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Is there any way to do a bulk import of sample files that are already in an akai sampler format (e.g. .s1)? I have tried using "put" with a wildcard, e.g. "put .s1", but this does not work.
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I would recommend to use an intermediate tar-file in order to import multiple files at once.
For example, one could use "7-Zip" to create a tar-file "myfiles.tar" which contains all files that shall be imported. In turn, one can import the resulting tar-file via the command "tarput myfiles.tar" within akaiutil.
I hope this is helpful.
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Thanks, I tried that method and it worked. I presume "tarxwav" will work the same way but then convert wav files to akai samples?
Would it be possible to include a wildcard character or batch import function in a future version of the program at all?
Thanks for creating a very useful program though. With this and a SCSI2SD card I've managed to bring my old S1000 back to life!
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Thanks for your feedback, glad to hear that it works!
The "tarputwav" command converts WAV-files into sample-files (provided that the WAV-files have a suitable format, i.e., 16bit mono). And vice versa, the "targetwav" command converts sample-files into WAV-files.
Unfortunately, the command interpreter in akaiutil cannot handle wildcards in file or path names.
Nevertheless, akaiutil can import/export whole directory trees (partitions and volumes) as tar-archives, and in turn, the files within the tar-archives can be managed/organized conveniently with the help of "7-Zip" for example.
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A thousand thanks for creating this superb utility. It took me no time at all to import 70 directories of samples that I had previously had stored on my PC to my S1000 using the above method.
Keep up the good work!
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Update: In addition to the tar-file import functionality (see "tarput" and "tarputwav"), version 3.8.8 of akaiutil supports bulk import of files and samples via certain wildcard expressions, for example via the following commands:
"put *"
"tput *.TK"
"wav2s *.wav"
"wav2t *.wav"
Please note that the WAV-file import functions now support suitable WAV-files in 8, 16, 24, and 32 bit PCM format. (For further details please see the README file in the distribution.)
Last edit: kmi9000 2019-09-01
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this is working great for me for converting to wav ,brilliant, having a harder time trying to get wavs into sample format and target them into specific floppy images, fumbling about a bit with the process. sometimes it looks like the samples gone in when im testing it as the mb status changes, but its either not there or error 31 comes up on the floppy emulator.
am not entirely sure im using the right command for this.
help would be much appreciated.
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Thanks for your feedback. I assume that the floppy emulator requires an hfe-file, whereas "akaiutil" operates on img-files (raw binary images). For example, the "HxCFloppyEmulator" software could be used to convert an img-file into an hfe-file (e.g. using the "Akai S950" disk layout for an S950 system).
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No its a Gotek emulator i have...i think it has different firmware installed...im using imgs (which work on the emulator) so no problem there . Im trying tarxputwav i think and then the disk image file name and it keeps telling me theres no such file???
yep, just checked..its flash floppy firmware im using so takes img files.
Last edit: Robbie Mackintosh 2020-02-10
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rename "Template_Floppy1600KB_S950.img" to "floppy.img"
copy "akaiutil.exe", "floppy.img", and the chosen WAV-file(s) (e.g. "SAMPLE.WAV") into the same directory on your PC
open a command prompt on the PC and change to this directory within the command prompt (via the "cd" command)
start akaiutil within the command prompt via "akaiutil.exe floppy.img"
within akaiutil, import the WAV-file(s), for example via "wav2s SAMPLE.WAV"
in order check the contents of the img-file, type "ls" within akaiutil (e.g. "SAMPLE.S9" should be listed now)
in order to exit akaiutil, type "q"
I would recommend to use short names with upper-case letters for the WAV-files that shall be converted into samples. (Please note that the size of the WAV-file must be suitable for the available space within the filesystem of the img-file.)
Instead of the "wav2s" command above, one could also use the "tarputwav" command for a tar-file which contains multiple WAV-files (e.g. "tarputwav wavarchive.tar").
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Thanks for your message.
I would recommend to use an "old-school" PC with a built-in floppy drive. (Conventional USB floppy drives possibly might not support the S900/S1000 low-level floppy format.)
In order to create a floppy image file (in hfe- or img-file format), you could try the tool "HxCFloppyEmulator.exe" for example. ("akaiutil" requires the img-file format for floppy images.)
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Update: akaiutil version 4 can read/write/format floppy disks directly on a Windows PC which has a built-in floppy drive (without the need for an intermediate image file), using fdrawcmd.sys (see https://simonowen.com/fdrawcmd/).
Usage examples:
Low-density (DD) floppy in drive A: -> "akaiutil.exe floppyla:"
High-density (HD) floppy in drive A: -> "akaiutil.exe floppyha:"
Last edit: kmi9000 2020-08-18
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Hi, thank you for your work with Akaiutil, still trying to figure out all the possibilities it brings.
I have managed to create a cd with samples and read them on my akai s3000xl. Now im wondering if it is possible create a cd with both samples and a akai programs (either single or multi)? I've tried adding filename.P files from a tar file but akaiutil skips them . Is this in any way possible?
Thanks again! :-)
Best regards
Jesper
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Hi, thanks for your feedback.
For an S3000(XL) program file, akaiutil expects a file name which ends with ".P3".
As a test, I would recommend to check if a single P3-file can be imported into a volume on your harddisk (or image file):
First, navigate to the destination volume via the "cd" command within akaiutil (for example "cd /disk0/A/VOLUME_001").
Next, import an external P3-file via the "put" command (for example "put ABC.P3").
Hope this is helpful.
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It´s working almost perfect now. Some of the samples sounds a bit strange and other are perfect. I think that is must have happend when converting the programs before using akaiutil, because the samples sound good on the sampler as long as they are not mapped out ie played via the edit sample) . It probably just a setting on the sampler I need to adjust.
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Hi, thanks for making this software, is so useful!
One issue i'm having is the putwav3 funciton when used to batch doesn't order them numerically. Is there a function to organise samples with the volumes alphabetically?
Thanks!
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The sequence of the files which are imported via "putwav3 * .wav" (or similar commands) results from the external filesystem, corresponding to the sequence of the files within the external directory on the host computer (which is not necessarily in alphabetical order).
Unfortunately, the current version of akaiutil has no influence on this behaviour.
Nevertheless, you could try to create a tar-file (e.g. via "7-Zip") which contains all the files you would like to import in the desired sequence. In turn, you could use "tarputwav wavarchive.tar" for example to import this tar-file within akaiutil.
Hope this is helpful.
Last edit: kmi9000 2021-05-25
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Thanks for your feedback!
As for the tool "akaidatdecode", possibly something went wrong with the extraction of the PCM signal from your DAT backup tape. Please make sure that the PCM signal from the DAT recorder is transferred and saved as a WAV-file (16bit PCM, stereo) in a bit-transparent way, this is very important. (Unfortunately, some operating systems and/or audio drivers possibly introduce some kind of signal processing for the S/PDIF input signal, even with "neutral" settings, and this could result in a huge number of corrupted bits.)
Please feel free to contact me at the email address which is given in the distribution.
Best regards,
Michael
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Thanks so much for developing a such useful set of tools !
I can now convert waves to S1000/S3000 sample format and transfer them to a storage that is readable by my hardware sampler, so cool ! :P
Now, i have 2 questions :
- I'm on Mac OSX (12.4), is there any possible way to pipe some commands to "akaiutil" ? Something like : "wav2s *.wav | akaiutil ./floppy_3000.img"
(searching for a way to write bash script to automate stuff)
Is akaiutil able to create/edit S1000/S3000 program files ? if not, do you now any command line that is capable to do so ?
All the Best from Paris !
Alain
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The current version of akaituil cannot edit/create program files, sorry. I'm not sure if there are any free command-line tools which can edit/create program files for AKAI samplers (there are some commercial GUI-based tools, though).
Love this utility. Great for getting data off S950 SCSI volumes. It seems there is no software to generate .s9/.p9 files but at least the S950 can read .s1/.p1 when reading off floppy. Would love it if akaiutil did s1/p1 to s9/p9 conversion so I could forget the floppy interface. Thanks for your amazing work!
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Is there any way to do a bulk import of sample files that are already in an akai sampler format (e.g. .s1)? I have tried using "put" with a wildcard, e.g. "put .s1", but this does not work.
I would recommend to use an intermediate tar-file in order to import multiple files at once.
For example, one could use "7-Zip" to create a tar-file "myfiles.tar" which contains all files that shall be imported. In turn, one can import the resulting tar-file via the command "tarput myfiles.tar" within akaiutil.
I hope this is helpful.
Thanks, I tried that method and it worked. I presume "tarxwav" will work the same way but then convert wav files to akai samples?
Would it be possible to include a wildcard character or batch import function in a future version of the program at all?
Thanks for creating a very useful program though. With this and a SCSI2SD card I've managed to bring my old S1000 back to life!
Thanks for your feedback, glad to hear that it works!
The "tarputwav" command converts WAV-files into sample-files (provided that the WAV-files have a suitable format, i.e., 16bit mono). And vice versa, the "targetwav" command converts sample-files into WAV-files.
Unfortunately, the command interpreter in akaiutil cannot handle wildcards in file or path names.
Nevertheless, akaiutil can import/export whole directory trees (partitions and volumes) as tar-archives, and in turn, the files within the tar-archives can be managed/organized conveniently with the help of "7-Zip" for example.
A thousand thanks for creating this superb utility. It took me no time at all to import 70 directories of samples that I had previously had stored on my PC to my S1000 using the above method.
Keep up the good work!
Update: In addition to the tar-file import functionality (see "tarput" and "tarputwav"), version 3.8.8 of akaiutil supports bulk import of files and samples via certain wildcard expressions, for example via the following commands:
"put *"
"tput *.TK"
"wav2s *.wav"
"wav2t *.wav"
Please note that the WAV-file import functions now support suitable WAV-files in 8, 16, 24, and 32 bit PCM format. (For further details please see the README file in the distribution.)
Last edit: kmi9000 2019-09-01
Update: In version 3.8.9 of akaiutil, the WAV-file import functions support mono and stereo WAV-files (in 8, 16, 24, and 32 bit PCM format).
this is working great for me for converting to wav ,brilliant, having a harder time trying to get wavs into sample format and target them into specific floppy images, fumbling about a bit with the process. sometimes it looks like the samples gone in when im testing it as the mb status changes, but its either not there or error 31 comes up on the floppy emulator.
am not entirely sure im using the right command for this.
help would be much appreciated.
Thanks for your feedback. I assume that the floppy emulator requires an hfe-file, whereas "akaiutil" operates on img-files (raw binary images). For example, the "HxCFloppyEmulator" software could be used to convert an img-file into an hfe-file (e.g. using the "Akai S950" disk layout for an S950 system).
No its a Gotek emulator i have...i think it has different firmware installed...im using imgs (which work on the emulator) so no problem there . Im trying tarxputwav i think and then the disk image file name and it keeps telling me theres no such file???
yep, just checked..its flash floppy firmware im using so takes img files.
Last edit: Robbie Mackintosh 2020-02-10
One could try the following steps for testing (in case of an S950 system for example):
I would recommend to use short names with upper-case letters for the WAV-files that shall be converted into samples. (Please note that the size of the WAV-file must be suitable for the available space within the filesystem of the img-file.)
Instead of the "wav2s" command above, one could also use the "tarputwav" command for a tar-file which contains multiple WAV-files (e.g. "tarputwav wavarchive.tar").
Hi,
Thank you for keeping these old machines alive!
I received an S3000 which I'm going use to load my old S900 and S1000 back ups.
Most of the BUs are digital files on Pro Tools which the S3000 read perfectly.
The S3000 has a problem reading many of the floppy disks.
Is there a way to read these Akai floppies on a USB floppy drive on a Mac and then transfer the contents to the S3000 by WAV file (like my back ups)?
Many thanks!
Izhar Ashdot
Thanks for your message.
I would recommend to use an "old-school" PC with a built-in floppy drive. (Conventional USB floppy drives possibly might not support the S900/S1000 low-level floppy format.)
In order to create a floppy image file (in hfe- or img-file format), you could try the tool "HxCFloppyEmulator.exe" for example. ("akaiutil" requires the img-file format for floppy images.)
Update: akaiutil version 4 can read/write/format floppy disks directly on a Windows PC which has a built-in floppy drive (without the need for an intermediate image file), using fdrawcmd.sys (see https://simonowen.com/fdrawcmd/).
Usage examples:
Low-density (DD) floppy in drive A: -> "akaiutil.exe floppyla:"
High-density (HD) floppy in drive A: -> "akaiutil.exe floppyha:"
Last edit: kmi9000 2020-08-18
Hi, thank you for your work with Akaiutil, still trying to figure out all the possibilities it brings.
I have managed to create a cd with samples and read them on my akai s3000xl. Now im wondering if it is possible create a cd with both samples and a akai programs (either single or multi)? I've tried adding filename.P files from a tar file but akaiutil skips them . Is this in any way possible?
Thanks again! :-)
Best regards
Jesper
Hi, thanks for your feedback.
For an S3000(XL) program file, akaiutil expects a file name which ends with ".P3".
As a test, I would recommend to check if a single P3-file can be imported into a volume on your harddisk (or image file):
First, navigate to the destination volume via the "cd" command within akaiutil (for example "cd /disk0/A/VOLUME_001").
Next, import an external P3-file via the "put" command (for example "put ABC.P3").
Hope this is helpful.
Fantastic! It very much is :-)
It´s working almost perfect now. Some of the samples sounds a bit strange and other are perfect. I think that is must have happend when converting the programs before using akaiutil, because the samples sound good on the sampler as long as they are not mapped out ie played via the edit sample) . It probably just a setting on the sampler I need to adjust.
Hi, thanks for making this software, is so useful!
One issue i'm having is the putwav3 funciton when used to batch doesn't order them numerically. Is there a function to organise samples with the volumes alphabetically?
Thanks!
Thanks for using akaiutil.
The sequence of the files which are imported via "putwav3 * .wav" (or similar commands) results from the external filesystem, corresponding to the sequence of the files within the external directory on the host computer (which is not necessarily in alphabetical order).
Unfortunately, the current version of akaiutil has no influence on this behaviour.
Nevertheless, you could try to create a tar-file (e.g. via "7-Zip") which contains all the files you would like to import in the desired sequence. In turn, you could use "tarputwav wavarchive.tar" for example to import this tar-file within akaiutil.
Hope this is helpful.
Last edit: kmi9000 2021-05-25
Hi KMI,
Fab Utilities! it helped a great deal sorting my old akai S3200 samples etc...
I wondering if you can still help on another utility you wrote? akaidatdecode?
I have a few DATs with akai S320 backups on so im trying to batch convert to single sample wavs IF im going about it the right way?
trying to use AKAIDATDECODE to convert the backup signal wav to AKAI images then convert the akai images to WAV or AIFF single samples.
for me, the decoder is just not working and outputting empty TAR + TEX files? what am i doing wrong? :(
Cheers :)
Thanks for your feedback!
As for the tool "akaidatdecode", possibly something went wrong with the extraction of the PCM signal from your DAT backup tape. Please make sure that the PCM signal from the DAT recorder is transferred and saved as a WAV-file (16bit PCM, stereo) in a bit-transparent way, this is very important. (Unfortunately, some operating systems and/or audio drivers possibly introduce some kind of signal processing for the S/PDIF input signal, even with "neutral" settings, and this could result in a huge number of corrupted bits.)
Please feel free to contact me at the email address which is given in the distribution.
Best regards,
Michael
Hi Michael, thank you for the reply! :)
Im starting to think this must be the case and since I dont have my AKAI sampler any more and I dont have a working DAT machine.
I was hoping to correct the WAV but if the damage is done then I suppose thats useless?
I will try and borrow a DAT machine again to redo the recordings :)
I will also email you an example of the DAT backup WAV i have if thats ok? :)
Thank you again for the help :)
Kind regards
Simon.
Hello kmi9000!
Thanks so much for developing a such useful set of tools !
I can now convert waves to S1000/S3000 sample format and transfer them to a storage that is readable by my hardware sampler, so cool ! :P
Now, i have 2 questions :
- I'm on Mac OSX (12.4), is there any possible way to pipe some commands to "akaiutil" ? Something like : "wav2s *.wav | akaiutil ./floppy_3000.img"
(searching for a way to write bash script to automate stuff)
All the Best from Paris !
Alain
Hi Alain, Thanks for your feedback!
The current version of akaituil cannot edit/create program files, sorry. I'm not sure if there are any free command-line tools which can edit/create program files for AKAI samplers (there are some commercial GUI-based tools, though).
For "batch" operation, it is possible to redirect/pipe commands to stdin of akaiutil.
For example, if "batch.txt" contains suitable commands for akaiutil, one can use "./akaiutil -f mydisk.img < batch.txt" in order to execute these commands.
An example of a shell-script can be found here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/akaiutil/files/Utilities/akaiutilconvertfloppies900/akaiutilconvertfloppies900-0.1.zip
Hope this is helpful.
Love this utility. Great for getting data off S950 SCSI volumes. It seems there is no software to generate .s9/.p9 files but at least the S950 can read .s1/.p1 when reading off floppy. Would love it if akaiutil did s1/p1 to s9/p9 conversion so I could forget the floppy interface. Thanks for your amazing work!