Rebirth Of The Akai S3000xl (SCSI2SD) Pt 1

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[@els1f]

This is awesome 👍✌️ btw, is it just me, or does that output expansion pcb just look sexy as hell 🔥😂

[@YuriyVR.official]

Hi, did I understand correctly that for S3200XL details are needed - SCSI2SD V6 (or SCISI2SD V5.1 pr V.5), 3,5’’ SCSI2SD V6 (or V5) Bracket, 50-WAY SCSI RIBBON CABLE (50 CM/3X CONNECTORS) IDC50 and SD card ?

[@jonathancolling2284]

I will use this soundtrack for relaxation and meditation... 🙂

[@boblabowinlab8593]

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

[@Music-Gear]

@@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

[@dan_rtype]

Who kept hearing Assasination Day by Ghostface?

[@devondetroit2529]

I have a feeling this doesn’t work for the s2800 I’m unsure as to why though, have you any clue Paul?? Wicked series of videos mate, just know that this is really appreciated by those in the know !!

[@bigpun2k6]

sure it does

[@midnightstepper]

Does doing this disable the SCSI port on the back? If so do you know how I would go about transferring all my samples and programs from my old Zip disks onto the SD card?

[@Music-Gear]

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,

[@midnightstepper]

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

[@livelongandprosper70]

nice.. i assume this hardware will work for the S2000 as well ? cheers

[@Music-Gear]

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

[@fantasyproduct1042]

Nice one! Will the card format the same as a floppy?

[@paulcmusik]

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

[@fantasyproduct1042]

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

[@paulcmusik]

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

[@paulcmusik]

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

[@awkwardtom]

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☺

[@Keyaar1978]

I want to change from zip drive to scsi2sd. Zipdrive has a startup method to avoid fuse blown. First start with zip drive then the akai. For switching of first switch off the Akai, then the zip drive. How is it with scsi2sd? The same procedure or i dont need to worry about this?

[@Music-Gear]

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

[@Music-Gear]

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,

[@Keyaar1978]

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

[@Keyaar1978]

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.

[@Music-Gear]

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

[@albertaszvinys5773]

Did anybody tried to connect a SCSI2SD V6 to Akai S3000 XL ? The SCSI2SD V6 compatibility pages says it works with Akai S1100, Akai S3200 and Akai S5000. I guess it should work with the S3000 XL ?

[@Music-Gear]

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

[@albertaszvinys5773]

@@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 ?

[@Music-Gear]

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

[@Amsoily]

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.

[@Music-Gear]

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

[@SpencerLemay]

Update your links, the bracket you link and the SCSI2SD are no longer the same thing. Wasted a bit of money there.

[@Music-Gear]

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?

[@SpencerLemay]

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

[@Music-Gear]

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

[@josemauriciohernandez5581]

He didn't tell if works or not :)

[@Music-Gear]

It works extremely well,

[@Music-Gear]

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