SF audio Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 I power on, and load some drum samples into the 5000. Using cakewalk version 3 (yeah I know, old). I record something, and when I stop cakewalk, I get a general protection fault fatal error on the 5000. It's frozen. Is there something the sequencer is sending to the Akai that causes this? I've also had it work fine, so I don't know what's causing it.... thanks for any help! The thoughts expressed in this post are the opinions of SF audio and MAY be used or misquoted anywhere you want, either in print,on the internet, or on the bathroom walls.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankieP Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 Hi SF Audio... I had the same problem before with my S5000. Everything worked fine til I press the stop button in Cubase's transport panel, I got a General Protection Fault. So it's definitely not sequencer related but rather the S5000's own OS. Didn't really know what caused it but the problem went away as soon as I updated to v2.14. If you have the same OS version then my guess would probably be something with regards to midi communication that's causing the error. What are your specs? What's your OS version? Do you have the AkSys/USB board installed? What kind of midi interface are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Horne Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 I also own an Akai S5000. I think the wise thing to do is first upgrade the OS with 2.14. (Akai has changed their site around and it took me a few minutes to locate the download area for the 5000.) Be aware, if you area updating your OS from 1.* you might have to format your hard drive and reinstall everything you've done. I forget the actual sequence for me, but the first time I updated the OS from 1.* to 1.* (or 2.*, I forget), I was forced to format. The update from 2.* to 2.14 went without problems, however. Be prepared to back up your work if you can. No guitarists were harmed during the making of this message. In general, harmonic complexity is inversely proportional to the ratio between chording and non-chording instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF audio Posted July 14, 2003 Author Share Posted July 14, 2003 Originally posted by FrankieP: Hi SF Audio... I had the same problem before with my S5000. Everything worked fine til I press the stop button in Cubase's transport panel, I got a General Protection Fault. So it's definitely not sequencer related but rather the S5000's own OS. Didn't really know what caused it but the problem went away as soon as I updated to v2.14. If you have the same OS version then my guess would probably be something with regards to midi communication that's causing the error. What are your specs? What's your OS version? Do you have the AkSys/USB board installed? What kind of midi interface are you using?I'm using v2.14. No USB, just a midisport 4X4. Funny thing is, last time I got it to work fine. Just the other night it was acting funky... The thoughts expressed in this post are the opinions of SF audio and MAY be used or misquoted anywhere you want, either in print,on the internet, or on the bathroom walls.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF audio Posted July 15, 2003 Author Share Posted July 15, 2003 I've narrowed it down to the CD rom. I loaded in the samples, and unhooked the CD rom from the S5000 afterwards, and it worked fine. It's a cheapo CDrom - sczi ID is set to one. From what I understand, the Akai should be set to a different ID. Anyone have wierd happenings with CD roms? The thoughts expressed in this post are the opinions of SF audio and MAY be used or misquoted anywhere you want, either in print,on the internet, or on the bathroom walls.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Horne Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 I don't know if you're aware of this, but with SCSI equipment, the last piece of equipment in the chain has to be terminated. (I believe that's the correct term.) My CD ROM is the last piece of equipment in the SCSI line and is terminated. This is just an additional plug that ... terminates the CD ROM (if it's the last piece in the SCSI line). If you don't have one, they can't cost very much, a few dollars at most. No guitarists were harmed during the making of this message. In general, harmonic complexity is inversely proportional to the ratio between chording and non-chording instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF audio Posted July 15, 2003 Author Share Posted July 15, 2003 Originally posted by Dave Horne: I don't know if you're aware of this, but with SCSI equipment, the last piece of equipment in the chain has to be terminated. (I believe that's the correct term.) My CD ROM is the last piece of equipment in the SCSI line and is terminated. This is just an additional plug that ... terminates the CD ROM (if it's the last piece in the SCSI line). If you don't have one, they can't cost very much, a few dollars at most.Yes, the CD rom is terminated. The AKAI has two scsi ports - is any termination needed on the AKAI? The thoughts expressed in this post are the opinions of SF audio and MAY be used or misquoted anywhere you want, either in print,on the internet, or on the bathroom walls.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Horne Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 I don't have my Akai terminated when I use it without the CD ROM. When I use the CD ROM, the CD ROM is the last piece in the chain and I terminate that. Sorry not be of any help. No guitarists were harmed during the making of this message. In general, harmonic complexity is inversely proportional to the ratio between chording and non-chording instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Horne Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 There's a switch on the back of the S5000 where you can turn on or off the termination. If you have nothing connected, you would turn it on. If you have anything connected, turn that switch off and terminate the last piece of equipment in that line. Also, every piece of equipment must have a different SCSI number. Sometimes a piece of equipment has only one or two possibilities. You can always set the Akai to any other number you want. This has been a while for me ... I forgot all about this stuff. I hope this helps. (re my previous reply, I forgot about that switch and did not see an actual terminator on the SCSI connectors.) No guitarists were harmed during the making of this message. In general, harmonic complexity is inversely proportional to the ratio between chording and non-chording instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phait Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 I find it rather odd to have to format a hard drive just to install a patch/upgrade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeronyne Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 Originally posted by Phait: I find it rather odd to have to format a hard drive just to install a patch/upgrade It WOULD have been odd had that upgrade (and I also can't remember when it happened...I think it was 1.x to 2.0) not been such a drastic improvement. The S5000 being used these days is nothing like the 1.0 version I got new. This was truly a case of the manufacturer following through on upgrades. Now PLEASE PLEASE Akai, I'm begging for ak.sys to be ported to OS X. "For instance" is not proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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