To Elaine Matthews . I am totally with you on this , i have an s3000 and am having the same frustrations ! My ZIP drive went down and reliant on floppys .
You're a flippin' legend, mate! My zip drive died a week or two back, luckily I had everything that was on the discs backed up. But now had no way of sticking sounds into my 3000XL, my floppys are long gone. Saw your video the other night and an HXC is on its way from you to me as I type this. Can't thank you enough, my Mrs and her PayPal account deserves a shout out as well!😉
Hi my name is Elaine (2 x s3000xl s). Ive watched all videos to do with installing the emulator now but so far nobody has explained how to get my precious samples from the floppys back inside the sampler so that i can save them via the usb stick . Can you help me ,this seems to be the final solution but i can't get my head round how it will all works . Desperate ,E Thank you enormously for all your vids !
Cheers for the video man, your vid got me the furthest in the installation part, ie Old Drive is OUT and new one is IN (LED is turning on showing that it's connected propperly) Only thing is, there was no metal mounter in my AKAI S900 Unit which I just got recently, like I see in y our video. Old disk drive looks differnt to the one in this video also. SO When the new drive is in, theres nothing to secure it in place. Hmm. Cheers for video though it was helpful.
Hello, i got my hands on a s3200xl for my firsy rack sampler and been having a blast pairing it with the s2400. What would be the best option or site to get a floppy emulator for the akai. Thank you i been watch your videos for the workflow of the akai. Peace
I guess so, but it would be a case of getting the jumpers correct, but some of the samplers don't work well with flash floppy so you might need to install the original hxc firmware instead
Excellent video.I have an S2000 and an ESI 2000 ,both Hxc .But can’t get samples loaded onto the usb stick with the software.So I’m using midi sample dump for the Akai and saving the samples from the Akai internal memory to the usb Hxc .The ESI 2000 Im recording samples through the analogue input and saving them to the Hxc usb .How do you use the software
Hey Bizzy! Just wondered if you’ve had any trouble saving programs etc. I popped a gotek with flash floppy (hxc compatible) in my s950 and its a little unstable
You should at least get the true and original HxC firmware for Gotek. Beware of these firmwares claiming to be "hxc compatible"... You can get the HxC firmware on this page : hxc2001.com/store . If you want to install it from the usb stick, this is possible, just send me an email to hxc2001 at hxc2001.com
Hi B! Just bought one of these including the floppy usb emulator but I can save anything. I sample from vinyl and save the samples for edit chop etc but just can’t. Tried formatting in the sampler but said “DISK UNUSABLE - BAD DIRECTORY AREA” Hope you can help me shit this. I’m new on this so will help me a lot.
@@TheBizzyBScience Ive installed the gotek and it powers up, i can see a blank disk image in indexed mode but when i try and save a sample i get "no disk" Any ideas?
Hello, what files do I have to put in the flash drive? Do I have to put the sound files in a folder? I put the usb reader in my akai s3000xl but I don't know what to do next.. Thanks.
hi what is the diffrence with HXC and using omniflop? ive been using HFE to convert samples but when there converted they sound awful? would i be better to use HXC on my gotek? its driving me insane....thankyou in advance.......steve.
@@TheBizzyBScience Great to hear! Hope you can crack the mystery, as this stuff is pretty much completely beyond me. Will be keeping tabs on your progress in hopes of you finding the solution. Stay bizzy ✌️
So if I got this for my s3000xl, I’d be able to save / access a large amount of sounds? Are there any classic 80’s synths available in the disk images? Thanks!
i just plugged mine in the other day, it worked, loaded disks. today..."drive not ready - disk removed" i can't seem to get the floppy drive to load :( i can get the hxc emulator, but can i get another floppy drive to transfer my samples elsewhere?
@@TheBizzyBScience no, i was just trying to load samples from a floppy disk. the funny thing was, there was a buzzing coming from the floppy drive, and my mobile phone was sitting right next to it. when i moved my phone away, the buzzing stopped, and it started loading the disk no problem. surely it couldn't have been mobile phone inteference stopping it from working?? well, it had been fine since then. obviously i will just need to watch some of your videos on how to backup all my akai floppy disks.
To Elaine Matthews . I am totally with you on this , i have an s3000 and am having the same frustrations ! My ZIP drive went down and reliant on floppys .
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You're a flippin' legend, mate! My zip drive died a week or two back, luckily I had everything that was on the discs backed up. But now had no way of sticking sounds into my 3000XL, my floppys are long gone. Saw your video the other night and an HXC is on its way from you to me as I type this. Can't thank you enough, my Mrs and her PayPal account deserves a shout out as well!😉
Brilliant, cheers for these vids Bizzy, saved me loads of aggro! ✊🏾
Glad to help
@@TheBizzyBScience
All these vids are gold mate, thank you for taking the time to show all this out of your busy days. It means a lot, keep going 🔥
Hi my name is Elaine (2 x s3000xl s). Ive watched all videos to do with installing the emulator now but so far nobody has explained how to get my precious samples from the floppys back inside the sampler so that i can save them via the usb stick . Can you help me ,this seems to be the final solution but i can't get my head round how it will all works . Desperate ,E Thank you enormously for all your vids !
You would have to do this via SCSI using a program called mesa or recycle, I believe I did cover this in a previous video. Good luck!
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This video was a massive help installing my floppy disk emulator into an akai s3000xl. Massive respect.
Awesome, please subscribe!
I just bought the Akai S3000 XL.
helpful video, I'm going to be doing this with my regular S3200 on friday! a little nervous but this made things better, now I have some reference
This was a tremendous help! Cheers!
Nice work. I have a S3000XL sitting in my closet. I would love to update it with one of these new drives. I would do it to my Ensoniq ASR-X too.
Cheers for the video man, your vid got me the furthest in the installation part, ie Old Drive is OUT and new one is IN (LED is turning on showing that it's connected propperly) Only thing is, there was no metal mounter in my AKAI S900 Unit which I just got recently, like I see in y our video. Old disk drive looks differnt to the one in this video also. SO When the new drive is in, theres nothing to secure it in place. Hmm. Cheers for video though it was helpful.
Hello, i got my hands on a s3200xl for my firsy rack sampler and been having a blast pairing it with the s2400. What would be the best option or site to get a floppy emulator for the akai. Thank you i been watch your videos for the workflow of the akai. Peace
bless, big ups
Hi, very good work, I'm trying to see if we can put a gotek or hxc externally on a CD 3000 XL, is it possible in your opinion? thank you.
I guess so, but it would be a case of getting the jumpers correct, but some of the samplers don't work well with flash floppy so you might need to install the original hxc firmware instead
@@TheBizzyBScience ok thanks, i will try.
I didn't had a notch on my emulator. The red wide ribbon cable always goes to pin 1 of the floppy drive/HXC Floppy Disk emulator.
hey mate, I need a Floppy Emulator for a akai s3000xl - can you advise where to buy one from ?
is this the gotek sfr1m44-u100? thanks!!
Excellent video.I have an S2000 and an ESI 2000 ,both Hxc .But can’t get samples loaded onto the usb stick with the software.So I’m using midi sample dump for the Akai and saving the samples from the Akai internal memory to the usb Hxc .The ESI 2000 Im recording samples through the analogue input and saving them to the Hxc usb .How do you use the software
Hey Bizzy! Just wondered if you’ve had any trouble saving programs etc. I popped a gotek with flash floppy (hxc compatible) in my s950 and its a little unstable
You should at least get the true and original HxC firmware for Gotek. Beware of these firmwares claiming to be "hxc compatible"... You can get the HxC firmware on this page : hxc2001.com/store . If you want to install it from the usb stick, this is possible, just send me an email to hxc2001 at hxc2001.com
Hi B!
Just bought one of these including the floppy usb emulator but I can save anything. I sample from vinyl and save the samples for edit chop etc but just can’t. Tried formatting in the sampler but said “DISK UNUSABLE - BAD DIRECTORY AREA” Hope you can help me shit this. I’m new on this so will help me a lot.
I've heard that sometimes you need to find the right usb stick as some cheaper companies will ship faulty ones.
Hey Bizzy,
What jumper settings so i need for the s3000xl? Got the gotek ready to install
@@TheBizzyBScience same one you are using but in black, oled screen and scroll wheel with push button from ian berry. Akai S3000xl
@@TheBizzyBScience Ive installed the gotek and it powers up, i can see a blank disk image in indexed mode but when i try and save a sample i get "no disk"
Any ideas?
Hello, what files do I have to put in the flash drive? Do I have to put the sound files in a folder? I put the usb reader in my akai s3000xl but I don't know what to do next.. Thanks.
Where can I hear more of that music? i really love this
Big up! thebizzyb.bandcamp.com/
hi what is the diffrence with HXC and using omniflop? ive been using HFE to convert samples but when there converted they sound awful? would i be better to use HXC on my gotek? its driving me insane....thankyou in advance.......steve.
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Bizzy, any chance of a version for the s3000i?
I am looking into the S3000 as we speak, so fingers crossed it goes well, It seems that the s3000 is a bit of a mystery with the HXC and flash floppy
@@TheBizzyBScience Great to hear! Hope you can crack the mystery, as this stuff is pretty much completely beyond me. Will be keeping tabs on your progress in hopes of you finding the solution. Stay bizzy ✌️
So if I got this for my s3000xl, I’d be able to save / access a large amount of sounds? Are there any classic 80’s synths available in the disk images? Thanks!
Drop me an email and I get you hooked up : thebizzybscience@gmail.com
I got the Akai s2000 jsut isntalled the hardware part but how to format the usb key? and instal the IOS? please
Yeah! Do you plan to install one hxc on the 950 too? would be nice to see the software side of the emulator, Big Up!
i just plugged mine in the other day, it worked, loaded disks.
today..."drive not ready - disk removed"
i can't seem to get the floppy drive to load :(
i can get the hxc emulator, but can i get another floppy drive to transfer my samples elsewhere?
Drop me an email bro,
Have you selected the correct image ? Or are you copying samples onto the usb and trying to load them in your sampler?
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@@TheBizzyBScience no, i was just trying to load samples from a floppy disk.
the funny thing was, there was a buzzing coming from the floppy drive, and my mobile phone was sitting right next to it.
when i moved my phone away, the buzzing stopped, and it started loading the disk no problem.
surely it couldn't have been mobile phone inteference stopping it from working??
well, it had been fine since then.
obviously i will just need to watch some of your videos on how to backup all my akai floppy disks.
@@barrygibson1848Drop me an email, so I can clear this up for you
sick stuff mate, looking fwd to seeing it in action!
hi mate, im trying to to this on my cd3000xl do i need to have the 2.0 OS? because i still have the 1.50
cheers
this should still work as long as your original floppy works
Hiya bizzy. You got links for purchase of backlight and Jc drive.