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[Button Basher]

Yo Oreo!

I use a Roland SP-808 phrase sampler. It's good in the sense it takes zip disks so I have all my tunes saved on like 6 disks, but it's bad as it can only play 4 samples at one time. Not good when it's all you've got. I havn't had any experience with other samplers but I hear Akai make great ones. Unless your gonna be sampling heavily or performing a lot I wouldn't recommend it.
Yeah, i'm WELL up for getting a Triton or Roland Fantom but in the long run, your probably always better off with a computer. All you really need is the right programs and an $80 (or £) MIDI keyboard. If your like me however and wanna collect some serious gear then go for it.
The baby synth in my photo is an Alesis Micron! It's a miniature combination of Alesis's best synths and has tons of preset sounds. You can create your own but it takes long with only 3 knobs (lots of interface controls to get to know). You'll hear it on most of my tunes, it's definitely a nice synth and v. cheap!
I would recommend getting an all-in-one groove machine like Korg's Electribe series (that's the EMX-1 in the photo). They are good synths and drum sequencers in one cool li'l box. You can do better by buying individually but if your strapped for cash they're a good option i'd say (and wicked fun when you make a tune on the spot )!

Sorry for the longness, just thought you might like some advice.

[Funken Monken]

...and 2 of mine..
Incidently, if any musos out there can suggest to me a good delay/loop station, please say

[looseends]

my favorite things are my kids, music, making music on acid 4.0 and working on reason. husband has the midiman (which i'm about to creep up on). also have the yamaha QY-70. it's pretty ancient but it can still crank out some nice tracks. my husband said that was one of the things that could keep me quiet. can get kinda itchy with 2 musicians in the house. oh yeah, weed is purely one of my favorite things. sports and making beaded artwork.