Sampler Comparison / Shootout / Test - .WAV

[nique]

La comparazione.

https://soundcloud.com/niquethomas/sets/la-comparazione

1 sample. 7 samplers.

AKAI MPC-2500
BOSS SP-303
ELEKTRON DPS-1
KORG MS-1
ROLAND SP-404SX
ROLAND MV-8800
YAMAHA SU-700

I tried to make it as fair as possible for all the samplers, so I went straight out of my Vestax handy trax via line-out (RCA) into the sampler's line-in. After that, the sampler's line out went into my portable recorder, an Olympus LS-100.

So what do we all think?
What's the best?
What's the worst?
What's what?

Twin thread @ elektronauts.com

I'll reveal the answers on soundcloud when I see that the thread is dead.

[dimXL]

Hi

The importance of sound quality depends of worlflow. I.e. I only use resampling method.
So for me the main thing is how sound change after many resamplings + FX.

I had/have owned -
AKAI MPC-2000xl, MPC-1000
BOSS/roland SP-303, SP-404SX, 606, 555
YAMAHA SU-700
so on

for me the best sound with resampling are SP-303 and SP555

[ellaguru]

some years ago ive made something similar if you are interested
http://sp-forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=11682&p=99628&hilit=akai+remix16#p99628

[nique]

some years ago ive made something similar if you are interested
http://sp-forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=11682&p=99628&hilit=akai+remix16#p99628

Cool! I will check that out!

Here's some more info that might be helpful on why there's twenty files.

MS-1
-Stereo (48kHz)
DPS-1
-Stereo (44.1kHz, 24 bit)
DPS-1
-Stereo (44.1kHz, 16 bit)
MPC-2500
-Stereo (44.1kHz, 16 bit)
MV-8800
-Stereo (44.1kHz, 16 bit)
SP-303
-Stereo (44.1kHz)
SP-404SX
-Stereo (44.1kHz, 16 bit)
SU-700
-Stereo (44kHz, 16 bit)
SU-700
-Stereo (44kHz, 8 bit)
MS-1
-Stereo (24kHz)
SP-303
-Stereo Long (22.05kHz)
SU-700
-Stereo (22kHz, 16 bit)
SU-700
-Stereo (22kHz, 8 bit)
MS-1
-Stereo (12 kHz)
SP-303
-Stereo Lo Fi (11.025kHz)
SP-404SX
-Stereo Lo Fi*
SU-700
-Stereo (11kHz, 16 bit)
SU-700
-Stereo (11kHz, 8 bit)
MS-1
-Stereo (6kHz)

*You can sample with LO-FI mode on the SP-303, but it's an effect on the SP-404SX. Still, I thought it could be helpful to hear the differences between those SPs)

[gis_sweden]

some years ago ive made something similar if you are interested

I remember that one

[gis_sweden]

I only have two samplers. SP-404 and KP3.
More than enough, in my opinion...
My favorite among you recordings was number 5.

[nique]

I only have two samplers. SP-404 and KP3.
More than enough, in my opinion...
My favorite among you recordings was number 5.

No doubt.

I do feel like I've become more of a collector lately (bought 5 in the past few months), so I'll either bond with these machines or sell.

Here's the results:

MS-1 - 1085
-Stereo (48kHz)
DPS-1 - 1111
-Stereo (44.1kHz, 24 bit)
DPS-1 - 1099
-Stereo (44.1kHz, 16 bit)
MPC-2500 - 1084
-Stereo (44.1kHz, 16 bit)
MV-8800 - 1097
-Stereo (44.1kHz, 16 bit)
SP-303 - 1078
-Stereo (44.1kHz)
SP-404SX - 1082
-Stereo (44.1kHz, 16 bit)
SU-700 - 1107
-Stereo (44kHz, 16 bit)
SU-700 - 1104
-Stereo (44kHz, 8 bit)
MS-1 - 1090
-Stereo (24kHz)
SP-303 - 1079
-Stereo Long (22.05kHz)
SU-700 - 1106
-Stereo (22kHz, 16 bit)
SU-700 - 1103
-Stereo (22kHz, 8 bit)
MS-1 -1092
-Stereo (12 kHz)
SP-303 - 1081
-Stereo Lo Fi (11.025kHz)
SP-404SX - 1083
-Stereo Lo Fi*
SU-700 - 1105
-Stereo (11kHz, 16 bit)
SU-700 - 1100
-Stereo (11kHz, 8 bit)
MS-1 - 1094
-Stereo (6kHz)

Updated below:

https://soundcloud.com/niquethomas/sets/la-comparazione