i disagree, i think the su700 is an awesome and very useful piece of gear.
it really just depends on your working style.
i have used an asr-x, eps-16+, kurz k2000, and several "software" samplers, and the
su700 is the finest one i've used yet for live performance work.
it isn't particularly powerful as far as "playing" samples goes, that is true -
however, my music is comprised mostly of drum sounds (one shot samples) and loops that
i've created with other synths and sequencers. because of this, it meshes perfectly
with what i need - simple, pattern based, with tons of great effects (including a nice
compressor) and lots of live tweakability.
none of my other samplers have been able to let me tweak filters and effects and stuff
"on the fly" with as much ease or with as many knobs at once - paging through several
menus to mute or adjust a track level doesn't really make me happy.
basically for me it has been a huge timesaver and is really fun to work with too.. of
course the limitations don't bug me too much because i have other gear to make up for
them, i can see how not having a good way to make a string section or something with
it might be a limitation for some.. but as an urban beat box assault unit it is
excellent.
regards
andy c
infocalpyse recordings
www.sonicwisdom.org
