Akai S1000 / S1100 samplers

Kimmo,

Welcome to the group. 

Also, welcome to the group of people with floppy problems. Both he
floppies and the floppy drives become unreliable over time. I cannot
recommend changing the floppy drive because it is not easy to find the
right one. 
An easier solution is using an external scsi hard disk or a Magneto
Optical drive. Just make sure you buy not a crappy one. This way your
samples will load much faster and you can use it with different S1100
samplers as long as they have a working scsi port (which can be a pain). 
Please browse through the messages archive to find more info. 
I think we're all eager to find out more about your project. Just send
us a message with a link to your project.
If you have tips and tricks for using the S1100 with a controller, let
us know.

Regards,

Frank (Luxemburg)


--- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, Kammo Modig
<moody_modig@y...> wrote:
> hello,
>  
> i do not know if this group is an active one, but...
>  
> my name is kimmo modig,  23, i play akai s1100 when performing at
gigs, along with a midi controller. it all started when my friend was
about to release an album, and he needed someone to help him with
transforming his sample-based into a live show. well, the show part is
still at progress, but we are doing some gigs every now and then. he
has a SU-700 sampler and i have the aformentioned stuff. the music we
play is quite dark, hiphop-based, instrumental and slow. the live part
is based on improvisation, mostly.
>  
> i can send some links to my music later.
>  
> ***************************
>  
> but the primary reason for joining was to get help using the S1100.
i use 2HD
> disks, and when i format them with 1100 in High mode, the machine
says the formatted disk may not be reliable. also, i've been having
problems using sounds and programs i've created with different s1100.
the same model, but still they dont work together. i study sound
design in theatre academy, finland, and we have three s1100:s lying
around for some reason in our school. that's why i switch from one to
another from time to ime.
>  
> i got a message with one of the s1100s, after formatting a disk,
saying: "unreliable director area". or was it "unworking", but anyway.
what's that? the s1100 couldnt read or write anything to floppy disks.
>  
> but if you understood my crappy english and my problems, please
help, if you can, i'd appreciate it.
>  
> reagards,
>  
> Kimmo Modig
> Finland
>  
> 
> 
> 
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