The S2000 is so low now, it's a steal for the power it gets you, as does the older ESI-32 from E-mu.... both these units are decent polyphony, large ram amounts, and fully 16 part multitimbrel..... I've heard one in action rendering some acoustic sounds like flutes, and it seems to cope with those things..... here's the gumph.... it's an akia with their clean sound..... and they are cheap....
here's some spec's...
- 32 voice polyphony
- Digital resonant filters
- Assignable Program Modulation (APM), for flexible sound control
- Powerful DSP features including Timestretch
- New MultiMode for easy multitimbral setup and layering
- MESA Remote Control/Librarian Software for Macintosh
- RAM expansion (up to 32MB) with standard SIMMs
- Standard MIDI File player
- SCSI interface standard
- Clear, easy-to-learn user interface
- Compatibility with E-mu and Roland sound libraries
You can take the basic S2000, with stereo out and expand it..... apart from expanding the memory simms, you can add these options....
- EB16 - (SampleVerb in the US), 4-channel, studio-quality, multi-effects board
- IB304F - (ProFilter in the US), DSP board for expanded filtering + EQ
- Optional Multi-8/D adds 8 outputs and S/PDIF digital I/O
- Up to 16MB of non-volatile Flash Memory ram
here's more spec's.......
Sampling System: 16 bit linear
Sampling Rates:
44.1kHz (20Hz~20kHz range);
22.05 kHz (20Hz~10kHz range)
Sampling Times:
22.28 seconds (mono/44.1kHz)
11.14 seconds (stereo/44.1kHz)
44.56 seconds (mono/22.05kHz)
22.28 seconds (stereo/22.05kHz)
Standard Memory: 2MB
Polyphony: 32 voices
Maximum Sample Number: 255
Maximum Program Number: 254
Filter: Digital dynamic low-pass filter (-12dB/octave with resonance)
Envelope Generators: 2 (1 multi-stage)
LFOs: 2
APM Functions: Provided
2nd LSI: IB-304F (optional)
Multi Effects: EB16 (optional)
Display: Back lit 16 characters x 2 lines LCD
Internal Storage Device: 3.5" 2HD/2DD Floppy Disk
Connectors:
Standard Inputs: 1/4" phone jack (balanced) x 2
Standard Outputs: 1/4" phone jack (unbalanced) x 2
Assignable Independent Outputs: 1'4" phone jack (unbalanced) x 8 (IB-208 optional)
Digital Input: RCA input x 1 (IB-208P optional)
Digital Output: RCA input x 1 (IB-208P optional)
Headphone: 1/4" stereo phone jack x 1
MIDI: DIN 5P In x 1, Out x 1, Thru x 1
SCSI Interface: Provided
Power Requirements: 120VAC 60Hz 42W, 220~230/240V AC
Dimensions: 483mm W x 88.1mm H x432mm D (EIA 2U size)
Weight: 7.7kg
Well, there it is..... an excellent buy at s/h prices, and comes expanded new, at about 800... maybe less.....comments please...
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