Akai CD3000XL
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Product: Akai CD3000XL
Price Paid: US $595.00
Submitted 12/22/2003
at 01:10pm
by Anonymous
Ease of Use
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10
Very easy if you know akai samplers. otherwise read manual.
Features
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10
this sampler is extremely loaded with the features i wanted. #1 killer akai sound #2 built in CD-ROM drive #3 ability to play SMF files. Perfect combo of features for me.
Expressiveness/Sounds
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10
I love the Akai sound. And i also love the EMU ultra sound too.
you sort of gotta have both imho. I could not do without the Akai sound in my mix.
Reliability
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10
tank
Customer Support
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5
they are ok, about as ok as all these mfrs. sometimes you get a cool guy and sometimes you get a total jerk. it depends.
Overall Rating
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10
Well, i got this baby brand new with warranty in a sealed box for only $595. what a steal. It deserves a 10 because its probably the best money i ever spent . i love this machine.
Product: Akai CD3000XL
Price Paid: US $500 used
Submitted 12/11/2002
at 04:16am
by Torbjorn "Toby" Frisk
Email: info at soundofmusic<dot>se
Ease of Use
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7
With a floppy disk in the drive I start it up with 2.0 instead of 1.3 that is the hardware version of my S3000XL.
It sound solid and clear.
The manual is ok
Features
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10
with 32 voices of polyphoni its ok for the most situations.
32 Mb (that is max) is maby to small, but it works ok too.
A good thing with S3000XL is that its a sequensplayer (SMF-files). GREAT!!! Wonderful!
But its harder to mount an internal harddisk
Expressiveness/Sounds
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7
The playability is good
Reliability
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7
I depend on it - no problems. Once it was in for service for the S/PDIF, but then it has worked without problmes
Customer Support
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7
Ok
Overall Rating
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8
Its a great sampler, no doubt. But I prefere the Software samplers, at least for recording, for its so easy with native instruments (I dont meen NI)
The built in sequenserplayer (SMF) is GREAT! I miss that on other synths/racksynths.
Please visit my Akai S3000XL page at www.soundofmusic.se
Product: Akai CD3000XL
Price Paid: 300 (pounds) used
Submitted 07/15/2002
at 04:01pm
by Anonymous
Ease of Use
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9
Once you get the multi-program-sample relationship down, it's easy. I used to use an S2000 and this is a lot easier to use. It's virtually identical to the S3000XL so you may get the picture.
Features
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10
This has the standard S3000XL features and expandability but it's major gain is an internal SCSI CD-rom drive. Unlike the CD3000(i) it has stereo audio inputs, so the CD-rom is a luxury, not a replacement for your own sounds. You can sample from audio CDs eith it, and it pauses the CD when you stop sampling. How cool is that?
Expressiveness/Sounds
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9
It's the Akai sound and it's good enough for me! The effects are good and the envelope and synth capabilities are excellent.
Reliability
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8
I had to replace the screen, so I suppose it's a good idea to keep turning it off! The Mesa software crashes all the time, but unlike the S2000, you don't really need it.
Customer Support
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No Opinion
I've never dealt with Akai cos I always get samplers second hand.
Overall Rating
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10
This is agreat sampler as you may have guessed. If you max it out, you'll only need a new sampler if you need more polyphony. Unless you make music alone, you NEED a hardware sampler, and you need one as good as this. For their secondhand price they're amazing value.
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