and not to get off on this technical shxt, but the hats on the 909 are 12 bit samples.
again, see http://www.midiwall.com/archives/ah/ for all the painful details ;) -Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 5:47 AM Subject: RE: (313) 909s Hi, ---------------- > And the kick is essential, you cannot sample this baby. Can you elaborate on this? I'm not arguing with it. I'm just not clear on the idea of an "unsampleable" sound. ---------------- This can be explained by seeing that the 909 generates each kick tone on-the-fly - it's an analogue synth tuned to make that sound. The 808 is completely analogue, whereas the 909 has analogue generators for some sounds (bass drum, toms, hi-hats) and digital samples for other sounds (clap, rimshot). (I think that's right about those sounds, I still don't own one of these things! Seriously need one, and an 808. Unique instruments.) So, every time the bass drum fires off it is subtly different, and therefore any sample is more like a photograph than the real thing. Also, there's the timing engine to consider - the 909 swing is unmistakable, same with the MPC swing - 62% baby! Hope this helps, Andrew
