CD3000XL

“Akai CD3000 XL rack mount sampler with 8 outs, GoTek USB drive, power cable & original manual.

This unit is an absolute powerhouse of a sampler with truly outstanding features and audio quality. The GoTek drive brings it into a whole new level of usability – no more floppy drive issues! – and I’ve been pairing it with a Launchpad Pro Mk 3 as basically an MPC on steroids! Only selling due to the size of the beast.”
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“AKAI CD3000XL, EB16, IB-304F, with expansion card. The main unit warranty, each instruction manual, and power cord are included.

The bonus is ZIP Drive (with 1 Disk) and SCSI cable AKAI CD-ROM Sound Library.

Even if you think of parts removal for EB16 and IB-304F, I don’t think there is a chance to get two at the same time, so if you can find value in these expansion cards, please consider it.

EB16, operation OK (Photo 5) Effect recognition.
IB-304F, operation OK (Photo 6) FILTER2 is recognized.

The CD3000XL main unit has been confirmed to have basic operation.
The basics are MIDI operation, sample playback & editing, normal use as a sampler sound source, threadeo & headphone out, CD-ROM reading, ZIP-Drive connection & reading and writing. ” Click here to visit listing on eBay

“AKAI CD3000XL Stereo Digital Sampler with USB drive. In really good condition and works great. Only selling as I want to replace it with an akai mpc for live use. Love the sound of this sample. The usb drive works great as a replacement for floppy disks and lots of output on the back so you can do creative things with this unit :)” Click here to visit listing on eBay

“This Sampler is working,floppy drive functioning,but CD drive door it’s broken and not working.This Itam is sold strictly for Parts or not Working so no returns please.”
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” Akai CD3000XL. Condition is “Used”. Local Collection Preferred!

Here’s all the flaws as I know them:

When I bought this (in 1999) the chap I bought it from told me there was something wrong with the SCSI port – I’m sorry to say I can’t remember what it was he said was wrong with it, and it never stopped me from using it the way I needed to, so it could be that he didn’t know what he was talking about (I certainly didn’t at the time, and I still don’t know now – the guy was smoking something strong at the time and he wasn’t making a lot of sense – it was the 90s and a different world)

All I know is I used the SCSI port to connect the included Zip drive and load all the samples and programs for the projects I was working on and it always worked (I do have to change the SCSI port from 4 to 5 every time I start up… maybe it’s supposed to remember that setting, and that’s the problem he was talking about? I don’t know)

I have no other way of testing the port other from connecting the drive and loading up some samples, which I did today and it works. Anyway, be aware of that before you bid. Essentially some bloke told me it was broken but I bought it anyway and I never found out what he meant. (That tells you more about me than about the sampler!)

Also, I’m noticing that the LCD display is a little darker than I remember it being when I was using this regularly. I know it’s a common problem with these machines, but it is still usable in normal studio light. It might be that the display is being swamped by the bright lights of my kitchen when I took the pictures, but you ought to keep in mind that you might want to replace the screen at some point (I’ve found a couple for under £100 on eBay today)

The original owner’s manual is included – the front cover has a big tear in it which you can see in the picture, but all the pages are intact and in good condition.”
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“This is my Akai CD3000XL with a working 1GB SCSI Internal Hard Drive, Working Floppy Drive & Untested CD-Rom Drive.

I have had this sampler for almost 15 years, in that time it has been used in various studios and on the road. I DIY fitted the SCSI hard drive about 10 years ago and this is still working. The sampler has been sat in a box for the past few years and sadly when I fired it up last week I found it had some problems thus why I am selling.

Positives
– 1GB SCSI Internal Hard Drive is working. Please note this is currently formated for a Roland W30 but you can easily reformat this using the sampler itself to Akai format. This Hard Drive is alone worth around £50
– Floppy Drive is working perfectly

Negatives
– I’ve booted it up and when I audition a sampler it sounds strange, maybe it’s a capacitor issue (Thus selling as spares or repairs)
– LCD Backlight is gone
– LCD has some dead pixels

Current Spec
– Running the stock 8mb RAM (both sim slots are empty
– No EB16 effects board fitted” Click here to visit listing on eBay

“Hi, this auction is for a used, Akai CD3000XL. The unit powers on. The LCD screen is a little dim but does work… CD drawer opens, no further testing done.” Click here to search for MPCs on eBay