Dedicated sampler? s3000xl verses my triton rack?

[anppilot1]

I have a Triton rack with 96 mb ram installed. I have the opportunity to get a Akai S-3000 for $350.00. I've heard people say not to use the Triton as a dedicated sampler, and use emu or akai. Should I get the s-3000xl since its so cheap?

And for those who dont know, the 3000xl has scsi already built into it.

What do yall think?

 

[LAZI]

I'm just talking but....

I have only played around with a TRITON a few times myself but I have never seen any reason to not use the TRITON as a sampler except that the setup may be more difficult to use than some others. It would seem better or at least more convient to have all files loaded up from one source, as one file or format, with one audio connection, and one midi line, from one unit. Unless you are just needing the processing power or extra midi channels from the AKAI unit (which is probably pretty damn nice) then I'd say spend that to expand on what you have. Cuz i've never a person willing to admit they've gotten near the full potential from a TRITON or MOTIF. But i'm a gear slut myself so I understand the nice shiny new box thing.... Hell i'd probably buy it and I have a couple samplers already.

But 96MBS of sample memory on the the TR RACK and you don't have SCSI for that?

 

[anppilot1]

Re: I'm just talking but....

But i'm a gear slut myself so I understand the nice shiny new box thing

Gear slut? LMFAO. I thought I was a gear slut.
I have a SCSI card installed already hooked up to a 250 MB Zip Disk. Plans are to add a 9GB HD with an external HD case to the Triton, and a cd-rom, and the Triton will be done.

Dude, I'm still laughing at the gear slut thing, thats some funny crap !!!

Heres my gear:

COMPUTER 1 (Workstation A):

500 MHZ PIII
512 MEG Ram
4 GIG HD for software
32 GIG HD for vocal tracks
Midiman Omni 4 in 4 out soundcard
UNITOR-8 MIDI patch bay
3 - 21" monitors (CRT, I wish they were flatscreens)
Internal 48X CD burner

SOFTWARE:
Cubase VST
Wavelab 3.0
Tons of plug-ins
Soundiver
Acid
Soundforge
MixMan
Passport Memphis
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COMPUTER 2 (Workststion B):
966MHZ P3
512 MB RAM
13 Gb HD
30 Gb HD
Delta 44 audio card
Emagic 4x2 MIDI box
17" monitor

SOFTWARE:
GIGA Studio 32
Wavelab 3.0

NOTE: this computer was built just for GIGA Studio
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SOUND REINFORCMENT:

Oktava MK-319 Mic (vocals)
Bellari MP-105 Tube mic pre
Berringer 24 Trk Eurodesk mixing board (modules and keys, never vocals)
Antares Auto Tune
Tascam TM-D1000 16 Channel Digital Mixer (For Sale)
Mackie 1202 (sub mixer for indvid. outs on Alesis DM-PRO elec. drum kit)
Event 20/20 Nearfield Monitors
Alesis Midiverb 4
Haffler 75W/Channel Amp
Unitor8 MIDI patch bay
DBX 166XL stereo compressor/limitor/gate
Dual Cassete Deck
Numark turntables

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SOUNDS:
Roland JW-50 as a Master Controller (also a great 16 ch. midi "live" mixer)
Roland JV-1080 (dance, techno, house, & vint. synth, 2K more Patches)
Roland JD-990 (700 additional patches)
Roland JV-90
Roland MC-303
Korg Triton Rack (Maxed out sample time, SCSI card and SCSI zipdrive)
Yamaha TG-77 (400 additional patches)
Yamaha FB-01 (Awesome bass module)
Yamaha TG-500 (500 additional patches)
Yamaha S-80 Keyboard
Alesis QSR (400 additional patches)
Alesis DM-Pro drum module with Hart Dynamics 7 piece elec. drum kit
Gigastudio 32 with 16 channels of 61 keys mapped out with drum sounds
AKAI sample disks
Hundreds of old LP's from 60's, 70's, 80's, & 90's used for sampling

Couple of guitars (need to be better, there only Mitchell acoustics)

COMMING SOON IN THE FUTURE: MoPhatt Module & Virus C, Lexicon MPX-550 Multi effects processor, M-Audio Delta 1010, Berringer headphone distribution box.

HOWS THAT FOR A GEAR SLUT ???

LOL

Mike

PS, If I get the S3000xl, you can bet a zip drive, cd-rom and hard drive will be installed.

Write back with your equipment.

 

[LAZI]

Re: Re: I'm just talking but....

Write back with your equipment. [/B]

I guess I gotta hour to kill....

Where to start????

IBM T22 THINKPAD
Windows XP
900mhz
300+MBs ram (512 whenever I decide to check pricewatch)
32MB harddrive (80GB external very soon)
3Com Megahertz 10/100 LAN cardbus adapter
Adaptec USB2 cardbus adapter
Adaptec Firewire cardbus adapter
Floppy & DVD drives
S-video to RCA video adapter (never worked)
IBM Thinkpad Docking station w/ SCSI card

Switchman KVM switch (never used)

Gang of slowly outdating software (ex. Sonar XL 1.0)

Iomega 100MB SCSI/Parallel Zip Plus Drive
Iomega 100MB SCSI Zip Drive x 2
Iomega 250MB SCSI Zip Drive

IOMEGA 4X4X32 USB (1.0) CD-R
ROLAND CDRII 12X8X32 SCSI CD-R
Phillips CDR-775 x 2 (just cd players now)
Dual tape deck (nice but collecting dust)

Edirol UA-5 USB (1.0) USB soundcard

Roland VS1680
2 efx cards
18GB hardrive
Roland CDRII burner (same one from above)

Mackie CR1604 (not vlz)
Midiman 6X2 mixer (little mini mixer)
Radio Shack 4 channel mixer (don't use)
Patchbay (forgot the maker)

Alesis RA100 amp
Radio Shack 100x2 amp

Alesis Monitor Ones
Event PS8 monitors (fk'd up woofers)
Technic 12" 3-way home stereo speakers
Sony 12" home stereo subwoofer
Sony MDRV700DJ headphones
Sony wireless headphones (don't use)
Advent wireless headphones (don't use either)

Presounus Bluemax
Alesis Nanocompressor (somewhere)
Art Tube MP (replacing soon as I can)
Digitech Vocalist Workstation EX (for sale until I actually use it)

Audio Technica 4033
Audio Technica 33a x 2
Rode NT1

Midiman 2x2 USB midi interface
Midiman 3x8 midi merge
Midiman 2x2 midi merge
Midiman 1X4 midi thru
Roland MU-104 (or something) 5x1 midi input switch

Evolution MK4901midi controller

Korg 01/W fd
Akai MPC2000xl 32MB w/ (efx card but not installed)
Ensoniq ASR-X pro w/ 56MB (looking for exp card)
Yamaha RM1X
Roland JV1010 (gonna get the vintage keys card)
Emu Planet Phatt
Alesis DM5
Yamaha RM50
Boss Dr. 5
Boss Dr. 660
Boss Dr. 202
Peavey SP/SXII combo (needs OS update and memory)
Peavey DPM Synth
Peavey DPM Bass
Yamaha MU5 (don't laugh)

Sample disks....

Cables and adapters of every kind.... Even make my own....

Photo and Video...

Sony TRV520 Digital 8 video camera (loaned out to never return)
Sony TRV530 Digital 8 video camera
HP 812 Digital still camera

Sony Super Lazer Link wireless receiver

RCA audio/ video switch (nice)
Crappy audio/video switch (easy)


Some big ass batteries, tripod, and a some other accessories for lighting and yadda yadda.... Do the security cameras and 13 inch TV count? Reminds me I want a much bigger tv for the studio...

Phillips 13" TV
Sony VCR
JVC VCR (without the dubding protection)
Sony Playstation 2 (maybe 6 games)

I know i'm forgetting something but that's about all the junk I consider to be my "studio equipment".

Looking to add... KORG N364 keyboard I spotted, anything expandsion related, new preamps, A/Dconvertors, and anything that's a good deal that looks neat (aka. The Nice Shiny New Box).


By the way thanks for asking cuz now with a little bit of editting i'll finally have an equipment list for my website .

 

[anppilot1]

LMFAO !!!

Jesus, I wasn't planning on going that deep !

thats cool, I womt laugh at the mu, promise

 

[LAZI]

Jesus, I wasn't planning on going that deep !

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