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1. #Akai s1000 sample library full#
2. #Akai s1000 sample library series#
3. #Akai s1000 sample library free#

Reason number one why 16-bit/44.1 kHz doesn't equal CD quality in any sampler is that you will nearly always be playing at less than maximum velocity.

#Akai s1000 sample library free#

The reasons for this are threefold, and if you think you can manage without this information then feel free to skip a paragraph. In theory this should equal the audio quality of compact disc but in practice even the S1100 isn't quite up to this standard subjectively. (The standard 2 Megabyte memory is expandable up to 32 Meg). So what can the S1000 do? Well, in its standard form it can sample up to 12 seconds (actually just under 12) in stereo, or 24 seconds mono, with 16-note polyphony and 16-bit resolution at 44.1kHz. In practice, the S1100 is so similar to the S1000 that an explanation of the differences is hardly necessary an S1000 user will grasp it in a minute. Now, Akai's range includes the S1100 which is basically an S1000 upgraded in terms of audio quality and with the inclusion of a digital effects section. For most purposes, mono sampling is fine, but for certain applications proper stereo operation is essential. The S1000 answered all of these problems and added another bonus: stereo sampling. 12 seconds seemed like Nirvana in 1986, but by 1988 it just wasn't enough, and with the S900 there was just nowhere to go.

#Akai s1000 sample library full#

A third difficulty was that the memory was fixed at just under 12 seconds at full bandwidth. Also, it was very inconvenient to combine programs to make the most of the inherent multi-timbral capability of sampling. Although the S900 was very good, most users might have wished for a better signal-to-noise ratio, via 16-bit resolution rather than 12. This now takes on a junior role in Akai's range and can be considered to be their entry level sampler.Ī couple of years after the original S900, Akai brought out what many people would see as the sampler perfected: the S1000.

#Akai s1000 sample library series#

Later on in this series I shall be looking at the updated version of the S900, the S950. I bought one myself straight after seeing it demonstrated at an exhibition. At the time it did just about everything you wanted a sampler to do, and more, and it was available at a reasonable price - not exactly cheap, but achievable for many people. The S900 revolutionised sampling and was the first real sampler of the modern age. Then came a small and not terribly significant wave of samplers for ordinary folk which were affordable but not particularly capable. Once upon a time samplers were not just expensive, but horrendously expensive, and they had names like Fairlight and Synclavier.

I'll tell you why later, but for now let me cover just a little of the history of sampling. Say it out loud 20 times and brand it into you consciousness. There is one word I would like to say to you before I go any further: coherence.