The DSS-1 sound library is sought after not for fidelity (12-bit, 32kHz max), but for character:

Famous users of the DSS-1 library:

In the age of terabytes of sample libraries, the 1.4MB DSS-1 disk seems archaic. However, the sound library is currently enjoying a renaissance among producers of Lo-Fi, Synthwave, and Ambient music.

The "crunch" of the 12-bit sampling engine, combined with the DSS-1’s famous built-in effects (a lush digital delay and a massive chorus unit), turns even a simple piano sample into something evocative and nostalgic. The library forces creativity; you work with the limitations of the loop points and the sample rate, often resulting in happy accidents that define a track.