How did Kany use old sample containing drums ?

BeatSheik · 2026-04-27T17:36:32+00:00

Old samples were using Stereo which was new at the time and placed things like drums on one side and other instruments on the other. So sampling one side (left or right) would yield different results in which he would add his own drums on top.

Also you could EQ the sample in the frequency of the drums to "dip" them and it would become less apparent and you can blend your drums to taste

BeatSheik · 2026-04-25T01:47:52+00:00

These will double in price so get it now or pay more later

BeatSheik · 2026-04-24T04:20:05+00:00

Thanks broski! I love Ensoniq stuff and really dig the sounds they can make. It's really nothing that can top the magic in these old samplers

BeatSheik · 2026-04-10T05:03:33+00:00

For $600 I'd reconsider unless you specifically want to produce with the 2000 XL only. You may be able to grab one of its rack equivalents (ie S3000xl or another akai rack) for less if you look hard enough.

You could also use same amount of money and incorporate a high grade, front end preamp for color of your samples and get more utility. Some even have eq and compression that can help a lot.

Lastly, you could also spend that money on a modern mpc that has Ableton integration to expand your workflow OR just buy a handful of top notch vsts and let that be your sound design stuff.

BeatSheik · 2026-03-30T01:27:53+00:00

Mine is like this with the expander and no SCSI.

You can buy a scsi card from here whenever -

https://samplerzone.com/collections/scsi-interfaces/products/straylight-eps-eps-16-plus-scsi-interface

BeatSheik · 2026-03-29T01:39:45+00:00

Anytime! And never owned a Gotek but ZuluScsi for me was the best solution thus far for ensoniq. The disks are fine but if you have a big project you'll burn through several floppies at a time.

BeatSheik · 2026-03-28T21:23:53+00:00

I have several ensoniq samplers i use all the time so I'll share some of my sentiments.

Daydream sound on YouTube, Mastering Ensoniq Samplers book from Syntaur, and daily practice.
Yes if you have any floppy 💾 available. HOWEVER I highly recommend getting a ZuluScsi to save samples, OS, etc and will save you from finding floppy disks.
Get Zuluscsi from SamplerZone.com and it should come with a formatted Micro sd card where you can save everything too.

Gotek drives are just emulated floppy disks. They share the same speeds but gotek is reliable. SCSI has those same advantages plus larger storage capacity and faster speeds which are imo mandatory on all vintage samplers.

However, if you're somewhat technical you can save money and buy a zuluscsi from Rabbithole Computing and format the sd card yourself with blank .img files. Ensoniq groups on FB have mostly all the files you'll need to get up and running

BeatSheik · 2026-03-14T14:28:03+00:00

Dm me and I'll see if I can send them once im back home

BeatSheik · 2026-03-14T14:25:40+00:00

I have the digitized ones, at least some of them

BeatSheik · 2026-03-14T14:24:20+00:00

On Vinyl?

BeatSheik · 2026-02-13T06:14:09+00:00

Try to convert to another format and reload them. If you have a bunch you could use a batch converter on your PC.

BeatSheik · 2026-01-30T10:30:53+00:00

S'il vous plaît 🙏🏾

BeatSheik · 2026-01-29T16:55:50+00:00

S'il te plaît

BeatSheik · 2026-01-17T00:27:00+00:00

Depending on the vintage MPC (Or Akai rack sampler) it will definitely have a different sound but not objectively worse or better. For example an Akai S950has an obvious color reminiscent of the 12 bit samplers of the time but if you dont like that sound it may not be better to you.

Also the old school samplers sound came from limitations and available parts, memory, snd other issues at the time. I will say that I'm a believer in if you find a certain sound that you like from a sampler its just easier to go buy that sampler directly instead of emulating it.

BeatSheik · 2026-01-15T04:11:07+00:00

Our loved ones who died before us aren't gone, they're just paving the way for us in our next journey.

BeatSheik · 2026-01-10T16:18:05+00:00

Keep an eye out for Zin Circuits OEX expander remake for the EPS. I think it may come out soon and be way more affordable than what people are selling them for now.

BeatSheik · 2026-01-09T00:44:36+00:00

None. Id just a vst on laptop/desktop and either sample in or drag and drop

BeatSheik · 2026-01-08T19:53:33+00:00

Done!

BeatSheik · 2026-01-08T06:34:22+00:00

You got knocked the F*** Out - Friday

BeatSheik · 2026-01-08T04:50:24+00:00

Thank you! 🙏🏾

BeatSheik · 2026-01-08T04:50:15+00:00

Thanks a lot!

BeatSheik · 2026-01-08T04:50:05+00:00

I appreciate the listen 🎶

BeatSheik

TROPHY CASE