Akai S900

The Akai S900 is a 12-bit sampler, with a variable sample rate from 7.5 kHz through to 40 kHz. It was common in recording studios until it was superseded two years later by the S1000.
An expanded version, the Akai S950, was released in 1988 alongside the higher end S1000. The S950 imported some of the S1000's improvements, including timestretching, and it increased the maximum sample rate to 48 kHz. Unlike the S1000 series, the S900 series allows a sample to loop alternating forwards and backwards.
Notable users include The 45 King, Juan Atkins, Beatmasters, Black Box, Ian Boddy, Enya, Fatboy Slim, Front 242, KLF, The Bomb Squad, Prince Paul, Renegade Soundwave, and Tangerine Dream.