In my posession is a piece of abandonware called SIGNUM S1100 DX v2.5 circa 1999. It has the look, feel and functionality of the AKAI S1100. Signum S1100 version 3.X came out [FREE], looking like a silver bookshelf stereo. No resemblence to a rack mount sampler. My guess is AKAI didn't like how closely v2.5 resembled their hardware.

So yeah I've got this and it's time limited, and cant be reset. It wont save. Needs something. Too bad for me. Because it talks to my daw just fine thru LoopBe1 and VB Audio Virtual Audio Cable. It's a shame really. It reads S1000 CD. It retains most of all AKAI S1000 functions.

Surely this is a piece of industrial, DnB, and techno history?

This is not a request.

 

Last edited: Oct 4, 2024

can you reset your computer year?

 

I've tried to reset my Windows year. It never holds.

 

There is a disclaimer at the end of the post that should or should not be interpreted literally.

 

Ok. I dug around more and successfully changed my WIndows time. No luck. I'll try some things, now with the clock changed.

 

No change. (Tried clean install with time set).

 

iv'e just found this on disc, but never really used it to save.

 

If I did it right, I sent you PM.

 

Sent you DM

 

I wish someone could get this working.

 

Look for the release by XfactorY

 

Can't seem to locate that but thanks for the tip.

 

Hello Luca here , I'm the dev of that fucking sampler, glad to know you appreciate it after more than 20 years!!! I do not have a build environment anymore, not even a Windows pc, but I can take a look if I can find some working old copy on some CD backup , not sure,if found will be a pleasure to give you a link

Btw if you need to extract sample from akaicd see https://apps.apple.com/us/app/audiocdrom-extractor/id1517300063

try this zip , I have not tested...

 

Last edited: Nov 10, 2024

Just wow, this is super cool, someone asks for ancient program and the dev pops up and helps to recover..
@Luca Rocchi You just made my day.. Theres still hope in humanity these days

 

@Luca Rocchi
It's incredible that you have responded here. I want to tell you I am incredibly excited to work with this 2006 version that I never saw in all my multi-year searching.

I have a question that is more appropriate to be asked privately. I am DM-ing you.

Thanks so very much for making the sampler and now responding to me here. It's incredible.

 

Last edited: Nov 15, 2024

It reads the akai format (like cdxtract) not just audio cds (it says audioCDRom Extractor, are theses roms are audio cds? not data?)?
Is there a demo try ? please
That would make extracting all my ancient akais much easier

 

this is awesome

 

I was able to find a working copy of it. It was released by Team Radium on February 02, 1999 according to the NFO. The version is 2.0g. I can DM the link if you want it.

 

surely and TIA

 

I tried it on Mac in Crossover 21 and it loads up. Even sees my audio interface. Pretty cool, but the virtual jog wheels are as touchy as most not-fixed-yet E-Mu samplers. But @Synth Life, do you have the E-Mu X software sampler? There is a version from R2R which you would like, if you do not already use it.