Charlie Lab Megabeat One AKAi

Team SynthX | 15 June 2003 | 147 MB

..: AKAi S3000 | ADDED DEMO SOUNDS :..

Charlie Megabeat One is a great collection of diverse synth sounds. Dont be put of by the size, this CD holds many very useable samples for all genres of music. It has a fantastic percussion section with many different instruments sampled in wet and dry. Other sounds include bass’s, strings, pianos and more, but this is foremost a percussion CD.

Charlie Lab MegaBeat One

The Charlie Lab MegaBeat One was launched in the mid-90s as a hard disk MIDI player by the Italian brand Charlie Lab. It was designed to read standard MIDI files (Format 0/1) from an internal hard drive. The unit could hold the equivalent of 600 720KB floppies (≈5000 songs), making it highly efficient for live use without needing to change disks. Charlie Lab, founded by engineer Carlo “Charlie” Paterlini, was well-known in southern Europe during the ’90s and early 2000s. The MegaBeat One included a Roland SCD-15 sound card, providing high-quality General MIDI/GS instrument playback. It also featured an RJ45 port for use with the “Digitar” guitar-style foot controller.
Technical Specifications

Charlie Lab MegaBeat One Screen

The MegaBeat One has a backlit 64×192 graphic LCD and four front soft keys. It includes a rotary “Page/Value” encoder, cursor buttons, and push-pull knobs for volume and contrast. A front headphone jack and LED indicators are also present. Optional A/D recording module allows mic or line-level input for audio recording, although its primary function is MIDI playback.

Charlie Lab MegaBeat One Back Panel

Rear connections include stereo audio outputs (L/R), a foot switch input, standard 5-pin DIN MIDI In and Out/Thru, and the dedicated RJ45 Digitar port. A single front knob adjusts both headphone and main output volume. It uses an external 230V AC to 12V AC power adapter. The MegaBeat One can display lyrics (via SysEx) in sync with MIDI playback and group songs for set-based playback. It remains of interest today mainly for collectors or retro-tech enthusiasts. Manuals and demo videos are available online for reference.

Resources:
– User Manual (ManualsLib)

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