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AKAI S612 SAMPLER + MIDI FRONT PANEL ANIMATOR (FPA) Mod - Hideaway Studios
Estimated price for orientation: 870 $
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Description Brand: Akai MPN: Does Not Apply Model: S612 Type: Sampler EAN: Does not apply
AKAI S612 + MIDI FRONT PANEL ANIMATORClassic sampler with added MIDI control allowing animation of the controls in real time.There were around 12 of the prototypes of the Front Panel Animator (FPA) designed and built by Dan Wilson at Hideaway Studios; we had a few to sell and the rest are out in the studios of a handful of early adopters including several heavy-weight names from the world of Electronic Music (modesty prevents us from naming names...). This machine here is from the next batch featuring a limited first production run of the FPA boards. Each board has been fitted by Dan himself and he has been through the samplers giving them a full service. These exclusive machines feature a metal Hideaway Studio badge on the rear.See the photos for a shot of what the cards look like.A LITTLE BACKGROUND:Designed by David Cockerell in the early 1980s the Akai S612 was one of the first "affordable" studio samplers on the market. With its 1 second sample memory in max sample rate and ultra basic MIDI implementation the 612 is clearly not able to compete with modern gear on those terms. However, it still has many fans due in part because of its simple usability and the idiosyncratic manual splicing control permitting the start and end points to be moved and even reversed in real time.What this feature has been waiting for is a means of animating the controls in real time. The FPA board, designed and built by Dan Wilson at Hideaway Studios allows just this: under the control of 5 MIDI CC channels it controls the Sample Start, End, Filter Cut-off and Vibrato Controls from a sequencer, all this in warm scratchy 12-bit audio with surprisingly fast MIDI response.As Dan himself says:“This opens a whole new creative path on this old beast resulting in weird glitchy loops, reversed effects and general chaos...”Currently the FPA boards are only available pre-installed in units as you see here.CONDITION OF THIS UNIT: Excellent overall, some rack rash and one swapped knob (still an Akai one, just the wrong colour).THE PRICE INCLUDES 20% VAT - CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE THE EUROPEAN UNION PLEASE USE BEST OFFER TO BUY AT TAX-FREE PRICE OF £725. VAT-free sales possible to businesses and individuals in the EU (outside UK) with a valid VAT Number - please contact us before making an offer if you have any questions about this. Please note that this is separate to any import duty which you may be charged - please contact your local tax authorities if you need more information about possible charges.• This is a 120v model • A step-down transformer is required in the UK/EU.• We do not recommend using cheap generic Chinese mains transformers and can supply a high quality UK-made unit if required - we had a link to these in our ebay store here but ebay removed it. Thanks ebay! So you’ll need to check out our store (it’s the 50va unit you need) or get in touch if you need assistance. We also stock 6-way US/Japanese extension leads to allow you to use several pieces of gear with your transformer. See or store or get in touch for more info. Ainternational/Soundgas Ltd are established business sellers: reliably delivering great gear worldwide via Ebay for over a decade. Please contact me - Antony - if you have any questions about this or any other Ebay item. "Your list is one of the best, it really is. I just want everything on it" - Pete Townshend Soundgas developed from my interest in sourcing vintage instruments and recording gear for my own studio into a thriving international business. With over 12 years' trading on Ebay and 100% positive feedback over 800 transactions worldwide, our client list reflects our commitment to good old-fashioned customer care and attention to detail (and a love of cool, strange and oddball vintage gear). We have many years' experience sourcing, servicing and sending delicate vintage items worldwide: customer satisfaction is guaranteed. We find interesting, rare and classic gear and ensure that our customers receive them in as perfect working order as possible. First and foremost we ourselves are customers, musicians, engineers and collectors. We love fine, unusual, quirky and well-engineered recording equipment and instruments and that appreciation shines through in everything we do. Please see our other listings for a wide range of vintage instruments, effects and recording gear from the 50s-80s, including Fender/Marshall/Vox/Watkins amps, Moog/Roland synths, and our speciality tape/disc echoes, spring reverbs and effects (Binson, Roland, Copicat, Grampian, Evans, Dynacord, Telefunken etc), plus a whole bunch of pedals, effects and other weird and wonderful gear.
Description
| Brand: | Akai | MPN: | Does Not Apply |
| Model: | S612 | Type: | Sampler |
| EAN: | Does not apply |
AKAI S612 + MIDI FRONT PANEL ANIMATORClassic sampler with added MIDI control allowing animation of the controls in real time.There were around 12 of the prototypes of the Front Panel Animator (FPA) designed and built by Dan Wilson at Hideaway Studios; we had a few to sell and the rest are out in the studios of a handful of early adopters including several heavy-weight names from the world of Electronic Music (modesty prevents us from naming names...). This machine here is from the next batch featuring a limited first production run of the FPA boards. Each board has been fitted by Dan himself and he has been through the samplers giving them a full service. These exclusive machines feature a metal Hideaway Studio badge on the rear.See the photos for a shot of what the cards look like.A LITTLE BACKGROUND:Designed by David Cockerell in the early 1980s the Akai S612 was one of the first "affordable" studio samplers on the market. With its 1 second sample memory in max sample rate and ultra basic MIDI implementation the 612 is clearly not able to compete with modern gear on those terms. However, it still has many fans due in part because of its simple usability and the idiosyncratic manual splicing control permitting the start and end points to be moved and even reversed in real time.What this feature has been waiting for is a means of animating the controls in real time. The FPA board, designed and built by Dan Wilson at Hideaway Studios allows just this: under the control of 5 MIDI CC channels it controls the Sample Start, End, Filter Cut-off and Vibrato Controls from a sequencer, all this in warm scratchy 12-bit audio with surprisingly fast MIDI response.As Dan himself says:“This opens a whole new creative path on this old beast resulting in weird glitchy loops, reversed effects and general chaos...”Currently the FPA boards are only available pre-installed in units as you see here.CONDITION OF THIS UNIT: Excellent overall, some rack rash and one swapped knob (still an Akai one, just the wrong colour).
THE PRICE INCLUDES 20% VAT - CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE THE EUROPEAN UNION PLEASE USE BEST OFFER TO BUY AT TAX-FREE PRICE OF £725. VAT-free sales possible to businesses and individuals in the EU (outside UK) with a valid VAT Number - please contact us before making an offer if you have any questions about this. Please note that this is separate to any import duty which you may be charged - please contact your local tax authorities if you need more information about possible charges.
• This is a 120v model • A step-down transformer is required in the UK/EU.• We do not recommend using cheap generic Chinese mains transformers and can supply a high quality UK-made unit if required - we had a link to these in our ebay store here but ebay removed it. Thanks ebay! So you’ll need to check out our store (it’s the 50va unit you need) or get in touch if you need assistance. We also stock 6-way US/Japanese extension leads to allow you to use several pieces of gear with your transformer. See or store or get in touch for more info.
Ainternational/Soundgas Ltd are established business sellers: reliably delivering great gear worldwide via Ebay for over a decade. Please contact me - Antony - if you have any questions about this or any other Ebay item. "Your list is one of the best, it really is. I just want everything on it" - Pete Townshend Soundgas developed from my interest in sourcing vintage instruments and recording gear for my own studio into a thriving international business. With over 12 years' trading on Ebay and 100% positive feedback over 800 transactions worldwide, our client list reflects our commitment to good old-fashioned customer care and attention to detail (and a love of cool, strange and oddball vintage gear). We have many years' experience sourcing, servicing and sending delicate vintage items worldwide: customer satisfaction is guaranteed. We find interesting, rare and classic gear and ensure that our customers receive them in as perfect working order as possible. First and foremost we ourselves are customers, musicians, engineers and collectors. We love fine, unusual, quirky and well-engineered recording equipment and instruments and that appreciation shines through in everything we do. Please see our other listings for a wide range of vintage instruments, effects and recording gear from the 50s-80s, including Fender/Marshall/Vox/Watkins amps, Moog/Roland synths, and our speciality tape/disc echoes, spring reverbs and effects (Binson, Roland, Copicat, Grampian, Evans, Dynacord, Telefunken etc), plus a whole bunch of pedals, effects and other weird and wonderful gear.