Does anybody know an app that can convert EMU or AKAI sample cds to wav formats ? I know that some soft samplers can read AKAI CDs, but it would be a lot of work to convert them sample per sample …
CDXtract can do it.
I’ll give you more info about it on ICQ
AWave have a bunch of AKAI formats and two EMU formats. Not sure of samples CDs as I have no experience in that. Check this page for all formats. Maybe you understand the formats better than me 
There’s a program called Extreme sample converter that should be able to do it. There is a free version at:
http://www.extranslator.com/
Haven’t tried it myself.
Awave cannot read AKAI CD’s, it think. Just .AKP-Files.
Loolarge
Try CDEX, It’s open source.
http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/
I also use it to encode my WAV tracks into OGG/MP3.