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Akai S900

“Item is not tested. We don’t have a way to test the unit. No accessories included. All the items included are what you see in the pictures. Its missing a knob plastic cover. Item is sold AS IS for parts or repair. No returns accepted.” Click here to visit listing on eBay

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Akai S900 with ASK90 Expansion

“Listen here will Thee, like the other one listed here are a few words of sales explanation…
I haven’t got the foggiest of notions if this actually works..been handed them by a friend who’s son was gonna be the next big time DJ/record producer but as buggered of to South East Asia, Thailand actually, yessssss quite……and after a recent phone conversation informed his father, my friend, to “get rid of them if he likes”…that’s where I come in…
Haven’t got any floppy discs to test and wouldn’t know how to test even if I did !!
but got an appropriate 2 pin power insert and wired up…plugged in and Voila !!….all lights are working, screen commands are clear and when turning large knob…stop that !!….the commands change…other than that I haven’t got a clue what its meant to do, “sample” by all accounts…lead is supplied.

Look lets have it right, this beastly “sampling”, I mean its just not cricket is it…do you reckon for one minute either Bodie (drums and backing vocals) or Doyle (lead guitar and occasional flute) thwarters of wicked anarcho/leftist plots and Ci5’s top “Professional” operatives, would be “sampling” ?….or even Jack Regan (bass) or George Carter (lead vocals & harmonica) head thief takers of “The Sweeney” would be prancing about and twiddling with little knobs and their MIDI’s…(what the bleeding hell is a MIDI when its at home ?)….Course not, they’d be in a proper mans band with guitars and drums etc churning out Rock anthems like “Shuuut it, you slag”.. “Get your trousers on, your nicked” and who can forget their iconic stadium floor shaker “Careful Guv !, he’s got a shooter” ? …..
I see Detective chief Inspector Frank Haskins as their shrewd, no nonsense manager and George Cowley as their hard as nails but fair Glaswegian road manager…..with not a girly “sampler” in sight, In my minds eye I can see that, can you ?…If Abba can get people queueing around the block as holograms then why not the same for….The Guvnors ?
And on a trans Atlantic note…I very much doubt you would’ve found John Wayne while on manoeuvres on “The Sands of Iwo Jima” getting out his MIDI and having a good “sample” with it…not a cats chance in hell would he !!”
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Akai S950

“Vintage MIDI sampler from AKAI. Unit powers on and works perfectly. Aftermarket backlight looks to have been installed by previous owner. Cosmetically the unit grades a conservative 7.5-8/10. The only notable flaws are small scratches and imperfections, as well as some mild and almost imperceptible denting to the top of the chassis. Sound library diskettes included.” Click here to visit listing on eBay

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Akai S900 with Floppy Emulator

“AKAI S900 Classic Vintage 12bit LO-FI 2U Rack Sampler Upgraded With HXC & OS 4.0 – 100V

A great sounding and powerful sampler which is still popular and in use today by producers and engineers worldwide. You just can’t beat the sound of these classic AKAI units.

The S900 has been used by Dr. Dre, Bootsy Collins, Pete Rock, Vangelis, Enya, Jimmy Edgar, Kevin Sheilds, Public Enemy and many more!

Condition:

• This is a used unit.

• This unit has a brand new Gotek installed. This unit will boot into OS 4 with the included 16GB USB.

• This unit is overall in good condition. It shows some general wear from use and age. This includes some general marks, nicks and light scratches. Overall it is still a nice piece. Please see photos.

• A brand new, bright, backlit LCD screen has been installed.

• This unit is in excellent functional condition as it has just come from a major service and thorough test run.

• Please be aware this unit is 100V. This means it MUST be used with a step-down transformer, not a travel adaptor. If you are unsure about this please let us know. We have some great, compatible step-downs for sale here: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/173909299338 They are designed in Australia for use in Australia and can be run 24/7.

• If you purchase from outside Australia you may need a step-down transformer to use this unit. Please contact us if you need any help sourcing the correct product.

• This sale includes will include a Japanese IEC cable. This can then be plugged into your the step down transformer. (step down transformer not included but we sell them separately. Please see note above.)” Click here to visit listing on eBay

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Akai S900

“This is for an AKAI Professional Digital Sampler, model S900. It comes with an internal 3.5” disk drive. The serial number is 11225-00647.

The unit powers on, the readout display seems to work like it’s supposed to. The disk drive seems to work as well. The disk that the unit came with is either corrupted or ? The unit reads it and says “Oops! Bad data from disk”

All the other buttons and controls seem to work, but I have no idea how this unit works, so I can’t properly test it. It is being sold as is.” Click here to visit listing on eBay

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Akai S900

“This item is used there seems to be issues with the 8 outs (although i havent extensively tested so some of the outputs may sound fine i dont know but i know a few dont) but i use the mix out and that does sound fine.

Also the 16 bit mod has a switch on the front that seems to be broken as it does not snap when moving up and down but it does seem to sound different in the up and down position(down sounds maybe grittier and noisier to me) but i am not certain enough to say for sure.” Click here to visit listing on eBay

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Akai S900 Project Machine

“This is a Akai s900 the item used to work until I turned it on and I couldn’t read the screen. It turns on but does not work correctly. Does include LED screen and floppy drive” Click here to visit listing on eBay

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Akai S900 with ASK-90

“Akai S900 12-bit Sampler – 8 Individual ouputs – Akai ASK90 Trigger Input Board.

Powers up with AKAI S900 Version 1,2

In working order. Case has scratches, scuffs and signs of use, front panel is in good condition with the the letters J.H.E engraved in lower left corner. Please see photos for condition.” Click here to visit listing on eBay

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Akai S900 with Internal Floppy Emulator

“My favorite sampler. Just sitting in my flight case since moving. The upgrade gotek drive make this machine a beast. With lo-fi music being such a huge deal these days….it doesn’t get more legit than an akai sampler from the early days of hip-hop with the buttery filter and low bit rates. ”
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Akai S900

“Super rare akai s900 sampler from 1986! Great condition, minor scratches. Fully working comes with SUOER GOTEK floppy disc emulator and 8gb usb drive fully setup to recive samples and audio recordings.” Click here to visit listing on eBay