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.

The S612 contains an advanced scanning mode system with 'looping' and 'alternating' modes. [This mode plays continuously through the sample, alternately playing it frontwards and then backwards] The best splicing point for 'looping' can be selected instantly by …

Dec 17, 2018 · The very earliest Akai S series sampler, the S612, isn't particularly prized as a vintage unit. Despite some fans that still love the S612 to this day , many of those samplers have been plundered for parts or left to electronics recycling bins over the years.

Dec 16, 2018 · Is the AKAI S6512 the best sampler the company ever made? That’s the question tackled in the latest video from Espen Kraft. “When the Hi-Fi home system producer Akai entered the music tech/gear business with the Akai S612 sampler, and the Akai AX80 and AX60 back in 1985/86, no one new what to make of it.

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.

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AKAI S612 - Vintage 80's Lo-Fi 2U Rack Sampler. The AKAI S612 was one of Akai's first samplers. It was released in 1985 and it has a super gritty, lo-fi sound which we thought was pretty awesome when we were testing this unit with some samples taken from Sun Ra and also from our Juno-60.

The Akai S612, a six-voice, 2U-high 19" rackmounting unit, designed for external control by a MIDI keyboard or sequencer and offering a facility for saving sound samples using the company's own 'Q-disk' system, though more about that later.

The Akai S612 is a 12-bit sampler from the 1980s. It was one of the first samplers to be widely used in popular music production. It was used by many artists, including Depeche Mode, The Prodigy, and The Chemical Brothers. The Akai S612 works by sampling audio signals and storing them in memory.

Dec 14, 2018 · Akai S612 - The first and best sampler Akai ever made - Demo/review/tutorial Published on Dec 14, 2018 Espen Kraft "When the Hi-Fi home system producer Akai entered the music tech/gear business with the Akai S612 sampler, and the Akai AX80 and AX60 back in 1985/86, no one new what to make of it.