Elektron Musical Instruments

can anyone recomend a sampler 
> that is as easy to get sound into as an sk-1, but can also be 
> triggered by midi (i know about the kit to turn sk-1 into midi, but 
> maybe another feature i'd like is to hold more samples)? that would 
> be some real fun ;D    ... i had an akai s2000 and ensoniq mirage 
> before, both were real bitches to work with :[

Emax, Emax 2, EIII, ASR-10/X....

I've had my hands on all of them and have to say the EIII o.s. is my 
favorite (emax 1/2/esi all very similar).  I am waiting for an Emax 2 
to arrive ($200) to go with my MnM.
Asr-10 are very easy to use as well, resampling with effects great, 
but they are a bit pricey now - so if you have space for more 
tabletop stuff the asr-x/pro would work, just don't use the sequencer 
and deal with the slow scsi times.  A friend let me borrow his 
CD3000i, and the Akai o.s. is pretty much a pain, as is the Kurzweil.

Since the Elektron gear has effects, get an emax, bunches for sale on 
ebay recently, the keyboard versions have that big space on the right 
where the MnM tabletop could fit.