Akai S1000
The Akai S1000 is a 16-bit, 44.1 kHz professional stereo digital sampler, released by Akai in 1988. The S1000 was among the first professional-quality 16-bit stereo samplers. Its abilities to splice, crossfade, trim, and loop sound in 16-bit CD quality made it popular among producers in the late 80s through to the mid 90s. The S1000 used 24-bit internal processing, had digital filters and an effects send and return, and came with 2MB of RAM (expandable to 8MB, and 32MB after the introduction of the EXM008 RAM boards for the S1100 in 1990).
| Akai S1000 | |
|---|---|
Akai S1000 MIDI Stereo Digital Sampler | |
| Manufacturer | Akai |
| Dates | 1988 - 1993 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Polyphony | 16 voices |
| Timbrality | 16 parts |
| Oscillator | 1 (Saw Down, Saw Up, Sine, Square) |
| LFO | 3 LFOs |
| Synthesis type | Digital Sample-based Subtractive |
| Filter | 18dB/octave digital |
| Storage memory | 2MB (expandable to 32MB - originally 8MB maximum) |
| Effects | None |
| Input/output | |
| Keyboard | 61-key (S1000KB only) |
| External control | MIDI |
Version 2.0 of the S1000's operating system introduced primitive timestretching, allowing a sound's pitch and length to be altered independently of one another. Far from seamless, this distinctive sound became popular in its own right, featured on songs such as "Higher State of Consciousness" and "RipGroove".