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Average rating: 4.4 out of 5

Glenn a part-time user from Sweden writes:

I have installed the new O.S 1.5. And loading time i decreased by factor /2. Yeeehaa. I have had my machine for a short time. And i am very impressed buy the filter and effects. Other sampler aren't even close i this department. If you have a A4/5K do you a favor and download the new O.S from the Yahoo discussion group "Yamaha A5000/A4000 Samplers"

Rating: 5 out of 5 posted Thursday-Oct-11-2001 at 03:55

Filip a part-time user writes:

Yeah, I can confirm that. Have A5000 at home. And it resample like you said aswell :)

Akai is still faster at loading but that's all where it is better. Yamaha's efxs and filters rock-da-house!

Rating: 5 out of 5 posted Tuesday-Sep-25-2001 at 05:35

Dusty a professional user writes:

Once play and load are off this thing is excellent. And it does mangle sounds like you wouldnt believe. LOOP REMIX rox on every kind of sound. Its best used by transfering over the samples you want to use with scsi (I use sound forge 5) then saving them to internal IDE hard drive not SCSI!!

Rating: 4 out of 5 posted Sunday-Aug-19-2001 at 00:43

Ruff & Ready a professional user from SWEDEN BO SELECTA writes:

WICKET TOTALY LUV IT. Have had a few samplers in my time - and this totaly kicks ass

Rating: 5 out of 5 posted Friday-Jun-22-2001 at 05:02

a professional user writes:

Attention everybody who thinks the load time is unbearably slow...PLAY & LOAD HAS TO BE OFF!!! A 64 meg FILE THAT TOOK 20 MINUTES TO LOAD BECAME 2 MINUTES AND 20 SECONDS! NOT BAD...

Rating: 4 out of 5 posted Monday-Mar-12-2001 at 18:44

redg a professional user from france writes:

Except scsi transfer and the slow knobs responds, its the best-buy sampler today. I come from the akai world.

Rating: 5 out of 5 posted Monday-Jan-08-2001 at 04:19

Keith a hobbyist user from Glasgow - Scotland writes:

Nice sampler, excellent effects and features. Unfortunately it has a frustratingly slow loading time. But for the low price i can cope with this although i wouldn't have minded paying a couple of hundred more for better speed.

At the momment my sampler is in repair and i can't use it hence the 3

Rating: 3 out of 5 posted Wednesday-Dec-06-2000 at 16:14

brownie writes:

the A5000 is a helluva sampler BUT...SCSI on it SUCKS like a power Hoover!! Slow as mollasses flowing UPHILL!!!

Rating: 3 out of 5 posted Monday-Dec-04-2000 at 12:03

Big J ( www.QrystallizedMedia.com ) a professional user from USA writes:

After testing and using several other brands of samplers and equipment, the A5000 was the easy hands-down choice. Excellent sound. Excellent included sample library. Filters and effects are superb and clear. Great expandability. BUY IT!

Rating: 5 out of 5 posted Saturday-Dec-02-2000 at 03:45

Juan Jose Legarda a professional user from Spain writes:

I'm a S3000XL user and I've bought an A5000. Unnecesary to say how slow samples transfer is. I'm afraid we all agree on that. It's impossible to understand.

Navigation can't compare Akai samplers. After 3 months of intensif use I can affirm that Yamaha interface is much worse.

But what are the esencial things we can expect from a sampler? Sound quality, number and flexibility of outputs and ram's amount . In this fields A5000 is simply excellent.

Apart from that it's capability in reading Akai programs and samples is very honest. It only requires some minor adjustments.

Internal HD facility with up to 8 Gb of sample stock capacity is really a dream.

Rating: 5 out of 5 posted Sunday-Nov-19-2000 at 06:36

Klauss a professional user from Germany writes:

This is one of the best alternatives for a professional sampler !!

I've worked with akai and emu (even the old 80's models), but Yamaha has an oustanding instrument to be considered by all kinds of musicians (from hard-core techno dudes to movie-score dudes)...

Rating: 5 out of 5 posted Thursday-Nov-16-2000 at 10:39

Kamilof a professional user from New York City writes:

This sampler is very powerful, easy-to-use, great set of effects, incredible filters, big and clear display, professional sound quality........

It also has a nice feature to slice loops into more segments (just like using Re-Cycle), the effects can be used for external sources (as a effects proccesor) and could produce that rough lo-fi sounds we love so much !!!

Besides all, it is a great bang for the buck !!!

Peace.

Rating: 5 out of 5 posted Thursday-Nov-16-2000 at 09:51

olafmol writes:

great and fast interface (if you are willing to break away from akai and emu thinkingpatterns), great sound, very good filters and effects, tight midi-timing.

Olaf

posted Wednesday-Sep-20-2000 at 03:34

ted a professional user from usa writes:

Next to EOS, It has the most robust engine available. That said, it had some bugs, modulation glitches and problems with S/N ratio that turned me off . Not to mention the slowest freak'n SCSI transfer in the business... Load times - 32meg sample in sampler native format - e5000 20 secs, Yamaha 10 minutes!!!

I didn't care for their approach to multi's (multi-timbral program) or the fact that synthesis parameters where distructively applied at the sample level.

I spent a week with the a5000, but after one evening knew that for me, the Yamaha could not cut it. It appears to be seriously underpowered, sometimes taking 5 or 6 seconds to recognise you have moved a control (and this was apparent on more than 1 a5000). So for real time control, I thnk it could be very disaapointing.

I think, behind a confusing and very cluttered interface and an unstable and very slow operating system, there may be a powerful sampler waiting to get out. The effects list and real time control look awesome, but if you cannot use them, or you get turned off using them because the whole entity is just trying your patience, then is doesnt matter how powerful they are, for me they are just a waste of time.

As far as sound, the Yamaha lacked life - my fault, but the interface did not help.

Rating: 1 out of 5 posted Friday-Aug-04-2000 at 05:44

mas a professional user from california writes:

it has some plusses (good midi implementation/fx) however, it's slow. knobs are slow to respond, SCSI sample transfers are tedious, midi is loose. it sounds possible as good as an akai, and it may be a bit more stable, but akai's still have better attack and emu's sound far far better. 20 sample CDs come with the E5000 too (some are crap, though).

Rating: 2 out of 5 posted Thursday-Aug-03-2000 at 18:34

M a professional user from Santa Monica,CA USA writes:

I agree 100%! This thing is excellent. I find new and wonderful features everytime I use it. Especially the loop remix function. Save massive time by not having to use recycle or whatever, and it makes some very interesting loops out of the most basic stuff. The FX rule, and the filters rival most virtual analogs.

Rating: 5 out of 5 posted Wednesday-Jul-12-2000 at 23:12

FlimFlam a hobbyist user from PolkaPorn, USA writes:

Extremely clean sound, nice effects, easy to use interface, easy expansion capabilities, overall very nice to use and priced reasonably as compared to Akai. It also gets that extra twang out of the porno bass samples, that I like so much.

Rating: 5 out of 5 posted Tuesday-Jul-04-2000 at 00:05

Big J a professional user from USA writes:

Absolutely love this sampler! We recently purchased one for use in our studio. I have to say, it smokes! Sounds great! Has a wonderful interface. The 9 sample CDs included in the package are very good quality. It is a great piece. This unit will be used in the majority of our upcoming releases. Bravo Yamaha!

Rating: 5 out of 5 posted Monday-May-22-2000 at 06:39

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