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"It clearly won't retain how the subtle variations of an analogue drum computer no matter how many pictures I takes." Yes it can, it's all just waves. Results
by Sporktacular 4y ago
"It clearly won't retain how the subtle variations of an analogue drum computer no matter how many pictures I takes."
Yes it can, it's all just waves. Results will depend on your sampler, settings and audio signal chain. Now if it's just the analog vs digital (44.1k/16b) difference you're hearing then, to use your photography analogy, you're pixel peeping. Insignificant, especially in the final mix, especially on consumer reproduction gear.
"Now to be fair the latest MPC line (X/Live II/ One) do have a complete emulation of an analogue drum computer on board since version 2.9 I believe."
So which is it? Is it a complete emulation or does it clearly not retain the subtle variations of an analogue drum computer?
- throw_m239339 4y ago> Yes it can, it's all just waves. No it cannot realistically because every single note made on the Prophet 5 is not exactly the same as the previous one due to the nature and complexity of analogue circuits. Add 2 VCO, 2 VCA , cross modulation and a VCF to the mix, your sampler will never behave exactly like a Prophet 5, no matter how many samples you make out of the original device. Even 2 prophet 5 from the same revision do not sound exactly the same.
- Sporktacular 4y agoOkay, the original topic was about drum machines vs samplers. In general though, while tracking and performing sure, samplers and synths are in different categories. But then there are sampling synths and emulators (though obviously not the MPC). But if it sounds like a Prophet 5 in a recording, it can sound like one in a sampler. And a sampler doesn't need to sound like every unique Prophet 5, just one.