Forum for all other samplers & synths such as Maschine, MVs, Akai S & Z series, Roland, Korg, OP-1, analog synths etc.
By Yeke Boy Mon May 01, 2017 3:38 pm
Regards, I am a beatmaker of Hip Hop and in these times I am very interested to know the samplers that work in 12 beats (or lower rate) in any format (Rack, Drum machine, etc ...). I open this post for
So that each one exposes the ones he knows and, if he wishes, his characteristics or sound.

P.S. I would like to leave aside the classics like S950, S900, SP12, 1200 or MPC60 to focus on more rare or less known models.

These are the ones I know:

Yamaha TX16W
Roland S330 or S550
Ensoniq EPS (13 bits)
Ensoniq Mirage (8 Bits)
Casio RZ1 (8 Bits)
EMU EMAX
Akai S612
Akai X7000
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By JUKE 179r Tue May 02, 2017 2:11 am
I got the X7000 with the maxed out ASK70 memory card. It's fun as a low-fi 12-bit keyboard sampler at 40kHz.
A big **** up on the X7000 is the ancient ass Quick Disk drive and hard to find Quick disks. The Quick Disk drive belt wears out and turns into black tar that gums up the drive gears. I properly fixed my drive since there are no options to replace the Quick Disk.
I'm selling it since I don't need it with my other MPC's and ASR's.
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By richie Tue May 02, 2017 11:27 am
Every time there is a thread like this, the prices on eBay of said devices triple.
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By JUKE 179r Wed May 03, 2017 1:17 am
richie wrote:Every time there is a thread like this, the prices on eBay of said devices triple.

:smoker: