AKAI S950 Sampling

[TEACHYOUTEEWHY]

Man. I love this stuff. It makes you want to live mad longer and stay productive.

[KeepItFresh02]

I am not seeing my level move when I try to sample. the level bar stays full from left to right. are my connections not right?

[skingsdoc]

Yes

[lucullusxerxes]

yo. was that You Can Make it If You Try?

[JRCrowley]

You're a great teacher! very helpful thanks.

[docfraktal]

Very nice tuto !

how is the AKAI sound in real?

better than Emu or not the same at all ??

xcuse for my poor english ;)

[IphoneChaos]

do these units have their own soundbank or do you have to imput everything yourself?

[Ryoga2K]

@IphoneChaos You have to sample it or buy Akai discs or download Akai samples, to be honest this samples are so common that you can find full cds almost anywhere.

[aidsgunz]

excuse me Doc, i'm actually about to get an akai mpc 2500, and i might also invest in getting one of these, do u think its a mart investment, or should i just stick to the mpc, since it is a sampler also? your thought? or can they be used together and function well?

[AlienCommunity]

wtf is this? why do you need this? It's hard to do and takes a lot of time to sample. you can easily use Reason 5

[ryanmeursing]

@AlienCommunity Yes! Much easier but less fun and satisfying.

[subwayfan68]

@AlienCommunity.......That's the way hip hop was produced back in the day. Reason 5 is HOT but as a producer....I use analog gear. You can't get the same feel from software that you'd get from analog gear. Many hip hop producers live and die by this method. Most notably Pete Rock,DJ Premier,Damu the Fudgemunk and Kanye West. Software is easier to use but I don't have to tweak anything to get that RAW hip hop sound. That's just the way it comes out RUGGED and RAW. That's TRUE hip hop.

[AlienCommunity]

@subwayfan68 u right

[PeakResetProductions]

@subwayfan68 TRUE WORDS SPOKEN!!! there is nothing to add to this...

[PeakResetProductions]

@subwayfan68 TRUE WORDS SPOKEN!!! there is nothing to add to this comment...

[JazzyFunkaHolic]

Where do I get a S 950 these days ? I doesn't find it ....

[ollie6333]

One question, are you playing the cd from a cd player and taking the sample from that ? or how are you doing it ?

thanks

[ikeaaron]

No disrespect, but you'll save your jog dials a lot of wear and tear by not 'zip' twisting them. I can't tell you how many wrecked/completely unresponsive jog dials I've encountered working at Guitar Center back in the day. Even if you've been doing it for years and all your stuff still works, it's still not a particularly good habit to have. Anyway, nice vid. Makes me nostalgic...

[hrdtxs]

Doc, How does the 950 sound compare to the 60? Some say its the same engine, but others say they sound different, any thoghts?

[skingsdoc]

@hrdtxs Yes, it's the same sample engine the only difference is you can do more editing and change the sound of the samples

[subwayfan68]

@hrdtxs They have the same engine but the filters on the 950 are a bit steeper plus you can change the sample frequency to your taste.......lower freq for kicks.........higher freq for hi hats and somewhere in between for snares. Personally........I prefer sampling drums into the SP1200.....can't get any better than that. SP has it's own sound. 950 and SP1200 are the perfect combo for that gritty 12 crunch. Check out Pete Rock's "Sun Won't Come Out". Perfect example of the 950/SP1200 combo

[dadulah7]

sampling came along way since the 950...

[skingsdoc]

@dadulah7 yes and there is more to do

[karelpostthuis]

@dadulah7 Sampling today has indeed been perfected. Modern sampling has strerilized all musicality and provides clean and clear reproduction of the original sounds. Modern sampling adds NO ROMANCE to the sound at all.

Would Trevor Horn have been able to do his Art Of Noise sound with modern sampling?? Hmm......

The art of musical sampling is gone..... Today it's only reproduction.

[mysterymediacorp]

@karelpostthuis you must've never heard of producers like Onra, After One or Samon Kawamura

[karelpostthuis]

@mysterymediacorp explain your comment please, i don't think they have track record like Trevor Horn, or?

[birdcjuda]

i'm getting a 950 this friday =]

[randall642]

cat meow @ 4:29-4:31 LOL

[potissimus]

@randall642 lol good catch. the cat was jammin

[NavBeats]

Nice Video ! thx

[loopwholetube]

sp1200 and the s950 is the dopest setup to me...respect.

[loopwholetube]

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[MarcS4R]

thanx, thanx for sharing this.

[HiFiApartment]

thx for sharing!! great video

[hustletv]

Dope Video. s950 Owner here with MAX RAM. (2 Modules Installed)

I have 1 extra memory for sale too.

Keep up the good work.