Dunno much about these units, and they are no longer top of the range, so with the s2000 biting at it's heels spec' wise, the 3000 model's should drop a bit in price maybe...
spec-wise they are similar to the S2000, same polyphony, and ram, but coming in with 8 poly outs & mix-out as standard, bigger, way-bigger more comprehensive edit screen,
The spec's are the standard S-Series features.......
- 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, setting sounds to channels was a bit of a pain in previous S series
- MESA Remote Control/Librarian Software for Macintosh and now pc... reports are it's a bit ropey...
- RAM expansion (up to 32MB) with standard SIMMs
- Standard MIDI File player
- Compatibility with E-mu and Roland sound libraries
Like I said... pretty much the same as the S2000, (that's why they are great value)..... here's the same upgrade options......
- EB16, (SampleVerb in the US), 4-channel, studio-quality, multi-effects board
- IB304F, (ProFilter in the US), DSP board for expanded filtering + EQ
- Up to 16MB of non-volatile Flash Memory
- SHD524 - 524MB hard disk
- FMX008 - 8MB Flash ROM board
The S3000XL model add's the following to the basic S features..............
- S/PDIF digital I/O
- Direct-to-disk recording.... you can add a scsi hard-drive and record striaght thru the S into the drive and cue the playback..... production tool stuff......
- Stereo Mix + 8 individual outputs
And these are the spec's for the internals.....
Sampling System: 16 bit linear
Sampling Rates: 44.1kHz (20Hz~20kHz range); 22.05 kHz (20Hz~10kHz range)
Sampling Times:
20.80 seconds (mono/44.1kHz)
10.40 seconds (stereo/44.1kHz)
41.60 seconds (mono/22.05kHz)
20.80 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
Hard Disk Recording: Provided
2nd LSI: IB-304F (optional)
Multi Effects: EB16 (optional)
Display: Back lit 40 characters x 8 lines (text); 240 x 640 graphics
External Storage Devices: 3.5" 2HD/2DD Floppy Disk; 524MB 2.5" Hard Disk (optional)
Connectors:
Standard Inputs: 1/4" phone jack balanced x 2
Standard Outputs: 1/4" phone jack balanced x 2
Assignable Independent Outputs: 1/4" phone jack (unbalanced) x 8
Digital input: RCA input x 1
Digital Output: RCA input x 1
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 45W, 220~230/240VAC 50Hz
Dimensions: 483mm W x 88.1mm H x432mm D (EIA 2U size)
Weight: 7.1kg
Accessories: AC power cable, operators manual, MESA disk x 1, Demo Sequence disk x 1, Sound disk x 2
Hmmm.... it'll be interesting to see what happens to these secondhand now that A3000's are coming in new at 850 in the UK....... comments please....
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