Liam Howlett’s synths and gear in studio and live.
The Akai S3200XL 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.
At the time in 1996 this sampler was seen on some studio photos and Liam's live rig. He had even 2 of them in live setup.
Sampling System | 16 bit linear |
Sampling Rates | 44.1 kHz / 22.05 kHz |
Memory | 16 MB (standard) / 32 MB ROM + 16 MB ROM (expanded) |
Polyphony | 32 voices |
Maximum Samples | 255 |
Maximum Programs | 254 |
Recording Gain | HI = -58 dBm / MID = -38 dBm / LOW = -18 dBm |
Filters | Digital moving low-pass filter (-12 dB/octave with resonance) |
Envelope Generators | 2 (1 multi-stage) |
LFOs | 2 |
Hard Disk Recording | Provided |
Effects | Echo/Chorus/Pitch Shift/Delay/Reverb |
Display | Back-lit 40 x 8 characters (640 x 240 dots) |
Help Pages | Provided |
Storage Devices | 3.5-inch 2HD/2DD floppy disk |
3.5-inch hard disk (optional) internally mountable | |
3.5-inch MO disk drive (optional) internally mountable | |
Standard Inputs | XLR (balanced) x 2, 1/4-inch phone jack (balanced) x 2 |
Standard Outputs | XLR (balanced) x 2, 1/4-inch phone jack (unbalanced) x 2 |
Assignable Outputs | 1/4-inch phone jack (unbalanced) x 8 |
Headphones | 1/4-inch stereo phone jack x 1 |
Footswitch | 1/4-inch phone jack x 1 |
MIDI | DIN-5P IN x 1, OUT x 1, THRU x 1 |
SCSI | Provided |
S/PDIF Digital In/Out | Provided |
SMPTE Reader/Generator | Provided |
Power Requirements | 120VAC 60Hz 45W / 220-240VAC 50Hz 45W |
Dimensions | 483mm x 133mm x 429mm (W x H x D) (EIA 3U size) |
Weight | 8.8 kg |
More info: Akai Pro homepage