The S3000XL's clever sibling: the same beloved 16-bit Akai sampling engine with a CD-ROM drive built into the front, so you drop in a sample disc and load straight off it. No external reader, no fuss. Floppy drive, big VFD, and the full back-panel I/O round it out.

FEATURES & PROS:

• Built-in CD-ROM: Load the huge Akai sample-CD library directly, no separate SCSI reader needed.
• S3000XL engine: 32-voice, 16-bit/44.1 sampling with the classic Akai filter.
• Full I/O: Eight individual outputs, digital out, SCSI, and full MIDI.
• Floppy + CD: Save patches on floppy, pull samples off CD, best of both worlds.
• Self-contained: A complete sampling station in a single 3U box.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Stereo CD-ROM sampler, 16-bit / 44.1kHz
• 32-voice polyphony, expandable RAM
• Built-in CD-ROM + floppy drive
• 8 individual outputs, digital out, SCSI, MIDI In/Out/Thru
• 3U rackmount