2 Nov
2007
2 Nov
'07
12:43 p.m.
On 2/11/07 09:35, "Gordon JC Pearce" <gordonjcp at gjcp.net> wrote:
That's it exactly. It was the Akai S612 - or more
specifically, the Akai
MD280 external disk drive. IIRC the sampler could be bought without the
drive, and either send and receive samples over sysex or from tape. I
*think* it had 48k of memory.
I passed up the chance to buy one, with the drive and a large library of
disks, for 50 quid in a music shop in Inverness a few years ago. Oh well.
Gordon
Great little piece of kit. The samples were 12-bit (from memory) and there
was *the best* interface for trimming samples I've ever encountered -
basically two sliders representing 0 - 100% of the sample length. The top
represented "start" and the bottom "end". If the "start"
slider was further
along than the "end" slider it would play the sample in reverse, still
obeying the trim length - genius! MIDI compatible too....
I'm ashamed to say I threw mine out a few years ago after the disk unit got
crushed (still functional, mind you). The right hand side of the disk unit
was just red metal diagonal slots for storing the diskettes - pure 80's
chic!
-Austin.