Well first of all I did not call anybody jealous and merely hinted at the fact that whatever is being said comes across as some kind of jealousy and that's it. Perhaps there is another way of saying what I meant to say but I guess at the moment nothing else came to mind. I'm sorry if I've insulted anyone.

Now, I have to totally agree with everything that AJ just said because often times I notice AJ saying exactly what I had in mind but being a nasty character I am I don't express it in ways that some find acceptable.
I just want to add something.
Software samplers are better. Why? Well, I've said it many times so either check the archives people or just read a few posts above this one. Yet, lots of people still use hardware samplers and it seems to work for them just fine. Although I don't see them post odd statements about 32 or 64 megs piano samples being as good as Steinberg's "The Grand" and Ilio's "ivory". Or Kurzwell K2000 being just as powerful of a sampler as NI Kontakt or EXS 24 because it uses the same .wav file format or whatever

24 bit 196k. If you can use it and have enough hard disk space (as well as 20 bucks for a box of 50 CDs or a bunch of DVDs for backups) use it and enjoy.

Otherwise stay tuned at 44.1. It's much better than 15k tapes. It is indeed a standard. But don't mix up not having a choice with not needing something.
If you use 44.1 16 bit by choice it is your choice and yours alone. You get no critique from me.

-ED-

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