The S612 was one of Akai's first professional rack-mount samplers, released back in 1985. Some of its features included 12-bit sampling from 4 to 32kHz with loop and truncate functions, an overdub function and mic or line input jacks. Internal memory is only 128KB which gives a maximum of 8 seconds sampling time at the lowest sampling rate available. An optional disk drive that features the quick disk (QD) 2.8 inch format is needed for permanent storage of samples. Only one sample is stored to each side of the disk.

You won't be able to do much with the S612 these days. However it bears some classic traits that may still be of interest. It features classic high and low pass filtering and an LFO for modulating and giving your sample an animated edge. It's also fairly simple and straight forward to operate, responds to external triggering and is still very well suited to any MIDI studio applications. It's definitely a limited sampler, but it makes a cheap back-up instrument that may come in handy for lo-fi sounds or triggered effects. It was Future Sound of London's first sampler.

Vinyl Spinner

June 5, 2013 @ 6:27 pm

Akai's best sampler, makes the mpc60 sound thin , more punchy then the 950, fully variable sample rate set by pressing a midi key,

c5 =32khz
c2 =4khz
and anywhere in between

most users do not know about setting the freq and the sampler defaults at c4 = 16hkz

nice and juicy filter , makes everything sound better,

the transpose algo's and the grit is beyond belief,

tame the grit with the lowpass filter for smooth as "sun lotion on big bosoms"

Yes you want to be hands on this beauty as all functions are one bottom/knob/slider,

best akai sampler of all time

media_guru

May 19, 2013 @ 3:23 pm

Hello I have the entire s612 sample library on original disk and boxes if anyone is interested. Email: watchcvn@hotmail.com

Vincent

February 22, 2013 @ 5:18 pm

Still looking for a S612 in the US!!

1061sh

January 21, 2013 @ 7:40 pm

Looking for one in Germany or anywhere close.
1061sh@gmail.com

skunk3

June 25, 2012 @ 1:51 pm

forgot my email... skunk3 at gmail

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