Hi all, I'm having timing issues with my Yamaha A3000 v2 sampler - those of you who have owned one know about them all too well I suspect. I've read and followed every possible advice on the issue, and while the timing is OK most of the time, it's just not tight enough, especially for drums. What's really driving me crazy is the inconsistency - I simply cannot perfect a groove with sequenced drums and bass because on every playback, the sampled parts are timed slightly differently. My issue is also definitely not sequencer-related - I'm using the Yamaha RM1x, and when I reduce the number of samples loaded into the A3k ad absurdum (to about 10), the timing problem goes away even though the RM1x is still running under the same MIDI data load.

The *only* thing I haven't tried yet with my A3000 is installing replacement RAMs. Can they truly affect the timing, has anyone resolved their problem in this way, or is it a red herring? And finally, can you even ever completely resolve the issue with the timing, either in the A300 v2, or the A4000/A5000? I'm asking about the latter two because I'd be more than willing to upgrade because I love the workflow of the Ax000 samplers.

If not, can you recommend another sampler - which are known to be the really good in terms of timing? I'm only interested in samplers with similar or better capabilities to the A3000 v2, which means 64 poly, 128 megs of RAM etc. I'd be particularly interested to hear from people who work with music for which timing is critical, and who tend to notice even small inconsistencies in the timing.

Thanks in advance for your help.

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