Akai S950 - getting the sound into your computer and back?

Hi there, I am after some help/advice. I have an Akai S950 that I love the sound of (and the AD/DA convertors) and don't ever want to get rid of. However I'm using it less and less as it is slowing down my work flow. I want to be able to record into it and transfer the recordings onto my Mac so that I can edit in say Propellorheads Recyle and then export back to the S950 (so that I can use the filter etc). Chicken Systems Translator doesn't seem to support the Akai S900 or the S950 as far as I can see? I've considered various ways of doing this - maybe buying an S1000 with Scsi so that I could maybe export to my Mac and then use Chicken System Translator. But I'm not sure if I would lose something in the transfer from S950 to S1000 or back?

I have come across a blog that details how you can transfer via midi http://akai-s900.blogspot.co.uk/2008/01 ... to-pc.html does anyone use this method? Does anyone know how quick it is? This also means I've gotta use set up a PC. Is this maybe the answer?

Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance

HalfMan-HalfMachine wrote:Does anyone use this method? Does anyone know how quick it is?

I have used it in the past with a S3000. It is slow as hell.

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HalfMan-HalfMachine wrote:Does anyone use this method? Does anyone know how quick it is?

I have used it in the past with a S3000. It is slow as hell.

Hey, thanks for the reply that's really helpful.

Why don't you sample on your Mac, chop your sample in Recycle and THEN sample the individual chops on the S950?

derMole wrote:Why don't you sample on your Mac, chop your sample in Recycle and THEN sample the individual chops on the S950?

Thanks derMole. Yeah that is definitely an option. I wanted to ideally keep the coloration of the S950 and use its Analog to Digital convertors and Digital to Analog convertors. Don't some Mpc users their Mpc this way?