Akai S1000 / S1100 samplers

Hi everyone, I just joined the group. I recently purchased my first sampler, 
an akai s1000. I have been very pleased with it so far and am looking 
forward to learning more about it all I can. I look forward to hearing your 
stories and learning all I can from your experiences. Also, I have my first 
question. I am looking into getting a sequencer and was wondering what 
sequencers ya'll have found that works best w/ an s1000.
Thanks again,
Ben

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>I am looking into getting a sequencer and was wondering what 
>sequencers ya'll have found that works best w/ an s1000.
>Thanks again,
>Ben

big question.  anything with midi is the short answer!  };-)

i started using the internal 8 track sequencer on an ensoniq sq80, moved up to the akai asq10 and stayed there for a while.  once i needed to include large audio loops & vocals i switched to an apple mac running cubase, and been there ever since.

the immediacy of the asq10 was awesome and is still the best hardware sequencer ever made (think mpc3000 without the drum sampler & pads!) but the tweakability of the mac-based sequencer is now, for me, a mastercard moment - priceless.

i currently record albums, remixes etc on an apple mac g4/933 with os9.2.2, 1gb ram, dual 80gb hds, cubase vst5 (for sequencing), bias peak (for stereo editing) plus powercore & uad1 for fx.  all audio i/o is through a motu 828 (8 track adat i/o plus 8 track analogue i/o) in to a yamaha 02r, with midi routed via 2 steinberg midex8s & 2 midex3s (22 seperate midi outputs to all my hardware).  2-track recording (ie the stereo output from the mixer) is via an 'old and obsolete' powermac 9600/g3-450 running os9 & bias peak, through a lynx one 24-bit pci card.  think 24-bit DAT.

quite a few 'professionals' immediately criticise me for still being on os9.2.2 and using 'old obsolete technology', but their results on protools systems & mega-bucks plug-in costs usually can't beat my productions.

so, just remember, its not what you've got but how you use it that counts!!


for a computer system you can start with something like an apple ibook g3/500 (or pc equivalent), simple usb midi interface & a version of cubase / logic / digital performer.  that'd cover you for midi-only, but if you want to incorporate soft synths then you'll need as much power as you can afford.

hardware sequencers have their strong points too - akai asq10 / mpc series, roland mc500 etc, yamaha qy series (eg qy300) etc.

also heavily depends on what other gear you have, because one of your synths might already have a sequencer built-in that'd do the job for you, though just make sure that the unit can save sequences to floppy / hd.

and another thing.  your choice will also totaly depend on the style of music you want to make, and how far you want to make it.

i told you it was a big question!!!!

};-)
moose @ midizoo

Thanks a lot, I know it was a big question and I appreciate you taking the 
time and helping me out w/ it. I was actually looking on ebay at an asq10, 
but financially at the moment it is not feasible for me. Funny thing is that 
I have been looking on craigslist as well for free desktops and was thinking 
about picking up an old g3 w/ os9.Anyway, thanks for the help a bunch.
-Ben

>From: moose <midizoo@...>
>Reply-To: akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com
>To: akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [akaiS1000S1100Samplers] akai s1000 group: Message from a 
>Newb.
>Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2006 09:28:01 -0600 (CST)
>
>
> >I am looking into getting a sequencer and was wondering what
> >sequencers ya'll have found that works best w/ an s1000.
> >Thanks again,
> >Ben
>
>big question.  anything with midi is the short answer!  };-)
>
>i started using the internal 8 track sequencer on an ensoniq sq80, moved up 
>to the akai asq10 and stayed there for a while.  once i needed to include 
>large audio loops & vocals i switched to an apple mac running cubase, and 
>been there ever since.
>
>the immediacy of the asq10 was awesome and is still the best hardware 
>sequencer ever made (think mpc3000 without the drum sampler & pads!) but 
>the tweakability of the mac-based sequencer is now, for me, a mastercard 
>moment - priceless.
>
>i currently record albums, remixes etc on an apple mac g4/933 with os9.2.2, 
>1gb ram, dual 80gb hds, cubase vst5 (for sequencing), bias peak (for stereo 
>editing) plus powercore & uad1 for fx.  all audio i/o is through a motu 828 
>(8 track adat i/o plus 8 track analogue i/o) in to a yamaha 02r, with midi 
>routed via 2 steinberg midex8s & 2 midex3s (22 seperate midi outputs to all 
>my hardware).  2-track recording (ie the stereo output from the mixer) is 
>via an 'old and obsolete' powermac 9600/g3-450 running os9 & bias peak, 
>through a lynx one 24-bit pci card.  think 24-bit DAT.
>
>quite a few 'professionals' immediately criticise me for still being on 
>os9.2.2 and using 'old obsolete technology', but their results on protools 
>systems & mega-bucks plug-in costs usually can't beat my productions.
>
>so, just remember, its not what you've got but how you use it that counts!!
>
>
>for a computer system you can start with something like an apple ibook 
>g3/500 (or pc equivalent), simple usb midi interface & a version of cubase 
>/ logic / digital performer.  that'd cover you for midi-only, but if you 
>want to incorporate soft synths then you'll need as much power as you can 
>afford.
>
>hardware sequencers have their strong points too - akai asq10 / mpc series, 
>roland mc500 etc, yamaha qy series (eg qy300) etc.
>
>also heavily depends on what other gear you have, because one of your 
>synths might already have a sequencer built-in that'd do the job for you, 
>though just make sure that the unit can save sequences to floppy / hd.
>
>and another thing.  your choice will also totaly depend on the style of 
>music you want to make, and how far you want to make it.
>
>i told you it was a big question!!!!
>
>};-)
>moose @ midizoo
>
>
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>I have been looking on craigslist as well for free desktops and was thinking 
>about picking up an old g3 w/ os9.Anyway, thanks for the help a bunch.
>-Ben

if you want to bounce some ideas around then email me privately.

}:-)
moose @ midizoo