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paul1

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Sampler help, Akai Z8 vs Yamaha A5000, which one is better?
#22723 - 27/09/04 10:36 PM

Hello,

I'm in the market for a hardware based sampler. Up until now I've read some very good things about Akai's Z8 sampler. But I've also read some good reviews on Yamaha's A5000 sampler. I know that the A5000 is chock full of effects and is very easy to use. But the Akai sound quality is better. I going to be using either sampler live by triggering samples via roland electronic drum triggers and I don't want to go to a software sampler due to latency issues. Could someone tell me which one is the better choice? Sound quality, effects, sample rate, and hd space is most important to me? Also is it possible to run an external effects unit through either sampler for more effects?

Thanks,
Paul

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Nimhbus

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Re: Sampler help, Akai Z8 vs Yamaha A5000, which one is better? new

[Re: paul1]
#22730 - 27/09/04 10:48 PM

IMHO there is no discernable difference in sound quality between the two.

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Re: Sampler help, Akai Z8 vs Yamaha A5000, which one is better? new

[Re: Nimhbus]
#22765 - 28/09/04 12:59 AM

I had the Z8 for a short while and sold it cos it was so noisy, and I found programming the thing slow so I now use software.

Don'r know about the other one though

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Groakes

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Re: Sampler help, Akai Z8 vs Yamaha A5000, which one is better? new

[Re: Escapee Planes]
#22860 - 28/09/04 08:48 AM

I have always preferred the sound mangling potential of the A5000, which cos it is a bit older, should also be considerably cheaper than the Z8. The A5K has a different way of allocating samples than the Akai - I liked it a lot, but it is different to what you would expect if you are used to the way Akai do things.

The disadvantage of the A5K is that the SCSI interface is slower than death although I guess for "drum" samples this will probably not been an issue as they can all be loaded prior to a gig but I would check your work patterns first...

There has been some recent discussion (last week) in these pages about the Z8 so I would look at what they had to say.

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