Emax

Yes that is what I am hoping for.
 
;-)
 
 
In a message dated 2/17/2014 9:57:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
mpadilla@... writes:

 
 
 
  
From everything I've read here, if the goal is to  just pop in an Emax I 
floppy disk and play it, then an Emax I or an Emax  II will do.  
 
The only restriction with playing an Emax I disc  through an Emax II is (1) 
the playback won't have the benefit of the analog  filters of the Emax I 
affecting the sound, and (2) as has been commented here,  for some disk 
presets, the panning may be played back hard to one side.   

You may or may not be OK with the 100% digital  playback of the samples on 
the Emax II, without the benefit of the analog  filters of the Emax I.  For 
me, the unique sound of the Emax I with  its analog filters is very 
important to me, but I recognize others may not  care.  You will need to decide for 
yourself if the analog filter  sound of an Emax I matters to you.
 
If I have this wrong, someone correct  me!
 
 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: _wandamusic@..._ (mailto:wandamusic@...)  
To: _emax@...m_ (mailto:emax@yahoogroups.com)  
Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2014 1:40  PM
Subject: Re: [emax] emax 1 disc  question



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@..._ (mailto: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