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floppy disk problems and me

floppy disk problems and me

2005-03-24 by Kammo Modig

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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Re: floppy disk problems and me

2005-03-24 by formals777

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.
Show quoted textHide quoted text
>  
> reagards,
>  
> Kimmo Modig
> Finland
>  
> 
> 
> 
> ---------------------------------
> Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals

using a midi controller with akai

2005-03-28 by moody_modig

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.
Show quoted textHide quoted text
> >  
> > but if you understood my crappy english and my problems, please
> help, if you can, i'd appreciate it.
> >  
> > reagards,
> >  
> > Kimmo Modig
> > Finland
> >  
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ---------------------------------
> > Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals

Re: using a midi controller with akai

2005-04-02 by formals777

Kimmo,

Look in the files section. There is a document with system exclusive
signals. Try these if you want. Modern midi controllers can send these
as well. (at least the ones made by doepfer). Anyway, thats how I
control my Juno 2.

Regards,
Frank
--- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "moody_modig"
<moody_modig@y...> wrote:
Show quoted textHide quoted text
> 
> 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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