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Digital Audio Workstation & MIDI => Digital Audio Workstations & MIDI Applications => Sampler Software, Sample CDs, & Sample Libaries => Topic started by: supernova777 on March 21, 2015, 08:17:44 AM

Title: akai sample cds
Post by: supernova777 on March 21, 2015, 08:17:44 AM
ive just got an akai s2000, i also own a s950, and a s612..
im looking to get a scsi cd/dvdrom to be able to load sample cds into my s2000

if anyone has akai sample cds please share;)
Title: Re: akai sample cds
Post by: Protools5LEGuy on March 21, 2015, 09:03:13 AM

if anyone has akai sample cds please share;)

I just have some of my EXS24 collection.

Heart of Asia Vol 1

Bass Legends Vol.2

Drums And Percussions

They are AKAI CDs

Are DieHard and MacTron ok with uploading AKAI to Adrive?

We should migrate AKAIs to other places like yo mentioned earlier on the 2015 moving... post

Title: Re: akai sample cds
Post by: supernova777 on March 21, 2015, 10:26:56 AM
yes but do u have them also in AKAI format still?
or only already converted?

im looking for akai format to be loaded by akai sampler
http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/s2000.php

loaded via SCSI cdrom

i have another big binder of cds i got given back in around 1998 of akai sample cds i will see if these discs still work..
or if they have gone bad because of time (cds go bad!!!!!!!!)
Title: Re: akai sample cds
Post by: Protools5LEGuy on March 21, 2015, 10:47:27 AM

if anyone has akai sample cds please share;)

I just have some of my EXS24 collection.

Heart of Asia Vol 1

Bass Legends Vol.2

Drums And Percussions

They are AKAI CDs

Title: Re: akai sample cds
Post by: supernova777 on March 21, 2015, 11:52:40 AM
i think i have one called heart of africa
see this huge list i found:
http://sampler.sweb.cz/samplecd.htm

http://commusic2u.blogspot.ca/p/sample-library.html

another list
Title: Re: akai sample cds
Post by: widter on October 14, 2015, 09:01:12 AM
@ superNova777

I still have some AKAI discs around, stuff I burnt ages ago. If you let me know how I can rip them on a Mac or a PC, I'll be happy to upload a few! "Burning Grooves" is really cool, for instance. Also the "London Choir".

Could I also use Adrive for the UL?
Title: Re: akai sample cds
Post by: supernova777 on October 14, 2015, 10:35:09 AM
you would have to sign up for your own Adrive account. which of course u are free to do. but i suggest u use mediafire because its free! 50gb or any other free filesharing service

it would be great if we could get some momentum going with sharing sample cds... as everone knows they can be converted with chicken sys etc and a number of the tools here can read them natively too i think?
Title: Re: akai sample cds
Post by: Jakl on October 15, 2015, 03:33:19 AM
@ widter

Probably the best app for this copying in macos9 is cd-copy.
If you're using a G3 or G4 you start up the program (before putting
any Akai disk in to the CDROM) and all disks are ejected - Put in the
Akai Disk and Cd-Copy does the recognizing - after it has done this
then drag the file from CD-Copy window to the desktop and Cd-Copy
saves the Disk as an image - All Akai discs are recognized and ripped
as an image. You will not be able to mount the disk - Apples CDROM access
and foreign file access will not show the Akai Disk in the finder.
This image can be written to a CD in Toast from the Disk Image Menu.

PS. if the Disk is damaged and there are errors reading it go to Preferences
in CD-Copy File or Edit menu and tick the box - Ignore Read Errors. IT will still
finish off the disk but one danger it can take a long time if the disk is badly damaged
as the program tries to make sense of the bad Disk.

The disk image is the best way to save Akai Disks because everyone can then convert
it to what they need later.

Hope this helps.
Title: Re: akai sample cds
Post by: supernova777 on October 15, 2015, 03:44:07 AM
cd-copy creates disk images?

wasnt this all discussed on an earlier thread: http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=678.0
Title: Re: akai sample cds
Post by: Syntho on October 15, 2015, 10:54:15 AM
I remember posting that. I wish there were a way to actually mount the Akai disks but I never found a solution. CDXtract does a good job at what it does but it's WAY more convenient to just mount an Akai disk and browse it/play it with Kontakt or EXS. The ultimate solution was just going through all of my stuff on another system and not needing to preview anything anymore, then just using my CDs in an actual sampler.
Title: Re: akai sample cds
Post by: supernova777 on October 15, 2015, 10:58:33 AM
cant u preview them with cdxtract aswell tho? without doing the actual conversion? isnt that what u wanted to do? just to browse them + preview them?
Title: Re: akai sample cds
Post by: Syntho on October 15, 2015, 11:34:50 AM
I don't ever remember being able to preview them, or at least preview the actual instrument. Maybe it has a sample preview thing but it can't load entire instruments.
Title: Re: akai sample cds
Post by: DieHard on October 15, 2015, 12:00:53 PM
As discussed before.... and mentioned before...

HALion will mount Akai CDs in the import section and you can see and preview all the associated Samples even if you do NOT want to actually import them (all in Mac OS 9)

I have a folder with 150+ Akai CDs... some quite old... if you have a particular need, let me know and I will image a few... I am NOT going to image all of them :(

Title: Re: akai sample cds
Post by: Syntho on October 15, 2015, 01:18:02 PM
I don't remember exactly how this went, but there was a certain configuration I was running where the OS itself wouldn't mount anything. Kontakt and EXS can read them just like Halion, but I couldn't even get that far since there was a system notice that wouldn't go away. It couldn't even get to the software reading it since the OS would block it. Or something like that.

DH: I'm curious to know which ones you've got there, at least a list of them. I've collected sample CDs for a long time now and have bought all the ones I'll use, but some are unavailable. If there's one I need I'll buy it from you... along with those DA-38 machines once you offload them  :)
Title: Re: akai sample cds
Post by: Jakl on October 15, 2015, 04:29:49 PM
I also have quite a few Akai CD's about 70? odd all imaged in CD-Copy
ready for posting - need to find space to put them I guess.



Title: Re: akai sample cds
Post by: Protools5LEGuy on October 15, 2015, 07:06:15 PM
I have a few still alive, but only portions of my EXS24 library.

http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=2170.msg11305#msg11305 (http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=2170.msg11305#msg11305)
Title: Re: akai sample cds
Post by: supernova777 on October 15, 2015, 08:56:16 PM
I also have quite a few Akai CD's about 70? odd all imaged in CD-Copy
ready for posting - need to find space to put them I guess.

sign up for mediafire and get free 50gb of space.
problem solved
Title: Re: akai sample cds
Post by: Jakl on October 15, 2015, 09:38:17 PM
As discussed before.... and mentioned before...

HALion will mount Akai CDs in the import section and you can see and preview all the associated Samples even if you do NOT want to actually import them (all in Mac OS 9)

I have a folder with 150+ Akai CDs... some quite old... if you have a particular need, let me know and I will image a few... I am NOT going to image all of them :(

Hi Diehard I have enclosed a few jpegs of the ones I have - if you have them then don't bother imaging these ones if you have got any of them. Ill just find a space for them.
Some of the ones I had were hopelessly broken and I couldn't do anything about the data even after trying to polish the surface. Some of these were parts of the collection I had on the list too.
Title: Re: akai sample cds
Post by: widter on October 19, 2015, 12:53:59 PM
OK, so I have uploaded a few AKAI discs. Hope you find them useful!

Planet of the breaks:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/0gg6ii5oxo7hnag/Planet-of-the-breaks.iso

The Beat Machine:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/b8hcup54xy2325e/The-Beat-Machine.iso

Bob Clearmountain Drums:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/oxb425ap1lpinic/Bob-Clearmountain-drums.iso
Title: Re: akai sample cds
Post by: Protools5LEGuy on October 19, 2015, 01:30:22 PM
bob clearmountaing link is wrong. It sends you to the beat machine again.
Title: Re: akai sample cds
Post by: DieHard on October 19, 2015, 07:56:29 PM
It would appear that one of my techs thought that "Sample CDs" were somehow part of Windows 2000 since they were in one large binder; since I told him last dec to thow out all the windows 2000 stuff... it seams that I still have the binder (now loaded with Toshiba restore CDs and the sample Cds are history  ???  :'(

I did find 2 smaller binders in the home garage...

I have the Peter Siedleczek set (like in your list)
Ultimate Strings for Akai S3000
Soundscan Acoustic Drums
Back to Black for S1000
PSAO 1 & 2
Solo strings
Ultimate Piano
Gora Yasasui grove activator
Orchestral Flavors
Tony mason Beats with attitude
Peter S classical Choir
Vintage 1
Vintage 2
Soundscan Electric Bass
Pads XX Large
Smooth groove

This is about 5% that survived

I am pretty much on EXS-24 and Kontakt 5, my OS 9 stuff is HALion so I guess I shouldn't be so upset... sentimental value :(
Title: Re: akai sample cds
Post by: Syntho on October 19, 2015, 09:10:22 PM
I would shit my drawers if someone threw out my sample CDs. I once found a guy online with a 9600 and he said he was going to throw it in the trash. I tried to convince him to ship it to me and that I'd pay for everything but he couldn't be assed to pack it up and put it to the road instead.

No 9600 should die a death like that. Those are my favorite computers released, EVER. They're gonna start getting really hard to get someday. I still need a couple more for backups...
Title: Re: akai sample cds
Post by: supernova777 on October 19, 2015, 10:30:56 PM


thanks widter.. its amazing to see someone that 'gets it' and just takes the initiative
Title: Re: akai sample cds
Post by: widter on October 20, 2015, 07:20:22 AM
bob clearmountaing link is wrong. It sends you to the beat machine again.

You're right, it seems the "copy link" function in MediaFire was messing with me.
Now the links *should* be correct.

Here's Bob Clearmountain Drums again:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/oxb425ap1lpinic/Bob-Clearmountain-drums.iso

I will try to find some more AKAIs, some discs are no longer readable. Any preferences? Me, I like drums of all kinds and soundscapes.
Title: Re: akai sample cds
Post by: widter on October 21, 2015, 03:33:39 AM
Here are more AKAI discs:

"The Darkside of Triphop":
http://www.mediafire.com/download/hp9a5ibqba64dx4/Darkside-of-Triphop.iso

"Percussive Slam":
http://www.mediafire.com/download/w84q47uxauo8h7w/Percussive-Slam.iso

"Alien Guitars":
http://www.mediafire.com/download/c7qjbb50g2ndc9f/Alien_Guitars.iso

"Erskine Living Drums":
http://www.mediafire.com/download/cnaz3cfavef663f/Erskine-living-drums.iso

Hope you like them! :-)
Title: Re: akai sample cds
Post by: supernova777 on November 12, 2015, 12:44:55 PM
thanks much widter  ;)
u are the man!
Title: Re: akai sample cds
Post by: Etienne on November 28, 2015, 01:33:21 PM
Here are more AKAI discs
Thank you!  :)

Any preferences? Me, I like drums of all kinds

(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/646/23060599739_eeb57255c4_n.jpg)

Drumkits and snares. If interested PM me.

(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/623/23060379449_47de94ee61_o.jpg)

Rock drumloops and single hits. If interested PM me.

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5774/22800972423_d42045f93d_n.jpg)

Cathedral Organ. If interested PM me.

(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/725/22752070563_ff0be16058_n.jpg)

Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Clavinet and Hammond B3. If interested PM me.
Title: Re: akai sample cds
Post by: Etienne on December 01, 2015, 04:21:07 PM
More AKAIs ...

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5827/23088922899_dca4d16319_n.jpg)

6CD set: Solo Trumpet, 3 Trumpets, Piccolo Trumpet, Flügelhorn, Solo Trombone, 3 Trombones, Bass Trombone, Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Baritone Sax, Soprano Sax, 3 Sax, Tuba and 4 French Horns.

If you're interested PM me. :-)
Title: Re: akai sample cds
Post by: VMS on August 15, 2016, 02:04:54 AM
I have the Peter Siedleczek set (like in your list)
Ultimate Strings for Akai S3000
Soundscan Acoustic Drums
Back to Black for S1000
PSAO 1 & 2
Solo strings
Ultimate Piano
Gora Yasasui grove activator
Orchestral Flavors
Tony mason Beats with attitude
Peter S classical Choir
Vintage 1
Vintage 2
Soundscan Electric Bass
Pads XX Large
Smooth groove

This is about 5% that survived

I am pretty much on EXS-24 and Kontakt 5, my OS 9 stuff is HALion so I guess I shouldn't be so upset... sentimental value :(

hello admin ;)
do you have "Peter Siedlaczek's Advanced Orchestra Upgrade '97" ?
(3-cd set, AKAI format)

or
Prosonus - The Orchestral Collection AKAI?
Title: Re: akai sample cds
Post by: DieHard on August 15, 2016, 08:07:44 AM
I will look, but I don't think so :(
Title: Re: akai sample cds
Post by: VMS on August 16, 2016, 10:06:58 PM
I will look, but I don't think so :(
thanks you :)
let me know the result even you couldnt find them