Akai S3200XL Professional Stereo Digital Sampler

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.

Used:

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.

Standard S-Series features

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

Powerful expansion options

Up to 16MB of non-volatile Flash Memory
S/PDIF digital I/O

S3200XL features

16MB RAM standard
AES/EBU digital I/O standard
SMPTE reader/generator standard with QList sequencing capability
EB16 (SampleVerb in the US) 4-channel, studio-quality, multi-effects board standard
IB304F (ProFilter in the US) DSP board for expanded filtering + EQ standard
Direct-to-disk recording
Optional internal Magneto/Optical drive

Specifications

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