Akai Options

Translate to...
This selects which Akai file format you will translate to. If S-1000 is selected, files written to Akai disk will be translated as S-1000 files, and .ak1 files will be made if translating to DOS - and vis-versa with S-3000. This option also determines what type of Volumes will created when you create them.
Default: S1000

Bulk Options
Akai Volume->...
When translating an Akai Volume into something else, this toggles whether each Program is treated separately, or if the whole Volume can be treated as a single entity, if the destination supports it.
Default: Single

Combine Programs With Same Program Number
When checked, when translating an Akai Volume into something else, this merges all Programs with the same Program Number into a single program, since this is how the Akai plays things back.
Default: checked

Auto-Name Volumes
When an Akai Volume needs to be created, Translator automatically creates a Volume based on the suggested input name, without a prompt from you. If this is checked, Translator will prompt you.
Default: unchecked

Write to Unique Program Number
When checked, as you translate an Akai Program into a Volume, Translator will check all the Programs in that Volume and make sure the incoming Program is set to a Program Number that no other program has. This prevents the Akai from layering the sound if you choose to load in the Volume. Of course, you can unchecked this, insuring the the sound WILL be layered.
Default: checked

All Samples Copied to Destination Folder in Bulk
The S-5000, Pulsar, and MESA require that their samples reside in the same folder as the program file. Most of the time, you want this checked so if there are source samples that the Akai could concievably use, they will be copied into the destination folder. Conversely, if you don't want them copied for space reasonsor something else, you can uncheck this.
Default: checked

Use filename restriction for S-5000/Z-Series
The S-5000 basically uses the Windows character set, aside from a couple characters. Checking this makes sure that these extra characters are not written as file names. This important especially for sample files, since an illegal character will cause the files not to reference properly. However, in some cases, you may not want this checked, for example if you are convertnig into S-5000 as so to convert into something else.
Default: checked

Write MPC-4000 Pad chunk on created .akp files
The MPC-4000 uses the S-5000 .akp format, but adds a large chunk up front to define what the pads are assigned to. Although nothing at this moment is written into thsi chunk, at least it's added to facilitate faster loading into the MPC-4000.
Default: unchecked

S-5000/Z-Series File Type
When translating to "S-5000 format", which includes the Z-Series, selecting the Z-Series option allows a couple more parameters in the .akp file to be written, and also does not dither 24-bit sample files if they are sources.
Default: S-5000

MPC Program File Type
When translating to "MPC format", these determine which MPC format is written.
Default: MPC-2000

MPC .snd File Type
When translating to "MPC format", these determine which MPC .snd format is written.
Default: MPC-2000

Parameter Tolerance
Mostly, all Akai's have a flexible structure which allow most formats to translate into them. The most significant limit is that there are only 99 available keygroups.
Parameter Tolerence can help issues like this. On higher values (50%), parameters like Pan are rounded together so this slight compromise will result in more Zones within Keygroups being used, maximizing the usefulness of each keygroup.
0% means no difference in values are tolerated, while 100% means any value will be tolerated and merged in.
Default: 0%

Go To Comparison Options button
Takes you to the master Comparison Options area (under Options). This is Parameter Tolerence from a different angle - on a parameter set basis, you can choose to ignore incoming values when it comes to comparisons. The Parameter Tolerence value is applied to those parameter sets that are not ignored.