Was checking the Zero-G sale, and googled some reviews and found a mention in SoundOnSound from 1993!
So this is a real golden oldie, that has stood the test of time.
I just then started wondering what the oldest sample set still available for sale could be, are there any sample sets from the 80's still sold in their original form for instance?
Oldest samples still available?
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- KVRian
- 1488 posts since 7 Jan, 2004
In the '80s they mostly used floppy disks and rom-cards.
Have a look at Kidnepro where they sell floppies with original samples for AKAI S900, E-mu Emax and Ensoniq ESQ-1 for instance, which means it goes back to about 1986.
One early general sample CD's was Datafile 1 from Zero-G. Actually it was not a CD-ROM but an audio CD with samples on the tracks.
Masterbits still has "SAMPLING COLLECTION 500" for sale which dates back to 1988.
In the second half of the '80s there were several sampler-specific sample CD-ROMs which currently are not for sale anymore as far as I know.
Have a look at Kidnepro where they sell floppies with original samples for AKAI S900, E-mu Emax and Ensoniq ESQ-1 for instance, which means it goes back to about 1986.
One early general sample CD's was Datafile 1 from Zero-G. Actually it was not a CD-ROM but an audio CD with samples on the tracks.
Masterbits still has "SAMPLING COLLECTION 500" for sale which dates back to 1988.
In the second half of the '80s there were several sampler-specific sample CD-ROMs which currently are not for sale anymore as far as I know.
The more I hang around at KVR the less music I make.
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- KVRAF
- 14123 posts since 20 Nov, 2003 from Lost and Spaced
Sounds like they are playing it backward. I keep hearing 'Hail Satan...'
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thecontrolcentre thecontrolcentre https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=76240 - KVRAF
- 37262 posts since 27 Jul, 2005 from Scottish Borders
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- KVRian
- 966 posts since 16 Feb, 2010
heh, the testimonial from 'CU Amiga' magazine says it all!Numanoid wrote:Was checking the Zero-G sale, and googled some reviews and found a mention in SoundOnSound from 1993!
So this is a real golden oldie, that has stood the test of time.
I just then started wondering what the oldest sample set still available for sale could be, are there any sample sets from the 80's still sold in their original form for instance?
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 25849 posts since 20 Jan, 2008 from a star near where you are
True, the grandaddy of them allTimfonie wrote: Masterbits still has "SAMPLING COLLECTION 500" for sale which dates back to 1988.
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- KVRian
- 906 posts since 24 Mar, 2010
I'd like to point you to http://cd.textfiles.com/directory.html where youll find some old floppy's and CD's.
Do a search on there for "audio" and "music", and you'll come across some stuff like loops, midi, etc.
Textfiles is a great site to waste some time on, especially if you grew up on BBS's
Do a search on there for "audio" and "music", and you'll come across some stuff like loops, midi, etc.
Textfiles is a great site to waste some time on, especially if you grew up on BBS's