Samplers and Older Technology

[lunatic]

I'm looking to buy a sampler and, in doing my research, I am amazed at the older technology these things are using.

I mean, most that I've found still rely on SCSI and 72-pin SIMMS! SCSI is cool, don't get me wrong, but I didn't build my PC based on it. So, I'd have to buy the sampler, a SCSI card and a SCSI CD-ROM. As for the 72-pin SIMMS, those suckers can be expensive now.

So, does anyone know if there are there any samplers on the market using USB and newer memory?

Maybe my concerns are not justified. That is why I am turning to this group. As a newbie, some of the hardware out there and it's requirements can be daunting.

Thanks!

 

[regebro]

You didn't build your PC on SCSI becuase you don't need to. Today all PC's come with built-in IDE ports, and those discs are cheaper, so why not use them?
But IDE is specialized. SCSI simply is more flexible. For example, you can move samples from your PC to many samplers via SCSI. IDE couldn't handle that.

SCSI's transfer rate is higher than USB, btw, and I have never seen any USB hard drives or CD-ROM writers. It might exist, though. If so, the USB could replace SCSI on samplers soon.

 

[lunatic]

Regebro, thank you for your response. I see your point on SCSI being more flexible and I knew that it transfered at a higher rate. I just wonder how high of a rate do you actually need?

As for USB hard drives and CD-Rs, they are out there. A little pricey but out there.

In doing some more research I found that the Akai S5000 and S6000 has " Support for the new USB card (IB-S56USB) and ak.sys. software." Has anyone seen this add-on or used it? I can find no information on the web about it.

I started researching a sampler when I realized that eventually I will be bored with the sounds in my sound module. The idea of a sampler where I can load any sounds I want is very appealing. Am I fooling myself here? Is there an aspect to this I'm not quite understanding?

I've been looking at the E-Mu ESI-2000. Any thoughts on that one or should I go ahead and step up to an Akai or similar?

Thanks again! This group rocks.