By PresumingEd
Sun Nov 14, 2021 2:29 pm
Hey all
So things have moved on since I last posted. I was looking at getting an MPC Live2 as I need a sampler, but now I'm very tempted by a vintage AKAI since I much prefer the old school way of working.
Would love an S1000 but these are now far too overpriced so I've seen both an S3000XL or and S3200XL.
The 3200 has had the new display but both still have floppy drives installed
Thing is, I know nothing about these things so I do have a couple of questions..
Do they boot up without the need for a startup disk?
Are samples lost once the unit is shut down? Presumably I have to load samples each time it boots up
Are they both upgradable to USB drives
Anything I need to check? Are the 3000/3200 shit and thats the reason they are 'cheaper'?
I often end up buying this type of vintage shite, completely ridiculous I know, but I do find the hands on thing really fun. But I know its like the bloody wild west out there in the land of Reverb etc
So things have moved on since I last posted. I was looking at getting an MPC Live2 as I need a sampler, but now I'm very tempted by a vintage AKAI since I much prefer the old school way of working.
Would love an S1000 but these are now far too overpriced so I've seen both an S3000XL or and S3200XL.
The 3200 has had the new display but both still have floppy drives installed
Thing is, I know nothing about these things so I do have a couple of questions..
Do they boot up without the need for a startup disk?
Are samples lost once the unit is shut down? Presumably I have to load samples each time it boots up
Are they both upgradable to USB drives
Anything I need to check? Are the 3000/3200 shit and thats the reason they are 'cheaper'?
I often end up buying this type of vintage shite, completely ridiculous I know, but I do find the hands on thing really fun. But I know its like the bloody wild west out there in the land of Reverb etc