Roland S-10 sampled bass

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3 ай бұрын

When I sample sounds, on whatever sampler, I always test the samples in a musical context. How a bass sound sounds alone don't mean anything. A sound might sound awesome on its own, but in a mix it might be totally wrong. And vice versa.
I've always found the S-10 perfect for bass. A short sampling time, fast and easy to sample. Early Roland S-samplers have a sonic signature I've always liked. It sounds great while it can also cut through a mix.
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@andivax 3 ай бұрын

You are absolutely right, Maestro. Only sound in context of the mix matters.

@keyfan 3 ай бұрын

I am always amazed at how crucial and important a suitable bass is. Or to put it another way, how noticeable an unsuitable bass immediately is when I try to arrange something myself. The bass from the S-10 sounds great and like a timeless classic! 😎🎹

@80ssynthfan48 3 ай бұрын

You mean the sound or the bassline itself?

@keyfan 3 ай бұрын

@@80ssynthfan48Both sound and bassline and furthermore the adequate volume.

@80ssynthfan48 3 ай бұрын

@@keyfan Ok. I'm not very good at composing basslines but I enjoy it.

@KidMrRemixes 3 ай бұрын

Where is the original source sound from? I’d like to understand how different the original source sound is, compared to the sample coming from the S-10. And what has been done to that sample, if anything. Roland synths from that era still look really good. The black metal chassis holds up very well in my opinion. The D series, the W-30, the S series etc - smooth and cool, both to the eye and to the touch!

@EspenKraft 3 ай бұрын

It's from the MFB Dominion 1 synth.

@Bigger-Circuitry-Bigger-SOUND 3 ай бұрын

this video is very educative “WHO KNOWS KNOWS” and invite people to open their mind and find creative ways to make new sounds with different overtones/timbers, because the most important thing and the only chance to diversify from the heard is by CREATING NEW SOUNDS and vintage samplers are KING.

@andrew1479 3 ай бұрын

I couldn't agree more. I am actively using my Roland S-220 (same generation as you S-10). I have to say fitting it with a USB Floppy disk emulator has totally transformed its ease of use. I mostly use it to sample and recall sounds I've created on either my Model D or Pro - One synths. It sounds great adding some subtle, very musical character to the sound. You also get near instant recall and polyphony added in the bargain!

@AlfonsoMontellanoBlanco-qd5lq 3 ай бұрын

Lucky charm team of synths! Prophet VS, S10

@jaimeross7507 3 ай бұрын

This was BRILLIANT!!!!

@ahmedalshalchi 2 ай бұрын

Professional like always ...

@submediavert 3 ай бұрын

Very cool. Thanks for your emulator video for the S-10. Successfully installed a few months back!

@EspenKraft 3 ай бұрын

Cheers!

@phk70 3 ай бұрын

Nice one Espen 👍 I miss your original Roland S-10 video from years ago 😢 The S-10 is indeed a magical device…

@EspenKraft 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! Download my videos when they're there. Many more will be deleted soon.

@maccagrabme 3 ай бұрын

@@EspenKraft Where was the bass sampled from?

@EspenKraft 3 ай бұрын

MFB Dominion 1

@Less_Average 2 ай бұрын

@@EspenKraft may I ask why you're deleting a lot of your old videos espen? I've been trying to go back to find some for reference and realized they were gone. Just seems a shame to see documentation of the gear from your awesome perspective disappear forever :(

@samplehunter 3 ай бұрын

Is the sound very different from or rather similar to the other 30k/12bit S series samplers from Roland? I still have my S330 somewhere and loved the sound. Not gritty at all but very smooth with epic low end especially when played way below the root note. Maybe because of its sophisticated interpolation algorithm which I never heard again on any hardware samplers or sample players including current Roland gear.

@poofygoof 3 ай бұрын

as a MKS-100 user (rackmount S10) I'm curious as well. I think S220 still has QD and can read S10/MKS100 patches. S330 was a limited S550, but both seem much enhanced from earlier models, and even have a sequencing package available?

@EspenKraft 3 ай бұрын

It sounds exactly like the other 12-bit S-samplers from the time. It's way faster to work than any of the other ones though and it's the only Roland S-sampler from the 80s with an arpeggiator.

@samplehunter 3 ай бұрын

@@EspenKraft Yeah as I heard it automatically finds useful loop points after sampling. On the S330 you had to do that manually. Although sample editing with a monitor attached always gave me that "living the future" vibes ;)

@topsymusic3733 3 ай бұрын

Magnifique !

@markkusmierz3756 3 ай бұрын

Very Cool Sounding.

@TheNAPSince2005 3 ай бұрын

Wao! Roland S-10 was 1st sampler keyboard for me!!

@JonniArmani 3 ай бұрын

bass is gorgeous.)

@JorgeAlmeidadamaged 3 ай бұрын

ZX Spectrum! YAY!

@AlfonsoMontellanoBlanco-qd5lq 3 ай бұрын

Nice tune as result. 😊

@anderslarsson6149 3 ай бұрын

Happy Sampling!! Strålande bra uttryck. Jag samplar det…

@Martin_Demsky 3 ай бұрын

Fun fact, word patch have whole different meaning in software (games, applications) as fix/update, only Kurzweil names patches as programs.

@kentaccordionist 3 ай бұрын

Damn I need that retrokits bad. I’m in the process of re arranging my studio and just came across a big problem, my mmt8 is just too darned big. I can get it on the top tier of my new 3 tier a frame beside my vc-340, but I would sooner buy me the rk-08 which will fit on any of my synths or midi controllers with plenty of room to spare.

@Ancaja123 3 ай бұрын

Get it. It’s my favorite piece of gear I own, and it is so much better than the MMT-8 at this point. A couple small differences but it really hits that spot

@famitory 3 ай бұрын

the S-10 and it's brother the MKS-100 are truly excellent for bass sounds. something about the input section just gives it HEFT if you drive the input. almost makes up for how heavy and miserable they are to move and store

@whiskyngeets 3 ай бұрын

How do you keep your synths so clean?

@EspenKraft 3 ай бұрын

Cloth.

@danielortizdecaracas 3 ай бұрын

Mr Kraft I have a S10 without system disk any idea please??

@EspenKraft 3 ай бұрын

The S-10 don't require a system disk. The OS is in ROM.

@perkelix 3 ай бұрын

I briefly had one. It's essentially got the same sound quality as the S-50, but the quickdisk and 4-octave keyboard really made this a pain to use.

@EspenKraft 3 ай бұрын

Compared to the S-50 working this is 10 times faster.

@perkelix 3 ай бұрын

@@EspenKraft Point taken. The S-10 was designed for hands-on editing along principles similar to the Alpha Juno.

@IvarFritjofHansen 3 ай бұрын

S10 og S50 var mega bra produkter Tomboy brukte dette mye i sin karriere.

@EspenKraft 3 ай бұрын

Per Hansmark var godt likt av Roland ja.

@ILCOMANDANTE 3 ай бұрын

I have to ask You a question because of The 80's why diidn't give a chance to drummachine Yamaha DD- 10 ? Yesterday i bought one in Excelent condițion and ....WOW ....i think Petshop Boys and Dusty springfield with theire songs In private and What Have i' ve done to deserve this , just used this drum machine in there 🙏

@EspenKraft 3 ай бұрын

I have samples of it.

@ILCOMANDANTE 3 ай бұрын

@@EspenKraft Thank You for You answear Espen but I realy would like a video with that particulaire Drum Machine in Espen's Way If it will be posible 🙏

@EspenKraft 3 ай бұрын

It's not.

@ILCOMANDANTE 3 ай бұрын

Ok sorry if i bodder You with this question but i stil think that will worth give a chance it is a beast of The 80's also DD5 wich I have IT also.So....without this Espen 80's it's not quite Espen right ? Because You are indeed 80's 😎

@EspenKraft 3 ай бұрын

I've quit doing straight up gear reviews just for the sake of it. Besides I don't have a DD-10. I don't buy gear to make reviews.

@CraigRodmellMusic 3 ай бұрын

Looks like that one has a built-in calculator. You could do your Maths homework while you compose.

@EspenKraft 3 ай бұрын

To the untrained eye...

@SarcasticTruth77 3 ай бұрын

I've heard you and others say a popular thing to do in the 80s was to sample analog synths, then use those samples in the track. But why? If you already have a Mini Moog, why not play bass on that. Why sample the Mini Moog, then play that sample? As someone who started in the 2000s, samples always seemed the cheap knock off. Someone uses their sampled JP8 pad because they don't have a real JP8. Etc.

@EspenKraft 3 ай бұрын

Layering different sounds then sampling that back were they key ingredients in 80s synthpop and pop in general. Sampling was cutting edge and made it possible to create totally new sounds. It made the sonic canvas much bigger. I get that you don't get it, not being from the 80s, but I am. I know how it was. The MiniMoog didn't have midi. You sampled it and now you both had midi and a sound that cut through the mix in a new way. In live situations you triggered drums from samplers, you could fly in background vocals, only the sky was the limit. I like to make my music as close to the 80s sound as possible. To do that I use samplers. Analog synths were used less and less as the 80s drove by.

@SarcasticTruth77 3 ай бұрын

@@EspenKraft Wasn't trying to be critical. I legit didn't know, and was sure you would. I didn't think about layering. Today, it's nothing to route a MIDI track to multiple VSTs, but I understand how big of a pain that would have been with physical hardware. Thanks for the new perspective. Love your channel!

@EspenKraft 3 ай бұрын

I didn't assume you were critical as such either. ;-) I've got this question many many times and it's hard to fathom how awesome and magical sampling was in the mid 80s. A whole new world of sounds opening up. The creativity and sound palette just exploded.

@Bigger-Circuitry-Bigger-SOUND 3 ай бұрын

Well, i have a vintage minimoog but for some unexplained reason i prefer the bass of minimogg more when sampled in the Mirage and prophet2002

@EspenKraft 3 ай бұрын

My point exactly. This is almost always the case when it comes to bass. Out of the sampler it works much better in a mix.