Samplers ⇝ Akai ⇝ Akai S5000

Specifications

Year Released: 1998

Standard Sample Memory: 8 MB

Max Sample Memory: 256 MB (4x 72-pin SIMM slots, maximum 64 MB each)

Bit Depth: 16

Max Sample Rate: 48 kHz

Min Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz

Multitimbral: 32 parts

Effects: SampleVerbII (EB20) 20-bit 4-Channel Multi-effects processor

Screen: 320 x 240 pixel backlit LCD

Power Consumption: 28 watts

Dimensions: 483 mm x 410 mm x 133 mm

Weight: 8.9 kg

This is a 3-space rack unit.

Maximum Polyphony: 64 (Expandable to 128)

Filters: Resonant, 26 types

LFOs: 2, 9 different waveforms

Converters: 18-bit A-D converters with 64 times oversampling (5th Order Delta Sigma), D-A converters are 20-bit with 128 times oversampling (Delta Sigma) with 8x digital filter on all outputs.

Compatibility: Akai S1000 and S3000 Series

Connectors: 8x Audio Out, 2x Audio In, 2x MIDI out, 2x MIDI in, 2x 50-pin SCSI

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Akai S5000 and S6000 Manual

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