Translator Professional from Chicken Systems is a cross-platform, stand-alone application that translates sampler formats (both hardware and software) into other formats. Many software samplers now include this feature for importing hardware sampler files, but in many cases, only the samples and keymap information is translated.
The software will take any sampler CD-ROM/disc and convert one or any of its samples, or presets, or banks, or the entire library. Program parameter information is translated as well as the samples and structure, including wave-data, keymaps, looping and effects. Additionally, the software does it quickly and accurately and in an easy, natural manner.
Translator reads eleven proprietary formats, including Akai S-1000/3000, Roland S-7x, Roland S-50/550 Series, Emu, Kurzweil, Ensoniq, Fairlight, Peavey, Yamaha, Akai MPC and Macintosh HFS. Features like bidirectional and reverse looping, multi-stage envelope algorithms and many more are also supported.
Translator not only reads but writes to proprietary discs, using the concept of Virtual Drives, which enables users to transfer and translate a number of formats onto a disc image that can be burned onto a CD-R for use in their Akai, Emu, Ensoniq and other hardware samplers.