Bryan, I'm personally just looking mostly for synth sounds, drums, and basses to run through my akai. I agree with you that hardware synths aren't really adequate to get nice sounding orchestral sounds. ----- Original Message ----- From: Bryan Smart To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 9:46 PM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Akai samples Most of the Akai libraries are mid 90's stuff. There haven't been too many new Akai libraries produced in the last 10 years or so, as anyone trying to make huge sample libraries needs a PC to do it. If you're converting Akai libraries, then you're basically trying to bring old hardware sampler sounds to your DAW. There are some nice old sounds, but, on the whole, they aren't going to sound like the new mega libraries that you've heard. As an aside, I think that one of the worst instruments that synths attempt are horns. I've heard some solo versions that are pretty good. The Motif XS has extra articulations for trumpet and sax that you can trigger left handed, as well as sounding correct if you're playing legato, but you're never going to get the real dynamics control out of a keyboard. Yamaha has that breath controller device, but, after a certain point, you might as well go play the real instrument. The VL-1 could do a great job with emulating horns, but, as I said above, its just emulating solos. I don't know. I guess it depends on what sort of sound you want. Are you trying to find horn sections for doing unison punches in a pop song? Are you arranging for a whole section? Yu just trying to play a solo? Maybe we can suggest something that can work. Keyboard also totally sucks at any orchestral solo strings (never enough dynamics and glide control), accordion (could be better, but no one ever bothers to program it), pedal steel (hardly anything has poly aftertouch anymore in order to handle the independent string bends), and, to a large extent, clav (synths don't respond fast enough to really do clav or virtual analog stuff anymore). Most all of this can't be fixed with gigs and gigs of samples. Bryan -----Original Message----- From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Wicketts Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 5:48 AM To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Akai samples Hi Omar, What's the saxophones and trumpets like on Akai samplers? are they better than the ones on dimension Pro? got my horns section sounding quite good yet, it's still the weak link in my songs. I'd love to be using the samples found below however, don't believe they are accessible. Just enter on the link below go to MP3's, press enter on one of them, now press cursor key and arrow up or down until you hear jaws say, "No information available" press right mouse key and press enter. The MP3 should then play. These samples are amazing. http://www.samplemodeling.com/en/demos_trumpet.php Steve W ----- Original Message ----- From: "Omar Binno" <omarbinno@xxxxxxxxx> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 1:35 AM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Akai samples Speaking of Akai, I just picked up an older akai s6000. Akai has software on their site which enables users to work with the sampler through windows. Software is called the aksys software. I've briefly messed around with it with jaws, and it seems okay as far as accessibility, although I had to use the jaws cursor for the most part. Has anyone else messed with the software? If so, any feedback? On 8/14/10, Jörgen Hansson <hansson.jogge@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi! > yes I have converted MKI samples to sfz without no problem, I have a hole > library of mellotron sounds which was converted from MKI to sfz. > Regards, > Jörgen Hansson! > Tel +46 703-601296 > www.jorgenhansson.com > skype: djtropical4532 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Justin Kauflin > To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 4:55 AM > Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Akai samples > > > Jorgen, > Have you used Extreme Sample Converter to convert .NKI samples to > SFZ? > I'm curious if that process isn't buggy. I've used it to convert a few > Sample Tank samples with no issues, and was curious on how well it works > with other samples. > Thanks for any info. > Justin > > On Aug 13, 2010, at 9:46 AM, Jörgen Hansson wrote: > > > Hi Erik! > Have you heard of the little program called extreme sample converter? > it > can convert the akai samples you have to SFZ, SF2 and other sample > formats. > Regards, > Jörgen Hansson! > Tel +46 703-601296 > www.jorgenhansson.com > skype: djtropical4532 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Erik Bryndahl > To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 3:06 PM > Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Akai samples > > > Oh sorry, I should have mentioned that I just have the samples on a > CD, so my question should have been what kind of softsynth do I need? > Of course also is there any who is accesible? > > > From: Omar Binno > Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 2:59 PM > To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Akai samples > > > are you using an akai unit right now? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Erik Bryndahl > To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 8:58 AM > Subject: [ddots-l] Akai samples > > > Hello, > > Is there anyone of you on this list who have been working with > Akai > samples? > > When searching on google I found out that I have to use something > like Natives software called Kontakt. > > so my question to you all is if anyone of you have any experience > from this? > > regards, > > Erik > > PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! 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