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Congratulations...
We
would
like to
thank
you
for
purchasing
the
Akai SO
1
8 voice polyphonic
MIDI
digital
sampler.
Your
SOI
comes from
a long
line
of highly
reputable
Akai S
series digital
samplers.
A
variety
of
functions,
high
quality
sound,
and
simple
and
consistent
ways
of operations
makes
the
SO
1
easy
to use,
and
optimal
for
live
performance,
recording, or
any
other
musical
activities.
To
completely understand and
fully
utilize
the
SOI
,
please read
through
this
manual
before
use.
Also
remember
to
keep
this
manual
in
a
safe
place
for future reference.
Features
•
8 polyphonic voice
MIDI
digital
sampler
•
Guarantees
high-quality
sampled sound
using 16
bit
sampling technique and
32
kHz
sampling
frequency.
•
Supplies easy operation with matrixed panel keys
and
a data entry knob.
You
can
edit
samples
monitoring
them
at
any
time.
•
Offers
sampling
of 15.6
seconds (max.) using
selectable
2 sampling
methods
—
Auto-trigger or
Manual.
With
an
optional
memory
expansion board
EXM01
installed,
the
total
sampling time can
be
expanded up
to 3
1
.2
seconds.
•
Samples can be
divided
into
up
to
8 banks,
individually edited,
saved
as individual
programs.
•
8
banks
applied
to
8 point multi-sampling technique
to
obtain a natural
sound
variation.
•
Operates
as
a multi-timbral
sound module
when
8
banks
are
assigned
to
individual
MIDI
channels.
•
Foot
switch
can be used
for
sampling
or
playback
control.
•
Equipped
with a
3.5
inch
2DD/2HD
micro
floppy disk
drive.
•
Enables
you
to
load
samples
from
the
sound
library for
Akai S 1000
series.
•
Provided with 2
MIDI
input
connectors switchable
by
the front
panel
control.
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