Akai's 12-bit S700 was released in 1987 as a rack-mount spin-off of the X7000 keyboard sampler. The S700 is a very user-friendly sampler. It's much like the S612 that preceded it, but with some improvements. It has the same filters and effects as the S612. Its sampling frequency ranges from 4 to 32 KHz and it supports up to 8 seconds of sample-time. Its polyphony is limited at just 6 voices and unfortunately it uses the totally obsolete 2.8-inch QuickDisk format for loading and saving samples.

A unique limitation of its sampling, the S700 is capable of recording only six 0.8-second samples at its maximum bandwidth setting of 16kHz. It samples in mono and using twelve bits it has a distinctly lo-fi sound quality. Yes there's a low-pass filter and no, it's not resonant. So, limited memory, sound quality and data-storage may label the S700 as a dead end. But some think it's got character and continue to use them today. It's a dinosaur, and some people may like that about it!

13 VISITOR COMMENTS

bruceharty

February 5, 2012 @ 11:30 am

if anyone has a working s-700 with a couple disks, I'd love to buy it.
thanks! zphillips at gmail

Andrea

November 25, 2010 @ 8:36 am

Anyone have the ultra rare SXM007-S Memory back-up board ?
If have this board please contact me at innermeter@gmail.com because I have some questions to do as which os you have ecc. Thanks in advance

John

April 26, 2010 @ 8:48 pm

Atari software http://www.atarimusic.net/index.php/warez/audio-recording-ed iting/176-steinberg-avalon-210

Robin Sutcliffe

February 14, 2010 @ 9:09 am

I ordered a replacement belt of the right dimensions here (with some help from Curtis! Cheers dude)

http://www.turntableneedles.com/Flat-Belt-Small-90-Inch_p_51 2.html

I'm thinking of posting a video of the replacement when I do it, should be the same as the famicom, only taking the drive out of the sampler will be different.

Curtis

February 12, 2010 @ 4:00 pm

If you are looking for belts for your drive try here.

http://www.tototek.com/store/index.php?main_page=produc t_info&cPath=1_35&products_id=106

or here

http://www.risingstuff.com/store/famicom-disk-system-rep lacement-drive-belt-p-3132.html

Hope this helps.

Curtis

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