I have the A4000 myself. Yup looping strings is a bitch. I was thinking maybe you had and Akai or EMU in which case you could buy one of those Pro sample CD's with all the loop points already done.
The Vintage Keys seems to have been a popular box with many people, so maybe a Proteus 2000 will have similar or better samples in. Bukem also uses Roland strings. A good reverb box would help also to give it that depth etc. Either way a Proteus or a JV/XV will do the job. All fine machines I bet. Not sure I'd take the gamble with Vintage Keys though. Through interest do you use your A3000 for Bass ? If so how do you use it for ripping B-Lines ? Cheers Scott > > Thanks, Scott, > > I have a A3000 sampler, but never found that looping strings gave me the > nice delicate, quick sounds that a good synth gives - it always > sounded too > much like i had looped a sample. > > But I think i have it..... > > Funny you should mention that SOS, cos I just had a look at the > SOS article > on Timeless and Rob Playford said they used a Emu Vintage Keys (on several > MIDI channels for control) for the strings on Inner City Life. Funnily > enough Adam F, 4 Hero, Bukem and Omni Trio used it too according > to the kit > lists from Graeme, so I'm guessing its a fine machine for > gorgeous pads and > searing strings as almost all the stuff that they made 5 yrs ago revolved > round those kind of quality sounds. > Could be worth a look... > > Cheers, > > Dan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Bradley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 03 January 2002 08:34 > To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List > Subject: [dnb-prod] RE: Emu Audity > > > For Pads the Waldorf XT is the beast, for strings look for a Roland in the > JV or the XV range. The Proteus 2000 is also good for that sort of thing. > > The good thing about the Rolands and EMU's is the extra plugin boards, > apparently the Roland Orchestral board is amazing. > > > Do you have a sampler ? Why not buy a sample CD with strings on ? The > Proteus and JV's are just boxes with samples in with good synth > features. A > top end EMU, Akai or Yamaha sampler will give you excellent synth features > .... > > I have a JV1080 which is great for calling up piano and string > patches, also > good for making strange spacey pads .... but at the end of the > day I hardly > use it and a my sampler could do the same job pretty much. > > > If you look on the sound on sound website and do a search for Rob > Playford, > there's an article on how he did timeless. > > > Cheers > > > Scott > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Daniel Norman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 03 January 2002 16:16 > To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List > Subject: [dnb-prod] Emu Audity > > > Hi, > > Just a quick query, but has anyone ever owned an Emu AUDITY 2000 (like a > light blue Proteus 2000). Anyone rate them? > > Digital Village have them for �350 and they used to be �1200, so > its either > a sale bargain or they are shite - mind you Sound on Sound reckoned they > were pretty versatile with 16 part arps, modulation and Z Plane > filters, but > i wondered if they were any good for nice synth strings/sounds and pads or > subtle rolling basslines with the arpeggiators? I think it might but don't > want to waste my money. > > If not what is everyones favourite synth for nice sounds (ie not > nasty bass, > which we know is for the Virus, Novations etc) - Roland XP30s or > Wavestations?- i need fat Good Looking pads and Timeless strings.... > > Any help appreciated.... > > Laters > > Dan > --- > Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk > You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > DISCLAIMER: The Information in this message is confidential and may be > legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. > Access to this > message by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended > recipient, any disclosure, copying, or distribution of the message, or any > action or ommision taken by you in reliance on it, is prohibited > and may be > unlawful. 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