Zero-X / Zero-X 2

Zero-X by Copson Data was introduced in 1995.  It was designed for the Atari to run on all Atari TOS computers, however there is an 030 specific version.  It is a sample editor, capable of handling 16-bit stereo samples of up to 48 kHz.  Notable features include the ability of transferring samples via SCSI, MIDI Sample Dump conforming to the SDS standard, Akai SCSI D2D (Zero-X 2 only, introduced in 1998) and Beatsplit.  Other than SCSI D2D, D2D sampling functions, as you would expect, are reserved for the Atari Falcon only.  There were reportedly a few versions of Zero-X:

• 68000 for all Atari ST/STE/Mega models

• 68030 for TT and Falcons

• 68030+68882 for TT and Falcons with co-processors (FPU)

• Zero-X 2 (for all Atari TOS models although separate versions again for 68000 and 68030)

Zero-X later became available for the PC platform during 1999, introducing Zero-X Seamless Looper and BeatCreator. followed by Zero-X BeatQuantizer.

Overview

• Name: Zero-X / Zero-X 2

• Type: D2D Recorder / Sampler / Sample Editor

• Bit Depth: 12 and 16-bit

• Sample Rate: Up to 48 kHz

• Sound Quality: Mono / Stereo

• Hardware ADC: N/A / Atari Falcon Internal and External

• ADC Connection Type: N/A / DSP Port

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