2000 sound module, or an E-mu E5000 Ultra sampler? Beyond price differences, what are the pros/cons of each technology? (Yes, sampling sounds better, but does it allow as much manipulation once recorded onto a track?)
This whole sampler thing must be resolved, it's keeping me up at night (!). Any and all help would be much appreciated.
Thnx. -Tag
Also, I'm going to be recording various pitches (advertising, major labels, producers and publishers). Nothing near as perfect as master-recordings, but it has to be good enough for Garageband.com, Taxi and Sony music execs. Can midi cut it, or will it sound like... y'know... midi? (i.e. fake elevator musak)
In other words, (question 2) should I be buying (for example) a Proteus 2000 sound module, or an E-mu E5000 Ultra sampler? Beyond price differences, what are the pros/cons of each technology? (Yes, sampling sounds better, but does it allow as much manipulation once recorded onto a track?)
This whole sampler thing must be resolved, it's keeping me up at night (!). Any and all help would be much appreciated.
Thnx. -Tag