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KVR Forum [Instruments] » Archive » Instruments » May 2003 Index | KVRFA1
AuthorTopic: Akai VZ8
Slacknote
Posted: 8th May 2003 09:11
What's the deal on the Akai Vz8, I cannot wait!
prophet
Posted: 8th May 2003 11:19
nice gui Wink
Slacknote
Posted: 8th May 2003 13:10
when will it be released then?
wayover
Posted: 8th May 2003 13:23
When I saw it at NAMM in January, they were talking about the end of the year. From what I saw, they didn't appear to be offering anything different from the reset of the soft sampler crowd.
Slacknote
Posted: 8th May 2003 14:22
well
I am pretty hyped about it
I mean Akai samplers have been the bomb for years!
Patrik
Posted: 8th May 2003 22:18
Quote:
From what I saw, they didn't appear to be offering anything different from the reset of the soft sampler crowd.


Thatīs true but if I can find a sampler that reads all my AKAI- CDROMs with perfect translation it is good for me.

Patrik
e-modic
Posted: 9th May 2003 01:24
yesterday I recieved a big new catalog from music store (germany), the price is 299,-- Euro.

What about the hardware VZīs ?? Maybe they full down with the price ? Smile
AD80
Posted: 9th May 2003 01:33
Slacknote wrote:
well
I am pretty hyped about it
I mean Akai samplers have been the bomb for years!


Akai hasnt been too impressive lately IMO. Have you played around with Kontakt, Halion, VSampler, etc.? They're dope now, not 10 years ago Wink.
Uncle E
Posted: 9th May 2003 02:10
The cool thing about the VZ8 is the perfect interaction w/ the Z8, now you can work on your stuff w/ VSTi's & still be able to take it live w/o the normal hassles, glitches, & compromises. Aside from that, though, Kontakt's a bigger one for me.
realmarco
Posted: 9th May 2003 08:14
didn't akai go bankrupt last year Help
wayover
Posted: 9th May 2003 08:28
You might be thinking of Mackie.
PAK
Posted: 10th May 2003 11:18
I think it was AKAI's UK distributer that went bankrupt. The VZ8 was scheduled to be launched in August when it was originally announced, although I wouldn't be surprised if it's slipped back a few months.
Squids
Posted: 10th May 2003 12:14
All I know is I love my Akai hardware samplers even with their limitations. So, this could be good if it sounds like their hardware samplerss. I would be very interested in doing an A/B comparison between this and their hardware equivalent.

Same thing with the Emu thing... uh, if it ever actually comes out!
realmarco
Posted: 10th May 2003 21:38
Squids wrote:
All I know is I love my Akai hardware samplers even with their limitations. So, this could be good if it sounds like their hardware samplerss. I would be very interested in doing an A/B comparison between this and their hardware equivalent.

Same thing with the Emu thing... uh, if it ever actually comes out!



yeah but you'd have to plug the output of the sampler in the input of your card to have a fair representation of an A/B between soft and hardware

Your sampler could have better AD/DA on it that your soundcard
Uncle E
Posted: 10th May 2003 23:22
Squids wrote:
Same thing with the Emu thing... uh, if it ever actually comes out!


AFAIK, that got canned a long time ago. Confused
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