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Some s1000 questions (sample start point -> mod wheel, pendulum)

Some s1000 questions (sample start point -> mod wheel, pendulum)

2008-02-28 by geir_helgi

Hi!

First of all, I've RTFM :)

I've got my eyes on a s1000 and I was just wondering, do the Akais have "controllable" 
sample start?

Like the Kurzweil K2500:
"K2500 models can dynamically vary the sample start point, such as using the mod wheel to 
choose where the sample will begin playing from."

I also read that the Ensoniq ASR+EPS series samplers have this function..

One fellow VSE member told me:
"On both my S1000 (v4.40)and S2800i, you can modulate the sample start point, but it's 
definitely hard-wired to velocity"

Is it?
Hardwired to velocity, so you can't "route" something to it?
Hacks? :P

Also, quick question:
When you're making a loop, is there a backwards/pendulum mode for the looping?

thanks a ton in advance,
and sorry if these are annoying questions :)

-Geir Helgi

Re: Some s1000 questions (sample start point -> mod wheel, pendulum)

2008-02-28 by floflood

Oh, interesting point :-) it must be soft-wired i guess.
The software in the hardware still seems software to me.
Adjustable velocity curves are quite common on software
sequencers.. this could created randomiced sample starts. 
I think about high hats and drumloops.. more drumloops :)
..
Since i was definately "hardwired" on my Ensoniq (no Atari)
i didn't know that feature there. I should get one today.


--- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "geir_helgi"
<hageir@...> wrote:
>
> Hi!
> 
> First of all, I've RTFM :)
> 
> I've got my eyes on a s1000 and I was just wondering, do the Akais
have "controllable" 
> sample start?
> 
> Like the Kurzweil K2500:
> "K2500 models can dynamically vary the sample start point, such as
using the mod wheel to 
> choose where the sample will begin playing from."
> 
> I also read that the Ensoniq ASR+EPS series samplers have this
function..
> 
> One fellow VSE member told me:
> "On both my S1000 (v4.40)and S2800i, you can modulate the sample
start point, but it's 
> definitely hard-wired to velocity"
> 
> Is it?
> Hardwired to velocity, so you can't "route" something to it?
> Hacks? :P
> 
> Also, quick question:
> When you're making a loop, is there a backwards/pendulum mode for
the looping?
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> 
> thanks a ton in advance,
> and sorry if these are annoying questions :)
> 
> -Geir Helgi
>

Re: Some s1000 questions (sample start point -> mod wheel, pendulum)

2008-02-29 by geir_helgi

Hey,
thanks for the reply! :)

Yeah, too bad it's "stuck" on velocity, it could probably make some really weird stuff!

So far, I've found out that the Yamaha A3/4/5000 series samplers have almost EVERY 
parameter controllabe/routable via MIDI!
I think I'm gonna pick up a a5000 because it's so promising..
and a s1000/s1100 just for the kicks, hehe :)

Also thinking about the E-MU ESI 2000, but I don't think it has the same "control-specs" 
as the A series..

Do you know anything about the ESI?
If you do, are there more routing options, other than displayed in the manual?

thanks a ton in advance,

-Geir Helgi



--- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "floflood" <floflood@...> wrote:
Show quoted textHide quoted text
>
> Oh, interesting point :-) it must be soft-wired i guess.
> The software in the hardware still seems software to me.
> Adjustable velocity curves are quite common on software
> sequencers.. this could created randomiced sample starts. 
> I think about high hats and drumloops.. more drumloops :)
> ..
> Since i was definately "hardwired" on my Ensoniq (no Atari)
> i didn't know that feature there. I should get one today.
> 
> 
> --- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "geir_helgi"
> <hageir@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi!
> > 
> > First of all, I've RTFM :)
> > 
> > I've got my eyes on a s1000 and I was just wondering, do the Akais
> have "controllable" 
> > sample start?
> > 
> > Like the Kurzweil K2500:
> > "K2500 models can dynamically vary the sample start point, such as
> using the mod wheel to 
> > choose where the sample will begin playing from."
> > 
> > I also read that the Ensoniq ASR+EPS series samplers have this
> function..
> > 
> > One fellow VSE member told me:
> > "On both my S1000 (v4.40)and S2800i, you can modulate the sample
> start point, but it's 
> > definitely hard-wired to velocity"
> > 
> > Is it?
> > Hardwired to velocity, so you can't "route" something to it?
> > Hacks? :P
> > 
> > Also, quick question:
> > When you're making a loop, is there a backwards/pendulum mode for
> the looping?
> > 
> > thanks a ton in advance,
> > and sorry if these are annoying questions :)
> > 
> > -Geir Helgi
> >
>

RE: [akaiS1000S1100Samplers] Re: Some s1000 questions (sample start point -> mod wheel, pendulum)

2008-02-29 by Jonathon Stevens

Hi, i've got a fully loaded esi4000 and the routing is pretty disappointing, nothing particularly special about it. I was looking for something similar with modulating loop points via midi CC's, I know the Ensoniq EPS samplers can do it, kinda like a really nasty realtime time stretch. On the plus size the esi has got quite a bit of RAM, internal Zip and SCSI, digital I/O, FX processors and a bunch of filters.
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To: akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com
From: hageir@...
Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:06:53 +0000
Subject: [akaiS1000S1100Samplers] Re: Some s1000 questions (sample start point -> mod wheel, pendulum)

Hey,
thanks for the reply! :)

Yeah, too bad it's "stuck" on velocity, it could probably make some really weird stuff!

So far, I've found out that the Yamaha A3/4/5000 series samplers have almost EVERY
parameter controllabe/routable via MIDI!
I think I'm gonna pick up a a5000 because it's so promising..
and a s1000/s1100 just for the kicks, hehe :)

Also thinking about the E-MU ESI 2000, but I don't think it has the same "control-specs"
as the A series..

Do you know anything about the ESI?
If you do, are there more routing options, other than displayed in the manual?

thanks a ton in advance,

-Geir Helgi

--- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "floflood" .> wrote:
>
> Oh, interesting point :-) it must be soft-wired i guess.
> The software in the hardware still seems software to me.
> Adjustable velocity curves are quite common on software
> sequencers.. this could created randomiced sample starts.
> I think about high hats and drumloops.. more drumloops :)
> ..
> Since i was definately "hardwired" on my Ensoniq (no Atari)
> i didn't know that feature there. I should get one today.
>
>
> --- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "geir_helgi"
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi!
> >
> > First of all, I've RTFM :)
> >
> > I've got my eyes on a s1000 and I was just wondering, do the Akais
> have "controllable"
> > sample start?
> >
> > Like the Kurzweil K2500:
> > "K2500 models can dynamically vary the sample start point, such as
> using the mod wheel to
> > choose where the sample will begin playing from."
> >
> >; I also read that the Ensoniq ASR+EPS series samplers have this
> function..
> >
> > One fellow VSE member told me:
> > "On both my S1000 (v4.40)and S2800i, you can modulate the sample
> start point, but it's
> > definitely hard-wired to velocity"
> >
> > Is it?
> > Hardwired to velocity, so you can't "route" something to it?
> > Hacks? :P
> >
> > Also, quick question:
> > When you're making a loop, is there a backwards/pendulum mode for
> the looping?
>; >
> > thanks a ton in advance,
> > and sorry if these are annoying questions :)
> >
> > -Geir Helgi
> >
>



Re: Some s1000 questions (sample start point -> mod wheel, pendulum)

2008-03-08 by geir_helgi

Alright, 
I just won a s1100 on ebay..

I was just checking this out:
http://lakai.sourceforge.net/docs/s1000_sysex.html

I've got a Edirol PCR MIDI controller which can send SysEx messages (there's an editor for 
it to route the messages to the knobs, wheel, etc.)
I also got a template of the Roland PG-300 which can be uploaded to the PCR to replicate 
a PG-300..

Anyways, I was just wondering (don't know anything about SysEx) if you know that the 
'Start', 'Loop' and 'Cross-Fade' parameters are CC or SysEx, and which numbers are they?




--- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, Jonathon Stevens 
<jonathonbstevens@...> wrote:
>
> 
> Hi, i've got a fully loaded esi4000 and the routing is pretty disappointing, nothing 
particularly special about it. I was looking for something similar with modulating loop 
points via midi CC's, I know the Ensoniq EPS samplers can do it, kinda like a really nasty 
realtime time stretch. On the plus size the esi has got quite a bit of RAM, internal Zip and 
SCSI, digital I/O, FX processors and a bunch of filters.
> 
> 
> 
> To: akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com
> From: hageir@...
> Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:06:53 +0000
> Subject: [akaiS1000S1100Samplers] Re: Some s1000 questions (sample start point -> 
mod wheel, pendulum)
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>             Hey,
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> thanks for the reply! :)
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> Yeah, too bad it's "stuck" on velocity, it could probably make some really weird stuff!
> 
> 
> 
> So far, I've found out that the Yamaha A3/4/5000 series samplers have almost EVERY 
> 
> parameter controllabe/routable via MIDI!
> 
> I think I'm gonna pick up a a5000 because it's so promising..
> 
> and a s1000/s1100 just for the kicks, hehe :)
> 
> 
> 
> Also thinking about the E-MU ESI 2000, but I don't think it has the same "control-
specs"
Show quoted textHide quoted text
> 
> as the A series..
> 
> 
> 
> Do you know anything about the ESI?
> 
> If you do, are there more routing options, other than displayed in the manual?
> 
> 
> 
> thanks a ton in advance,
> 
> 
> 
> -Geir Helgi
> 
> 
> 
> --- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "floflood" <floflood@> wrote:
> 
> >
> 
> > Oh, interesting point :-) it must be soft-wired i guess.
> 
> > The software in the hardware still seems software to me.
> 
> > Adjustable velocity curves are quite common on software
> 
> > sequencers.. this could created randomiced sample starts. 
> 
> > I think about high hats and drumloops.. more drumloops :)
> 
> > ..
> 
> > Since i was definately "hardwired" on my Ensoniq (no Atari)
> 
> > i didn't know that feature there. I should get one today.
> 
> > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > --- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@...m, "geir_helgi"
> 
> > <hageir@> wrote:
> 
> > >
> 
> > > Hi!
> 
> > > 
> 
> > > First of all, I've RTFM :)
> 
> > > 
> 
> > > I've got my eyes on a s1000 and I was just wondering, do the Akais
> 
> > have "controllable" 
> 
> > > sample start?
> 
> > > 
> 
> > > Like the Kurzweil K2500:
> 
> > > "K2500 models can dynamically vary the sample start point, such as
> 
> > using the mod wheel to 
> 
> > > choose where the sample will begin playing from."
> 
> > > 
> 
> > > I also read that the Ensoniq ASR+EPS series samplers have this
> 
> > function..
> 
> > > 
> 
> > > One fellow VSE member told me:
> 
> > > "On both my S1000 (v4.40)and S2800i, you can modulate the sample
> 
> > start point, but it's 
> 
> > > definitely hard-wired to velocity"
> 
> > > 
> 
> > > Is it?
> 
> > > Hardwired to velocity, so you can't "route" something to it?
> 
> > > Hacks? :P
> 
> > > 
> 
> > > Also, quick question:
> 
> > > When you're making a loop, is there a backwards/pendulum mode for
> 
> > the looping?
> 
> > > 
> 
> > > thanks a ton in advance,
> 
> > > and sorry if these are annoying questions :)
> 
> > > 
> 
> > > -Geir Helgi
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