Your Sampler History

never had a sampler before my 1000, which I bought in 2007
I have played instruments since the early 90s, though

1st sampler was a yamaha rs7000. 2nd sampler was an MPC1000 (which is still my main sampler used). 3rd is my S3000 rack. (You know poor mans mpc3000!!!) The RS7000 was cool though as it was a foot in the door to the life of sampling.

mpc 60 mk1 sold
sp 1200 black sold


now i got

sp12

EIII

EII - cool e2 demo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDxOhnL7pjs


Emulator II & III best sampler not to mention best sample libraries ever made ^_^

zoom sampletrak(sucks horridly)
streetbox(Does that qualify?)
yamaha djx-II
MPC-1000
akai s-2000(broken, big FAIL when I tried to fix it)
NEXT electronics DJS(like a pointless piece of machinary)

Akai S20 - popped my sample cherry here, but traded it in plus cash and got my first MPC...the.....
Akai MPC2000 Classic - Used this for years till the screen starting dying, so I sold it and copped the.....
Akai S6000 - got it for the pop off screen ILL! but it was too deep at the time, a creativity Killer, returned for the......
Yamaha A4000 w/MPD16 - Awesome sampler! Still have it after 9 years. Workflow is slow now compared to newer samplers but I still use it.
Roland Juno G - Autochop and everything now w/ vers 2.0. I still have it and use it, but not for sampling since I got my......
Akai MPC2500 - I love this Sampler!!!! If JJos was available for the mpc5000, I would cop that instead, but since its not then..
Mpc2500 it is.. Yeah.. me and ma B!tch

And yeah yeah yeah.. I have had and still have SoftSamplers.. but Im not listing those.. not cause they are wack or anything..they certainly have their place.. BUT because anyone with a PC can download a free or cracked one and use it.. There is something about hardware though.. paying for, loving, mashin buttons and appreciating ACTUAL GEAR.. that gets lost in the soft sampler/synth world. I mean you build a relationship with gear and get to know it and master it.. Some cats even name their gear like their cars! Because its tangible.. Do that with software.. Not a good look!
Just my opinion.

i have these samplers:

2007: boss rc-20xl loopstation (guitar pedal)
2008: e-mu sp1200 (first reissue 1993)
2009: akai s950 (maxed out 2.25 mb; no zip, only floppy drive)
2009: korg mini kaoss pad
2010: akai mpc2000 classic (maxed out 32mb; no cf card reader or zip drive, only floppy drive; no 8 outs, no fx card)
2011: boss sp303 (64 mb sm card)

MPC 1000, which I bought with a full terms worth of student loan instead of food. Still have it next to my bed so I can mess around without needing to be near the computer. Replaced the tact switches a few times, and usually go back to it when I need to refresh my brain. Limitations = useful.

E-MU Ultra 6400. More or less brand new, got it off a bloke who didn't use it, still has the plastic on the screen. Now fitted with CF card reader. Serious filters and modulation capabilities.

Akai S3000i. Bought it on a whim as it was going mega cheap. Fixed the screen and replaced the knobs. Definitely a workhorse, but it's f*cking HUGE. Literally the deepest rackmount unit I've ever seen.

Still have them all, but don't use them as often as I should.

- MPC500 (2008)
- MPC2500 SE (2010)
- MPC2000XL (2011)
- MPC2000XL SE3 (2011)
- MPC60 (2011)
- S950 (2011)

Looks like 2011 was my best year so far...

mpc 1000 + JJOS (sold)
mpc 500 (sold -portable but too many limitations and I needed a hearing aid to hear the damn thing)
mpc 2500 + JJOS (sold)
asr-10 rack & midi controller (don't think I'll ever sell this - fantastic bit of kit)
mpc 3000 LE (same thing here)
SampleTrak (not a bad bit of kit - got it for good price)
Fender Rhodes Mk I

starting to get to grips with Ableton.
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-MPC2000XL(2002, Current)
-SP303 (2004, Sold)
-Asr10 (2005, sold to a good friend)
-S900 (2005, Broken, outputs not working, sold)
-MPC1000 W/JJOS 1 (4.99) (Broken, needed pad fix, sold)
-SP555(2006, sold)
-SP404 (2006, sold)
-SP303 (2008, current)


Funny, I went through all that gear and i end up with the shit I started with. Currently looking for another s900/s950, though.

Lampdog wrote:
mpc 8500 (2020)

Another MPC 1000(my third, customized and sold)
MPC 2000(needs screen and RAM)
Ensonique ASR-88(she fell and her corner is broken )
MPC 4000( traded for the 2500 )
MPC 2000XL(FULLY LOADED, EB-16, RAM, NOS screen, Black pads/slider/knobs, 16GB CF card from SCSI for Samplers)
MPC 2500(trading this soon)
MPC 3000 hopefully

jibber wrote:- MPC500 (2008)
- MPC2500 SE (2010)
- MPC2000XL (2011)
- MPC2000XL SE3 (2011)
- MPC60 (2011)
- S950 (2011)

and since yesterday, an E-mu E4X

1990 - First set up was a Kareoke double cassette player and a Yamaha PSR-19. Not really a sampler but I record and loop stuff and made a lot of beats.

1992 - Gemini DS-8

1996 - Roland MS-1

2001 - Boss SP-505 and SP-202

2002 - Boss SP-303 and Yamaha DJX-II

2005 - Korg ESX-1

2006 - Roland SP-606 and Akai MPC 500

2010 - Roland MV 8800

casio sk-1 (1985-2000)

mpc2000 classic (2000-present)