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AKAI RESOURCES

  • Akai Musical Instrument Division
  • Official AKAI web site with support contact & info.
  • Akai - Audiofanzine
  • News and user reviews of Akai products at Audiofanzine.
  • Akai CDxtract
  • Allows you to read AKAI sample disks from your PC's SCSI CDROM drive. Also works under Virtual PC 3.0
  • Akai Reviews - Harmony Central
  • User reviews of Akai hardware at Harmony Central.
  • Akai Mailing List
  • Midicase provides the Akai Professional Samplers Mailing List.
  • AKAIdisk
  • A freeware tool from Maxim Digital Audio that allows you to read and write samples between your PC and S-series floppy disk. Works with S900 to S3200xl
  • Akai MPC
  • Info on Akai samplers.
  • Akai SCSI FAQ
  • Ice Cool provides plenty of info on Akai SCSI issues.
  • Akai S01 Sysex Info
  • Technical info for S01 users.
  • Akai Sampling Articles
  • Troy Woodfield presents a very useful collection of articles submitted to the AKAI mailing list. See Ethan Duni's Filtering On An Akai without the filterboard
  • Akai Samplers List
  • Midicase hosts the S-series mailing list. An essential resource for S-Series owners.
  • AX80 Repair Tutorial
  • Logic Probe provides a step by step tutorial on repairing failed membrane switches on the AX80.
  • Beatbox Resurection
  • Akai .td0 files of some drum machines.
  • EWI Homepage
  • EWI wind controller info.
  • Millennium
  • Millennium is a Windows utility for transferring samples and programs from and to AKAI S2000 or S3000XL samplers from Chickensys. over SCSI.
  • MPC - Forat
  • LA based MPC customization services plus manuals and OS files to download.
  • MPC-Forums.com
  • Separate forums for Akai MPC samplers. Also check out MPC-Tutor.com and MPC-Samples.com.
  • MPC - SoundsForSamplers
  • Tips and links for MPC samplers.
  • MPC-1000 - MPC Pad 187
  • ( Web archive ) MPC Pad 187 is a full program editor for the Akai MPC 1000 and MacOs. There is also MPC-1000 file format documentation.
  • MPC-2000 FileCreator
  • Shareware Windows program that will allow you to convert Sample Cell files to MPC .pgm and .snd files. Also converts single WAV files to MPC .snd files. You will find the info listed under products.
  • MPC-2000XL Pages
  • Tips, info and FAQs for the Akai MPC-2000XL sampler from Midicase. Also see the MPC-2000XL forum for discussion on the MPC-2000XL sampler.
  • MPC-2000XL Tutorials
  • Tutorials, sounds and resources for the MPC-2000XL.
  • MPC-2000 Users' Info Center
  • Good tech info site for the MPC-2000 with a discussion board dedicated to MPC-2000 issues. This site offers both Japanese and English language options.
  • MPC-2000 - Why I Love/Hate
  • One user documents his love hate relationship with his MPC-2000.
  • Music Machines: Akai
  • Info Pages
  • Remix16 Page
  • A new page with links to resources for the DJ Phrase Sampler.
  • S-Series - Wav_Akai
  • Windows 95 software to send any 16bit .WAV file to your sampler, now supporting S900 thru to S3200XL and Sample Dump Standard.
  • S-1000 - ElectronicaDub
  • S-1000 samples available for download.
  • S-2000/S3000/S900 Disk Image Editor
  • Linux tool to edit Akai disk images.
  • S2000/S3000 - DRMgen
  • DRMgen is a java utility that generates cubase drum map files for akai samplers for Cubase 5 for Windows.
  • S3000 - BassAndTrouble.com
  • Samples available in S3000 and WAV formats.
  • S3000 - Early Patches
  • Early Patches provide some world instrument samples in S3000 and Soundfont formats.
  • S3000XL Home Page
  • Info and resources for the S-3000XL sampler.
  • S5K/S6K Cycle6000
  • Windows tool to allow you to use Steinberg's ReCycle with S5000 and S6000 samplers. download Cycle6000,Prog6000 & Drum6000. See here for Mac.
  • S5K/S6K - Oberheim Sounds
  • (Web Archive) HollowSun provide OB8 sounds in Akai format.
  • S900dump
  • (Web Archive) Juan Carlos Rodrigo Garcia provides a freeware Win 9x command line MIDI sample dump utility for the S900 sampler.
  • SG01 Edit Page
  • (Web Archive) Murray Fleming's SG01 freeware Windows editor. If you are using an SG01 you must check it out.
  • SG01 - Mac Editor
  • NeoMIDI have a Mac editor available for the SG01 listed along with MIDISensor.
  • Synth.Site
  • Synth & sampler info & reviews including AKAI
  • VSM Akai Room
  • Info on older Akai models up to and including the S-1000 from Virtual Synth Museum
  • VX-600 Page
  • (Web Archive) Hints and tips, mods, online manaul, MP3 samples plus other info for the Akai VX-600 analogue synth.


    AKAI RELATED PRODUCTS

  • Acoustic Guitar Collection
  • The Acoustic Guitar sample library for Akai S-2000 thru Z-Series, Gigsampler, Halion, Sample Tank, Yamaha Motif and more.
  • AkaiMpc.com
  • Sell tutorials and DVDs on using Akai MPC series samplers. Emphasis on creating hiphop beats.
  • Awave - FMJ Software
  • Awave is an audio format converter for Windows This is a great tool for any PC & sampler owner. Huge list of supported formats including Midi SDS Dump, Akai .SND files and much more.
  • Backintime Records
  • Back In Time Records make audio sampling and Akai S-1000 file format CDs.
  • Bolder Sounds
  • Provide sample CDs in Red Book, Akai, Kurzeil and E-Mu ESI-4000 formats.
  • Chickensys
  • Sampler tools.
  • D-SoundPro
  • Professional sound editor for the Mac. Includes Akai support. Fully working version can be downloaded for a 15 day trial period.
  • Electronisounds
  • Sample CDs, disks and .td0 files available for Akai S2000/3000 series samplers. Roland S50 samples are also available. They offer a selection of free .WAV samples for you to download to check out some of their sounds.
  • Forat
  • Modifications available for MPC 3000, 60, 60II and the MPC 2000 and 2000XL including Internal Zip drive, memory expansion and custom paint jobs.
  • GotchaNoddin
  • HipHop samples for Akai MPC series, Korg Triton, Yamaha Motif, Creamware and Reason. Samples to buy plus some free samples to download.
  • HipHopTools.com
  • Sell MPC drum machines, MIDI pads and various MPC accessories and expansion products as well as hiphop sound libraries.
  • Kid Nepro
  • Samples available for S-series samplers as well as the MPC range.
  • Masterbits
  • Wide range of sample CDs as well as expansion products for Akai samplers
  • Midi Mark
  • Wide selection of samples for the MPC-2000, MPC-30000, MPC-60, AKAI S-01, AKAI S-900 & AKAI S-1000
  • MPCsounds
  • Current sounds for MPC drum samplers specializing in RnB HipHop. Free demo disk to download, plus audio demos for every MPC product sold.
  • One Stop beats
  • Samples for MPC drum samplers specializing in RnB and HipHop.
  • Osmosis - BitHeadz
  • BitHeadz announce Osmosis for the Mac and soon for the PC. Provides AKAI S-1000 and S-3000 CD-ROM conversion on your Macintosh to Unity DS-1,SampleCell, AIFF, Sound Designer II, and .wav
  • Pacific Innovative Electronics
  • Provide Fender Rhodes repair and maintenance as well as digital and analog synth repair. Includes Akai, Ensoniq, Kurzweil and Roland memory upgrades and Akai and Ensoniq SCSI retrofits.
  • Patchman Music
  • Well known for their support of various windcontrollers Sounds for the EWV-2000 & EWI-3000m
  • Sampled
  • Sampled is a freeware DOS sample editor with looping & support for reading Akai Sx000 samples, plus other features. If this site is not available you may still be able to download from Maz-Sound.
  • SampliTools
  • Nexoft provide software featuring Akai CD browsing plus precise Akai to SF2 conversion.
    SCSI For Samplers SCSI Hard Drives, SCSI CDROM Drives, SCSI Adapter Cards and SCSI Cables for your Sampler. Carry compatible equipment for Akai, Ensoniq, Kurzweil, Yamaha, Roland and E-Mu samplers.
  • Solid State Symphony
  • A new sample set for Akai S5000,S6000 and Z-series samplers. Return to the sounds of the first virtual orchestras. All the sections of a symphony orchestra are simulated using only analogue synthesizers. MP3 demos are available.
  • Sonic Implants
  • Implants sounds into your PC, giving you state of the art, cutting edge PC audio for your games, MIDI files, internet, multimedia and other PC audio environments.
  • Sounds And Effects
  • Make a variety of Akai MPC sample sets.
  • Sounds On Line
  • Sounds Online provide a huge range of Akai compatible sample CDs.
  • Supersonica
  • Suspersonica provides detailed charts and specifications on a variety of electronic equipment. As well they will be offering virtual seminar services soon covering the Akai S6000, Yamaha 01V, and Roland VS1680 basic operations.
  • Telesis
  • Sell LCD displays for Akai MPC2000, MPC 2000XL and for many other Akai products as well as other brands.
  • ueberschall Sampling-CDs
  • Sampling CDs available in Akai file formats and audio.
  • VRSound
  • Provide 3D processed sample CDs in akai, yamaha, emu, terratec, kurzweil, digidesign, roland, ensoniq, .wav, audio, apple macintosh & pc - cd rom formats.
  • Wavesurgeon
  • A breakbeat (drum loop) tool, designed to automate the process of editing samples. Supports SDS and SMIDI plus has full support for the Akai S2000, E-Mu ESI and Yamaha A3000 samplers (in the advanced registered version)


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