james.... AWESOME is all I can say ...I enjoyed it big tiome!!

Good Job.....good luck

james.... AWESOME is all I can say ...I enjoyed it big tiome!!

Good Job.....good luck

Beautiful work... both music and photography ...
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Yep... very nice James. Very JMJ and Vangelis-like.

Just goes to show what you can do with some quite modest pieces of gear if you have the ears.

In fact, it might be something I'd suggest to many that think that they DO need the latest greatest... go out and buy a sampler from a few years back, you can pick them up for a song. Then use it to try and make something along these lines (at least quality-wise). If you don't succeed, then you might be pretty aware that spending a fortune on a pricey high-tech modern equivalent isn't going to magically transform what you can play now into anything better...

If you aren't ALREADY making great music with samplers, or a computer based GIGA-type system (all of which are cheaper), buying an MS or Neko etc. isn't really some kind of magic wand. James has made magic out of a sampler from over twelve years ago and we bitch about using a four year old arranger!

This kind of thing, I'm afraid... it ISN'T the gear. It's the player.

Kudos, James.

akai s5000 and s6000 are old but gold.

akai S6000

* Sampling System: 16 bit linear
* Sampling Rate: 44.1kHz / 48kHz
* Standard Memory: 8MB (expandable to 255MB using standard SIMMs)
* Memory expansion slot: 4 x 72-pin SIMM
* Polyphony: 64 voices (expandable to 128 with optional VOX64)
* Analog Audio Inputs: Front Panel: Left(Mono)/Right - 1/4" balanced jacks Rear Panel: Left(Mono)/Right - balanced XLRs (S6000 only)
* Analog Audio Outputs: Front Panel: Stereo headphone - 1/4" stereo phone jack (with level control) Rear Panel: 1/4" unbalanced jacks x 8 (expandable to 16 with optional IB-S508P)
* Digital Audio Inputs: Rear Panel: 1/4" phone jack x 1; Optical x 1
* Digital Audio Outputs: Rear Panel: 1/4" phone jack x 1; Optical x 1
* MIDI : IN x 2, OUT x 2, THRU x 2
* SCSI: Half pitch 50-pin x 2
* Wordclock: BNC x 1
* Filters: 26 Digital dynamic filter types with resonance
* Envelope Generators: 2 x ADSR with preset templates, 1 Multi-stage EG with preset templates
* LFOs: 2 x Multi-wave LFOs
* Digital EQ: 3-band digital EQ with variable gain, frequency, Q per band
* Dimensions: S5000: 482.6 W x 132.6 (134.6) H x 410 (444.4) D mm - EIA 3U, S6000: 482.6 W x 177 (179) H x 410 (466.7) D mm - EIA 4U
* Weight: S5000: 8.9kg / 19.6 lbs., S6000: 11.2kg / 24.6 lbs.
* Accessories: AC power cord; sound libray disk; operator's manual

you can make verry good combi sound and midi settings and many many other programs with it. if you have a akai S6000 usb board http://www.forthosewholiketogroove.com/gear-notes/akai/wiki/index.php/Ak.Sys you can use it like a daw with a PC software and more..............

I used very very long time ago with Roland Va-76. I programmed styles on Va-76
with internal sound off on some tracks like drum track, for example sometimes. or layered akai S6000 sounds.

but when some one has MS,this stuff are easyer. MS is ultimate sampler to.




[This message has been edited by AFG Music (edited 04-14-2010).]

I'd hardly call the AKAI S5000/S6000 or Triton Studio modest pieces of gear. Both are top notch studio pieces that can yield impressive results as witnessed by James. Its all how you use them. Sadly most people never delve much further than the factory presets of their instruments which is a true shame. James obviously knows how to utilize his equipment.

AKAI made some of the best rack samplers and the sound libraries available, both factory and third party are numerous. The string sounds James used easily outdid those on any closed arranger or workstation.

Modest in the sense of price, at least, and, to be fair, modest in their capabilities and specs compared to most modern gear.

To be honest, you could pick up a used Triton Studio/S5000 combo for not a whole lot more than an S910... or a used G70!