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Title: chronological list of akai "s series" samplers (excluding mpcs) illustrated
Post by: chrisNova777 on March 10, 2015, 08:07:18 AM
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https://web.archive.org/web/20000301171843/http://www.akaipro.com:80/products/index.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20131010213139/http://www.hollowsun.com/gagnon/download/archive_om.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20131105041201/http://www.hollowsun.com/gagnon/download/om_dload.html
http://mda.smartelectronix.com/akai/
http://akai.brothelowner.com/jules/Help/s3000-scsi-drives.html
http://jpelectron.com/sample/Electronics/PC-%20SCSI%20-%20Connectors.gif
http://www.soundonsound.com/news?NewsID=12698
http://web.archive.org/web/19970215071340/http://akai.com/akaipro/index.html
http://web.archive.org/web/19990220103141/http://www.akai.com/akaipro/support.html
Mesa II for mac: http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=1255.msg13229

(http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=805.0;attach=1002;image)

S612   1985 http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php/topic,2646
S900    1986 http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php/topic,1479
X3700   1986 http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/x3700.php
X7000   1986 http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php?topic=3138
S700    1987 http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php/topic,1139 sos  (http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/mar01/articles/retroakais700.asp)
(http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=805.0;attach=1008;image)
S950 (http://www.emusician.com/gear/1332/akai-s950/32419)           1988 http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/s900.php
(http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=805.0;attach=5918;image)
S1000   1988 http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/s1000.php
(http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=805.0;attach=1054;image)
S1100   1990 http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/s1000.php
(http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=805.0;attach=1046;image)
(http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=805.0;attach=1048;image)
S2800*   1992 http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/s3000.php
(http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=805.0;attach=1090;image)
S3000*   1992 http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/s3000.php
(http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=805.0;attach=1044;image)
S3200*   1992 http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/s3000.php
(http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=805.0;attach=1088;image)
S01           1993 http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/s01.php
(http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=805.0;attach=1050;image)
CD3000   1993 http://www.retrosynth.com/gear/cd3000/

REMIX16    1995
(http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=805.0;attach=1006;image)
S2000 (http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php?topic=860.msg893#msg893)    1995 http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/s2000.php | sos (http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1995_articles/nov95/akais2000.html)
(http://www.synthspares.com/image/cache/data/AkaiS3000XLdisplay-500x500.jpg)
(http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=805.0;attach=1024;image)
(http://tarekith.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Akai_S3000XL_Front.png)
S3000XL*   1996 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akai_S3000XL | sos (http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1995_articles/dec95/akais3000xl.html)
(http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=805.0;attach=1078;image)
S3200XL*    1996 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akai_S3000XL | http://www.planet-groove.com/akai/s3200xl.html
(http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=805.0;attach=1282;image)
CD3000XL 1997 http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1997_articles/jan97/akaicd3000xl.htm
S20            1997 http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/s20.php
(http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=805.0;attach=1022;image)
S5000   1998 http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/s5000.php
S6000   1999 http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/s5000.php
(http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=805.0;attach=1010;image)
Z4            2002 http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul02/articles/akaiz8.asp
Z8            2002 http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul02/articles/akaiz8.asp
(http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=805.0;attach=1012;image)

SCSI is standard on the following models:
(s3000i, s3200, cd3000i, s2800i, s3200xl, s3000xl, s2000, cd3000xl)

akai s series samplers

1985 http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/s612.php
1986 http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/s900.php
1987 http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/s700.php
1988 http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/s1000.php
1988 http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/s900.php
1990 http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/s1000.php
1993 http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/s01.php
1995 http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/s2000.php
1996 http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/s3000.php
1997 http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/s20.php
1999 http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/s5000.php
2001 http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/mfc42.php

2003 http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/mpc1000.php
1999 http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/mpc2000.php
1997 http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/mpc2000.php
1994 http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/mpc3000.php
1991 http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/mpc60.php
1988 http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/mpc60.php

https://www.flickr.com/photos/24102293@N02/3593566722/

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Title: Re: chronological list of akai "s series" samplers (excluding mpcs) illustrated
Post by: iRelevant on August 18, 2017, 06:19:35 PM
I have a S-612 sampler, and very satisfied with it. It's a great 12-bits sampler which is really hands on, there is no menu diving involved as there are none. Everything is controlled directly by a physical button, knob or slider.
Title: Re: chronological list of akai "s series" samplers (excluding mpcs) illustrated
Post by: chrisNova777 on December 18, 2017, 11:17:07 PM
I have a S-612 sampler, and very satisfied with it. It's a great 12-bits sampler which is really hands on, there is no menu diving involved as there are none. Everything is controlled directly by a physical button, knob or slider.

i also have a s612!
have u tried using it with any software?
Title: Re: chronological list of akai "s series" samplers (excluding mpcs) illustrated
Post by: Max_Jack on August 28, 2018, 03:57:25 AM
I have a CD3000XL with SCSI2SD 32ram

Title: Re: chronological list of akai "s series" samplers (excluding mpcs) illustrated
Post by: damo-blak on May 04, 2021, 07:11:43 AM
Some good pix on here,
I started out with a s2800 first which was great,
when they came down in price i got a s3200xl,
i used a program to edit it over SCSI called Millennium,
you can still get it from chicken systems!,it worked better
than Mesa etc.really good

im rocking an s5000,s1100 and s1000 now!.My s1000 is rusty as
it was left in a damp garage for 5 years,it still works perfect.
my favorite Akai sampler is S1100,the effect board is really nice
sounding it was used by FSOL for their lifeforms cd,you can hear it
all over it:)