Best way to transfer sound to sampler?

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This is my first post on this site... I'm fairly new to the field of 'creating' electronic based music, but I am no way new to the field of listening to it, or for that matter creating other forms of music. I am considering plunking down the cash for an SU-700 to begin my adventures in electronica. What I would like to know is what the best way to transfer samples from my PC onto the sampler would be. MIDI? Optical? Analog cable? anyway, if the answer is MIDI (which I suspect it will be), what sort of special sound card / cables / monkeys / elephants / tupperware will I need, and what sort of software will be necesary? Thanks a lot for y'er help! (if anyone decides to answer this)
 
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About MIDI:

The answer is not MIDI... In fact, MIDI is in no way an audio protocol. It is only used to send and receive control data, such as NOTE ON/OFF, VOLUME, VELOCITY, PROG CHANGE, and so on. NO audio data is sent or received through MIDI.



This said, let me answer to your question (after reading the users guide):


1st possibility:

The SU700 does have a SCSI-2 D-sub 50 pin connector, and it says that you cna use this to load large amounts of data. This mean that you may be able to plug a SCSI storing device (such as JAZ). You can plug this JAZ on your computer first, save data on it, and load the data in your SU700.


2nd possibility (my favourite):

Well. use Sound Forge to sample things on your computer, to edit them, add effects, reverse them, to chop them around etc... to PREPARE your samples. Then, plug the LINE OUT of your soundcard to the LINE IN of your SU700, and ... well.... SAMPLE the sound of your PC!

as simple as that... you simply sample your PC while it p-lays your prepared work... and you are ready to use those samples in your SU700 right away.

If you use a good quality sound cable, you should get some great results.



More information:

Download the SU700 manual here:
http://yamaha.com/menuitems/userguides/dmi/SU700.pdf

General info here:
http://yamaha.com/cgi-win/webcgi.exe/DsplyModel/?gTGN00005SU700

Detailed specs here:
http://yamaha.com/cgi-win/webcgi.exe/Specs/?gTGN00005SU700


Some more advices:

The SU700 is a good choice by the way.I STRONGLY recommend to expand the memory to the MAX (Maximum of 68MB, installed as paired modules of 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, or 32MB capacity. (FAST PAGE/EDO; with or without parity. ECC is not supported.))


I hope this helps you!
By the way: WELCOME to onlineDJ.com. Enjoy the community!
:)

see you around
 
Wow

You are one fast dude. how on earth do you replay so fast, and with such informed answers? Well... I don't actually wanna know. I would like to say thanks though!
 
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I am soo glad that it helped you out.
Post any question, help other people etc..
it's the community, like a big family :)

take care
 
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