Akai S1000 / S1100 samplers

Hi Joey

There was an older program called Wav AKAI that did this via MIDI. You could basically transfer a Wav file directly to the S1000. It was slow because this was only a 4bit transmission. I use SoundForge and it will do sends directly to the samplers but it only lets you transfer via SCSI with models S1100 and up.
Hope this helps.

BSoul

 


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From: djo3yk <djo3yk@...>
To: akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 11:27 PM
Subject: [akaiS1000S1100Samplers] Re: Introduction


  


Hi PeWe,

Thanks for your response.  Really appreciate it.

When I said "I think there is only 1047040 KB of memory (1 meg roughly)".  I got that figure from the "free:" indicator from the EDIT SAMPLE page.  I assumed it was KB but after reading page 35 in the manual it corresponds to 2 MB.

I will definitely be picking up the EL-Foil soon and upgrading the OS to v4.4

When I said "integrate w/ my PC" I mean I would like to send samples that I have in wav format to the AKAI S1000.  I had thought I could get a SCSI HDD 500mb and a SCSI PCI card, connect the HDD to the SCSI PCI via 50 pin SCSI Mini within my PC and then connect the SCSI PCI card to the SCSI connection in the back of the S1000 with a Centronics SCSI 50 cable.  That way I was hoping to send samples to the SCSI HDD via the PC and then load the samples from the SCSI HDD using the S1000.  I know I have to be careful about concurrent writing/reading (i.e. both writing to the HDD at the same time).

I thought that would be the best way to migrate samples from my WAV sample libraries in my PC to my S1000.  Currently I have to re-sample my WAV samples by playing them via audio to the S1000.  Needless to say its a huge hassle.  Is there any way to convert existing WAVs into a format AKAI can understand (without shelling lots of money on software converters or using that Chicken software) and then send them to the S100 via MIDI, sysex or something like that.  I know it would take a long time, I could run it overnight or something.  At least then I could just save those samples to a floppy until I can get SCSI hooked up and working.

I'm also having problems assigning samples that I have recorded into a keygroup so that I can play it from my MIDI controller.  I can play the SAWTOOTH, PULSE, SINE and SQUARE fine but not my recorded samples.  When I select the samples from the Program that I saved it under it still says 0 samples even though I saved 2 of them to the floppy.

Is there some sort of tutorial for beginners, some of the things in the manual don't seem to apply to my S1000 (I'm running v1.1). For instance I can't find SMP3 from within the SMP2 page.

Super cheers,
Joey.

--- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, PeWe <ha-pewe@...> wrote:
>
> 
> Hi !
> 
>  >>>
> 
> Am 27.07.2011 21:43, schrieb djo3yk:
> >
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > The S1000 that I have has a broken back light but I'm hoping to get an 
> > EL-Foil from midi-rakete in Germany.
> >
> 
> You will ...
> 
> > I think there is only 1047040 KB of memory (1 meg roughly).
> >
> 
> That´s weird because minimum RAM in a S-1000 is 1 megaword=2megabyte.
> There  were and are no smaller cards available,- only larger ones w/ 8meg.
> 
> > Wouldn't mind expanding the onboard memory.
> >
> 
> You should !
> 
> > Not sure what OS is in the ROM (probably v1.0 but I'm not exactly sure 
> > how to tell) but I've downloaded the latest OS (v4.40) and manual from 
> > AKAI. I just have to get back my USB floppy drive that I lent to a 
> > buddy for his Kurz K2000 so I can load the new OS via floppy.
> >
> 
> No. You have to create a OS disk 1st which is only possible w/ older 
> Windows 95, 98, 98SE and Win2k.
> 
> There´s a application for this and if IIRR it´s called "Make Disk" (or 
> similar)
> It must be a 720k DOS formattet floppy disk !
> Not possible w/ WinXP or higher.
> 
> > The S1000 has a 50-pin SCSI connection in the rear and I would dearly 
> > like to integrate it with my PC via a PCI SCSI card; however, I'm not 
> > sure if I can link it directly.
> >
> 
> I don´t know what you mean w/ "integrate it w/ my PC", but:
> 
> If you use a SCSI controller card in you PC, be aware there will be no 
> Centronics SCSI 50 connection but 50-pin SCSI MINI.
> So, you´d need a cable,- SCSI MINI 50 > Centronics 50.
> In addition, your PC, Windows and most apps cannot recognize a S-1000,- 
> you´d need a Windows compatible application.
> 
> A SCSI controller card,- I have a Adaptec w/ SCSI MINI 50 for Win 2K OS 
> which runs fine under WinXP too,- is for storage only.
> You´re able to transfer data from S-1000 memory or connected SCSI 
> devices to a harddrive or other media drive connected to the internal 
> SCSI connection of the controller card,- means, inside the PC, there has 
> to be a SCSI device connected to the controller card !
> You cannot use the IDE or SATA drives at all.
> 
> Any other communication between S-1000 and an application being able to 
> recognize S-1000 would be over MIDI,- also your PC needs a MIDI 
> Interface too.
> 
> > It would be spectacular if I could integrate it directly and not have 
> > to get a SCSI HDD (I don't mind creating a separate partition with my 
> > existing non-SCSI HDDs strictly for the S1000 but I don't think this 
> > is possible).
> >
> Impossible,- see above.
> 
> >
> > I'm really excited to use the S1000 -- I've heard so much about them 
> > in various interviews and other forums. I look forward to digging into 
> > the archives and try to find an answer to my questions.
> >
> 
> If you need memory cards, drop mea line.
> Can be I have 1 or 2 left over here,- I own 4 AKAI samplers.
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Joey.
> >
> 
> ditto
> 
> PeWe
>