The Akai S3000XL is a sampler with 32 polyphonic voices, and 2 MB of built-in RAM .
6-397: S3000 may refer to : Akai S3000XL , a 1996 16-bit professional stereo digital sampler EV-S3000, a Hi8 VCR FinePix S3000 , a 2003 3.2 megapixel digital camera with a 6x optical zoom lens by Fujifilm [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as
12-480: A four-key directional pad for navigating the 240×64 display, which is located in the upper-middle portion of the sampler. It is one of the most versatile and useful samplers produced, primarily due to the large screen and easy-to-navigate interface allowing for quick and in-depth sample editing. However, the LCD screen 's backlight fades easily and the memory capacity is comparatively small by today's standards. The S2000
18-497: A letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=S3000&oldid=427594347 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Akai S3000XL For adding sounds to
24-582: Is a stripped down budget version of the S3000XL featuring a smaller 2×16 character LCD display and no internal SCSI connector; it was usually sold with no options installed. Regardless, it is functionally similar and accepts the S3000XL options listed below (sans internal hard disk), including the IB-208P 8-channel output board, which is exclusive to the S2000. Although Akai has discontinued production and product support for
30-573: The computer to trigger internal samples or external MIDI devices. The built-in 2 MB of RAM can be upgraded up to 32 using 2 16 MB SIMMs that Akai provided; other upgrades include cards such as the EB-16 effects board and the IB-304f filter board. The S3000XL has 8 outputs, and two 1/4" phone connector inputs , which meant that it could also operate as a hard disk recorder . The front panel consists of 32 buttons (eight of which are function keys), three knobs, and
36-495: The sampler, the S3000XL features a 3.5" floppy drive that reads Akai -formatted floppies, and a SCSI port which allows for connection to an external storage device (such as a zip drive or external hard disk), a CD reader, or a computer for editing samples via the MESA editor. The device can also play back MIDI files, which is useful during live performances, as the Akai can take the role of
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