Sequential Circuits Studio 440

Studio 440
Studio 440
Manufacturer Sequential Circuits
Dates 1987
Price US$5,000 (approx.)
Technical specifications
Polyphony 8 voices
Timbrality 8 parts [1]
Oscillator 2
LFO 1 (Saw Up, Saw Down, Square, Triangle)
Synthesis type ROMpler Subtractive
Filter Analog Low Pass non-resonant filter with envelope
Attenuator Attack-Decay-Sustain-Release
Velocity expression Yes
Storage memory 512kb
Effects None
Input/output
Keyboard 8 pads
External control MIDI

The Studio 440 was a sampler sequencer and 32 sound drum machine manufactured by Dave Smith's Sequential Circuits (SCI) and released in 1986. The sampler's core is similar to that of the Prophet 2000 and Prophet 2002. There is a 3.5" floppy disk drive to [2]store samples and data.

Like the Prophet 3000, the Studio 440—and many of Sequential's products—lost sales due to the brand loyalty demanded by its competitors, including Akai Professional, Roland Corporation, and Korg.

Sample rate

The 440 also made it easier to access the full 512kb of memory available, to create 12-bit samples from 12.5 to 33.5 seconds and up to 41.667 kHz.[3]

  • 15.625 kHz rate : 33.5 seconds  —  6 kHz bandwidth [4]
  • 31.250 kHz rate : 16.7 seconds  —  12kHz bandwidth
  • 4l.667 kHz rate : 12.5 seconds  —  18 kHz bandwidth

Sequencer

  • 8 tracks[5]
  • 40,000 note capacity[6]
  • 999 measures per sequence
  • 99 sequences
  • Two discrete MIDI Outs with up to 32 channels of MIDI

Notable users

References

  1. ↑ "Sequential Circuits Studio 440 Drum Machine Sampler". Encyclotronic. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  2. ↑ synthhead (2010-02-02). "The Sequential Circuits Studio 440". Synthtopia. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  3. ↑ SCI, Pierre G. / Copyrights. "Sequential Curcuits STUDIO-440 introduction". siliciumalpha.chez.com. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  4. ↑ SCI, Pierre G. / Copyrights. "Sequential Curcuits STUDIO-440 introduction". siliciumalpha.chez.com. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  5. ↑ "Sequential Circuits Studio 440 | Vintage Synth Explorer". www.vintagesynth.com. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  6. ↑ "The Shape Of Things To Come (SOS Sep 86)". www.muzines.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  7. ↑ "Sequential Circuits Studio 440: Samplers". synth.market. Retrieved 2018-08-16.

Further reading

  • "The Shape Of Things To Come". Sound On Sound. September 1986. p. 6. ISSN 0951-6816. OCLC 925234032.
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