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Title: Akai AK.SYS download for Mac OS X / Windows / Mac os 9
Post by: chrisNova777 on April 21, 2015, 06:17:49 PM
http://web.archive.org/web/20120825065206/http://www.hollowsun.com/gagnon/download/aks_dload.html
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/nov01/articles/akaiaksys.asp

(http://media.soundonsound.com/sos/nov01/images/aksysheader2.gif)

supports the akai z4, akai z8, akai s5000, akai s6000 + also the akai MPC4000 (?)
Title: Re: Akai AK.SYS download for Mac OS X / Windows / Mac os 9
Post by: chrisNova777 on June 26, 2017, 08:46:58 PM
v1.7 win http://6be54c364949b623a3c0-4409a68c214f3a9eeca8d0265e9266c0.r0.cf2.rackcdn.com/795/downloads/aksysf17.zip
v1.7 mac http://6be54c364949b623a3c0-4409a68c214f3a9eeca8d0265e9266c0.r0.cf2.rackcdn.com/795/downloads/aksys17f.sit
v1.7 lite win http://6be54c364949b623a3c0-4409a68c214f3a9eeca8d0265e9266c0.r0.cf2.rackcdn.com/795/downloads/aksysl17.zip
v1.7 lite mac http://6be54c364949b623a3c0-4409a68c214f3a9eeca8d0265e9266c0.r0.cf2.rackcdn.com/795/downloads/aksys17l.sit

i've changed the filenames on the attached files for simplicity's sake
Title: Re: Akai AK.SYS download for Mac OS X / Windows / Mac os 9
Post by: chrisNova777 on December 10, 2017, 06:56:38 AM
does anyone know what this is? AK SYS SERVER app for mac?

sourced from: http://web.archive.org/web/20060210234657/http://www.akaipro.com:80/software/aksys/AKSYS_Server/AkSysServerMac.app.sit
Title: Re: Akai AK.SYS download for Mac OS X / Windows / Mac os 9
Post by: chrisNova777 on January 30, 2018, 01:57:00 PM
https://web.archive.org/web/20021228084043/http://www.akaipro.com:80/consumersite/productpage.asp?id=110&section=

(https://web.archive.org/web/20021228084043im_/http://www.akaipro.com//productimages/ak.Sys.jpg)

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Take Control with ak.Sys
Control and Networking Systems
With one of simple USB cable, control your S5000,S6000 from your Mac or PC. Control up to 32 v.2.0 equipped S5000 and/or S6000 samplers on the ak.Sys network. View the contents of your sampler in the ak.Sys. browser how you like - by name, date, size, etc. Use the Multi Editor's virtual mixing console to create, edit, and manage multis like never before. Use the program editor to create, edit, and manipulate programs like a huge modular synthesiser. ak.Sys integrates your preferred sampler editor (whatever it may be) for on-screen editing of samples. For the ultimate in assignment, drag and drop programs into multis and samples into programs. Drag and drop multis, programs and samples from your Mac or PC's hard disk. Use context sensitive ak.Sys. Search engine to find stuff

Take Control
Control up to 32 samplers on the ak.Sys network from your PC or Mac
No SCSI conflicts- all control/data transfer done via a single USB cable
Run S5000/S6000 alongside your preferred sequencer/DAW
Double click on a Multi to launch the Program Editor mixing console
Choose from a variety of synth panel "themes" to edit your programs
Use the virtual S6000 remote panel to access EVERY function in the sampler
Use context sensitive Search engine to find exactly what you want
Double click on a sample in the ak.Sys to launch your preferred sample editor
Save samples edited in your desktop drives to your sampler(s)
Drag and drop data from your desktop drives into your sampler(s)
Drag and drop keygroups between programs
Drag and drop samples into keygroups
Drag and drop programs into Multi parts
Drag and drop between samplers
Sort by name, date, size, and sample rate
External sampling hardware places no overhead on your computer
Superior sound quality through dedicated, external sampling hardware
Much, much more...
Title: Re: Akai AK.SYS download for Mac OS X / Windows / Mac os 9
Post by: spookycookie on February 14, 2020, 07:43:54 AM
What a useful little nugget! Thanks. I am about to dust off my old Akai and try to grab some of my old library from its HardDisk.

Seemed like that newer v253 worked, I think... just need to boot up the old Akai s5000 and see ::)