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I currently own two series IIx's. I have been considering the 
purchase of a series III. I am a hobbiest-musician. I have started 
collecting samplers from the eighties I find them to be so much more 
inspiring than vintage analog synth's. I have never seen or heard a 
series III but absolutly love my series IIx sounds. Is the series III 
that much different than an akai or emu sampler? I know when I 
purchased my series IIx people just couldnt quite figure out why I 
would pay money for something so old and outdated. My favorite quote 
was "just get gigasampler its soo much better than that old 
technology." Just wondering what the groups take is on the series 
III. 

Thanks 

Kevin Kelley

HI kevin
It's not a case of which is better, in terms of quality the III wins 
hands down, but in terms of character it has to be the IIx. The III is 
way better than any akai or even emu, although the emu stuff comes 
close in terms of quality and character, akai on the other hand is good 
but bland in comparision, you get what you pay for. So buy that III, 
you'll be well pleased, I have both a IIx and a III, you won't look 
back.
hope this helps
Gerald
On Friday, August 8, 2003, at 06:36  pm, Kevin Kelley wrote:

> I currently own two series IIx's. I have been considering the
> purchase of a series III. I am a hobbiest-musician. I have started
> collecting samplers from the eighties I find them to be so much more
> inspiring than vintage analog synth's. I have never seen or heard a
> series III but absolutly love my series IIx sounds. Is the series III
> that much different than an akai or emu sampler? I know when I
> purchased my series IIx people just couldnt quite figure out why I
> would pay money for something so old and outdated. My favorite quote
> was "just get gigasampler its soo much better than that old
> technology." Just wondering what the groups take is on the series
> III.
>
> Thanks
>
> Kevin Kelley
>
>
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