It works extremely well,

I can make a video, to show it working,?

sure it does

Yes you can use Aware to convert wav to Akai format, I have never used a usb floppy emulator so not sure, but I can’t see why it shouldn’t work, In Aware you load in your wav samples , then create an instrument, and give your samples a root key, and save in akai format, you may then be able to copy to usb and then to emulator, What’s file extension on the samples you already installed on the usb floppy emulator?

@@Music-Gear Thanks. Haven't got any files on the usb drive as yet. Trying to figure out how to do it. Had a zip drive, but it died. Trying to figure out the quickest way of getting a decent amount of samples together that I can access easily.

grizcuz Try following the video, on the Awave section, once converted maybe put it on the usb floppy emulator to see if the sampler can see them, any problems converting let me know,👍

@@Music-Gear Cheers. I'll give it a go. Thanks for your help.

Hello. I am using MESA 2 at the moment.

p0lym0rph3 Yes if you have the latest SCSI2SD board, check their website, www.codesrc.com/mediawiki/index.php/SCSI2SD To put akai format samples on a SD card using the latest board, you can use a program called Win32 Disk Imager which is free, for transferring full akai iso sample cds, If you want transfer individual samples, use a the program in the video (CST) it’s pretty expensive to buy.

@@Music-Gear Thanks for your help. Just to help anyone else who reads this, I managed to do it with a great free command line software tool called AkaiUtil (available here: sourceforge.net/projects/akaiutil/ ) It's not the easiest software to learn, but after a few hours getting to grips with it I managed to work it out. Does conversions from wav to s3000 format and copies them to the SD card in a flash. Just been setting up my keygroups on my sampler this afternoon.

@@p0lym0rph3 thanks have been looking for a solution today and this is the one!!

@@p0lym0rph3 know if there is any similar conversion software available for mac? i have an s2000 kicking about and from what i' ve seen will have to add an idc connector and some power, so could be an option with the scsi2sd card :)

Spencer Lemay Sorry about that, it looks like you can’t get SCSI2SD v5 anymore, there’s a new board, v5.1, what did you buy?

@@Music-Gear v5.1, and they sell the case for that on the same amiga website.

Spencer Lemay Thanks for letting me know, I have updated the links, I made that video over 2yrs ago, They have obviously upgraded the board, Did you buy V5.0 bracket from Roy Maya?, if so I think You can message him here, he may replace it, www.shapeways.com/shops/roymaya

rob b yes this should work, here is the list from their website, the S2000 is listed , www.codesrc.com/mediawiki/index.php/SCSI2SD_V5_Compatibility Only for the Version 5 scsi2sd board, That’s not to say that v6 won’t work, v5 is more reliable, but v6 is easier to put samples on

I have never really used floppy only ScSi hard drives for storage, Theres no problem converting wav to akai format using programs called Awave Studio, CDXTRACT, and an old version of wavelab 5 etc... But putting the coverted samples onto floppy can be a pain in the ass, unless you have an old Wins OS (98, ME, maybe XP) and some software, This a list of tools that may help martin78.com/samplers/akai-tools/ Also if you can find an old copy of Wavelab 5, you can setup a midi in and out from the computers midi interface with the Akai Sampler to send samples back and forth through Midi cables and save them on the floppy inserted in the sampler,

@@Music-Gear Thanks 😊, i have old ibm pc with teac fdd and run on winxp

@@oldschool4512 Just installed Wavelab 5 on windows 7, seems to work, Have look at this pic, if you need the wavelab 5 let me know drive.google.com/file/d/1dCSpM3bQXOm4U6eD8UXQCfdSmEjfZoZ4/view?usp=sharing

@@Music-Gear wavelab is legend, dont use long time, but be cool again

What you mean bout that for sequencing 3000xl?? www.filter24.org/seq24/

RhythmicBliss I more than happy to help, what sampler do you have,

@@Music-Gear s3000xl

Ok, if you decide to buy the SCSI2SD, there is two different boards Ver 5 and Ver 6, I believe version 6 is easier as you don't need a computer with an scsi card, just drop the sample cds onto the sd card that's inside the SCSI2SD board using an usb cable.

This is video from Roy Maya, using an program Win32 Disk Imager which lets you put Iso Sample Cds onto the card, using SCSI2SD Ver 6 board, which you can see in the video it lets you see 3 different virtual drives, you can't do this with ver5,

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJelkHiBqLWYhpY

Hi, I haven't see it listed as compatible on the website, it would be a gamble if you bought the board, but you could build a external SCSI2SD Reader, this might work. Here is a video which will give a clearer understanding. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJPJmXhndrGof9k

the chords is the same in the song by mark goddard : the start

@@boblabowinlab8593 Well Spotted, I haven't heard the track before till know, a top tune as well, the music in the video I made about ten years ago for a college project, for a BBC video, mark goddard : the start, will be going in my recordbox

Or load a floppy disk image onto it

Check out Pt 3, it shows how to transfer your own samples, its pretty much the same with Akai format/image using chicken system translator. As well what scsi2sd board do you have v5 or v6? kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmHZYpZogc-ng68 Also check out my blog for more info, akais3000xl.blogspot.com,

No I don't think so, you just have ID setup chain right, the zip drive needs to be the last in the chain ID 7 and the terminator switched on, at the back of the zip drive, but transferring the samples will take a long time onto the SD card, as your loading them into memory (32mbs) from zip d, and then saving them to sd, I don't think there is a quicker way unless you use a PC and software like chicken system translator,

​@@Music-Gear Amazing, thank you. I'm expecting it to take a while to transfer it all, that's not a problem.

Chris King Maybe try using a different sd card brand to see if that helps,

Musik Thanks for the suggestion. I bought a new SD card today and it appears to be able to be formatted by my Akai.

@@s11874 Great, The Musik comment is me as well, I have two YT accounts, I had read somewhere of sd cards brands causing problems, this maybe of some help vintagemusicsamples.wordpress.com/2016/03/31/akai-sample-cds-percussion/

Thanks Paul! Yeah the new card is working fine. I was just worried because on the SCSI2SD wiki page, the s1000 is not listed as a compatible model sampler. Thanks for your video, and I’ll be sure to check out that link.

In Theory it should work, I bought V5 because its more stable, and I didn't see the point in getting V6 as the s3000xl only reads 512mbs per drive, yes you can have 7 virtual drives but I believe ID 6 and 7 are for connecting to the computer or a SCSI CD/HDD Drive, so really your only losing one virtual drive of 512mbs , and as well V5 only lets you create 4 virtual drives. I have 2gb of samples stored over 4 virtual drives, but if you owned a Akai s5000/s6000 the V6 board makes perfect sense, if the sampler is updated to 2.14

@@Music-Gear 4 virtual drives would be enough for me, but I'm working with a laptop which has no SCSI interface. In this case is the V6 the only real possibility to send the files from laptop to the sampler ?

Ok yes that make sense V6 is what you need, I can't see why it wouldn't work

Exactly what led me here. Need parts list for s3200xl . Was looking pcb74d's heard SCSI2SD is better option, self powered and can get 7 500mb per ID. These are my notes before finding your video. Point me in the right direction please.

Hi I have another two parts to this video, check the description for info, this is the website that make the Scsi2sd, if you need more just ask www.codesrc.com/mediawiki/index.php/SCSI2SD_V5_Compatibility

Yes you can but its not practical, you can only see 1 virtual device in windows and no partitions folders where to upload it to, all virtual drives and partition folders are only visible inside chicken system translator when the sampler is connected to windows., To do it your way the samples have to be in the right format of partition folders, which you can only create with chic sys translator, You can copy an akai sample CD image to the first virtual drive without chic sys translator or the sampler, but your limited to using only the first drive, this would also go for it you where to copy your own converted samples which have to be in the right format and CD image, but you still have to use some kind of software to copy it to the first virtual drive, if you just put the sd card into the computer nothing will show up unless you use the right software, this is because the sd card has been format to use with the Akai sampler, not windows. If your looking to do it that way buy the scsi2sd V6 board, you can copy straight to any virtual drive on the sd card without connecting the sampler to windows,

@@Music-Gear so how do you get samples to it ? Via recording or ?

Converting your own samples to Akai format and then use chicken system translator to drag them onto the sampler, the sampler must be connected to the computer via scsi, or you could download akai sample CDs online and drag them onto the sampler, watch the video again it may help. Where are you at with this, Do you have a scsi2sd card V5, akai sampler, scsi card ,windows xp, and software ?

@@Music-Gear yea the problem is i dont have a pc like this only laptop

If you insert the SD card into your computer you will only be able to see the first drive - that's a limitation of the scsi2sd board V5. If you want to see all 4 drives you'll need to connect the scsi2sd board to a scsi card in your computer. This only applies if you have the V5 board. If you have the V6 board, no scsi card is needed to see all 7 drives (V6 supports 7 drives). So if you only have a laptop V6 board is the way to go, this will let you copy samples to the sd card to any virtual drive on your computer

I am sure you know that the max size HD you can use is 512mb on an Akai sampler, if you like you can partition each device with 512mb using the software, I used 2gbs because it was the default setting on the software. which i am sure is the safest option,

Lorenzo Pozzi Do you have anything connected to the back of the sampler for instance a CD Scsi drive, as well try this, close down Tran 2.9, switch of sampler, switch sampler back on wait a few seconds then open Trans 2.9, or try switching on computer first then switch on sampler, then Trans 2.9 or try switching on sampler first then start computer then open Tans 2.9, as far as I can remember it has to be started in certain sequence for Tran 2.9 to recognise the 4 scsi drives. If there's nothing connected to the back of the sampler you might have created 6 virtual scsi drives by accident, I don't think the software lets you create six virtual drives so this may not be the problem but Try resetting the Scsi2sd and making 4 new virtual drives with scsi Ids 5432, if the computer can see six virtual drives well your on the right path, Try these things to see how you get onl

Paul many thanks for your kind reply. Update. I don't have anything connected behind the AKAI. Updated ASPI 4.71 drivers for Adaptec card in Win XP. Imported an .xml configuration from a complete SCSI2SD kit I purchased for Ensoniq ASR10 - SD pre-formatted and full working on 4 drives with consecutive IDs but not SCSI 3 (fixed and reserved to ASR). Saved the configuration to the Akai SD card. Changed the Ids for the Akai in 5-4-3-2-. Now I have 4 (four) perfect SCSI drives in Windows Device Manager, and can manage all the stuff changing SCSI IDs in the sampler,, so far so good but in Trans 2.9 I can see just one drive on the left pane. And I am able to transfer well any sample from an AKAI CD image. Don't know the program very well. Would like to have all four SCSI drives available in Trans. To me it's a problem with SCSI numbering IDS or termination in the SCSI2SD utility because if I dont'have a SD partition with ID "5", I couldn't even see the SD card in Translator, even if it appears normally (4 drives) in Device manager. Maybe is a partition size problem: 2 GB each is too much. Many thanks in any case. You did a tremendous job with your videos, really helping out ! :-) Thanks again.

Lorenzo Pozzi I had the same problem only showing one but when I tried different ways by closing down Tran 2.9 and switching on and off the sampler and restarting the computer it worked can't remember the right sequence but give it a try

also what Trans Version do you have I use 2.9.0.123

Yes Paul I use the same. Gone a little deeper. It seems the problem can be the 16GB SD card. The experienced guy who sold me the SCSI2SD kit for ASR10 uses 8GB cards. He says 16GB cards are not working well with old FAT 16 formatting and by any meaning you should format them inside a PC.Just in the sampler. Now I ordered new 8GB SD cards, waiting to check them out. I'll keep you updated, in this way some other guys can be also helped out. Thanks a lot !

I don't know if it will work on that sampler , this is the list of devices it works on , I don't think that sampler is listed, but that's not to say that it won't work , what board version do you have? www.codesrc.com/mediawiki/index.php/SCSI2SD_V5_Compatibility

Also check inside the sampler to see what EPROM version is installed in the sampler, upgrading this does help the handling of scsi drives and sample transfers, you should find articles online based on your sampler about EPROMs

Thanks for the replies! Yes wasn't sure but heard a few people have successfully used it with an s2800 so thought I'd give it a go - it's the red v5 - basically bought the bits listed on your part1.... could be my scsi card in the sampler not sure (the 2800 had to have an additional expansion card but the 3000xl didn't I think?)

If all else fails maybe think of making your own external scsi drive enclosure, with your scsi2sd board. Once made connect it to the the back of the sampler scsi connector , I think I seen someone online with one, this may work,

Thanks! So tried reversing the ribbon cable (cutting off notch) and it works (must be the same as the S3200 situation) BUT it seems no power over SCSI so have to have the usb connected to power it. Will look into some sort of internal power...

UPDATE: I set the ID-s as 5-4-3-2. And realized that Akai can format and see my SD card only when USB is connected to PC. Is it normal? I supposed you dont need USB connected to PC when normal use.

Yes when I switch on my Akai sampler, it says drive not ready disk removed, that's because I have removed the floppy drive, that's because it looks for the floppy drive first, then the scsci, don't worry it works perfect, it's just the boot sequence,

You should be able to see all devices, without the usb cable connected, Just select the load button, then select scsi (F5) turn day wheel to scsi ID 4 and push the load button,

Also, You can only load one drive at a time, to work with, what I have done is loaded sample cds on devices 2,3,and 4 but left 5 empty when I liked a samples I would save my favourites to device 5 because it the first one akai loads when switched on

Thank for your info. Actually dont know why but my SD works only when USB is connected. Maybe my S3200 works when powered separately with molex or usb. My SCSI device 1 ID5 and device 2 ID4 is working, but dont know why two rest not formattable...hopefully i will figure out. :) Anyway im very happy using 2 drives also. Huge thanks for your videos.

I don't think so, when you put the SD into the PC it will try to format it to Fat 32, a window will pop up to format the card select cancel, if you then open translator i think you won't see the four virtual drives, this is what the scsi2sd board does, it acts as a scsi drives so the computer can communicate with translator, if you only put in the SD card into the computer the computer is going to see that as unreadable

Maybe you are right i dont know. Im just thinking this, becuase i have USB Zip drive. If i put the Fat32 formatted disk and start Translator, the software will see the disk as a regular windows drive. But if i format the zipdisk inside Akai and putting back to USB Zip drive the Tranlator will see the disk as an Akai fomatted SCSI-Atapi device. Same thing happen when you add an Akai cd image file to a virtual disk drive with Daemon Tools. The translator also will read as a propieraty disk, SCSI-Atapi device....and you ready to go. Thats why im thinking it must work with SD also, but i will see :) Sorry for long explaining. ..but this is a hard mission

Translator will see the SD card as a SCSI drive, but it will only show one SCSI virtual drive, you need to connect the scsi2sd with the sd card in it install in the sampler or in a external Drive Box, connected to the computer with a SCSI Pci Card and cable, to see all 4 Virtual Drive, Thats if you buy Version 5, I am almost certain if you buy V6 SCSI2SD board It will show all the drives if you only connect the SD card to your computer.

If your installing the scsi2sd card internally then you don't have to worry about this

If your making a external scsi2sd drive then you may have to worry about this, I have not tried this but there is a video on YT of someone explaining how to do this, his name is Roy Maya, he makes brackets for scsi2sd cards,

Wow...cool. Definitely must change. :) Thanks.

Now im one step closer to make this setup. I also have the Awave-Translator 2.9 combo. I put an usb Zipdisk to my Win7 computer. Actually the translator see the USB zip drive as SCSI device, and do the formatting nicely. BUT if i drag and drop a sample only the volume will be copied to the drive without the samples. This is maybe it really need Windows XP. So next i think i have to buy a computer for windows XP with Scsi card.

Are you formatting the usb zip drive to Akai formatting, this is done by, connecting the usb zip drive to the sampler and using the sampler to format the usb zip drive, also i think you can format the usb zip drive, to akai format using chicken sys translator 2.9

Asadinho RvS Great to hear if you have problems with SCSI setup change the scsi ids, look in description, of this video, and try that setup,

Yep, I went for the 5, 4, 3, 2 configuration and it worked fine. What I am a bit confused about is that the SCSI2ID app set 4 partitions of 2GB, but the sampler has set-up a single partition of 60MB. Any idea what I've done wrong?

OK, try this, go to the sampler and select scsi id 2, load it, then select format, format the whole drive into 9 partitions at 60mbs per partition, if you look in the description of the video there is a link to my blog with a step to step guide on how to do this, let me know how you get on

Here's the link, akais3000xl.blogspot.ie/2017/09/akai-s3000xl-formatting-partition-sd.html

Excellent, will give this a go and let you know how I get on!

I haven't tried that, But it may work. Are You Trying To Use your computer as the storage device for the sampler? If so you can create virtual drives in chicken sys but you must have a scsi card install in that computer connected to the sampler, I think the scsi ID for the sampler to communicate with computer has be on 6 or 7, the virtual drive created must have the same scsi id

just to add , in the video the 4 virtual you see inside chicken sys is the virtual drives on the scsi2sd, look at pt1 and pt2 of the videos, it may make more sense,

Yes this would be my plan. I use two pieces older PCI soundcards, and have no more slot, so i have to find SCSI card adapter which has Pci-e connection to computer. What kind of SCSI card you have in your PC?

+++ one more question: If you have the SCSI2SD you still need SCSI adapter to the computer as is see the video...

Kovacs Arnold I have a PCI SCSI Card, if you buy a PCI-E Card there is no guarantee it will work, and it's very hard to get 64bit drivers to work with PCI-E SCSI Card

Kevin Roberts To format the card, you can read this article on my blog this should help akais3000xl.blogspot.ie/2017/09/akai-s3000xl-formatting-partition-sd.html?m=1

Musik Cheers buddy will give it a go. Once connected via SCSI does that take out external drive use?

Kevin Roberts I don't think so, if you have the scsi2sd card install, that acts as 4 virtual drives and if you connect an external drive to the back of the sampler via a scsi cable that acts as the 5th drive, the akai s3000xl can take up to 7 drives they just need to have their own scsi ID

Kevin Roberts also the SCSI2SD version 6 board acts as 7 virtual drives this would disable the external drive that been said, you can configure this card to only show maybe 6 drives leaving you to access an external drive

Hi im about to do the exact same thing with an s1000 and wondered if were you able to power the scsi2sd card from scsi termination power (ie the ribbon cable) or did you use the floppy power cable instead? Thanks for the vid btw☺