Akai S1000

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 LFO's[1]
Synthesis type Digital Sample-based Subtractive
Filter 18dB/octave digital
Storage memory 2MB (expandable to 32 MB)
Effects None
Input/output
Keyboard 61-key (S1000KB only)
External control MIDI

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.[2] Its abilities to splice, crossfade, trim, and loop music in 16-bit CD-quality sound made it popular among producers of this era. The S1000 also had the ability to "time-stretch", a feature that allowed the music's tempo to be adjusted without its pitch being altered. The sampler used 24-bit internal processing, had digital filters and an effects send and return, and featured up to 32MB of ram with memory expansion.

Variants

A keyboard variant, the S1000KB, included room for an 80MB hard disk. The S1000PB was a playback-only version of the sampler.[3] The S1100, released in 1990, is an expanded and enhanced version of the S1000.[2]

Notable users

Notable users include FrontRunner, 808 State,[4] Butch Vig,[5] Cabaret Voltaire,[6] The Chemical Brothers, Crystal Method, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Fatboy Slim, Future Sound of London, Gary Numan, Jean-Michel Jarre, Moby, Nine Inch Nails,[7] Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark[8] Pet Shop Boys, The Sisters of Mercy, The Stone Roses,[9] Tears for Fears,[10] My Bloody Valentine,[11] Vangelis and Vince Clarke.

References

  1. ↑ "Akai Professional S1000 Stereo Digital Sampler". Encyclotronic. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
  2. 1 2 Russ, Martin (2004). Sound Synthesis and Sampling. Elsevier. p. 221. ISBN 0-240-51692-3
  3. ↑ "Action Replay". Sound On Sound. April 1989. pp. 86–88. ISSN 0951-6816. OCLC 925234032.
  4. ↑ "Art of the State". 808 State. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Behind the Music with Butch Vig". Waves. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "A Chat with Richard H. Kirk". Electronic Beats. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Nine Inch Nails "Closer"".
  8. ↑ "Power in the Darkness". Music Technology. December 1991.
  9. ↑ "The Stone Roses 'Fools Gold'". Sound on Sound. February 2005. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "Tears for Fears".
  11. ↑ "Alan Moulder: Recording My Blood Valentine's Loveless".

Further reading

  • Shapiro, Peter. Modulations: A History of Electronic Music. New York: Caipirnha Productions Inc., 2000.
  • "Akai S1000". Music Technology. December 1988. pp. 32–6. ISSN 0957-6606. OCLC 24835173.
  • "The New Standard?". Sound On Sound. November 1988. pp. 48–52. ISSN 0951-6816. OCLC 925234032.
  • "Akai S1100". Music Technology. May 1991. pp. 34–8. ISSN 0957-6606. OCLC 24835173.
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