Emax

I see.
 
This is all way beyond me. Even if I understood all this, and get the  
stuff, this is way more time than I have to fiddle, and more computer skills  
than I have.
 
Sounds like I just have to wait to find an old Emax 1.
 
 
 
In a message dated 2/16/2014 4:19:22 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
lhammond@... writes:

 
 
 
 
No, the DPX-1  reads Emulator II 5 1/4" disks,  a different emu machine 
than the Emax  line though they share some hardware similarities such as the 
same filter  chip.  
It sounds  like you might be best with some scii format zip disks.  Your 
modern  computer will not have scsii, so that needs to be dealt with as  well. 
Dump meaning  a special very very slow (15 minutes per sound, which is not 
saved unless  saved to disk)  transfer of samples down a midi cable.  It was 
an  early attempt at making a universal format for moving samples over 
midi, and  it failed because it was unbelievably slow.  But the DPX-1 it does 
not  appear to do that anyway.   
The modern  emulation drives are pretending to be actual floppy disks that 
you format, and  put a library in each fake disk.  It fools the machine into 
thinking it  is dealing with a floppy 
and you page  through teh floppies with a button.  But the only display you 
get when  paging is the number of the disk, nothing shows you teh sounds 
names until you  go to load. 
Its here:  http://hxc2001.free.fr/floppy_drive_emulator/ 
You need a  hard disk/cd of the library, a program for moving and seeing 
the Emax 1 sounds  on your computer, and for moving them.  Another program 
creates the fake  drives on your usb stick inside the software the emulator 
drive  uses. 
You replace  your floppy with the emulator drive and get sort of a 
multi-disk floppy  drive.  You could even load it with a camera sd card. 
Lorne    
 
 
From:  emax@yahoogroups.com [mailto:emax@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of  
wandamusic@...
Sent: February-16-14 10:25 AM
To:  emax@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [emax] emax 1 disc  question

 
 
 
 
You are saying  that "some" of the Oberheim DPX-1 will play Emax I 
discs.(?) If so, how woud  oI determine before buying that one did read these  discs?
 

 
I don't  understand what "dump other emu products"  means. THis sounds like 
something involving computer and hardware  sampler?
 

 
I have no Mac computers  available.
 

 
And no older DOS ones, or a  3.5 dd drive.
 

 
I hope to solve my issues by  buying one piece of equipment.
 

 
Thanks for all the tips, wish  I had more knowledge in these matters.
 

 
;-(
 

 

 
 
In a message  dated 2/16/2014 1:19:23 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
lhammond@...  writes:

 
 
yes.   I just answered this on another list when we wondered if it would 
dump other  emu products.  There were two OS and the second one added akai and 
a  few others, then they stopped. 
However  legacy software like sound designer converts I think.  But that is 
a  mac classic era product with a license disk with a physical notch in it 
to  prevent copying. 
 
 
From: emax@yahoogroups.com [mailto:emax@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf  Of 
wandamusic@...
Sent: February-16-14 9:29  AM
To: emax@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [emax] emax 1  disc question

 
 
 
 
In a message  dated 2/16/2014 12:25:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
mpadilla@... writes:

I seem to  recall that the Oberheim DPX-1 plays Emax I discs. 
 
 
The specs say  no.
 
Does anyone  have one?
 
And an Emax 1  disc?  
 
Blessings,

Wanda