Emax

Thanks, this is helpful.
 
So if I find an emax 2 I should be able to read my old discs, then.
 
I had seen that elsewhere, but since I also saw that emax2 was like  
emulator (ll?) and they were readable by the oberheim but not the emax, I wasn't  
sure.
 
My goal is to find something rack mount where I can read these discs for  
not too much $$$.
 
I don't have the knowledge to do the software hacks, conversions, and  such 
I have seen referenced here. Just want simple way to play old samples.  
Definitely do not want to have to map samples, no worries about old sequences,  
etc, just sound banks.
 
 
Blessings,

Wanda

 
 
In a message dated 2/16/2014 4:36:50 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
esynthesist@... writes:

 
 
 
There's (almost) no work to be done when using Emax-1 banks in an Emax-2.  
The main differences (besides possibility of larger banks in an Emax-2)  
are:
- the Emax-1 uses compressed samples in 8 bits while the Emax-2 uses  
linear 16 bit samples. When loading an Emax-1 bank into the Emax-2, the Emax-2  
sampler automatically converts the samples in the bank (takes a few  
seconds...). The difference in sample format is the main reason why most other  
samplers don't support Emax-1 banks.
- the Emax-1 deals differently with stereo than the Emax-2. In some  cases, 
after loading an Emax-1 bank into the Emax-2, you may have to correct  the 
stereo voice/panning settings because the sound may only be heard on one  
channel (depending on the panning settings and dual voice settings on the  
Emax-1). In practice that's the only potential bit of work that you may have  
to do.


FYI: as mentioned, EMXP can convert Emax-1 banks. One of the conversions  
supported is the same conversion to Emax-2 format as is being done by the  
Emax-2 sampler itself when loading Emax-1 banks. So if you convert them in  
this way and e.g burn the converted banks on an Emax-2 formatted cdrom, all  
samplers that support Emax-2 banks can read your banks...