Description
The S-900 sampler was Akai’s first truly professional sampler, released in 1986. Its sampling specifications were pro-quality at the time: 12-bit stereo
sampling, 7.5kHz to 40kHz variable sampling rates and a maximum of 63 seconds of sample time at 7.5kHz. Up to 32 samples can be created and stored to disk along
with any edit settings. This was one of the first rack-mount samplers to use a built-in disk drive. Although the drive could load sounds while you play, it was
still a very slow process.
Editing and programming the S-900 is a very good precursor to the advanced S-3000 series. There are lots of advanced edit capabilities
for looping, truncating, velocity crossfading, tuning and even analog-like parameters to control. Individual outputs for each of the eight voices, stereo
mix out, stereo input, MIDI and trigger inputs round out this machine as a professional vintage-status sampler that still proves to be very useful even for
today’s musicians!
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Polyphony : 8 voices
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Sampling : 12-bit linear, 7.5 – 40kHz sampling rates (63 seconds). Up to 48kHz in S-950.
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VCA : ADSR
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Effects : None
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Arpeg/Seq : None
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Keyboard : None
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Storage : 750K internal RAM. Up to 2.25MB in S-950
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Control : MIDI
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Date Produced : 1986 – 1988
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