Note: Special restrictions apply. See disclaimers below and within the distribution.
- Release akaiutil-3.6.2 (17-MAR-2019)
- Pimped a bit by neoman
- Support stereo samples
- Support looped samples
akaiutil [-h] [-r] [-f] [-c <cdrom-nr> ...] [-p <physdrive-nr> ...] [<disk-file> ...]
-h print this info
-r read-only mode
-f enable floppy format
-c CD-ROM drive
-p physical drive
help [<cmd>] print help information for a command
=man
exit exit program
=quit
=bye
=q
df print disk info
dinfo print current directory info
=pwd
cd [<path>] change current directory
cdi <volume-index> change current volume
dir [<path>] list directory
=ls
dirrec list current directory recursively
=lsrec
lstags list tags in partition
=dirtags
inittags initialize tags of disk or partition
rentag <tag-index> <tag-name> rename tag in partition
cdinfo print CD3000 CD-ROM info
vcdinfo print verbose CD3000 CD-ROM info
setcdinfo [<cdlabel>] set CD3000 CD-ROM info of disk or partition
lcd <dir-path> change current local (external) directory
ldir list files in current local (external) directory
=lls
lsfati <file-index> print FAT of file
lstfati <take-index> print FAT of DD take
infoi <file-index> print information for file
infoall print information for all files in current volume
tinfoi <take-index> print information for DD take
tinfoall print information for all DD takes in current partition
del <file-path> delete file
=rm
deli <file-index> delete file
rmi
tdeli <take-index> delete DD take
trmi
ren <old-file-path> <new-file-path> [<new-file-index>] rename/move file
=mv
reni <old-file-index> <new-file-path> [<new-file-index>] rename/move file
=mvi
setosveri <file-index> <new-os-version> set OS version of file in S1000/S3000 volume
setosverall <new-os-version> set OS version of all files in current S1000/S3000 volume
setuncompri <file-index> <new-uncompr> set uncompr value of compressed file in S900 volume
updateuncompri <file-index> update uncompr value of compressed file in S900 volume
updateuncomprall update uncompr value of all compressed files in current S900 volume
sample900uncompr <file-path> [<dest-vol-path>] uncompress S900 compressed sample file
=s9uncompr
sample900uncompri <file-index> [<dest-vol-path>] uncompress S900 compressed sample file
=s9uncompri
sample900uncomprall [<dest-vol-path>] uncompress all S900 compressed sample files in current volume
=s9uncomprall
sample900compr <file-path> [<dest-vol-path>] compress S900 non-compressed sample file
=s9compr
sample900compri <file-index> [<dest-vol-path>] compress S900 non-compressed sample file
=s9compri
sample900comprall [<dest-vol-path>] compress all S900 non-compressed sample files in current volume
=s9comprall
fixramname <file-path> fix name in file header
fixramnamei <file-index> fix name in file header
fixramnameall fix name in file header of all files in current volume
clrtagi <file-index> {<tag-index>|all} untag file
clrtagall {<tag-index>|all} untag all files in current volume
settagi <file-index> <tag-index> tag file
settagall <tag-index> tag all files in current volume
treni <take-index> <new-name> rename DD take
=tmvi
clrfiltertag {<tag-index>|all} remove tag from file filter
setfiltertag <tag-index> add tag to file filter
copy <src-file-path> <new-file-path> [<new-file-index>] copy file
=cp
copyi <src-file-index> <new-file-path> [<new-file-index>] copy file
=cpi
copyvol <src-volume-path> <new-volume-path> copy volume (with all of its files)
=cpvol
copyvoli <src-volume-index> <new-volume-path> copy volume (with all of its files)
=cpvoli
copypart <src-partition-path> <dst-partition-path> copy all volumes of a partition
=cppart
copytags <src-partition-path> <dst-partition-path> copy all tags of a partition
=cptags
wipevol <volume-path> delete all files in volume
=wipedir
=rmall
wipevoli <volume-index> delete all files in volume
=wipediri
=rmalli
delvol <volume-path> delete volume and all of its files
=deldir
=rmvol
=rmdir
delvoli <volume-index> delete volume and all of its files
=deldiri
=rmvoli
=rmdiri
fixpart <partition-path> fix partition
wipepart <partition-path> wipe partition
wipepart3cd <partition-path> wipe partition for CD3000 CD-ROM
fixdisk <disk-path> [<max-number>] fix disk
formatfloppyl9 format low-density floppy for S900/S950
=formatfl9
formatfloppyl1 format low-density floppy for S1000
=formatfl1
formatfloppyl3 format low-density floppy for S3000
=formatfl3
formatfloppyh9 format high-density floppy for S950
=formatfh9
formatfloppyh1 format high-density floppy for S1000
=formatfh1
formatfloppyh3 format high-density floppy for S3000
=formatfh3
formatharddisk9 [<total-size>[M]] format harddisk for S900/S950 (size in blocks or MB)
=formathd9
formatharddisk1 [<part-size>[M] [<total-size>[M]]] format harddisk for S1000 (size in blocks or MB)
=formathd1
formatharddisk3 [<part-size>[M] [<total-size>[M]]] format harddisk for S3000 or CD3000 (size in blocks or MB)
=formathd3
formatharddisk3cd [<part-size>[M] [<total-size>[M]]] format harddisk for CD3000 CD-ROM (size in blocks or MB)
=formatcd
getdisk <file-name> get disk (to external file)
=dget
=dexport
putdisk <file-name> put disk (from external file)
=dput
=dimport
getpart <partition-path> <file-name> get partition (to external file)
=pget
=pexport
putpart <file-name> <partition-path> put partition (from external file)
=pput
=pimport
gettags <file-name> get tags from partition (to external file)
=tagsget
=tagsexport
puttags <file-name> put tags to partition (from external file)
=tagsput
=tagsimport
renvol <old-path> <new-name> rename volume
=rendir
=mvvol
=mvdir
renvoli <volume-index> <new-name> rename volume
=rendiri
=mvvoli
=mvdiri
setosvervol <new-os-version> set OS version of current volume
setosvervoli <volume-index> <new-os-version> set OS version of volume
setlnum <new-load-number> set load number of current volume (OFF for none)
setlnumi <volume-index> <new-load-number> set load number of volume (OFF for none)
lsparam list parameters in current volume
lsparami <volume-index> list parameters in volume
initparam initialize parameters in current volume
initparami <volume-index> initialize parameters in volume
setparam <par-index> <par-value> set parameters in current volume
setparami <volume-index> <par-index> <par-value> set parameters in volume
getparam <file-name> get parameters from current volume (to external file)
=paramget
=paramexport
getparami <volume-index> <file-name> get parameters from volume (to external file)
=paramgeti
=paramexporti
putparam <file-name> put parameters to current volume (from external file)
=paramput
=paramimport
putparami <volume-index> <file-name> put parameters to volume (from external file)
=paramputi
=paramimporti
get <file-path> [<begin-byte> [<end-byte>]] get file (to external)
=export
geti <file-index> [<begin-byte> [<end-byte>]] get file (to external)
=exporti
sample2wav <file-path> convert sample file into external WAV file
=s2wav
=getwav
sample2wavi <file-index> convert sample file into external WAV file
=s2wavi
=getwavi
sample2wavall convert all sample files into external WAV files
=s2wavall
=getwavall
put <file-name> [<file-index>] put file (from external)
=import
wav2sample <wav-file> [<file-index>] convert external WAV file into sample file
=wav2s
=putwav
wav2sample9 <wav-file> [<file-index>] convert external WAV file into S900 non-compressed sample file
=wav2s9
=putwav9
wav2sample9c <wav-file> [<file-index>] convert external WAV file into S900 compressed sample file
=wav2s9c
=putwav9c
wav2sample1 <wav-file> [<file-index>] convert external WAV file into S1000 sample file
=wav2s1
=putwav1
wav2sample3 <wav-file> [<file-index>] convert external WAV file into S3000 sample file
=wav2s3
=putwav3
tgeti <take-index> get DD take (to external)
=texporti
take2wavi <take-index> convert DD take into external WAV file
=t2wavi
=tgetwavi
=getwavti
take2wavall convert all DD takes into external WAV files
=t2wavall
=tgetwavall
=getwavtall
tput <file-name> put DD take (from external)
=timport
wav2take <wav-name> convert external WAV file into DD take
=wav2t
=tputwav
=putwavt
tarc <tar-file> tar c from current directory (to external)
=target
=gettar
tarcwav <tar-file> tar c from current directory (to external) with WAV conversion
=targetwav
=gettarwav
tarx <tar-file> tar x in current directory (from external)
=tarput
=puttar
tarx9 <tar-file> tar x in current directory (from external) for S900
=tarput9
=puttar9
tarx1 <tar-file> tar x in current directory (from external) for S1000
=tarput1
=puttar1
tarx3 <tar-file> tar x in current directory (from external) for S3000 or CD3000
=tarput3
=puttar3
tarx3cd <tar-file> tar x in current directory (from external) for CD3000 CD-ROM
=tarput3cd
=puttar3cd
tarxwav <tar-file> tar x in current directory (from external) with WAV conversion
=tarputwav
=puttarwav
tarxwav9 <tar-file> tar x in current directory (from external) with WAV conversion to S900 non-compressed sample
=tarputwav9
=puttarwav9
tarxwav9c <tar-file> tar x in current directory (from external) with WAV conversion to S900 compressed sample
=tarputwav9c
=puttarwav9c
tarxwav1 <tar-file> tar x in current directory (from external) with WAV conversion to S1000 sample
=tarputwav1
=puttarwav1
tarxwav3 <tar-file> tar x in current directory (from external) with WAV conversion to S3000 sample
=tarputwav3
=puttarwav3
mkvol [<volume-path>] create new volume
=mkdir
mkvol9 [<volume-path>] create new volume for S900
=mkdir9
mkvol1 [<volume-path> [<load-number>]] create new volume for S1000
=mkdir1
mkvol3 [<volume-path> [<load-number>]] create new volume for S3000 or CD3000
=mkdir3
mkvol3cd [<volume-path> [<load-number>]] create new volume for CD3000 CD-ROM
=mkdir3cd
mkvoli <volume-index> [<volume-name> [<load-number>]] create new volume at index
=mkdiri
mkvoli9 <volume-index> [<volume-name>] create new volume for S900 at index
=mkdiri9
mkvoli1 <volume-index> [<volume-name> [<load-number>]] create new volume for S1000 at index
=mkdiri1
mkvoli3 <volume-index> [<volume-name> [<load-number>]] create new volume for S3000 or CD3000 at index
=mkdiri3
mkvoli3cd <volume-index> [<volume-name> [<load-number>]] create new volume for CD3000 CD-ROM
=mkdiri3cd
dircache print cache information
=lscache
Example 1: access floppy image fff.img akaiutil -f fff.img (Note: -f enables access to floppy formats)
Example 2: access harddisk images hhh1.img and hhh2.img akaiutil hhh1.img hhh2.img
Example 3: access harddisk image hhh.img and floppy image fff.img akaiutil -f hhh.img fff.img (Note: -f enables access to floppy formats)
Example 4: access Windows physical drive 1 and Windows CD-ROM drive 0 akaiutil -p 1 -c 0
Example 5: access Windows physical drive 2, harddisk image hhh.img, and floppy image fff.img akaiutil -f -p 2 hhh.img fff.img (Note: -f enables access to floppy formats)
Example 6: access UNIX harddisks /dev/da1, /dev/da2, and harddisk image hhh.img akaiutil /dev/da1 /dev/da2 hhh.img
Example 7: access Darwin disk2 in read-only mode akaiutil -r /dev/disk2s0
Accessing image files or physical drives might destroy their contents!!! Use at your own risk!!! It is strongly recommended to use the read-only mode (-r) for testing and for accessing valuable drives or files.
- individual files can be copied via "copy"
- individual files can be imported/exported via "put"/"get"
- sample files can be exported to WAV files via "sample2wav", "sample2wavall"
- WAV files can be imported to sample files via "wav2sample", "wav2sample9", "wav2sample1","wav2sample3"
- whole volume and partition trees can be copied via "copyvol" and "copypart"
- whole volume and partition trees can be imported/exported from/to tar archives via "tarput"/"target"
- WAV file conversion for tar archvives via "tarputwav"/"targetwav"
- whole partitions can be imported/exported via "putpart"/"getpart"
- path names in akaiutil are of the form "/disk/partition/volume/file", e.g. "/disk2/C/VOLUME_007/SINE.S"
- for access to files/volumes via index, some commands have an "i" version
- abbreviations: ".." = one level up, "." = stay in same directory "/N" = "/diskN" "/floppyN" = "/diskN/A/" '_' can be used as a typable replacement for ' ' (space) in file or volume names
- for detailed information about individual akaiutil commands please read the online help infos
- Low-density floppy size: 800 blocks (1KB) = 800KB
- High-density floppy size: 1600 blocks (1KB) = 1600KB
- Note: in order to access a floppy drive to format, read, or write an AKAI floppy, a special floppy device driver is required since the AKAI low-level format differs from the standard PC low-level format
- Max. S1000/S3000 harddisk (or CD-ROM) size: 65535 blocks (8KB) = approx. 512MB
- ZIP100 disk size: 12288 blocks (8KB) = 96MB
- Number of blocks for S1000/S3000 standard harddisk partition sizes:
- 30MB -> 3840 blks
- 40MB -> 5120 blks
- 50MB -> 6400 blks
- 60MB -> 7680 blks
Example 1: create and format S1000 high-density floppy image dd if=/dev/zero of=fff.img bs=1024 count=1600 akaiutil -f fff.img -> formatfloppyh1
Example 2: create and format S900 low-density floppy image dd if=/dev/zero of=fff.img bs=1024 count=800 akaiutil -f fff.img -> formatfloppyl9
Example 3: create and format CD3000 CD-ROM image of max. size dd if=/dev/zero of=hhh.img bs=8192 count=65535 akaiutil hhh.img -> formatharddisk3cd 60M (this gives 8 partitions of 60MB and 1 partition of approx. 32MB) -> setcdinfo MYCDROM (this must be done after all volumes/files have been transferred)
Example 4: format ZIP100 drive at Windows physical drive 1 for S1000 akaiutil -p 1 -> formatharddisk1 60M (this gives 1 partition of 60MB and 1 partition of 36MB)
Example 5: format drive at Windows physical drive 1 for S1100 with DD space akaiutil -p 1 -> formatharddisk1 1M 1M (this gives 1 partition of 1MB, rest of disk is allocated for DD)
Depending on the operating system and the programming environment, use Makefile (for make) or the .vcproj file.
- documentation, manuals, and webpages for AKAI samplers
- floppies, harddisks, CD-ROMs, and files for AKAI samplers
- "AkaiDisk" and its documentation, by Paul Kellett, accessed 09-JAN-2008, 06-MAR-2008, 27-MAR-2010
- "akaitools", by Hiroyuki Ohsaki, accessed 09-JAN-2008
- "akaifs", by Raymond Dresens and Roger Karis, accessed 18-JAN-2008
- "libakai", by S�bastien M�trot and Christian Schoenebeck, accessed 09-JAN-2008
The following holds for all files in this distribution (unless stated otherwise on an individual basis for each file and statement):
These program/data/document/HTML/picture/media files (materials) are distributed in the hope that they will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. In no event shall the author be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitue goods or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of data/information/software from this distribution, even if advised of the possibility of such damage.
The contents of this distribution are intended for educational, non-commercial purposes only. Materials contained herein are property of their respective owners. All brand names and trademarks are property of their respective owners. If any copyrighted works/trademarks have been used, please contact the authors and the item will be either removed or properly credited (at the copyright/trademark owner's discretion). We have no intention of violating any copyrights or trademarks. This distribution might use inlining and deep-linking, i.e. links in this distribution might lead directly to materials on other web sites/distributions (in which case the target page normally should be listed/credited in a "links" section). The author does not take responsibility for the contents of any links referred to. We do not necessarily endorse, sanction, support, encourage, verify or agree with the contents, opinions or statements of/on any of the linked pages. These statements hold for all links/references in all files in this distribution. We are in no way affiliated with any companies/institutions/individuals which might be mentioned in any manner in this distribution.
The author does not take responsibility for incorrect, incomplete or misleading information. Statements are to be considered as the author's free personal opinion. The author does not necessarly possess any of the items mentioned in files in this distribution.
Files (and the information therein) created by the authors are copyright (c) by the authors. Unless protected/restricted otherwise, the author permits reproduction/redistribution of material contained in this distribution under the condition that the item is properly credited. Links to items/materials in this distribution are welcome. Projects/publications/papers that make use of materials, programs, or generated output of this distribution must properly credit the author and mention the usage of this distribution. Please contact the authors for comments or further questions and permission to use materials/information from this distribution.
This product includes software developed by the University of California, Berkeley and its contributors.
Copyright (c) 1987-2002 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
- Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
- [rescinded 22 July 1999]
- Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
End of file