Akai S1000 / S1100 samplers

Lets not forget the Akai S612. At it's lowest sample rate, 4khz , it's about as grungy as it gets. What's amazing is that with it's analog filters even 4khz samples still sound recognizable.


On Aug 6, 2011, at 8:42 PM, "Vicious Lee" <macpac412@...> wrote:

> I have a EPS 16+ and an S1000 nad they both are very clean sounding. Advantage to the EPS+ for it's built in effects. It came with double memory and 6 outs, but no external SCSI port. Hats off to Akai for it's consistency from the beginning S900/950.
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> --- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "mike yates" <crazymike99@...> wrote:
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> > ok :)
> > thanks guys
> > Mike
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> > To: akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com 
> > Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 11:07 PM
> > Subject: Re: [akaiS1000S1100Samplers] how does the s1000 compare to the ensoniq EPS 16+
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> > Confirmed !
> > I have S-1100, S-1000 and S-1000PB.
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> > Only S-1100 has Burr Brown converters and separate ones for the single outs.
> > The "grittiest" sampler of the AKAI S series is the S-900.
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> > I doubt the S-1000 is punchier than S-1100 or has any more quality over a S-1100.
> > The S-1000 loses sound quality in MIDI multi mode and w/ several programs on different MIDI channels routed to the stereo outs and single outs,- like every multiplexing machine.
> > It´s not extremely audible, but there´s a/ the difference to the S-1100 and beside the differences in overall features.
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> > Am 04.08.2011 23:40, schrieb Mike Schaffer: 
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> > I've got both the S1000 and S1100, and they don't sound exactly the same. The S1100 has differnt A/D converters. To my ear, the S1000 is grittier and punchier, while the S1100 is cleaner and more accurate.
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