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Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.

The second single from the group's premiere album:
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Production: The RZA
Released: January 31, 1994
Format: 12" single, CD
Label: Loud Records

Of note: It's been said that Wu-Tang's signature "grimey" sound was created through the use of the ENSONIQ EPS 12-Bit sampler.

12-Bits people. That's ghetto.



From Vintage Synth:

Its 12-bit sampler is highly versatile with 40 sample rates to choose from (6.25 to 52kHz). However, higher sample rates mean less polyphony and sample time. Unfortunately sample memory is miniscule at 480k expandable up to 2.1Mb yielding from 5 to 40 seconds of sample memory. Some of the EPS's goodies include an 8 to 16 track sequencer (which steals its memory space from the same RAM that holds the samples) with quantizing, digital filters that seem like analog and preset template envelope options.

The sampler was produced in 1988. Its current estimated value: $650