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RE: [akaiS1000S1100Samplers] CD-ROM drives

2010-04-23 by Ullrich Peter

Hi PeWe!

I have to say that I tested years ago and only for a short time. I don\u2019t really remember which

sampler worked fine with which type. Maybe I can find the next weekends to test again and to

deliver a better feedback.

The fast CDROMs like the 40max work on the Roland S-760 but I am not 100% sure if they

were for the Akai S1000.

At the moment I have a ZIP100 SCSI and a Toshiba (I think 16x) SCSI-CDROM built into a DIY 1U

rack unit for the S1000.

I am not sure if the Syquest 200MB can also write the 44MB and 88MB media. I also found no

info on that here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SyQuest_Technology or here http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/SyQuest

:-(

Here they say only \u201cbackwards compatible\u201d: http://www.thefreelibrary.com/SYQUEST+200MB+5.25-INCH+REMOVABLE+HARD+CARTRIDGE+DRIVE+IS+BECOMING...-a017122799

;

But according to this page it can read, write and initialize the 44 and 88 media but not the 44s and 88s media:

http://www.kassj.com/articles/SyQuest.html

Ciao
Peter

From: akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of PeWe
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 1:43 PM
To: akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [akaiS1000S1100Samplers] CD-ROM drives




Hi Peter !

Did you test a Plextor 12/20 max 40 w/ a S-1000 or S-1100 sampler ?

I never got any CD-ROM drive faster than 2x /4x to work w S-1xxx samplers.
Have to mention I never testet a 8x speed one because I never owned one,- but I know it never worked w/ a 32x speed drive.

Syquest 200MB SCSI,- do these also write on 44/88MB media or read only ?

I have 44 and 88MB drives and media,- 88MB drive can "use" 44MB media but read only.
So, the question is what "usage" means w/ 200 / 270 MB drives.

thx for the add. akai drive link

PeWe


Am 23.04.2010 13:05, schrieb Ullrich Peter:

Hi!

Syquest 200MB SCSI drives (5 ΒΌ\u201d) \u2013 they can also use the 44 and 88MB media

For cdrom drives for samplers I prefer using Plextor UltraPlex drives 12/20, 20max, 40max

Like this one http://www.onlinetechexpress.com/media/00/a20792b1248d226075bb09_m.JPG

A very nice overview of compatible drives can be loaded from here:

http://keycorner.org/pub/midi/mpc/akaidrive.pdf

Ciao
Peter





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