Emax

Thanks, but I don't have a drive on my computer that will read these.
 
Maybe that is something I should look for. Anyone here done this  easily?
 
 
In a message dated 2/16/2014 11:49:46 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
jammie.emma@... writes:

 
 
 
  
putting a disc in a computer is no different to  putting it into a emu emax 
machine 
 
takes the same amount of time
 
when emxp creates a sf2 file it creates all  presets as are in the emax 
file with the envelope and filter settings  

----- Original Message ----- 
From: _wandamusic@..._ (mailto:wandamusic@...)  
To: _emax@yahoogroups.com_ (mailto:emax@yahoogroups.com)  
Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2014 2:35  PM
Subject: Re: [emax] emax 1 disc  question



HI, Jammie,
 
Thanks, butI am just a little confused now. I  have never used  sound fount 
software. 
Are you saying that some SOFTWARE I could buy would read these discs?  

Or is that only if I do some other process first? Plus I do not have an  
old DD 3.5 drive.
 
My goal is to avoid doing a process with each disc, as I have countless  
old discs.
 
My hope is to find/buy something, where I can put any Emax 1 disc  in, then 
choose any preset.
 
I do not mind if the "whatever" I end up getting takes a little longer  to 
load the disc, because I can do something else while I wait. 
 
I just do not want to have to do a process for each disc.
 
It seems obvious that an old Emax 1 is best choice, but sounds like  Emax 2 
will also work easily. And I need to find a rack, due to space, which  
seems harder to find.
 
If I find an old Emax 2, will it boot with Emax 1 discs? Or do I need  to 
buy a boot disc if it comes with no disc?
 
 
Blessings,

Wanda

 
 
 
In a message dated 2/16/2014 6:58:08 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
jammie.emma@blueyonder.co.uk writes:

 
  
you dont have to map anything the conversion  does it for you to the format 
that is required by the host  sampler
 
even software samplers that can play sf2  instruments can be used
 
emax2 is not like an EII at all 
 
emulatorx1/2/3 all read sf2 and can convert  emax2 instruments
 
software wise its the closest thing to a  e4ultra and has the emu sound but 
the EII filters are great and the synth  engine is better on the EII as the 
emax playback rate is not as high as  the EII anbd when converting EII 
banks some reach the playback limit and  carry on playing the same tone after 
the playback rate is reached  

----- Original Message ----- 
From: _wandamusic@..._ (mailto:wandamusic@...)  
To: _emax@yahoogroups.com_ (mailto:emax@yahoogroups.com)  
Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2014  9:43 AM
Subject: Re: [emax] emax 1 disc  question



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...






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