Akai S1000 / S1100 samplers

Hi all,

i bouht S1100 last week and I am planning to replace backlight and
install scsi drives. I bought it because it was cheap 110 euros, but
it sounds so analog that I decided to keep it. 

I already tryed to update OS using utility from akaipro site, but
floppy I created doesn't work. Do I need real MS-DOS to create a
floppy, because in WinXP I get warning message (something about direct
access to floppy)... after pressing ignore it starts writing to
floppy, but when I load it with akai (at boot time) it doesn't work.
It says soething about unknown format. Loading existing os 2.09 from
floppy written with sampler works ok. Anyone already successfully
updated os. Is floppy needed every time when sampler is turned on or
only once?

One question about user interface. Does all AKAI samplers have user
interface like S1100? What I don't like is that I have to select midi
channel for each program and not program for midi channel. So if I am
searching for some sound that I want on midi channel 2 I need to go
through all programs and set it's midi channel to 2 and if I dont like
that sound I need to turn it off and go to next program and repeat
this procedure and so on for each program.. It that true? I hope there
is an easier way to do that. On my Kurzweil 2500 I just choose midi
channel.. and than scrool through programs... much faster..

Ok.. last question.. can I access internal scsi cdrom drive on my pc
with akai if I connect AKAI and pc?

Thanks in advance..

Miha

Hi again.. 

in a few month of using S1100 I didn't find any solution for my
problem described at the bottom of this post.. Can anyone please
describe how to  use this sampler in multi-timbral mode.. how do you
place programs on different midi channels.. I know it is possible and
I already did this, but it is pain in the ... compared to other samplers..

I got Ensoniq ASR-10 which is realy easy to use, now I am thinking
about selling S1100 or buying scsi CD for it. But... are the programs
on AKAI CDs prepared for multi-timbral mode..

I realy don't understand why people are so happy with this sampler..
ok, it sounds great but who cares.. it has the worse interface in the
world.. correct me if I am wrong.. I would really like to konw the trick..

Please help me.. I don't want to loose more money and time for buing
scsi cdrom.. unless this is the key.. 

thanks, 
Miha

--- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "manaay"
<mlampret@e...> wrote:

> One question about user interface. Does all AKAI samplers have user
> interface like S1100? What I don't like is that I have to select midi
> channel for each program and not program for midi channel. So if I am
> searching for some sound that I want on midi channel 2 I need to go
> through all programs and set it's midi channel to 2 and if I dont like
> that sound I need to turn it off and go to next program and repeat
> this procedure and so on for each program.. It that true? I hope there
> is an easier way to do that. On my Kurzweil 2500 I just choose midi
> channel.. and than scrool through programs... much faster..

I'm not an expert user by any means, but I was 
wondering since you have the digital mixer in the
S1100, you could use that with omni mode in some 
way to do what you need.

Admittedly, the Kurz interface is better for this.
(at least on the K2000).

--- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "manaay" 
<mlampret@e...> wrote:
> Hi again.. 
> 
> in a few month of using S1100 I didn't find any solution for my
> problem described at the bottom of this post.. Can anyone please
> describe how to  use this sampler in multi-timbral mode.. how do you
> place programs on different midi channels.. I know it is possible 
and
> I already did this, but it is pain in the ... compared to other 
samplers..
> 
> I got Ensoniq ASR-10 which is realy easy to use, now I am thinking
> about selling S1100 or buying scsi CD for it. But... are the 
programs
> on AKAI CDs prepared for multi-timbral mode..
> 
> I realy don't understand why people are so happy with this sampler..
> ok, it sounds great but who cares.. it has the worse interface in 
the
> world.. correct me if I am wrong.. I would really like to konw the 
trick..
> 
> Please help me.. I don't want to loose more money and time for buing
> scsi cdrom.. unless this is the key.. 
> 
> thanks, 
> Miha
> 
> --- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "manaay"
> <mlampret@e...> wrote:
> > One question about user interface. Does all AKAI samplers have 
user
> > interface like S1100? What I don't like is that I have to select 
midi
> > channel for each program and not program for midi channel. So if 
I am
> > searching for some sound that I want on midi channel 2 I need to 
go
> > through all programs and set it's midi channel to 2 and if I dont 
like
> > that sound I need to turn it off and go to next program and repeat
> > this procedure and so on for each program.. It that true? I hope 
there
> > is an easier way to do that. On my Kurzweil 2500 I just choose 
midi
> > channel.. and than scrool through programs... much faster..

As far as I know on mixer page it is possible to set audio settings
(like output level, effect send) and not midi. So this don't speed up
assigning programs to midi channels..

regards,
Miha

--- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "tbiggz"
<infarmah@h...> wrote:

> I'm not an expert user by any means, but I was 
> wondering since you have the digital mixer in the
> S1100, you could use that with omni mode in some 
> way to do what you need.
> 
> Admittedly, the Kurz interface is better for this.
> (at least on the K2000).
> 
> --- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "manaay" 
> <mlampret@e...> wrote:
> > Hi again.. 
> > 
> > in a few month of using S1100 I didn't find any solution for my
> > problem described at the bottom of this post.. Can anyone please
> > describe how to  use this sampler in multi-timbral mode.. how do you
> > place programs on different midi channels.. I know it is possible 
> and
> > I already did this, but it is pain in the ... compared to other 
> samplers..
> > 
> > I got Ensoniq ASR-10 which is realy easy to use, now I am thinking
> > about selling S1100 or buying scsi CD for it. But... are the 
> programs
> > on AKAI CDs prepared for multi-timbral mode..
> > 
> > I realy don't understand why people are so happy with this sampler..
> > ok, it sounds great but who cares.. it has the worse interface in 
> the
> > world.. correct me if I am wrong.. I would really like to konw the 
> trick..
> > 
> > Please help me.. I don't want to loose more money and time for buing
> > scsi cdrom.. unless this is the key.. 
> > 
> > thanks, 
> > Miha
> > 
> > --- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "manaay"
> > <mlampret@e...> wrote:
> > > One question about user interface. Does all AKAI samplers have 
> user
> > > interface like S1100? What I don't like is that I have to select 
> midi
> > > channel for each program and not program for midi channel. So if 
> I am
> > > searching for some sound that I want on midi channel 2 I need to 
> go
> > > through all programs and set it's midi channel to 2 and if I dont 
> like
> > > that sound I need to turn it off and go to next program and repeat
> > > this procedure and so on for each program.. It that true? I hope 
> there
> > > is an easier way to do that. On my Kurzweil 2500 I just choose 
> midi
> > > channel.. and than scrool through programs... much faster..

OK, sorry I thought you were having trouble
going through the programs in catalog fashion
like you can on the K2xxx.

Do you have a manual? I can have a look for 
you if you don't.  But not till later..

--- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "manaay" 
<mlampret@e...> wrote:
> As far as I know on mixer page it is possible to set audio settings
> (like output level, effect send) and not midi. So this don't speed 
up
> assigning programs to midi channels..
> 
> regards,
> Miha
> 
> --- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "tbiggz"
> <infarmah@h...> wrote:
> > I'm not an expert user by any means, but I was 
> > wondering since you have the digital mixer in the
> > S1100, you could use that with omni mode in some 
> > way to do what you need.
> > 
> > Admittedly, the Kurz interface is better for this.
> > (at least on the K2000).
> > 
> > --- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "manaay" 
> > <mlampret@e...> wrote:
> > > Hi again.. 
> > > 
> > > in a few month of using S1100 I didn't find any solution for my
> > > problem described at the bottom of this post.. Can anyone please
> > > describe how to  use this sampler in multi-timbral mode.. how 
do you
> > > place programs on different midi channels.. I know it is 
possible 
> > and
> > > I already did this, but it is pain in the ... compared to other 
> > samplers..
> > > 
> > > I got Ensoniq ASR-10 which is realy easy to use, now I am 
thinking
> > > about selling S1100 or buying scsi CD for it. But... are the 
> > programs
> > > on AKAI CDs prepared for multi-timbral mode..
> > > 
> > > I realy don't understand why people are so happy with this 
sampler..
> > > ok, it sounds great but who cares.. it has the worse interface 
in 
> > the
> > > world.. correct me if I am wrong.. I would really like to konw 
the 
> > trick..
> > > 
> > > Please help me.. I don't want to loose more money and time for 
buing
> > > scsi cdrom.. unless this is the key.. 
> > > 
> > > thanks, 
> > > Miha
> > > 
> > > --- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "manaay"
> > > <mlampret@e...> wrote:
> > > > One question about user interface. Does all AKAI samplers 
have 
> > user
> > > > interface like S1100? What I don't like is that I have to 
select 
> > midi
> > > > channel for each program and not program for midi channel. So 
if 
> > I am
> > > > searching for some sound that I want on midi channel 2 I need 
to 
> > go
> > > > through all programs and set it's midi channel to 2 and if I 
dont 
> > like
> > > > that sound I need to turn it off and go to next program and 
repeat
> > > > this procedure and so on for each program.. It that true? I 
hope 
> > there
> > > > is an easier way to do that. On my Kurzweil 2500 I just 
choose 
> > midi
> > > > channel.. and than scrool through programs... much faster..