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“FROM AN ESTATE COMES THIS AKAI S-612 RACKMOUNT SAMPLER WITH RACKMOUNT MD280 DISKDRIVE AND MD280 INSTRUCTION MANUAL. THESE UNITS ARE STRUCTURALLY SOUND, AND IN GOOD OVERALL COSMETIC CONDITION WITH NORMAL USE WEAR BUT THE START SPLICE KNOBS CRACKED OFF. THESE UNITS BOTH WORK GREAT AND ARE PRICED TO SELL. DONT MISS OUT!!!!!!” Link

“AKAI
S612 Sampler &
MD 280 Disk Drive

Rack Mount

This used vintage equipment was purchased at an estate sale and shows signs of use. Since I know little to nothing about such things and it is virtually untested, I must therefore sell for parts or repair because frankly I just don’t know. However as you can see is in beautiful condition so my loss is your gain.” Link

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-A complete Operator’s Manual is included for both pieces of equipment.

-I am the original and only owner owner of this equipment which was purchased new, back in 1986. It was rarely used and only in a home studio setting. It has never been used in a gig. The condition is excellent and all features are functional.” Link

“AKAI S-612 w/MD280 and 7 boxes of quick discs!!!!!

Awesome Lo-Fi sampler, great condition considering it’s age. Fully working and still kicking out some awesome sounds. Comes with 7 boxes of quick discs, very rare in my opinion….(very difficult to find these) these discs all have samples on them but can be used to save new samples. Comes with everything you see in the picture. ” Link

“AKAI S612 Midi Digital Sampler with Disk Drive AKAI MD280

Comes with over 26 disks and over 50 different samples” Link

“Up for bid is an Akai s612 MIDI Digital Sampler with the Akai disk drive. This has been in my studio for
several years and has worked great for quick and dirty samples. The units are in great shape and includes
4 qwik disks with some sounds on them and them users manual can be googled on the web even though
its easy to use without a manual.” Link

“Combo Akai Midi Samplers Models S612 and MD280

Both Samplers were tested to turn on and receive power. This is the extent of testing. Both are being sold As-Is

Cosmetically both are in good shape. There is some dust present and part of the face plate of the MD280 model is bent downwards. There is also a plaque on the front of the S612. Please see pictures for full details on condition. ” Link

“ich hoffe diese beschreibung hilft euch weiter.das gerät ist ein sampler das andere ein laufwerk .ich habe keine ahnung was man damit macht und kann keine angaben zur funktionsfähigkeit machen.daher erfolgt der verkauf als defekt.” Link

“Up for auction is the incredible sounding and easy to use AKAI S612 midi digital sampler, including the original MD280 Quick Disk drive, plus 18 brand new QD disks and 17 used QD disks, with either S612 or S700 sounds.
Both the Sampler and the disk drive are fully tested and working perfectly, MIDI control, loading/ saving S612 files as well as recording new sounds.
Note that because of the different file structure S700 files will not load correctly, but you can use these disks to store new sounds.
This unit is supplied with an European power supply for 220/240 Volts AC but works fine with the included 120V. AC auto transformer.” Link

“Vintage Akai S612 sampler with MD280 quick disk drive. Hard to find (20) QD disks included. Excellent condition. Tested, both units work perfectly. This is one of the most interesting sounding sampler ever made. Michael Brauer uses S612 as a bass distortion device.

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/nov08/articles/itbrauer.htm

Note: I tested a few disks (read/write) and they are all fine, but I can’t guarantee all the disks are working. Disks are Akai factory Diskettes, except 2 disks contains non-original sound.” Link

“Der Sampler befindet sich in sehr gutem Zustand, von den 10 mitgelieferten Disks lassen sich 1-2
nicht laden, was aber an den Disketten liegt, die eben auch 25 Jahre alt sind. Bei VintagePlanet
in den Niederlanden kann man aber noch Disketten erwerben. ” Link

“Akai S612 sampler with MD280 QuickDisk drive. Classic one-voice digital sampling, with a great set of sliders to adjust the start and end time of the sample in real-time, on the fly. There’s an excellent LFO, and overdubbing of samples is a breeze. Works, but sold as-is due to age. Includes cords to connect the two together, and comes with one Quick Disk—the Fender Rhodes. ” Link

“This Akai 612 sampler has that mysterious 80′s sound we love (think Depeche Mode, who I read somewhere used one of these). . . 12-Bit, Analog LPF filter with LFO, and best of all, sliders on the front for immediate manipulation of sample start and end points! This S612 also comes with the rare quickdisc drive and over 50 discs with pre-recorded samples . . . Ready for you to make your own. I used this briefly with my Minimoog to get polysynth sounds until I got a CS60 and now I’ve got all the poly I need (sorry I never bothered saving my mini samples to disc – mini samples not included). Everything works great and the machine is in nice cosmetic shape for it’s age with some minor blemishes. ” Link

“AKAI s612 + MD 280
Midi digital Sampler
Das Gerät besteht aus 2 Kompunenten das s612 und dem MD 280
Beide sind aus dem Studiobetrieb und selten benutzt worden.” Link

“i had this up for sale ealier but had a few enquiries about buying this seperately so have split the items, still with the same low start price. i’m still selling it as for parts or repair though it does power on ” Link

“Suitable for Akai or Roland equipment fitted with 2.8″ Quick Disk drive such as the S10 or the PR-100

Went out of production aeons ago and now pretty much impossible to find

This listing is for a single disc in sleeve, I have a very limited supply available” Link

“This is the dirty 12 bit secret weapon of underground hip-hop! Before the MPC, Future Sound of London and others were hammering out beats on the S612. Sampler is in good condition, with some minor rack scratches, and importantly, the disk drive is included, along with one hard to find quick disc. Nothing sounds like hardware, and no matter what genre you use this with it will give up a phat sound!” Link

“Here, for your bidding enjoyment we have the Complete Package!

Included in this auction:

1 Akai AX60 Polyphonic Synthesizer

All keys buttons, functions, work. Some buttons will double trigger (you hit them once and they think you hit it twice), but they all work. Also the sliders could use some lubrication, but they too work fine.

All voices work great. Arpeggio and split modes work great! Sampler and Midi interface works great

Cosmetically about 6/10. Three of the slider caps are non-original. One key has a crack that has been re-glued (pictured). Some dings here and there and normal wear and tear.

1 Akai S612 Sampler

Functions great no problems here
Has its own LFO and filter independent of the AX60!

1 Akai MD280 Sampler Disk Drive

Also working great
Use this to load and save samples onto the S612

1 Proprietary Cable to connect individual voice out of the sampler to the sampler input of the AX60

Hard to find cable! Allows you to use the sampler as a second oscillator on the Synthesizer. You can get some either really lush or really wacky sounds this way! Run the samples through the filter, LFO, and envelopes! Or split the keyboard and use samples on one side and the synth on the other. This combo is full of possibilities.

10 Diskettes to load samples onto the sampler

I have not used these disks in a while, but I know most of them work. Also very hard to find. Each disk holds 2 samples.

Not included: Rack case” Link

“AKAI S612 MINI DIGITAL SAMPLER Supplied with the matching AKAI MD280 Sampler Disk Drive” Link

“A USED AKAI MD280 WITH A AKAI S612 SAMPLER BOTH TESTED AND WORKING, SEE ALL PHOTOS.” Link

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Up for bid is an Akai S612 rack mount sampler, with MD280 QD disk drive, 11 Roland “Quick Disks” and printed manual.

Units are in excellent condition, are fully functional and were used in a non-smoking studio. Interesting features of these units are the manual start/splice sliders for some interesting triggered effects, on-board LFO, a light filter, and looping effect. These 12-bit samplers were among the first digital samplers on the scene in the early 80′s, and while don’t have a large capacity or complicated sound reproduction, lo-fi or general phrase sampling is extremely easy to record and play back. Roland Quick Disks I have provided have Roland sound samples which are not readable by the unit, however, a small piece of tape over the square holes in the corners will allow you to record your own samples to disk with no problems. Quick disks are HARD to find, these were all that were available for a while.

There are some scratches on the rear of the MD280, a tiny amount of “rack rash” on the ears of the sampler, and a scratch on the LCD plastic cover plate. All are visible in the pictures. Power cords are attached, and the MD280 plugs/grounds directly into the S612.

Includes:

Akai S612 Sampler
Akai MD280 QD Drive
Printed Manual
11 Quick Disks (10 Roland, one other)” Link

“This is a 1 owner,(2 if you count me) home studio used Akai MD280 for sale. Excellent working condition, nice cosmetics as shown. Some mild rack rash as shown in the pics. Also included is a box of discs. Excellent addition to any collection!Excellent addition to any collection!” Link

“Ein echtes Museumsstück oder als die Sampler “laufen” lernten…..
AKAI S612 SAMPLER mit MD280 2,8″ QD Diskdrive

Lieferumfang:

AKAI S612 Sampler
AKAI MD280 Laufwerk
22 QD Disketten
Original Steinberg Editor für Akai S612 (Commodore C64)
12 Commodore C64 Disketten mit Samples (können über den Editor geladen und auf QD gespeichert werden)
Original Handbücher bzw. Quickrefernce (S612, MD280 und Steinberg Software)

Der Sampler ist jetzt seid ca. 20 Jahren in meinem Besitz und ist seid 15 Jahren nicht mehr im Einsatz, seid dem war in einem Rack eingabaut und im Keller eingemottet.
Ich habe ihn eingeschaltet und er funktionert wie gewohnt. Das Laufwerk kann den größten Teil der QD’s nicht mehr lesen, (endweder erscheint ein E wie Error oder es kommt nur akustischer Datenmüll aus den Lautsprechern) Um zu Testen habe ich mit einem Micro gesamplet und anschließend auf eine QD gespeichert die vorab Error beim Laden angezeigt hat. Dies hat erfolgreich funktioniert. Somit kann ich sagen das auch das Laufwerk funktioniert. Zu der C64 Software kann ich nichts sagen. Diese habe ich nie benutzt, da ich mit Atari gearbeitet habe. Also keine Garantie ob die noch funktioniert!! Die Disketten waren die ganze Zeit in einer Lichtundurchlässigen Verpackung gelagert. (Diese wird auch mitgeliefert). Der Sampler hatte ein Update erfahren. Seid dem ist er Multisampletauglich. Es gab auch damals ein Kabel bzw. Bauanleitung für Einzelausgänge mittels eines ATARI Moitorsteckers…auch mal im Internet stöbern.” Link

“I am selling my beloved AKAI S612 sampler (S/N: 00810-15573) with the AKAI MD 280 (S/N: 00810-11332) and Operator’s Manual. These two units work perfectly and are in very good condition. I have owned this system for over 25 years and it has seen very minimal use. They spent their entire life in my private home recording studio in the case. Having had a arsenal of keyboards and samplers, I didn’t use these units much at all. I just can’t justify keeping them any more as I have not used them in over 15 years and someone else can get much more use out of them than I could. ” Link

““For sale is my Akai S612 Midi Digital Sampler, Akai MD280 Disc Drive and 57 2.8″ ‘QD’ Quick Disks.

The S-612 was one of Akai’s first professional rack-mount samplers, released in 1985 and retailed for about £1200. Some of its features include 12-bit sampling from 4 to 32 kHz with loop and truncate functions, an overdub function and mic or line input jacks. Internal memory is 128KB which gives a maximum of 8 seconds sampling time at the lowest sampling rate available.

The MD280 disk drive is needed for permanent storage of samples on disk. One sample is stored to each side of the disk.

The S-612 features classic high and low pass filtering and an LFO for modulating and giving your sample an animated edge. It’s also simple and straight forward to operate, responds to external triggering and is still very well suited to many MIDI studio applications.
included is at least 30 discs a hard copy of manual. pick up only or you can arrange for collection” Link

“Akai S612 Sampler MD280 Drive + 5 Quick Disks. Great for use with Akai AX60 (Not included). I have tested this with my AX60 and everything works great . Has some rack rash and scratches on the top covers and a little dent of the side. totally cosmetic and not seen when installed in rack. Great analog filter. Great old school sound” Link

“Lecteur AKAI MD-280 pour disquettes Quick Disks, accessoire indispensable pour sauvegarder les samples du S-612.
Rack 2 unités.

Bon état cosmétique et fonctionnel (testé).” Link

“Akai S612 Sampler inkl. MD280 Sampler Disk Drive

Legendärer Sampler.

Funktioniert einwandfrei und ist herrlich intuitiv zu bedienen.

Das MD280 Laufwerk habe ich nie verwendet und weiß daher leider auch nicht, ob es überhaupt funktioniert, mechanisch scheint es in Ordnung zu sein.

Ich muss mich einfach nach und nach von den ganzen Sachen trennen, die ich nicht wirklich benutze.

Leider ist eine der Ecken des 612 schon immer leicht verbogen gewesen, ich hatte ihn nie in ein Rack eingebaut, deswegen hat mich das nie gestört.” Link

“Hello and welcome to my auction, Up for bidding is a AKAI S162 (MIDI Digal Smaplre) and a AKAL MD280 (Sampler Disk Drive) Both have wear and tear, but in GREAT condition. The 341 EQ band is also up for sale but not in this auction” Link

“Zur Versteigerung kommt hier ein AKAI S-612 SAMPLER inklusive DISKSTATION and 10 DISKS !

Was ich an diesem Sampler immer geschätzt habe, war der einfache Zugriff auf die Parameter. So lassen sich in sekundenschnelle Samples erstellen und z.B. mit zwei Fadern für Start- und Endpunkt trimmen. Schiebt man den Endpunkt vor den Startpunkt, wird das Sample rückwärts abgespielt. Bei ziemlich genauer Überschneidung von Start- und Endpunkt friert das Sample sogar ein!

Ebenso genial: die Overdub-Funktion. Sample recorden, Overdub-Button drücken und nochmal drüber recorden…und nochmal…und nochmal…usw. Geht alles wie gesagt im Handumdrehen.

Auch alle anderen Parameter sind direkt zu erreichen (siehe Fotos). Oldschool 12-bit-Sound.

Der Sampler befindet sich in sehr gutem Zustand, lediglich die 10 mitgelieferten Disks lassen sich z.T. nicht laden, was aber an den Disketten liegt, die eben auch 25 Jahre alt sind. Bei VintagePlanet in den Niederlanden kann man aber noch Disketten erwerben. (http://www.vintageplanet.nl/).

Seinerseits gab es ein Editor-Software für den AtariST-Computer, bei Bedarf kann diese zusammen mit einem funktionstüchtigen Atari Mega2 inklusive Monitor erworben werden. Atari-Computer und Software sind nicht Gegenstand dieser Auktion!” Link