looking for a cheap small sampling keyboard

dreammusic · 25th March 2009

kinda like the sk-1, preferably with more than 4 key polyphony and a larger soundbank. needs to have a sampler.

alexp · 25th March 2009

Small and with a sampler?

Check out the Roland DJ70.... Cant think of much more than that....

alexP

shadowfac · 25th March 2009

Cheap, although not small:

- Yamaha DJX
- Ensoniq EPS

If you only need one-shot samples or loops, but no transposing across the keyboard, you should consider stuff like

- Zoom SampleTrack
- Korg ES-1
- Yamaha SU-10
- Boss SP-303

bbow73 · 25th March 2009

the ESX-1 will let you put samples on two kb parts, as well as all of it's drum pads,
real time controls as well.

Stevil · 26th March 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexp

Check out the Roland DJ70...

+1

i used to drool over the dj70.
i use an old emu esi-32 triggered by a microKorg.

anybody used the new samplers?
Roland SP404: 12-voice polyphony, Import/export WAV/AIF via CompactFlash card slot; supports up to 1GB card...

26th March 2009

Yamaha VSS-30 is fun.

jabuone · 26th March 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by thx1138

Yamaha VSS-30 is fun.

thumbsup

krylenko · 26th March 2009

Well, how small is "small"? If you're looking for something the size of an SK-1, your only options are other SK or VSS series boards.

The VSS-30 is great, but I think its polyphony is also 4 and, while it has more presets than the SK-1, they're cheesier and less useful.

There's nothing else in that general form factor that offers transposable sampling and built-in sounds.

25th March 2009	#1
dreammusic Gear Head Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 33 Thread Starter	looking for a cheap small sampling keyboard kinda like the sk-1, preferably with more than 4 key polyphony and a larger soundbank. needs to have a sampler.

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alexp Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2007 Location: Niagara Posts: 3,606	Small and with a sampler? Check out the Roland DJ70.... Cant think of much more than that.... alexP __________________ www.myspace,com/twitchcraft

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shadowfac Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,243	Cheap, although not small: - Yamaha DJX - Ensoniq EPS If you only need one-shot samples or loops, but no transposing across the keyboard, you should consider stuff like - Zoom SampleTrack - Korg ES-1 - Yamaha SU-10 - Boss SP-303 __________________ http://facproductions.net http://cdbaby.com/all/fac

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bbow73 Gear addict Joined: Feb 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 336	the ESX-1 will let you put samples on two kb parts, as well as all of it's drum pads, real time controls as well. __________________ "I Have Had It With These Monkey-Fighting Snakes on This Monday-Friday Plane"

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26th March 2009	#6
thx1138 Guest Posts: n/a	Yamaha VSS-30 is fun.

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krylenko Gear interested Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 23	Well, how small is "small"? If you're looking for something the size of an SK-1, your only options are other SK or VSS series boards. The VSS-30 is great, but I think its polyphony is also 4 and, while it has more presets than the SK-1, they're cheesier and less useful. There's nothing else in that general form factor that offers transposable sampling and built-in sounds.

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