AKAI S3000 XL Sampler

The ace sampler from AKAI, following in the footsteps of earlier A-series samplers. Each new sampler in this series had more memory, more extensibility, more disk space (or just had disk space) and more features. The A3000 has great sound quality and still plenty of memory for demanding mellotron samples. And mellotron samples is the reason I need it. As much as I love the M400, it can be impractical to take along and can be unreliable. Enter the S3000 for guaranteed delivery.

Features:

32 voices polyphony
SCSI-bus
Internal 2Gb HD.
2 up to 32 MB RAM
Effects unit
2 inputs, 8 outputs
44.1kHz sampling, 16-bit
SPDIF I/O
16-channels MIDI
MIDI I/O/Thru

Samples:

Watcher of the Skies played on the S3000XL, with string samples of my mellotron M400 and someone elses M400 brass. The sound is played through the S3000 internal rotary effect. Compare with the WatchMe sample of the Korg 05R/W.