Samplers are dead(?)

[Jay Vaughan]

I think there is a chance that sampling is dead as a standalone  
device, but that it will stick around as a rudimentary audio process  
in workstations for some time. Wasn't it true that the era of samplers  
occurred because computing power for the job just wasn't there yet?

Of course there is the argument that we are experiencing stagnation  
with synthesis as a whole, too.  The only place left for innovation it  
seems is in the area of performant control - and if someone comes up  
with something revolutionary in that realm then sampling and the  
control of samplers is a good first fit for the methods. I look at the  
waveedit demo for multitouch tables as an example.. This really is a  
superlative means of controlling a sample based system so maybe we  
will see sampling return as an art form rather than an edit form soon  
enough ...

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On Sep 26, 2008, at 23:01, "punkdISCO" <forums at punkdisco.co.uk> wrote:

> Been thinking about this for years, and it is not a unique thought.
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> If you were in the market for a hardware sampler today, there are  
> none!!  Sure, you have the MPC type desktop things by various  
> manufactures and, you have the workstation synths with samplers, but  
> where are the samplers!!
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> Im not saying that there is any obvious need for a sampler today;  
> its nothing that a laptop cant do, but somepeople have laptop  
> anxiety, especially when playing live.
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> In case anyone suggests that there might be a sampler reserrection,  
> like the analogue reserrection, I don’t buy into this.  Samplers suc 
> k and, unless they have some little gimic like analogue filters and  
> low bit rates, there is good reason for fully loaded machines now se 
> lling for £100 on ebay.
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> But anyway, I just think its strange and probably very unique how a  
> complete generation of musical instrument can become obsolete, with  
> no chance of every regaining any favour or popularity.
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> My cupboards also house a old Emax1 SE Turbo.  I keep meaning to rig  
> it up to my MMT8 (cupboard) as a little jamming sampler rig.
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> Anyone anticipate a new sampler ever being released again?
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> Paul
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> London
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