On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Steiny <eric.steinberg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > i really prefer tapeutape over specimen/linuxsampler/terminatorx/sooperlooper, due to its lack of visual cruft. has anyone used ecasound as a midi or osc controlled sampler? ??!??! sooperlooper isn't the same type of sampling application as tapeutape or specimen, at all. Tapeutape/specimen (and linuxsampler) are samplers that map samples to keys/midi, and can be maniputed in several ways. While Sooperlooper does sample, as the name implies it is a looper, not a traditional sampler - they are very dis-similar, and can't even realistically be compared, they are different tools for different jobs. As well, I really like tapeutape's interface, it is very straight forward and simple to use. However, i use Specimen because it is more powerful - having LFO's, pitch contol (realtime), envelopes, and filters on a "per sample basis" is extremely useful. then let's not forget the velocity tab that allows you to specify all of the above listed parameters to be controlled based on the velocity of each note. for example; i can have a snare that when played softly has a low cuf-off frequency (filter), but as i strike the snare harder - the sound will get sharper (higher-frequency). For me, this adds so much life to my sample banks and allows my sounds to be much more dynamic. one thing missing though is tapeUtape's feature that allows to specify multiple samples based on velocity. but it's a trade-off. But when the next version of tapeutape is out - i'll be checking it out, for sure. as for ecasound, and terminatorX (haven't used them...yet) jordan _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
