Hardware Samplers - Studio Time: S2E10
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- Let's get physical... have a look at some of my go-to hardware, why and how I use them, and much more.
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Nice to see him playing with samplers. I remember when I was 18 years old and I had the ASR-10. I lost myself for 3 years in my room. I got out and I was 21 already.
I have to poop. wanna sample that? 😏
Excellent video!!! Tom, i hope i'm allowed to add some extras:
1) actually just two of the samplers in here use variable clock rate (sampler changing the sample rate to play the sample) and those are the Akai S950 and E-MU Emulator II
2) all of the others use realtime resampling, which means they have fixed clock sample rate just like software samplers. However they differ from most software in the way they interpolate the data, They use primitive Linear interpolation, which produces certain artefacts, while most of the software uses far superior interpolation algorhitms nowadays. However some software samplers like Reasampleomatic 4000 let you choose linear interpolation.
There are two oddballs in the last group which i have to mention:
a) Ensoniq Mirage uses fixed clock rate but uses drop-sample interpolation (31kHz clock) which is super crude. I don't know of any soft sampler which does that but i guess it can be implemented. Yamaha DX-7 (49 kHz clock) uses this interpolation method as well. And so does the Prophet VS (250 kHz clock) and the PPG 2.3 (195 kHz clock).
b) Roland S-770. It uses something that resembles Sinc interpolation but with Roland's cooking recipe. No matter what you sample in 770, it sounds super musical, magical and super sexy. Roland are masters of ear candy! Just listen to Super JV, would you believe i tell you it contains 8 bit waveforms, but with a lot of magic behind to unpack them into 16 bit data.
Addendum: Actually Akai once made a sampler with Sinc interpolation. In fact it has a separate circuit just for that. It is model S1100. It is Akai's Rolls Royce and comes with incredible FX unit that screams 90's techno! However, Akai figured out this interpolation was way too expensive to put in the follow up models, hence why with S3000 and XL models, they degraded them back to Linear interpolation. Again, there is a way you can implement interpolation, it can look perfect from engineer's POV, but might not sound best in musical sense! So just because software samplers now offer sinc, it doesn't necessary mean it is exact same sinc as Akai engineers designed theirs. Keep in mind this was super expensive back then, one can assume they pulled some trickery behind, which of course results in unique sound. Give S1100 a shot, just for that incredible FX unit. There is so much more to tell... perhaps some other time.
This awesome information!! Give it up for the DON!
Good Information :D.
+junkiexlofficial
Have you a favourite Keyboard?
My is "YAMAHA TYROS" (i only have the first version with a floppy disc drive), because it's easy to use.
If you ever have the Time, you can listen my songs like:
"AIR"
"GUARDIAN MARCH"
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"WALKING WITHOUT TALKING"
"SKY DIVER" ... which are made with this old Keyboard (and other songs comes).
No high quality, but maybe you like one.
I never know much about "how to make music", but as i have seen your clips and so i began to read a book to learn more, i think "what, so many things to do".
And if i would win millions of money, i would give a lot to you for your studio to work and i only want make something music with you. It's great to see so many People who make music (or not) and give questions or say, what is better like DON.
I don't want write you a so long text (sorry), but you are GREAT and the Greatest music/soundtrack person for me and i wish you for all what you make the best and other who make music or have other dreams too ♥.
Have a great Weekend Tom, that nothing make you down and see you ;)
d^^bV
Wonderful sound 20:00 .. Beautiful!!
Also interesting on this topic of interpolation: the Synclavier actually does have analog interpolation, as each of its voices has their own D/A converter, the clock of which is adjusted to achieve pitch scaling
My job once as an Audio Producer for MTV Brazil (early 90's) was basically an Akai S1000 for EVERYTHING, even the voice overs,and I remember loving it's sound. Then when I sampled on software it was never as much fun. Now I got an Emulator 2, the Nalbantov USB thing and it's just addictive
I can't live without my S3000XL, the AD/DA converters are very good!
Agreed,I like to sample my breaks at 10hz.
when it finally breaks down and isn’t repairable your going to have to.
Didnt realize I just watched 30 minutes of old school synths I got an emu e64 ultra, Akai 1000, kurzweil k2500 I find myself still playing these wonderful machines.
This could be a TED talk on sampler history, Very informative
One of the greatest youtube videos EVER!
A masterclass!
The message is simple; know your gear.
Bob moog said the following to me at a namm show. "Chris"..in the very near future a little trick called sampling will make it possible to record a sound from any source which means all that expensive gear that you might not be able to afford can be taken on the road or in the studio all inside one simple and elligant box called a workstation. He was doing demos for farlight then and that changed my life and how i do electronic music. Peace christo
awesome!
junkie ! Thanks for listening brother! Peace christo
That piano from hell patch on the Yamaha A series sampler was simply mind blowing. Thank you for making these videos as accessible to everyone. Long time sampler fan since 2000.
I'm having the best breakfast with this.
Now I am having lunch! lol.
Thomas Nielsen lol
i'm having dinner
DHRRRA lol i just did that too :D
Dinner here ;")
I would be interested in hearing who the "doctor" you keep referring to is. Where do you send these magnificent machines for repair?
"Yamaha has a tendency to make everything overly complicated." - Junkie XL. Yes! Thank you Tom, I am vindicated! 😄
Always loved my old Mirage, I had the keyboard version that we built an interface for so it was linked to Amiga A2000 computer systems providing synthesis, sampling and control with the Music-X software running on one of the Amiga computers. It ended up with a VFX SD, Roland D10, TB-303 and various other fun boxes from back in the day. Looking back now it was somewhat over complicated but provided a wonderful blend of hardware and software allowing for multi-track sequencing, incredible sample layering, analog and digital synthesis & FX. After many years away from music I have recently dived back into electronics and started building my own custom analog synths and a hybrid analog/digital synth rack is gradually growing. One thing that has not changed over time is that synths and audio gear always needs way more space than expected. :-) Keep up the good work Sir. !
This is a goldmine of a video right here
So after coming back a bunch of times to this video to witness the Ensoniq Mirage, I happened to buy one, so thanks Mr XL x)
The sound of the noisy cable is great, very cool idea!
You're doing such a great job, Tom! Amazing knowledge, you're an excellent teacher and providing a huge wealth of information to the scene! Thanks!
thank you junkie for showing how you work in your studio..
um the best series so far on youtube.
regards
Dear Tom! I think humanity need some time to understand what You have done! So much information, so much experience goes with Your words. And You share it for free! All that videos... That's the spirit! Believe in humanity just got restored again! Thank You....
Come on mate....'humanity need some time...@ ha ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaa
My first keyboard/ sampler was an S-50. Had my Mom co-sign a loan. Still have it. Converted all samples for use in my Mac. Haven’t used it in years due to a really noisy output. S-770 was always my favorite and easiest to get things done with.
a loan?
@@jessihawkins9116 yes it cost 2200+ and I did not have that kinda loot as a teen ☝🏽😄 made monthly payments for like 2 years. Financing through local banks used to be huge.
great video, ive got the s750 ,s330 , and all the akai's.
i love these old samplers, I guess i couldn't afford them back in the day
Thank you so much Tom, the arpeggios of the emulator brought tears into my eyes. You reminded me of the incredible sound of my own samplers, the newer emulators. I was always missing something from the DAW samplers, now i´ll go and get my machines back to work! Thank you!
this is fascinating! what a beauty comes out off these machines.
thank you so much Tom!
Thank you VERY much for sharing this! it's not so usual to have an insight to the sound of this great machines.
Fantastic ! Tom, you're our hero !!
Absolutely fantastic. Thanks for sharing this info!
This is by far one of the most informative videos I've ever watched. ❤️
Thanks for doing a hardware sampler series. I'm just "rediscovering" an old ESI sampler I have, and your video is inspirational. Can't wait for part 2!
great vid, was really fun to revisit those old digital classics, what a treat! thanks
Great hardware sampler memories flood back seeing his collection in action.🙂
A new shirt!!!
This is absolutely priceless. I thank u for how much I learn from you.
So much equipment. And the most cool, he really dig and mastered all. Amazing.
Aaah. Sampler NIRVANA! The Roland S-50 was my first sampler. I had it, a Roland R-8, a Technics 1200MKII turntable and an Alesis MMT-8 hardware sequencer. I miss that setup. The video out was so cool! And when I discovered subtones? WHOOO!
I'm impressed with your knowledge about all of your equipment
thank you
Great Tour! I don't have a Hardware Sampler but i like the TAL-Sampler PlugIn from Togu Audio Line. It's not that complex than Kontakt is but you can just load Samples in it and playing around with the massive filter and modulation stuff!
Thanks for the video, Tom! Wow, that sound at 20:00 is absolutely gorgeous! And the sound right after at 20:30 is also great.
been into all this music tech since 83 when i started buying.. seen a lot of studios through the years , and loads on line.. ive never seen anyone have as much stuff as Tom has... he has almost everything !!! amazing.
Amazing, thank you Tom!
Man, thnx for the information.. I want my S-50 and Mirage Rack back.
Thanks, awesome episode! The mirage and the emulator II omg..
This is absolutely brilliant, thank you so much for shedding light on the hardware and techniques, as a new convert to sampling (SP-404 and MPC 1000) I am truly humbled.
Glad to see the love for the Ensoniq Mirage. I still have a keyboard version tucked away under my desk.
Loved this episode so much. Really enjoyed the history of the machines. Best part was when you played the samples on the Yamaha a 4000 and the Mirage. Just beautiful. Thanks so much for this Tom.
Hi Tom,
I would like to thank you for you all that work and time that you put into these episodes. They are very informative, entertaining and the topics you chose to talk about are super interesting!
This episode in particular really helped me out and answered a lot of my questions about hardware samplers. I would love to see the second part of this, where you compare the workflow, the advantages and disadvantages and the sound of working with kontakt and these samplers.
Cheers,
Arthur
Excellent video! Mind numbing collection. SMH.. Just incredible!
Awesome!
Mind Blown. Thank You!
LOVE these videos!!! MORE PLEASE!!!
Those sounds omg!!...just can dream of having these great samplers
I'm a big fan...this guy is concise, digestible and likeable...great knowledge too.
Basically soundwise the shortcomings of the hardware became the go to character and sound.
The Fairlight is in particular very recognizable.
Bringing back memories. I had an S550 when it came out.
Opened my ears that. Thank you
Love these videos. How you explain the hardware, demonstrate it and your passion for it :-) Groetjes uit Holland
Great job!
Hi Tom. Thank you for taking the time to go through your sampler collection. I have several samplers and I am considering more. 👍
Ok!!!
Thumbs up!
I have K200S, K2500R & K2600S since 1995 (for the 2000).
Still use them and still love them!
Keep sampling and synthing dude!
I recently sold all my equipment to go with the “all in the box” approach. NI machine, a macbook and every sound from VSTi's. To be compact and quick in producing. But now you made me want to buy samplers and sound modules again! :-)
Wilmar Boer Having dome both extensively, the only thing I really like about in box is total recall. Lately I’m doing everything on a ASR10 and Atari based setup. I prefer the Atari/sampler setup so much more now.
Inspirational Video. I have a ASR 10 keyboard which I mothballed when I stopped live performance. This has motivated me to plug it back into my set up and play around. Thank you.
This is so Dope ! Thank you !!!
Awesome video!. Very clear concepts, very instructive. Many thanks!.
Excellent video! I learnt a lot about sampling just from this! I have an a5000 I'm trying to get my head around. Now I think I am gassing for a Roland 770 after seeing yours! Terrific work, thanks so much for sharing your studio & knowledge.
CoOl stuff. Love it. Thanks
24:05 - 25:40 So great, really cool soundtrack pad sounds!!
I have no experience with hardware samplers, but I am blown away by the quality. How does it do that!? Wow!
Tom, this is a brilliant tutorial. Nice one mate!
I’ve learnt loads about my studio of various hardware samplers just from 30 mins of your time. And yeah, I just bought an 8 bit Mirage after watching this :)
I love this channel. im new to Tom's work
Now i am happy, that i kept my E-MU ESI 32 Sampler. You made me start experimenting again.
Great video! First time i watch your stuff. From now on i will come back to your channel.
Superb Overview.
Awesome content Tom!
Loving this!!!
Living Legend, Salute! Great Video!
The modular wall in the back has one hell of a patch going
I really enjoy your videos.
Wow! That was a great episode! Million thanks for that tour of your wonderful wizard's world.... ;-)
Very interesting workflow
What drew me to the K-200RS is that you can run any sample through the VAST synth engine. It also had unheard of features like replicate, Mix beat, mix echo and the automatic ability to sample itself that pt it head and shoulders above anything that Akai had at the time. It's a beast to reckoned with even today - for those willing to look under the hood.
The TX16W is running on an MSX computer (actually I'm pretty sure the Roland S-330/550/7x0 do, too). Crazy people from Sweden IIRC released a new, much better operating system for it in the late 90s (many years after its heyday).
Usually the Roland S50/S550/S7x0 where used with the external monitor and mouse. That made them much easier to use than other samplers of the time.
The TX16W, S950, S50/S550 where using 12 bits samples with 16 bits converters. The older S900 and lower end S330 had 12 bits converters and therefore much higher noise level.
The Emu samplers had analog filters up until and including the EMUIII. They all sound fantastic :)
the s50 tablet is the same as an msx tablet
Excellent video.. Thanks! :)
How on earth haven't I found this channel sooner. Awesome stuff.
LOVE IT!
Great video as usual!!
its really wonderful what This guy is doing
The patch of emu I remember my hammon and reclick second sound repitins in lesli but in your studio , great thanks
Wow, from 20:00 and on: pure beauty.
Amazing!
...Junkie XL will tell, the future in the sampler hell...
Nice vid! You’ve got all the toys man! I made some of my early tracks using the Mirage keyboard of a friend. Then he got an EPS keyboard that I also used. I eventually got an Akai S01 new, a used S900 and a MPC3000 which became the brain of my setup. I actually loved the Mirage and didn’t think the operating system was difficult. Of course at that time, I had nothing to compare it too.
I regret to this very day that I sold my Oberheim Matrix 1000, and that I haven't bought an Ensoniq Mirage (or any other Ensoniq gear) when it was dirt cheap about 10-12 years ago. However I bought a Yamaha A5000 back then, and I'm not letting that sucker go anywhere.
Very informative, well presented. Learned alot. I also sample everything into an ASR-10 or ASR-X, it really adds to the sound. Having great effects surely also helps!
I'd quite like to see how you are powering all the gear in your studio and how the power is wired in as regards the studio.
I agree completely. I think about this whenever I see any large studio full of equipment. I'm only now thinking of power, and my setup is comparatively VERY modest.
John Smith no but somewhat knowledgeable in the topic, I do odd jobs here and there as well as repairs on some gear and building effects. Only 16 at the moment but I'd like to go down the path of electrical engineering or something of the sort for a career
Same! Are you able to turn everything on at once without blowing a fuse? I wonder how warm the studio would get!
Jeremy Abel I'd either do it in stages or integrate a soft power up system to prevent the sudden high current spike
You can call your electrical supplier for three phase electricity. You can also add solar energy. You have options if you want to.
i can watch this all day
Back the days I used a Emax II which had also incredible analog filters. For a very special job where I had to design pretty dark sounds for a modern stage play of "Danton's Death" I played sample up to 5 octaves below without any aliasing. Never did find this quality again.
The Emax II had digital filters only the 8 bit 12 bit d/a Emax 1 and Emax 1 se had analogue curtis filters .
I can watch these videos forever
I would totally love to see you in this studio with a MPC One and giving some in depths about everything you think about its sound!
Ensoniq Mirage ...My first sampler. Love that old beast ;) (Like the EII, the Mirage has an Analog Filter as well ...Curtis chip) Thanks for sharing! .
Cool it af. Love the dutch still is coming true 🙂