Name: E-mu Systems ESI-4000 Digital Sampler (with Operating Manual)
Brand: Chris Allison
Price: 150.00 USD
Availability: InStock

E-mu Systems ESI-4000 Digital Sampler (with Operating Manual)

E-mu Systems ESI-4000 Digital Sampler (with Operating Manual)

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For a generation of beatmakers, the E-mu ESI-4000 was the sampler that bridged the crate and the computer. A two-rack-space digital sampler from E-mu Systems of Scotts Valley, California, it pairs a backlit LCD and a data-entry knob with a numeric keypad of trigger buttons, a floppy drive, and dedicated controls for drive select, load, save, audition, and trigger mode.

This is the Turbo version, which means it came with the ESI Turbo Option Kit expansion board pre-installed. The upgrade added several key features over the base model:

Additional outputs: two extra stereo sub-outputs for more flexible routing, including submix 2/3
Effects processors: two on-board 24-bit stereo digital effects processors with more than thirty high-quality algorithms, including reverb, delay, chorus, flanger, and distortion
Effects submix: a dedicated stereo effects submix
Digital I/O: S/PDIF digital input and output

The rear panel carries the multiple audio outputs, a SCSI connector, MIDI ports, and the IEC power inlet, which makes it easy to expand with outside storage. The case shows normal studio wear—light scuffing and some scratches along the top and sides—and the front panel remains clean and legible. The original spiral-bound ESI-4000 Operating Manual is included; its cover is creased and yellowed with age.

From the studio collection of Chris Allison.

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