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Long Shot: Any Expert Roland S-550/S-50 Users Out There? - SynthWizard - 10-16-2020
Long Shot: Any Expert Roland S-550/S-50 Users Out There?
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I want to copy the extensive free S-550 sample libraries onto some good old fashioned floppy disks for use in my Roland S-550. The catch? I use a MacMini with current OS and only vague memories of how to use windows or floppy drivers (I'm by no means a savvy computer-ist, i.e. no windows partitions on my system or anything remotely advanced.) I picked up a cheap USB floppy drive from amazon (Tendak) to test if this is do-able. Right now I'm sitting with a massive zip file of 80 factory banks saved on my desktop. so far so good. I'm waiting on a pack of blank disks to arrive so can't trial-and-error yet but am wondering if I'm missing a step, or if I can just drag these disk images directly to the floppy drive and that's it? I assume I'll need to format the blank disks in the S-550 before attempting to write the samples onto them. Anyone see a missing step that I'm not seeing or potential hiccups? Any input is well appreciated and I thank you all in advance!</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/CoffeePockets"> /u/CoffeePockets </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/synthesizers/comments/jcfxrf/long_shot_any_expert_roland_s550s50_users_out/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/synthesizers/comments/jcfxrf/long_shot_any_expert_roland_s550s50_users_out/">[comments]</a></span>