Sequential circuits samplers

>>The loops are annoying, no doubt about it.  I'm not sure I'm
interested in updating the chips and/or OS.  So, I'm wondering if
anyone can help me with these disks - can the sounds be "fixed",
copied to a new floppy, or the same floppy, and sent to me?  Or is it
an OS update that will resolve this problem?<<

hmm.... y'know, it's a long time since I had a chance to try this, but
I'm pretty sure that when my p2000 keyboard was working, I either
moved the v4 rom into it or continued to prepare sounds on the 2002
rack machine. either way, I think that samples looped using v4 (i.e.
with crossfades) played out of the v3 machine with the crossfades
intact. that is, the crossfade is a permanent modification to the audio.
if you really can't fix these sounds by re-adjusting the loops- & I'm
going to assume you've read all the documentation on the subject- then
there may be a problem with your machine finding zero-crossing points,
or it may be that we're all that bit more fussy about loops twenty
years on.... :-)

anyway. which factory sounds are you having trouble with? I may have
copies of the same ones here. where are you based? 

it's a shame there's no way to exchange these files electronically. I
don't know what the disc format is- possibly old mac or o/s-2 or
something- but in any case the audio data is 12-bit. I did manage to
make the 2002 work over midi with soundforge, but it was generally
faster to use the 2002 on it's own.

I think of the prophet as an instrument, & my emus & so forth as mere
recording devices. my emu 6400 has an internal hard drive & many
thousands of samples, which I can burn onto flash rom for my various
proteus boxes. somehow, though, I'm happier with the 2002 & a box of
floppies- it just sounds nicer.

duncan.