By LB82
Sun Feb 06, 2022 8:33 am
Hello everyone, this is my first post here
I recently began to look for a hardware sampler and understood that for what I need and my budget the best choice would be something like the S3000 (xl or regular) or the Z4. I'm reading the manuals of both units and I'd like to hear some opinions from experienced users to help me making my choice.
I'd like to sample in good quality (16 bit - 44.100 is fine) then use the sampler to edit the sound with filters, pitch tuning, envelopes, lfo, etc. I need at least 8 analog outputs to further process the signal with external gear and record them in my daw on separate tracks.
I found those models to be within my budget (S3000/xl or Z4) I'd like to ask from your experience which one would be the easier to learn/faster to use and easier to upgrade with floppy emulators (for the S3000/xl)/ram expansions/os upgrades for a smooth and quicker workflow, the devices I found have the 8 outputs card already installed.
Example of use may be: play and record my drum kit then slice some parts to create single hits samples or load drum samples/short synth samples from a usb hard drive.
I will use a Squarp Pyramid sequencer to sequence the samples via 5 pin midi, I would prefer to not have a pc editor involved and use the computer just to record the tracks in my daw.
Thanks!
I recently began to look for a hardware sampler and understood that for what I need and my budget the best choice would be something like the S3000 (xl or regular) or the Z4. I'm reading the manuals of both units and I'd like to hear some opinions from experienced users to help me making my choice.
I'd like to sample in good quality (16 bit - 44.100 is fine) then use the sampler to edit the sound with filters, pitch tuning, envelopes, lfo, etc. I need at least 8 analog outputs to further process the signal with external gear and record them in my daw on separate tracks.
I found those models to be within my budget (S3000/xl or Z4) I'd like to ask from your experience which one would be the easier to learn/faster to use and easier to upgrade with floppy emulators (for the S3000/xl)/ram expansions/os upgrades for a smooth and quicker workflow, the devices I found have the 8 outputs card already installed.
Example of use may be: play and record my drum kit then slice some parts to create single hits samples or load drum samples/short synth samples from a usb hard drive.
I will use a Squarp Pyramid sequencer to sequence the samples via 5 pin midi, I would prefer to not have a pc editor involved and use the computer just to record the tracks in my daw.
Thanks!