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Kid Nepro is one of the few sound companies still supporting vintage samplers that use floppy disks. However, times have changed and it’s no longer possible for us to continue to offer floppy disks delivered by snail mail. So, we have now made available our vintage sampler floppy disks as “image files” (.img) that you can download. No more waiting for floppies to arrive in the mail. The disk image files are exactly the same as the floppies. You just have to create your own floppy disks from the images.

Please note that you need a PC computer with an “internal floppy drive” in order to create your own floppy disks with the image files that you download. The “OmniFlop” app that we provide with your order lets you create the floppy disk images. The app is for PC’s only and you can’t do this with an external floppy drive. It will work with internal floppy drives only. Note that best to use WinXP with an internal floppy drive using the OmniFlop replacement floppy driver and the OmniFlop wizard app.

In addition to using the old hardware and Omni Flop, there are also more modern ways to use our disk images. If you have USB Floppy Drive Emulator connected to your sampler, which replaces the floppy drive, you can save the images that you download from us to that device and load the sounds from there. Quick & simple!

If you have the right hardware set up, then purchase the images and your ready to roll. If you’re still using floppy disks, remember to purchase the correct floppy type that’s compatible with your sampler. Many of the old samplers use the “High Density” 1.44 MB disks.  A google search will turn up some places that still sell them. However, a few old samplers will only read “Double Density” 720k disks. Those can be pretty hard to find, but you can still get some if you’re lucky!

There are several floppy drive emulators on the market. Not all of them will work with your sampler. So, google around to make sure you get the right one!

Here’s a pict of the Gotek floppy disk emulator:

Here’s a video which explains how to replace your floppy drive. A google search will also show you several examples of floppy drive emulators. If you need any more info contact us at: support@kidnepro.com. Good luck & happy sampling!

All our Kronos sounds are delivered via our free download delivery. After you place your order, we send you a link where you can download and save our sound files to your computer hard drive.  From the computers hard drive, you just need to save the files to a USB thumb drive. Then you can load the sounds into Kronos so you can use them in your music. Here’s how:

First insert your thumb drive into your computer and save the Kid Nepro folder from your computer to the thumb drive. Make sure you unzip the Kid Nepro folder that you downloaded before saving to the drive. Insert your thumb drive into Kronos “after” you turn Kronos on and it loads your system files and sounds. Don’t insert the drive until everything boots up.

Wait about ten seconds after you insert the drive and then go to Kronos “disk mode” and choose “Drive Select”. You have to change the drive from “Internal HD” to your drive. Your drive should be listed just below the Internal Drive. There’s an arrow which lets you see all the drives and select your drive. If you can see your drive and the Kid Nepro folder, then your all set and can follow the loading instructions in the PDF file.

If you don’t see your drive listed under the Internal HD drive, then you have to “format” your drive on the Kronos. To do that just go to the Kronos “Utility” section in Kronos disk mode and choose the arrow on the top/right part of the screen. There is a pulldown menu that has a few options. Just choose “format”. Then take the drive back to your computer and save the Kid Nepro folder again. Then insert the drive into Kronos again and follow the loading instructions in the PDF that’s included with your download.

If you need any more info just email us at: support@kidnepro.com

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