Such a bummer. There is a lot that could be done to this synth that would take it to another level. I think a Dual mode like the AX73 is an obvious yes, because it can actually be done with some midi tricks, and sounds great. My main gripe, is that most don't know this but you can send midi out of ...

Hi Milford, You mentioned that the OB8 would trigger the CV'd synth on every 4-5 key presses only. If you put the Oberheim into Unison Mode, it will trigger an external mono CV perfectly. ps - are you still using ' the system' ? Cheers, Disco COmputer SOrry for the late replay. I was still using it...

Bump. Just wondering if there has been any movement on this.

Have you had any progress so far? I believe there was some software back in the day which allowed you to MIDI sysex-dump from those Akai samplers (S-612/S-700/X-7000) over to a computer (typically an Atari ST). Is that how you're going to build the library and convert the samples for other formats?...

Hey guys, No Talky, Long Time. I'm interested in acquiring the entire collection of Akai S612 sample library Quick Disks. I have a couple. I stupidly traded some away over the years... but because they are often mishandled and misidentified it's hard to source and purchase them. Sometimes a huge lot...

If you send me the old ones I can make new ones.

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I would like those links Rob. Thanks.

I too would not want to sacrifice S612 features.

I'm also willing to let you borrow my AX60 and s612 if it turns out I am closer. My ax60 is in the shop but as soon as it is back, let us know.

Well for starters the Service manual that is available online is almost illegible. I need to check voltages and they don't really give you much in the calibration procedure portion... and the voltages on the schematic are impossible to read

One more thing:

There has to be folks with factory cassettes out there... with more service notes documentation. People are either lazy or selfish, or both.

MP3: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5VDuFDSygLHOEdNR3BIeFdwZDQ <rant> This thread is seven years old and no one took the time to publicly post these? Apparently multiple people had them and yet... still ghosted. @themilford P.S. Incidentally, I'm working on an encoder/decoder for the tape out o...

This still available? Can somebody post it or send it to me?

Thanks for your interest. Maybe it makes sense to just get a few very interested folks together to buy an AX60 and ship it to you. I would happily put $100-$200 into the project. Would you be happy getting an AX60 (and possibly an S612) for your efforts? Keeping (and even improving) S612 capabilitie...

If anyone has the AX73 or VX90 firmware (or any other brothers, sisters, cousins of that same Akai era) then I'd be interested in taking a look at those as well. The AX60 firmware I have access to is the latest 1.2 revision, but I'd welcome any previous versions -- just for the sake of comparison. ...

I'm am in full support of this. There are a few quirks that would need to be dealt with straight away... such as the arp stopping when patches are changed, or the jumping pots when trying to make small adjustments. There are a few key features I would like to see: Dual mode (ala AX73), double/layere...