The Akai S1000 represents a significant advancement in digital sampling technology, following the success of Akai's 12-bit S900, which had established itself as the studio-standard sampler. Released in late 1988, this new 16-bit stereo sampler aims to...
The Akai S1100 represents the evolution of the hugely successful S1000, which had established itself as the industry standard professional sampler. Released approximately two years after the S1000, the S1100 maintains the same operational interface and...
Akai S950 Digital Sampler: Evolution of a Studio StandardIntroduction After three years as an industry standard, the time came for the Akai S900 to make way for its successor. The S950 was introduced as an enhanced version of the S900, which had left a...
Akai S700: A Retro 12-bit Sampler The Akai S700 represents an important piece of sampling history from the late 1980s. Launched in the summer of 1987, this 2U rackmount sampler was part of Akai's follow-up to their groundbreaking S612 sampler and served...
The S2800 is part of Akai's S3000 lineage. It's a 2U rackmount sampler that maintains the high quality and reliability Akai is known for while introducing significant improvements over previous models like the S900/ S950 and S1000/ S1100. The S2800...
