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SAMPLERS · 1997
A3000
Yamaha
Manufacturer
Yamaha
Type
Samplers
Production
1997–2000
Model
A3000
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Audio Demos
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Compatible Sound ROMs
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EPROM Archive
Yamaha A3000
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Parts & Components
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Modifications
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Owner Registry
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System Components
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01From the Community02Audio Demos03Compatible Sound ROMs04EPROM Archive05Parts & Components06Modifications07Owner Registry08System ComponentsManufacturer
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Specifications
- eq
- 4-band parametric EQ on main stereo output (+/-12dB), single-band EQ per sample
- lfo
- Per sample with saw, square, triangle waveforms
- midi
- In, Out, Thru
- power
- AC input
- filter
- Multi-mode VCF per sample: Low Pass 1/2, High Pass 1/2, Band Pass, Band Eliminate (Notch)
- inputs
- 2 x analog (mic/line switchable), optional digital (S/PDIF optical/coaxial with AIEB1 board)
- weight
- 6.9 kg
- display
- 40 x 2 character backlit LCD
- effects
- 3 independent multi-effects blocks, 54 effects each
- outputs
- 2 x main stereo, 2 x assignable analog, expandable to 8 outputs with AIEB1 board
- storage
- 3.5" floppy disk drive, SCSI 2 interface, internal hard drive bay
- polyphony
- 64 voices
- sequencer
- Basic single-track notepad sequencer with SMF import
- dimensions
- 483 mm x 403 mm x 90 mm (2U rackmount)
- memory max
- 128 MB (6 minutes 20 seconds stereo at 44.1 kHz)
- front panel
- 5 assignable rotary knobs (with push function), 11 illuminated selector buttons
- sample rate
- 5.5125 kHz, 11.025 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 44.1 kHz (with Lo-Fi variants)
- multitimbral
- 16 parts
- effects types
- Reverbs, delays, choruses, flangers, phasers, pitch shifters, amp simulators, compressors, gates, auto-wah, distortion, digital scratch, voice canceller, beat change
- sample import
- WAV, AIFF, Akai, Emu, Yamaha TX16W, Yamaha A7000, MIDI SDS, Standard MIDI Files
- synthesis type
- Sampler with AWM2 Tone Generator
- filter envelope
- 3-stage EG per sample with cutoff, gain, Q/width, sensitivity, scaling
- memory standard
- 2 MB (11 seconds stereo at 44.1 kHz)
- memory expansion
- Standard SIMM modules (4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB in pairs)
- special features
- Real-time effects processing of external audio, sample time-stretch, pitch-shift, loop remix, divide loop (v2)
- sample resolution
- 16-bit stereo/mono