A 16-voice
polyphonic and 4-part
multi-timbral sampler, with a 61-note
velocity/
aftertouch sensitive
keyboard. Manufactured between
1986 and
1987.
The S-50 features 12-
bit sampling with a variable rate of 15-30
kHz. For saving your sounds, 750k of
internal memory as well as a 3.5"
disk drive are available. Version 1.0 of the S-50 could hold 16 different samples (called "
tones") at once, but the second
revision expanded this to 32. Three sampling modes are featured:
manual, auto and
previous.
There are lots of editing capabilities on the S-50, such as
looping, multi-stage envelopes and dawing
waveforms. An external
monitor can be connected for more detailed
graphical editing. Most of it is done with a
Alpha Juno /
JX -style "alpha
dial".
Other features include full
MIDI support and high-/low-pass
digital time-variant filters. The a 4-track, 16-channel SY-503
sequencer was available as a
software upgrade.
Two
rackmount versions, the
S-330 and the
S-550, were also released.
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