Akai S1000 / S1100 samplers

Gilles,

Just some answers - I hope that other members can help you with the rest:

- knob: you can easily find other knobs in a more specialised
electronics shop - its just difficult to find one with the same
diameter & height. You can even buy it online because it uses an
industry standard. You can also use one of an old stereo set. I have
an old dual amplifier/receiver & it fits - or just make a wooden one &
paint it. 

- floppy: it seems that your floppy drive has problems. You'll find
several messages in this newsgroup about this. Another option is to
change the rom, that saves on time when you start your sampler. I just
added a link (commercial section) to a small US based company that
provides these roms (route66 studios). I dont have any experience with
these guys but they are not expensive. If you know someone with an
eprom burner: the rom images are now in the files section. 

- scsi: its an old discussion: please try to find the messages. I 
know that the S1100 has an extra power supply connector for an
internal HD - but I'm not sure about the S1000. Secondly, check your
scsi card - not all cards have an internal scsi slot. That means that
you better leave your scsi card where it is because you'll need it. 

There are no brackets for an internal HD if you dont have the special
HD version. You can drill 2 or 4 holes in the top lid of the case,
depending on the orientation of the HD.

Please dont stop sending questions. If you made some progress, you can
always send some pictures, experiences etc...

Thanks for providing the akai S1100 manual - I'll put it online as
soon as I can scan it in.  

Rgds,
Frank



--- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, Gilles Coudert
<gcoudert@...> wrote:
>
> Hi! I'm new to this group. In fact, I'm new to Yahoo
> Groups full stop.
> 
> I have just acquired a second-hand S1000 (10Mb RAM +
> SCSI) on e-Bay. Having previously owned an S2000 and
> still owning an S2800i (upgraded to 32Mb + external
> HD), I am quite familiar with Akai samplers. However,
> I still have a few questions, which I hope some of you
> will be able to answer. Maybe I should have posted
> them as separate message?
> 
> 1. Is it still possible to get hold of cursor/data
> knobs (the external plastic knob, that is)?
> 
> 2. I downloaded OS 4.40 from the Archive section of
> Akai's support pages. I followed all the instructions,
> but the sampler tells me that it doesn't recognise the
> disc format. Even the Disk --> Load --> OS routine
> doesn't work. The sampler says there is no OS on the
> disc. I tried an Akai-formatted disc and a
> DOS-formatted disc just in case, but nothing worked.
> Both discs were high density discs. 
> 
> 3. Is it necessary to remove the SCSI board to fit an
> internal hard drive? If so, is it still possible to
> get hold of blanking plates to close the hole left on
> the rear panel? 
> 
> 4. Where exactly does the internal disc go? 
> What are the maximum (physical) dimensions possible
> for a HD? 
> 
> 5. Does the SCSI HD have to have a 68-pin connector? 
> 
> 6. Is it possible to normalise samples after
> recording? 
> 
> 7. When transferring samples from my S2800i over SCSI
> ('standard' setting), the samples are renamed MIDI 1,
> MIDI 2, etc. Is there a way to retain the samples'
> original names? 
> 
> 8. Is it possible to assign samples to keys below C0
> on the S1000? I use an 88-note master keyboard.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Gilles
> Kensworth, Beds. UK
> 
> 
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