All SampleCell cards have 8 outputs. Each 1/4 Jack on the card is a stereo pair.
You will need to get a Ring Tip Sleeve stereo to dual mono cable. Like the
Hosa STP-203
http://hosatech.com/product/stp-200/1) To Load, Edit & configure samples use the free Editor this does not have any copy protection since it only works with SampleCell cards and was included free in the box as well as 2 sample library CD's
http://archive.digidesign.com/download/legacy/sc2mac/2) You do
NOT need to have a ProTools Rig to use SampleCell cards
but for the Mac to see the card you will need to install the Digi System Init Extension
or just install ProTools 5.1.3 or 5.3.1 for OS9 as it is included.
Here is the link to Dig System Init
http://akdownload.digidesign.com/support/digi/mac/dae-dsi/dsi511.hqx3) To send MIDI to the card you will need to install OMS and scan your system to ad the SampleCell card to the list of devices. Logic Pro is the exception as it has built in support for SampleCell via a special Environment Object. MIDI timing to SampleCell cards is second to none and I wish they didnt leave these cards behind when they moved to OSX
4)
Note: Soft SampleCell was a separate product that was a Native host based software sampler that also supported SampleCell cards and requires ilok or Floppy based copy protection. Soft SampleCell allowed you to use up to 1 Gigabyte of your Macs RAM for sample memory.
5) You can use up to 10 SampleCell cards in a PCI expansion chassis
Thats 320 Voices & 320 Megabytes of RAM with no hit to your Macs CPU and No audio latency.
Each card supports 16 MIDI channels and unlimited instruments can be layered or split till the cows come home.
6) If you have a ProTools PCI or Mix system you can send the outputs Digitally using the optional TDM Daughter card & TDM Plugin. If you have the TDM Piggy back board but you
don't use a ProTools System then I recommend removing it as it can crash the DigiTest Diagnostic application when its not connected to the TDM bus.
Here is the link to the TDM Plugin Only use this if you have a ProTools TDM system:
http://download.digidesign.com/support/digi/mac/Samplecell/SCTDMPlugin111.sea.hqx7) To convert AKAI & Roland S-Series sample libraries for use with your SampleCell Card use the OS9 conversion utility Osmosis 1.1 by BitHeadz.