Akai S01

1987, 16bit / 44.1khz, Mono 8 voice sampler.

Yes this is very basic, but it's strength lies in its simplicity! It starts up with a pure sine wave loaded on sample one which I use a lot! Ideal for adding pure bass or low end tones when you need them. Anybody with a serious hardware sampler will know how long the process is for adding a new sample takes, I have pretty much stopped using this in favor of software sampling because it is so easy to setup keyranges etc. The S01 is sometimes even more convenient when sampling sounds from hardware or microphones, it is as quick as software to setup a full key range for a sound.

The only available sample editing are loop points and release so this sampler tends to be a go-between before moving the sounds into software or recording them as audio. Having this sampler also allows me access to my large collection of floppy disks from all my old tunes, from the days when the S01 was a major part of my setup along with a Roland W30.