The Akai S3000XL is a 16 bit professional stereo digital sampler. It's an 32 voice polyphonic sampler, using 16 bits sampling technique and 44.1 kHz sampling frequency. It's equipped with a 3.5" HD floppy drive and can load samples from the Akai S1000, EMU and Roland sound library.

Extended information

32 voice polyphony
Digital resonant filters
Assignable Program Modulation (APM) for flexible sound control
Powerful DSP features including Timestretch
New MultiMode for easy multitimbral setup and layering
MESA Remote Control/Librarian Software for Macintosh
RAM expansion (up to 32MB) with standard SIMMs
Standard MIDI File player
Clear, easy-to-learn user interface
Compatibility with E-mu and Roland sound libraries
Large graphic display
Stereo Mix + 8 individual outputs
S/PDIF digital I/O
Direct-to-disk recording

Powerful Expansion Options:
EB16 (SampleVerb in the US) 4-channel, studio-quality, multi-effects board
IB304F (ProFilter in the US) DSP board for expanded filtering + EQ
Up to 16MB of non-volatile Flash Memory

Technical specifications

Synthesizer Section Maximum Polyphony : 32 voices
Memory Capacity : 2MB RAM (expandable to 32MB RAM)
Sampling Frequency : 44.1 kHz (or 22.05 kHz)
Total Sampling Time : 20.80 seconds (mono/44.1 kHz)
10.40 seconds (stereo/44.1 kHz)
41.60 seconds (mono/22.05 kHz)
20.80 seconds (stereo/22.05kHz)
Maximum Sample Number : 255
Maximum Program Number : 254
Filter : Digital dynamic low-pass filter
(-12dB/octave with resonance)
Envelope Generators : 2 (1 multi-stage)
LFOs : 2
APM Functions : Provided
Hard Disk Recording : Provided
2nd LSI : IB-304F (optional)
Multi Effects : EB16 (optional)
Others Display : Back lit 40 characters x 8 lines (text)
640 x 240 graphics
Internal Storage Device : 3.5" 2HD/2DD Floppy Disk
524MB 2.5" Hard Disk (optional)
Connectors : Inputs x 2, Outputs x 2, Phones, MIDI IN/OUT/THRU, SCSI interface. Outputs x 8, Digital Input, Digital Output.
Accessories : AC power cable, operators manual, O/S disk, MESA disk, Demo Sequence disk, Sound disk x 2.
Dimensions : 483(W) x 432(D) x 88.1(H) mm
Weight : 7.1 kg