AKAI S3000 tips and tricks

i thought it would be dope if people who use s3000(xl) started postin their little tips and tricks here.

i'll start.

here's how i chop:

1. record a sample
2. hit EDIT SAMPLE --> ED.3 --> EXEC
3. then adjust the start and end points while triggering the sample with my mpc pad
4. name the new chop
5. hit EXTR

then go back to "start:" and scroll data wheel to the right till the cursor stops moving (that's a start of the new chop)
then i highlight the "end:" and adjust the end of the chop while triggering it with my mpc pad
repeat 4. and 5. steps


this method of choppin is pretty quick once u master these steps.

If ur s3000xl starts saying 'waiting for hard disk' and freezes when you boot it just means the scsi fuse has blown its a common fault n only matters if you use scsi (which i dont).
You can bypass the freeze by putting a floppy disk into the 3000xl before you turn it on, your 3000xl then boots up as normal.

ceetheproducer wrote:If ur s3000xl starts saying 'waiting for hard disk' and freezes when you boot it just means the scsi fuse has blown its a common fault n only matters if you use scsi (which i dont).
You can bypass the freeze by putting a floppy disk into the 3000xl before you turn it on, your 3000xl then boots up as normal.

Replacement fuse didnt fix it for my s3000 and why is this even in an MPC60/3000 forum ?

huge thread on akai rack samplers here
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=128963


lots of tips and tricks and information in this thread
please check it out