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Yamaha A3000 (1997)

The Yamaha A3000 is a professional hardware sampler released by the company in 1997. Back then the company was barely known for sampling, so the release of the A3000 was an unexpected one. The goal of Yamaha with the A3000 was to make a break-beat machine and phrase sampler that could be used for a wide variety of recording as well as performance applications.
Although the A3000 is a capable machine, it is one that takes a lot of time and dedication to master. Right out of the box you are faced with an almost 400 page manual to introduce you to all the features and functions of the A3000. Although the A3000 only shipped with 2 megabytes of memory, it can accept expansion memory in the form of single in-line memory modules up to a maximum of 128MB. The A3000 handles sample processing with three independent effects blocks that can handle all the usual delay, reverb and chorus style effects. Everything recorded to floppy disks. This unit was used extensively by Junkie XL. This unit was used extensively by Junkie XL. He loves the bass sounds on A3000. I explored the side of the reverb and did not sample anything…

This is the A3000 sounding. As usual, you are hearing the Digitone by Elektron playing a few notes constantly and generatevely feeded into the 9030. I have used the Canyon preset at even D=W. The manual says I am able to go up to 30sec reverb time but to be honest I failed reading the manual! So the reverb time is long. The A3000 into the Oto Machines Boum into H5 (line in). The only thing I did to this recording was adding a bit of EQ by Kush. Not too much. You need to hear the unit. I think the A3000 sounds noisy and digital (Sorry for the clipped tones here and there. I just didn't notice it during the recording session 🤷‍♂️). Well, if you like it offers an interesting lofi and digi-mojo as well as the Zoom 9030. Sounds interesting but I would not use this unit for its reverb sound.

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from Sound of discontinued and obsolete reverb units, released March 31, 2022

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An Moku Zurich, Switzerland

An Moku (Dominik Grenzler) is a sound artist, conceptual producer and former bass guitar player based in Zürich, Switzerland. He has released music on Puremagnetik, Karlrecords, Dio Drone, Slowcraft Records, Bullflat3.8, Audiobulb and his own label Endtitles. ... more

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