Sequential Circuits Studio 440
Appearance
Studio 440 | |
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![]() Studio 440 | |
Manufacturer | Sequential Circuits |
Dates | 1986-1987 |
Price | US$5,000 (approx.) |
Technical specifications | |
Polyphony | 8 voices |
Timbrality | 8 parts [1] |
Oscillator | 2 |
LFO | 1 (Saw Up, Saw Down, Square, Triangle) |
Synthesis type | ROMpler Subtractive |
Filter | Analog Low Pass non-resonant filter with envelope |
Attenuator | Attack-Decay-Sustain-Release |
Velocity expression | Yes |
Storage memory | 512kb |
Effects | None |
Input/output | |
Keyboard | 8 pads |
External control | MIDI |
The Studio 440 was a sampler, sequencer, and 32 sound drum machine manufactured by Dave Smith's Sequential Circuits (SCI) and released in 1986. The sampler's core is similar to that of the Prophet 2000 and Prophet 2002. There is a 3.5" floppy disk drive to [2] store samples and data.
Sample rate
The 440 also made it easier to access the full 512kb of memory available, to create 12-bit samples from 12.5 to 33.5 seconds and up to 41.667 kHz.[3]
- 15.625 kHz rate : 33.5 seconds — 6 kHz bandwidth [4]
- 31.250 kHz rate : 16.7 seconds — 12 kHz bandwidth
- 4l.667 kHz rate : 12.5 seconds — 18 kHz bandwidth
Sequencer
- 8 tracks[5]
- 40,000 note capacity[6]
- 999 measures per sequence
- 99 sequences
- Two discrete MIDI Outs with up to 32 channels of MIDI
Notable users
References
- ^ "Sequential Circuits Studio 440 Drum Machine Sampler". Encyclotronic. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- ^ synthhead (2010-02-02). "The Sequential Circuits Studio 440". Synthtopia. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- ^ SCI, Pierre G. / Copyrights. "Sequential Circuits STUDIO-440 introduction". siliciumalpha.chez.com. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- ^ SCI, Pierre G. / Copyrights. "Sequential Curcuits STUDIO-440 introduction". siliciumalpha.chez.com. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- ^ "Sequential Circuits Studio 440 | Vintage Synth Explorer". www.vintagesynth.com. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- ^ "The Shape Of Things To Come (SOS Sep 86)". www.muzines.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- ^ "Sequential Circuits Studio 440: Samplers". synth.market. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
Further reading
- "The Shape Of Things To Come". Sound On Sound. September 1986. p. 6. ISSN 0951-6816. OCLC 925234032.