Congratulations...
Wewould 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.