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I still have my korg esx and use it all the time. I just think it's so much more intuitive then software samplers + recording samples is so easy and fast! I think I couldn't write songs with only software... Ps. The octatrack looks pretty nice as well:) Greetings from cologne, Jannis Von meinem iPhone gesendet Am 22.12.2012 um 13:37 schrieb Philip <philip.ojc@gmail.com>: > I very recently picked up an Octatrack. I noticed that some other > members here use it. It's like a sample, looper, MIDI sequencer, mangler > all in one. > > I haven't had time to sit down with it and try to learn it, but it seems > to be getting quite a few good reviews. People seem to either love it or > hate it. > > P > On Dec 22, 2012, at 5:02 AM, Daniel Thomas wrote: > >> I really enjoy the Traktor remix deck approach to sampling. Recently I >> have taken to running Traktor and Mobius in Live 8. I loop live with >> Mobius and DJ the resulting loops with Traktor Remix decks. Tres kewl… >> wish I had more time to explore the many workflow possibilities >> therein. >> >> BTW, I have a few flagship EMU samplers and the entire EMU sample >> library in my attic if any one wants the stuff-- ping me. They are >> absolutely phenomenal sampler/synths and the sound library is world >> class. I love the stuff.. but I am never going back to racks full of >> gear connected with snakes. I am too old for the schlepp and these >> days, virtual instruments sound absolutely stunning! >> >> Daniel >> >> On Dec 21, 2012, at 11:56 AM, Toddbert <toddbert@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Traktor has an interesting sampler specifically for DJing. There's >>> also the Octatrack. I use them. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Dec 21, 2012, at 9:47 AM, Rick Walker <looppool@cruzio.com> wrote: >>> >>>> On 12/21/2012 7:31 AM, Scott Hansen wrote: >>>>> does anyone (DJs?) still use hardware samplers anymore? or has >>>>> everything gone to computer software? >>>>> i was just curious. >>>>> seems like all i ever see anymore in DJ pics is computers w/ a small >>>>> mixer....but maybe i'm not looking close enough! >>>> Man, you can buy hardware samplers for a song on e-bay these days. >>>> No one is using them. >>>> >>>> strange to me, but what the heck. I haven't used mine in ages either. >>>> >>>> A lot of older ones are fantastic machines (especially a lot of the >>>> EMUs) but they have >>>> really archaic ways of getting samples in and out of the unit. >>>> >>>> Rick >>>> >>> >> >