"Akai S-612 (US model, including voltage converter). It was serviced just last year (faders were cleaned) and works perfectly. It has two additional special features:
"Nice sounding retro sampler / synth keyboard from the mid / late 80s - the one with the analogue filters. Paul Nagle wrote a funny but also accurate retro about it in 1997: https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/korg-dss1 . Big and heavy, but good-sounding, with lots of extra treats in store for people who go looking for them. The weak link was usually the disk drive - but this has been solved on this example with an HxC drive, with the display helpfully in the wide open spaces above where the disk drive used to be. Packing 24GBP for a custom carton - to include a UK or Euro mains lead (with the pesky 2-pin rectangular shape). The DSS-1 has been stored in a very nice flightcase - see next lot - but we won't courier it in the case."
"**NOW WITH BEAUTIFUL NEW BACKLIGHT & FRESHLY MADE FACTORY SOUND DISKS - SEE TWO REVISED PICS UNDER THUMBNAILS** I used this in my time with Tears For Fears. Subsequent to that I used the MPC60 with many artists and producers I have worked with from Julian Lennon to Hugh Cornwall to Peter Hammill etc etc.. The MPC60 flight case has an issue with the foam which is starting to disintegrate, and needs replacing. The MPC60 is is in full working order however aesthetically it bears the life of having done many sessions with me and has travelled pretty much everywhere with me on sessions here and abroad. Until I bought my MPC3000 from Level 42 I used this machine extensively. It comes with its original manual. The Serial Number is: 21055-04306 and the software version is 2.12. Now at VEMIA, and has been thoroughly checked ready for this auction. Several tact switches have been replaced as they were starting to be a bit unreliable. The disk drive saves and loads fine. In future it could always be replaced by an HxC USB emulator but no need now. Packing: 30GBP - separate packing if a courier is used. Otherwise the flightcase should be OK for hand collection or delivery if the MPC is covered with polythene - the foam is starting to go. (25GBP of the packing charge refunded)."
"Unique-sounding and fairly unique-looking: the most thorough-going of the modelling synths of the early 90s. This, with thoughtful programming, can make a vast range of acoustic and electronic sounds. The quality and depth is astonishing.
"Legendary vintage 8 voice 12bit sampler with analog filters
The SN appears to be 750645 which was listed back in 2017 here - same marks on the back. Note the description for the new listing states this was owned by Tim Truman with a note on it being used on Miami Vice and Melrose Place, but there's no mention of that in the previous post.
