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That's the entire point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFEATURES \u0026amp; PROS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e12-Bit Character:\u003c\/strong\u003e That crunchy, slightly-degraded grit producers still chase. Cleanliness is overrated.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLegendary Time-Stretch:\u003c\/strong\u003e The first Akai to stretch samples without changing pitch. The secret sauce behind a thousand breakbeats.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemory-Expanded:\u003c\/strong\u003e Boot screen confirms 1536KB (1.5MB) fitted, double the stock 750KB, for longer samples and more of them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e8 Individual Outputs:\u003c\/strong\u003e Send every voice to its own channel for separate processing. 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This is the rack version with the sampling option fitted, so it is two instruments in one: a 16-bit sampler that reviewers mention in the same breath as Fairlight and EMU, and a synthesizer running VAST, one of the deepest sound-design engines ever shipped. Load a sample, then route it through filters, DSP oscillators and a modulation matrix that behaves like a modular patchbay. Pink Floyd and Depeche Mode leaned on these. Twenty-four voices, sixteen parts, four-effect multi-FX, and SCSI for limitless storage. A workstation that still does things modern boxes cannot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFEATURES \u0026amp; PROS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVAST Synthesis:\u003c\/strong\u003e Variable Architecture lets you build custom signal paths from DSP blocks, a near-modular approach to sound design.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e16-Bit Sampler Onboard:\u003c\/strong\u003e The sampling option is fitted, so you can sample in mono or stereo, analog or digital, and mangle to taste.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e24 Voices, 16 Parts:\u003c\/strong\u003e Proper polyphony and full multitimbral operation for layered productions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eResonant Multimode Filter:\u003c\/strong\u003e A genuinely musical digital filter with modulatable resonance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeep Modulation Matrix:\u003c\/strong\u003e Assign and combine modulation sources like an analog modular, for living, evolving patches.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStudio Multi-FX:\u003c\/strong\u003e Four simultaneous effects, including reverb, chorus, delay, flange and EQ.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSCSI + Floppy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sample RAM expandable to 64MB, with SCSI storage for serious sample libraries.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUp to 10 Outputs:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rack-version routing for proper multitrack mixing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WORD:\u003c\/strong\u003e Equipboard rates the K2000RS's VAST engine as offering near-limitless sound design, and lists Pink Floyd and Depeche Mode among its users. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/equipboard.com\/items\/kurzweil-k2000rs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eRead more at Equipboard\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYears:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1991 to 2000 (rackmount RS version)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e VAST synthesizer and 16-bit sampler workstation (3U rack)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePolyphony:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24 voices, dynamic allocation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMultitimbral:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16 parts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSampler:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16-bit, analog and digital sampling (option fitted on the RS), sample RAM expandable to 64MB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWaveform ROM:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8MB (expandable)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFilter:\u003c\/strong\u003e digital multimode with modulatable resonance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEffects:\u003c\/strong\u003e stereo multi-FX, four simultaneous (reverb, chorus, delay, flange, EQ)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOutputs:\u003c\/strong\u003e main stereo plus assignable (up to 10 on the rack)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStorage:\u003c\/strong\u003e internal 3.5\" floppy, SCSI (internal and external)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eControl:\u003c\/strong\u003e MIDI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition note:\u003c\/strong\u003e vintage unit; like most gear of this age it may benefit from a service\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Kurzweil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49711239790831,"sku":"264","price":14500.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/5992\/9071\/files\/IMG_3313_bf1f381b-ef07-4fca-8185-c767637afd1f.jpg?v=1781243426"},{"product_id":"akai-s1000-the-16-bit-sampler-that-became-the-studio-standard","title":"Akai S1000: The 16-Bit Sampler That Became the Studio Standard","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen the S1000 landed in 1988, it did to the studio what the S900 had only hinted at: proper 16-bit, 44.1kHz stereo sampling that instantly became the professional benchmark. For years, if a record had samples on it, odds are they passed through an S1000. Sixteen voices, sixteen parts, deep editing for looping, truncating, time-stretching and tuning, individual outputs for every voice, and a clean, slightly airy Akai character that producers still chase. It displaced the S900 as the studio standard and still earns its rack space today. Expandable memory and SCSI-ready, built like a workstation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFEATURES \u0026amp; PROS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrue 16-Bit Stereo:\u003c\/strong\u003e 44.1kHz pro sampling that set the studio benchmark in 1988.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e16 Voices, 16 Parts:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full polyphony and multitimbral operation for complex productions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeep Sample Editing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Looping, truncating, sample merging, time compression\/expansion and tuning on board.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAnalog-Style Shaping:\u003c\/strong\u003e Filters and envelopes to mould samples like a synth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndividual Outputs:\u003c\/strong\u003e Separate out for every voice, plus stereo mix and stereo input.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExpandable + SCSI:\u003c\/strong\u003e RAM expandable to 32MB, with SCSI and digital options for big libraries and fast storage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Studio Standard:\u003c\/strong\u003e The sampler that displaced the S900 and defined late-80s and 90s production.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAS USED BY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDepeche Mode, who sampled the \"Violator\" and \"Songs of Faith and Devotion\" drums on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Chemical Brothers, Moby and Fatboy Slim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFuture Sound of London, on \"Papua New Guinea\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDJ Premier and RZA in hip-hop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePet Shop Boys, Jean-Michel Jarre and Apollo 440\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WORD:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage Synth Explorer calls the S1000 an oldie but a goodie that still stacks up today, a professional vintage-status sampler that remains genuinely useful. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagesynth.com\/akai\/s1000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eRead more at Vintage Synth Explorer\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1988 to 1993\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16-bit, 44.1kHz professional stereo digital sampler (rack)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePolyphony:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16 voices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMultitimbral:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16 parts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFilter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18dB\/octave digital\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLFOs:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemory:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2MB RAM, expandable (up to 32MB)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOutputs:\u003c\/strong\u003e individual per voice plus stereo mix; stereo input\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStorage\/Control:\u003c\/strong\u003e floppy, MIDI; SCSI and digital I\/O options\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEffects:\u003c\/strong\u003e none on board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition note:\u003c\/strong\u003e vintage unit; may benefit from a service\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Akai","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49711659450607,"sku":"226","price":14500.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/5992\/9071\/files\/IMG_3374_6e1b54a8-92b0-4e0d-b0de-e2bab9b09b38.jpg?v=1781243426"},{"product_id":"akai-mpc4000-the-flagship-mpc-that-dr-dre-kanye-and-j-dilla-swore-by","title":"Akai MPC4000: The Flagship MPC That Dr Dre, Kanye and J Dilla Swore By","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe MPC4000 is the biggest, most powerful MPC Akai ever built, and the one the heavyweights reached for. Under the hood sits the 24-bit\/96kHz Z96 sampling engine borrowed from Akai's Z4 and Z8 rack samplers, so this is far more than a drum box: load multisampled pianos, strings and basses as keygroup programs and play them like a proper sampler. The legendary MPC swing and rock-solid MIDI timing are all here, plus six Q-Link controls, a big backlit screen, and compatibility with a huge range of libraries (Akai S1000\/S3000\/S5-6000, MPC2000\/3000, Roland S700, EMU 3 and 4). Sampling, sequencing, slicing, time-stretching and resampling, it does the lot in one heavy steel box that laughs at laptops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFEATURES \u0026amp; PROS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlagship Engine:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24-bit\/96kHz Z96 sampling from Akai's Z4\/Z8, the best-sounding MPC architecture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrums and Keygroups:\u003c\/strong\u003e Program drums like a classic MPC or play multisampled instruments like a rack sampler.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThat MPC Swing:\u003c\/strong\u003e The famously tight timing and groove the hip-hop world built itself on.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSix Q-Link Controls:\u003c\/strong\u003e Four knobs and two sliders for real-time, hands-on control of any parameter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMassive Compatibility:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reads Akai, MPC, Roland and EMU formats, so decades of sample libraries load straight in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeep Toolkit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sampling, slicing, time-stretch, pitch-shift and resampling, all onboard.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStudio Legend:\u003c\/strong\u003e The flagship MPC behind countless records from Dr Dre, Kanye West and J Dilla.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGENRE \/ USE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe flagship of the MPC line that built modern beat-making. It is a studio centrepiece for hip-hop, electronic and pop production: program drums with the signature MPC swing, then play multisampled pianos, strings and basses from its rack-grade engine. 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