Akai S1000

Akai S1000
Akai S1000 MIDI Stereo Digital Sampler
ManufacturerAkai
Dates1988 - 1993
Price$5,999 Original MSRP
Technical specifications
Polyphony16 voices
Timbrality16 parts
Oscillator16 total, 1 per voice (Saw Down, Saw Up, Sine, Square)
LFO3 LFOs[1]
Synthesis typeDigital Sample-based Subtractive
Filter18dB/octave non-resonant digital
Storage memory2MB (expandable to 32MB - originally 8MB maximum)[2]
EffectsNone
Input/output
Keyboard61-key (S1000KB only)
External controlMIDI

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.[3] 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).

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".

  1. ^ "Akai Professional S1000 Stereo Digital Sampler". Encyclotronic. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
  2. ^ Blade, Zoë. "Akai S1000".
  3. ^ Russ, Martin (2004). Sound Synthesis and Sampling. Elsevier. p. 221. ISBN 0-240-51692-3