KVR Audio

azimuth · Post by **azimuth** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:19 pm

Hello there,

is there any way to convert Alesis Fusion (AFI) propriatery format into WAV or some other 'open' audio format? There is an Alesis Fusion Converter utility for Win/MacOS available as a download but it only converts *to* AFI, not the other way round.

I'm looking for a sample of the 'Choir MS' choir sample off the Emu Emulator II sampler and I can only find it in AFI format.

P.S. Alternatively, can anybody point me to a link where one can get a (free) sample of Emulator II's choir voices? (the ones used, for example, by Depeche Mode in "Enjoy the silence")

Thanks in advance,

aZiMuTh

Goseba · Post by **Goseba** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:20 pm

I have a Fusion and have not yet found a way to convert to WAV, although I haven't looked for a few months.

dreaddd · Post by **dreaddd** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:15 pm

i found plenty of alesis fusion banks online for free...dloaded in hope to be able to convert em...didnt find a friggin way in ages so far...so eventually Im interested too to know

but i fear, unless Alesis developed sth along that way available to only reg user, i couldnt find any

Peace

jupiter8 · Post by **jupiter8** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:23 pm

Could'nt you upload a AFI sample somewhere and i'll have a look at it. I might not have the time to do anything but bigger miracles has happened.

They're just audiofiles. Most of the time the conversion isn't very hard. Unless they're compressed. Then you're on your own.

dreaddd · Post by **dreaddd** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:48 pm

ill try to have a look where i archived them (a hell of cdrw around here ;P) or if i find the url ...it was i think hollowsun sample page or sth..
found it!

http://www.hollowsun.com/downloads/index.html
plenty over there
Peace

jupiter8 · Post by **jupiter8** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:06 pm

Cool. I'll have a look at it and see if i can find something out.

dreaddd · Post by **dreaddd** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:27 pm

thanx anyway for the help

Peace

azimuth · Post by **azimuth** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:51 pm

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jupiter8 wrote:Cool. I'll have a look at it and see if i can find something out.

For what it's worth, the AFI files I'm interested in, are 'Choir MS' 1 and 2 that are found in the multisamples folder of the following zip file:

http://www.hollowsun.com/downloads/free ... ack_06.zip (http://www.hollowsun.com/downloads/freepacks/HS_Freepack_06.zip)

Shall I say T H A N K S I N A D V A N C E ??

Cheers,

aZiMuTh

hollowsun · Post by **hollowsun** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:52 pm

dreaddd wrote:but i fear, unless Alesis developed sth along that way available to only reg user,

Correct. Alesis made their samples in a proprietary (and compressed) format in order to protect their Intellectual Property from being freely downloaded and used by people who have not put any $$ their way. Sensible move if you ask me!

Even registered Fusion users have no access to anything to convert Fusion samples to wav or anything.

jupiter8 wrote:Could'nt you upload a AFI sample somewhere and i'll have a look at it.

The AFI is just the 'multi-sample' that holds the raw samples. You'd need to reverse engineer the proprietary sample format as well and then (perhaps) tie them into the reverse engineered AFI.

jupiter8 wrote:They're just audiofiles. Most of the time the conversion isn't very hard. Unless they're compressed.

Which they are... using a proprietary lossless compression process.

Steve

loachm · Post by **loachm** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:32 pm

azimuth wrote:I'm looking for a sample of the 'Choir MS' choir sample off the Emu Emulator II sampler and I can only find it in AFI format.

...I'm almost sure this can be found in the Zero-G Nostalgia library - another great product by Hollowsun...

azimuth · Post by **azimuth** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:20 pm

loachm wrote:...I'm almost sure this can be found in the Zero-G Nostalgia library - another great product by Hollowsun...

Thanks for the pointer. I had a look at Nostalgia's list of patches on offer and I'll seriously consider getting this. Quite a nice range of retro synth patches in there.

Good job by Hollow Sun, as usual.

And you're right. I did see an EmuII Choir patch in there.

hollowsun · Post by **hollowsun** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:34 pm

Thanks for the kind comments on Nostalgia guys. You're not alone - it's a popular product

You can get the EII choir here:

http://www.hollowsun.com/EIIChoir.zip

Enjoy!

Steve

jupiter8 · Post by **jupiter8** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:42 pm

hollowsun wrote:
jupiter8 wrote:Could'nt you upload a AFI sample somewhere and i'll have a look at it.
The AFI is just the 'multi-sample' that holds the raw samples. You'd need to reverse engineer the proprietary sample format as well and then (perhaps) tie them into the reverse engineered AFI.

I noticed that.

hollowsun wrote:
jupiter8 wrote:They're just audiofiles. Most of the time the conversion isn't very hard. Unless they're compressed.
Which they are... using a proprietary lossless compression process.

I noticed that too.

Sorry guys. No AFI to wave converter from me. If i had access to an Alesis Fusion it might have been another story but as it is now,it is a needle in a heystack job.

Alesis Fusion (AFI) conversion to WAV/SF2/other?