Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.6.2.16 $; site ada-uts.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!decvax!cca!ada-uts!hedger From: hedger@ada-uts.UUCP Newsgroups: net.music.synth Subject: Akai Sampler information Message-ID: <30100008@ada-uts.UUCP> Date: Thu, 15-Aug-85 12:16:00 EDT Article-I.D.: ada-uts.30100008 Posted: Thu Aug 15 12:16:00 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 24-Aug-85 00:02:23 EDT Lines: 21 Nf-ID: #N:ada-uts:30100008:000:1398 Nf-From: ada-uts!hedger Aug 15 12:16:00 1985 has anyone seen the Akai sampler????? I heard it the other day so here's some info. The sampler is rack mountable and sells in Boston for 895.00. I think it utilizes 8-bit sampling rate and sounded pretty good considering. There is an lfo and filter on board and unlimited 'overdubbing' of samples is supported. Now the bad news....If you want to store samples (under Akai's scheme of things ) you have to buy their rack mounted disk drive...this unit costs 265.00 and uses small mini diskettes that I was told are very popular in Japan..(I think these mini diskettes are also used in Yamaha's cx5m computer) but trying to get an answer as to how much the blanks go for I was given the runaround.. (sounds like you only get them from Akai and you get gouged in the process) The diskettes only hold 2 samples (one on each side). The sampler itself only holds one sample at a time. All of this makes live performance a bit precarious. The box is equipped with MIDI so obviously the disk drive could be avoided and a p.c. used, but still since the box only holds one sample at a time and since there's an 8-second load time,live performance would probably be a little hairy... maybe if we all write letters, Akai will add 32 ts memory locations for a couple hundred more bucks...... ******************************************************** Keith Hedger - Intermetrics ihnp4!inmet!ada-uts!hedger