Akai S1000 / S1100 samplers

hi again,

Thank you, Frank, for a rapid and kind answer. i'll go thru the 
archives of the group in the near future.

The floppy disk system aren't that great. i was performing a couple 
of days ago, i had an S1100 and my partned had an SU 700 and 
turntables. we improvised for 50 minutes, going from mellow, ambient 
stuff to (mostly...) straightforward beat-driven jamming. think of 
atari teenage riot or dj shadow with amphetamines.
good gig, improvising and playing live with S1100 is quite a thrill.
my problem is, i haven't been able to found a decent midi implement 
chart to S1100. maybe there's one in the vaults of this group, have 
to check that.

i use the midi keyboard to strike a sound, control pannings and 
volume and to change programs. i would like to know if it's possible 
to program S1100 LFO's, invidual sample's(that's in a keygroup) 
attack etc. values behind midi faders. 

regards,


Kimmo Modig
who will try and record some stuff with S1100 so you can hear what 
i'm doing it and how i shamelessly molest the poor thing...














--- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "formals777" 
<wafwaf@p...> wrote:
> 
> 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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