Two simple loops - Roland S-760, Akai S900, Alesis 3630 - French House

Two rough beats 'mixed' together
Beats assembled on the 900, various samples to make up the loops are in the S-760. I really wish I had an interface with more IO so I could play with more interesting routings.
I shouldn't have stood in front of the camera

[@lkagamin]

For sure. There's so many ah-ha presets on there besides that, like the Wrath of Zeus and WDPK voice pitch shifters. So much fun.

[@DjLeoZero]

I started out on a S760 back in 1993 - wish i'd never sold it, you're right about the filters and sound.... great session this... lovely loops. this style will never die! too much fun!

[@muzik858]

Now THIS IS REAL HARDWARE! Great work!

[@lukebussey5218]

sick dance moves

[@lkagamin]

@IanCanefire The S-760 is 16-bit and serves as my 'hi-fi' sampler. It has a very polished sound that enhances whatever you put into it. It also has great filters and envelopes. Where it falls short is in ease of use. The Roland S-series programming paradigm is rather hard to understand, and the manuals are cryptic to the point of being useless. Still, I put up with it because it sounds so good, and compliments a 12-bit sampler like my Akai very well.

[@regend762]

Love the live performance aspect you have going on and the tunes groove. I would play them in my sets. I have been using Roland rack samplers for a long time and have never used the front panel. Always mouse and external monitors. Good stuff and inspiring.

[@dxtrs_mnpltr]

Must be quite a pain to edit from the tiny display at the front!

[@horstphil2]

killer. i feel your style!!

[@Alpostol]

Sounds really amazing!

[@urbanfabric]

Are you going to post perhaps maybe a "how-to" on sampling on the S-760? That would be great!

[@AnthonyDavid94]

MMT8's are even smaller than I thought they'd be... Nice beats and setup!

[@dxtrs_mnpltr]

I luv your beats man

[@UNDERGROUNDCALLING0161]

i dig your ralph steadman fear and loathing print and your gear tidy set up .... 2 thumbs fresh

[@UrbanCrunkMovement]

Nice you got them in the Ikea Rast shlelf! I had two s900s in one of those for a while, now I have my synths in it. I want to modify it to have rack rails but that's gotta be the cheapest rack you can get!

[@dxtrs_mnpltr]

I like the black rack, is that ikea too?

[@quentinjames981]

Dope demonstration mate, it sparked some questions in my mind, hope you don't mind me asking. 1. Is there a particular reason/preference for having your beats on the S900 and the instrumental samples on the S-760? 2. I'm guessing that the whole arrangement is sequenced and the jam revolves mainly on muting/unmuting and controllng filters by hand? 3. 2:18 the snare stopped and the first instrumental sample also stopped. Was coming from your DAW's MIDI sequencer? 4. How are the 2 samplers connected to the sequencer/DAW? Is there need for any MIDI sync so both samplers receive notes at the same time?

[@lkagamin]

@vegunited06 Agreed. Really love that Akai knock!

[@TheMadisonHang]

its so daft punk-esque i hope you take that as a compliment!

[@breconmafia]

this rocks man, lovin' this!

[@snolan1990]

Really can't beat that Ensoniq DP/4. Phaser heaven.

[@AllNightDayDream]

This is wicked

[@lkagamin]

Ableton Live. I'd love to get an MPC or something to sequence with and leave the computer behind but I haven't had any money to sink into the studio in a long time.

[@lkagamin]

Lower price. I got an MPC a few months ago to replace Ableton as my main sequencer and I love it.

[@quentinjames981]

Super video mate, had a great time watching! 9 years later do you still feel the same way about this? I recently bought an MPC One to replace Ableton. So far I prefer the MPC for chopping samples and sequencing. But for warping/timestretching, filtering and other FX I much prefer ableton. So I’m in this weird back and forth between my laptop and MPC… I suppose back then one wouldn’t use MPCs for FX except filtering, then everything else would be done through external hardware.

[@migraine516]

Jamming. I'd spin these. We have similar samplers in our collections! I'm looking to add a s760 tho !!

[@regend762]

i'll agree lower price. workflow of MPC is loved by a lot of people so it has a larger following. i am still stuck on Ableton Live.

[@Ftoes]

Nice set up man. Is your 3630 modded? Just picked one up cheap after seeing Alan Braxe use one and am reading that they are no good unless modded. I don't really need it for anything other than an effect but an wondering if I'll need to mod it. Cheers

[@edstudio673]

Really? Do you think Alan Braxe 3630 is modded?

[@IanCanefire]

Tell us more about the Roland S760....Do you like the sound, is it easy to program, is it the same bit rate as the Akai? I am thinking about buying one since it is so cheap right now. I already have two Yamaha A4000's and an Akia z4. nice video.

[@ODDJOHNOFFICIAL]

Can I buy this track anywhere?

[@steviesiegs]

lifelike was here

[@Rbrownsword]

Price but also the main thing is that the MPCs are not as easy to set up to play lots of instruments at once chromaticaly.

[@lkagamin]

I just use the front panel. Never had any issues with it besides it just being a bit convoluted compared to other samplers. It's not difficult per se, just a bit tedious.

[@isahinton]

any comments on the 3630? obviously a staple piece to your setup.. but would you buy it again?

[@breconmafia]

cool, seems to be working ok!! i just put one of my filter house vids up about half hour ago, type in ed the spread and filter house messin around s950 sp1200

[@Jordo54321]

Do you use the external accessories when programmng the s760? Thinking about picking one up but I heard its a bitch to use lol. I see your comment above about the manual being cryptic. Once you get used to it tho, does it become relatively painless to operate? Thanks

[@princessmolestia97]

How would you use this in ableton? I am thinking of getting one but looks difficult

[@urbanfabric]

I need help setting up my s760 and I'm looking for the mouse that goes with it. I have the 3630 comp as well.

[@pawelbortel]

You are the man! btw, can someone tell me why people so often use Akai S models rather than mpc's? It's beacause of lower price or different sound? MPC is way more comfortable to use...

[@dxtrs_mnpltr]

Lots of people had amigas and ataris to sequence with, plus you save space with rackmount units. The S series were also pretty powerful

[@dwarde78]

Sweet

[@brainztain]

is the s-760 still worth it even without the monitor?

[@sneakytraxx2010]

cool !

[@lkagamin]

Thanks!

[@kolakube123]

Hey man. Whats the small mixer your using?

[@MPCKS]

Analogik Power!

[@lkagamin]

@sneakytraxx2010 Thanks!

[@granoj1]

dope

[@primozhladky7902]

Man how does EPS work. Does it have scene seq?

[@mantax55]

What is that last sample?!?

[@kidinmee]

How is the Alesis 3630in your opinion?

[@djseanclayton]

hey taylor what mpc did you get?

[@aprildj5684]

yo trax are so dope sell on juno

[@breconmafia]

whats sequencing this?

[@lkagamin]

@akaKitchen love u

[@lkagamin]

Mackie MS1202