DDD-1 vs S-900 vs S-2000 vs MPC-60 vs EMAX

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"I just got the MPC-60, bought it with money I didn't quite have... so to compensate I sold my S-900, S-2000, DDD-1, and Emax. I didn't have to sell the Emax... in fact, I really didn't want to... but alas, I am moving and needed the money. I will get the Emax rack unit in the future, for sure. ANYWHO...

I wanted to hear the difference between all these machines. First are the sounds of the DDD-1, direct from the machine, as well as a little loop. After that I sample the DDD-1 sounds into several other machines, playing each hit and then the loop. Hear the difference? You bet you do. They say the S-900 is the same sampler as the MPC-60, but to my ears they sound drastically different. Although, I did sample at different sample rates:
The MPC-60 is at 40khz, the S-900 is 20khz, the Emax is 28khz, and the S-2000 is 20khz. All 12-bit except the S-2000, which is 16-bit.

There is this ongoing debate about whether or not it makes a difference, using a software sampler/sequencer, or using hardware. You know where I stand, just look at the gear shown here. The real question is not about which sounds better or worse. With the right work, you can make any computer sound like and MPC... or make any MPC sound like a computer. It is about workflow. It is about authenticity. If you sample something into your computer and run it through a bit crusher, dropping it to 12-bit... I am sure you will feel a little meek trying to fake the sound of a 70$ S-900. Maybe not. Use what you have, that's really what matters I suppose... make it work. But it is very easy to score some sweet machines. I don't know what an SP-1200 is like to work with, but I can sure tell you the EMAX sounds amazing... and for only 200 bucks. Shit. Make all your beats bump, you will tell a difference... I promise you."