AKAI S 950 Gotek Bundle

Akai S 950 Gotek Bundle

We have been offering Gotek floppy emulators and SCSI solutions for many years and can draw on years of experience. We are not only specialized in storage solutions. We also have in-depth knowledge of the electronics of vintage synthesizers and samplers. So you can rest assured that we know what we are talking about.

I would therefore also like to say something about storage solutions in general. Basically, whenever SCSI is available, SCSI should also be used. Because SCSI is faster and more reliable. And of course also because it has advantages when storing large files.

Samplers with little main memory (RAM) can be well equipped with a Gotek. As the data volumes are relatively small. And the storage of 1.44 MB is long but still within the acceptable range. However, if you have one of the more modern samplers such as the EMU EMULATOR series, ESI series, AKAI S 1000, 3000, 5000, 6000 and of course the MPC series from 2000, 3000, 4000 or the Ensoniq ASR-10, ASR-X etc., it makes no sense to use a Gotek. Because it would slow down the work immensely. These samplers have from 16MB to 128MB of main memory. If you take the time it takes to save a disk as a guide, which is about 2 minutes or more per disk. So if we assume 16MB, backing up the memory takes almost 20 minutes or more, as the amount of data stored is split into 1.44MB images. If we now take a ZuluSCSI in contrast, the same process is done within 1 minute! That’s why I advise every sampler owner with SCSI to use a ZuluSCSI solution.

When buying a Gotek, make sure you buy a Gotek with an Artery AT32F435 controller. This works most reliably.

Our Gotek bundle includes the latest Gotek with the Artery AT32F435 controller!

We have put together a bundle especially for the S 950. The bundle includes a Gotek USB stick with 16GB. The USB stick contains a very extensive library that we have converted from our private sample library. Among them are many vintage and modern drum computers, a very extensive acoustic library and of course many presets of vintage analog synthesizers as a highlight.

The bundle comes as plug and play! This means that it can be installed and is immediately ready for use. Instructions are included to explain how to install and operate the Gotek.

We offer the Gotek in gray which goes very well with the gray elements of the Akai S 950 or as an alternative you can also order it in beige and black.

Scope of delivery:

Gotek with Artery AT32F435

USB stick 16GB with extensive library and 1000 images for backup

Instructions for installing and operating the Gotek

Akai S 950 Gotek Bundle

We’ve been offering Gotek floppy emulators and SCSI solutions for years and can draw on years of experience. We’re not just specialized in storage solutions. We also have in-depth knowledge of the electronics of vintage synthesizers and samplers. So you can trust that we know what we’re talking about.

That’s why I’d also like to say something about storage solutions in general. The general rule is, whenever SCSI is available, SCSI should be used. Because SCSI is faster and more reliable. And, of course, because it also has advantages when storing large files.

Samplers with little main memory (RAM) can be easily equipped with a Gotek. This is because the amount of data is relatively small and saving 1.44 MB for a long time is still acceptable. However, if you have one of the more modern samplers such as the EMU EMULATOR series, ESI series, AKAI S 1000, 3000, 5000, 6000 and of course the MPC series from 2000, 3000, 4000 or the Ensoniq ASR-10, ASR-X etc. then it doesn’t make sense to use a Gotek. It would slow things down immensely. These samplers have 16MB to 128MB of main memory. If you take the time it takes to save to a floppy disk as a guide, that’s about 2 minutes or more per floppy disk. So, assuming 16MB, backing up the storage takes almost 20 minutes or more, since the stored data is divided into 1.44MB images. In contrast, if we take a ZuluSCSI drive, the same process is completed in 1 minute! That’s why I recommend a ZuluSCSI solution to every sampler owner with SCSI.

When purchasing a Gotek, you should make sure to buy one with an Artery AT32F435 controller. This is the most reliable.

Our Gotek bundle includes the latest Gotek with the Artery AT32F435 controller!

We’ve put together a bundle specifically for the S 950. The bundle includes a Gotek and a 16GB USB stick. The USB stick contains a very extensive library that we converted from our private sample library. This includes many vintage and modern drum machines, a very extensive acoustic library, and, of course, as a highlight, many presets from vintage analog synthesizers.

The bundle is plug-and-play! This means you can install it and it’s ready to use immediately. Instructions are included, explaining how the Gotek is installed and functions.

We offer the Gotek in gray, which matches the gray elements of the Akai S 950 very well. Alternatively, you can also order it in beige and black.

Package contents:

Gotek with Artery AT32F435

16GB USB stick with extensive library and 1000 images for backup

Instructions for Gotek installation and operation