* From Pascal Lacroix <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Scott Kellogg wrote:
>
> * From Scott Kellogg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Hi there folks. I am in the market for a used sampler to be taken to live
> settings
> in conjunction with a Yamaha Rm1x. I'm not sure what kind of sampler to get,
> but it seems like I can get a used ESI-32 for less than $500. Is there
> anything
> about the ESI-4000 that would make me want to save up for it? The Yamaha
> SU-700
> seems to be a little better for my needs at the same price point. I have a PC
> and intend to do most of my editing in Sound Forge, so I'm leaning toward the
> ESI-32 as having the biggest bang for the buck in the budget sampler world.
>
> Comments, questions, or ideas?
>
Well well.
I'm a very happy ESI-4000Turbo user. I choose it 'cause I needed a real
sampler,
not a phrase sampler like the SU700 wich is a kind of ACID IN A BOX, a
tracker with
real times effects, wich can be very usefull but not a real sampler.
The ESI are real samplers, so you can play the sounds you sampled with
an
external keyboard, wich is not the case for the SU700.
I'm not sure about the real differences between ESI 32 and 4000, I think
the processing
possibilities are bigger in the 4000. You need 32Mo RAM, and the turbo
option
give you 2 multieffects, et more 6 outputs (with digital in/out).
The SU700 is a great machine but you have to choose between a sampler
and
a phrase sampler ! The ESI are what you put in. it could be a rhodes, a
hammond or
a phrase sampler if you want.
Hope this can help you.
Pascalou
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