Akai S1000 / S1100 samplers

--- wederniet <wederniet@...> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Franky from Belgium here. I recently bought a S1100.
> I'm still looking 
> at the possibilities, they are enormous and I don't
> have a manual :( 
> (yes, I downloaded the S1000 manual from this group)
> Maybe someone would care to respond to my, maybe,
> premature questions.
> 
> The guy I bought the S1100 from also threw in a SCSI
> hard drive of 500 
> MB to build in and I would very much like to build
> it in (or have it 
> done).
> Does anyone have experience with this? I also picked
> up that the unit 
> runs hot and that the power supply isn't very strong
> (to support an 
> extra internal drive). Are there ways to overcome
> this? 
> (ventilation/juice up the power)
> I also was wondering if it is possible to
> automatically load samples 
> directly from hard disk when you switch the S1100
> on, or if a Sysex is 
> required. (the device wil be used for playing live
> and will be "midi-
> driven", so a minimum of manual interventions is
> desired)
> Any advise is welcome. Please note that I'm not
> extremely technical, so 
> small words please ;)
> 
> On another note, the LCD display isn't very clear
> anymore. Is changing 
> the backlight particularily troublesome and should I
> wait until it's 
> comletely unreadable, or should I go ahead with
> ordering one and let it 
> be replaced right away? Incidentally, in the links
> section, the address 
> of the uk site that delivers backlights seems to
> have disappeared and 
> the American site isn't very clear. If I understood
> right, you should 
> send them your old backlight (apprehensive to do
> that). What's the best 
> way to obtain one?
> 
> I hope I haven't spoken to soon, and that someone
> can put me on the 
> right track.
> 
> Regards,
> Franky
> 
> 
> 
> 
HELLO FRANKY.
WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IS THIS:
BUY A 100 MEG ZIP DRIVE ON E-BAY.
SCSI THAT TO YOUR 1100.
HOPE YOUR 1100 IS LOADED WITH 32MEGS.
THE CARDS ARE ALOT OF MONEY IF YOU CAN FIND THEM.
THE POWER TRANFORMER DOES GET VERY HOT SO GIVE IT
SPACE IN YOUR RACK AND BLOW A FAN ON THE TOP LID .YOUR
DISPLAY I WOULD LEAVE ALONE IF YOU CAN READ IT.IF YOU
WANT MORE MEMORY FOR YOUR 1100 CHECK OUT REAL WORLD
INTERFACES.DO A SEARCH FOR THE AKAI S1100 AND YOU WILL
SEE IT.THE BOARD YOU NEED IS #M32S1.IF YOU WANT TO
SPEAK TO A FRIEND OF MINE IN NEW YORK CITY HIS # IS
1-212-685-7900. HE IS AN AKAI TECH WHO HAS PUT MY 1100
AND EXPANDER IN PERFECT SHAPE.THIS GUY IS GREAT. HIS
NAME IS PETER LANZILOTTA.HOPE I HAVE BEEN SOME HELP TO
YOU.  GOOD LUCK!!

DAVID CASTLE  N.Y.C 


		
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