The sound [of the 3000]

I was reading on Ebay this
"The unit features: dedicated buttons for most used functions, informative graphic display with soft keys, interactive help function, sound engine of Akai S3000 sampler, 44.1 KHz, 16 bit stereo sampling with 32 voice polyphony, mpc3000 resonant digital filter and envelope per voice, large, great feeling velocity and preasure sensitive pads, extensive cut and paste sample editing, built in floppy disc and SCSI interface and much more. The unit is in real nice shape and fully functional. Buyer pays $18 shipping and handling. Will not ship out of 48 states."

So does that mean the S3000 has the same punchy sound of the 3000 that people shell out 2000 f*cking dollars to get, or did I interpret it wrong?
Because I'd love to get the 200 dollar S3000 instead of the 2000 MPC3000

Just save yourself alot of trouble and get a 60. And when you get the 60, get a 40 oz of old english, some smoke, and get busy with them records. Have fun, post a beat.

That is what Akai states. The were both released 1992-1993. The S3000 is a more functional sampler than the MPC 3000.

DJAndreas wrote:Just save yourself alot of trouble and get a 60. And when you get the 60, get a 40 oz of old english, some smoke, and get busy with them records. Have fun, post a beat.

man, i dont like the 12 bit grit

its 2 friggen dirty, and isnt there only liek 1.5 mb of space?

So ji roam, does the s3000 have not only the same sampling engine, but the same converters,output circuitry ETC, so
if u load a kick up on both, itll sound identical on both?

P.S. what do u mean by its a "more functional"?

I never used the S3000. But Akai states that the MPC 3000 and S3000 uses that same sample engine which makes sense. They were bot manufactured at the same time. I can't confirm if they sound alike.

Now the S3000 is a full featured sampler. Where the MPC 3000 is for sampling drums and loops. The S3000 is compatible with the vast library of Akai sounds. So if you purchased a CD full of strings, you can load these up in the S3000 and play them back (with a MIDI controller) like a synth. The MPC 3000 can't do this that well..it wasn't created to do that.

Minus the sequencing functions, the S3000 can do everything the MPC 3000 can and more.

DJAndreas wrote:Just save yourself alot of trouble and get a 60. And when you get the 60, get a 40 oz of old english, some smoke, and get busy with them records. Have fun, post a beat.

i dont know man, a drum machine with no filters....only thing i miss about the 60 is the sensitivity of the pads, i swear theyre the best from all the mpcs. my 3K is getting worser every day on the picking up velocity.

Originally posted by DOVESKI
only thing i miss about the 60 is the sensitivity of the pads, i swear theyre the best from all the mpcs. my 3K is getting worser every day on the picking up velocity.

It may be time to send your MPC 3000 to Forat

I had my 3000 for years and no issue with the pads. They still work great.

jahrome wrote:I never used the S3000. But Akai states that the MPC 3000 and S3000 uses that same sample engine which makes sense. They were bot manufactured at the same time. I can't confirm if they sound alike.

ive never had an mpc3000 in front of me to compare it to, but ill say that my s3000xl is a ridiculously awesome sounding sampler. the timestretch is nice, the filters sound nice, etc. for what you pay for it, im not sure there's a better sounding and more versatile sampler available. combined with my mpc60 i feel like there's nothing i cant do sample wise. one other good thing about the s3000xl is the scsi port. i have it connected to my PC for sample editing and quick backing up convenience.

i've had the S3000xl and I have the MPC3000. The s3000 is a nice sampler with cool features, but to my ears the MPC has more punch for drums. I really don't know why, though. I never really got into the S3000 and sold it, and I don't miss it at all.

honestly 60's drums don't sound that gritty unless you sample gritty drums. Hi-tek's drums on Blackstar don't sound that dirty and they were flipped on a 60. It's about how you sample it, unless you run it through a filter...that's why I picked up an mfc42 for now.

I agree with Ren..60 packs a punch but the drums aren't transformed into "gritty" or whatever that means. Hitek's production was super dope on Black Star but I wouldn't compare that drum programming to the sound you'd get out of a SP. Overall, I think the 60 sounds fairly clean unless you mess with the kit before sampling it...but y'all already know this...

word it's no SP, damn the SP is the steez, just wish I didn't have this infatuation with fat, round kicks, and 26.2 seconds of sampling time, yet snares and hats sound da illest on the SP1200, if you like the grit.

he's askin about the 3000 tho, I don;t think the 3k has anything that special that couldn;t be replicated closely with an S3000.