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SOUND LIBRARY COMPATIBILITY

The S6000 can read data from the S1000, S1100, S2800, S3000, S3200, CD3000, S2000, S3000XL,

S3200XL and CD3000XL samplers. However, due to differences in the hardware and the operating

system, it could be that some sounds may not sound

exactly

as they did on the sampler they were

created on.

For example, the filters on the S1000 and S1100 were 18dB/Octave lowpass with no resonance.

The S6000’s lowpass filters, however, are 12dB/Octave (2-POLE LP) and 24dB/Octave (4-POLE

LP) so there is no direct translation possible to 18dB/Octave. Also, the S3000 series (including

S2800 and S2000) had the option to install a second filter board, the IB304F. The S6000 does not

have this option and so sounds that rely on the second filter will not sound the same when loaded

into the S6000 (in much the same way as the same sounds loaded into an S3000 without the

IB304F installed). On previous samplers, the LFOs were different too (the S6000’s LFOs have a

much larger range of speed than any of the previous samplers) so this may account for some

small differences in the sound.

The way the effects are done is completely different on the S6000 and so previous samplers’

effects files cannot be used on the S5/6000.

The hardware on the S5/6000 is also greatly improved, in particular, the interpolation (i.e. the

process that defines the quality of pitch transposition). Thus, if you load a sound from a previous

Akai sampler where excessive pitch transposition is used, it will sound different in the S6000

(better in fact due to the higher quality interpolation).

The output arrangement on the S6000 is also different. All previous samplers had a stereo out

and

8 mono outputs. The S6000 has 8 stereo outputs (or 16 mono outputs). However, on previous Akai

samplers, sounds could be routed to the stereo outs and the individual outs simultaneously. This is

not strictly possible on the S6000 where sounds are assigned to outputs 1/2

3/4

5/6, etc.,

(and/or 1 or 2 or 3 or 4, etc.)

. Thus, when loading in sounds from previous samplers, the logic is

as follows:

• If sounds are not routed to individual outputs (i.e. they only appear at the main stereo outs),

they will be routed to outputs 1/2 on the S6000.

• If sounds are routed to the individual outputs, these take priority and the sounds will be routed

to their respective outputs on the S6000.

Thus the following situation may arise in the case of loading an S3000XL (or S2000) multi into an

S5/6000:

DRUMS

PIANO

BASS

STRINGS

CLAVINET

BRASS

PERCUSSION

ORGAN

Part Out

Stereo

Program