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Akai Z4 64-Voice 24-Bit/96kHz Rackmount Sampler
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Akai Z4 64-Voice 24-Bit/96kHz Rackmount Sampler The Z4 and Z8 are the world's first 24-bit/96kHz dedicated hardware-based samplers! Designed for professional audio production at a reasonable cost, the Z Series samplers offer all of the advantages of dedicated hardware, plus the interface power of ak.Sys. PC/Mac Control and Networking Software. The Akai Professional Z4 and Z8 samplers are a completely new generation that eclipse the legacy of the legendary S Series samplers and surpass the requirements of a new generation of studio and live sampling applications. The heart of the new Z Series is our new Z-96 LSI sampling engine coupled with a high-performance Intel CPU. This combination provides ultra-fast audio processing with up to eight real-time controllers and 24-bit audio resolution with sample rates up to 96 kHz. Features 24-bit/96kHz operation (*) Q-Link knobs for realtime performance control Automation of commonly performed sampling functions such as normalize and sample assignment 36 resonant filter types with special 'Triple' mode New 24bit/96kHz 4-channel effects processor (**) Quick FX for rapid sound manipulation (**) Capacity for up to 512Mb on board SDRAM using off-the-shelf memory USB host/slave connection - use off-the-shelf USB keyboards for easier naming and USB drives. ak.Sys software for computer control over USB 64-voice polyphony Dual independent LFOs with internal and external modulation control and MIDI clock sync Balanced analogue I/Os providing full 24bit/96kHz A/D and D/A conversion Sample rate conversion (**) Choice of analogue or digital assignable multiple outputs Sound Library compatibility with a wide range of Akai and other formats FAT32/DOS disk format and .wav implemented as native format .AIFF also supported using Mac ak.Sys * Polyphony is halved when running at 96kHz ** Requires the effects board to be installed which is optional on the Z4

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