Thanks e-synthesist, We all really appreciate what you are doing, no pressure, just throwing out some ideas and hopefully making it easier for you at the same time.
I would think the different keys of the same preset, then all samples will be neatly in order in on preset on one key each and you can copy them to a new preset to spread them out as far as you like. I think it would be more awkward to have to copy voices from other presets to make up say a multisample instrument than to have all the samples in one preset. Something like a drum program would be the most labor intensive copying and key zoning from multiple presets, yet setting a multisample from a 'drum' mapping of however many samples would be quite quick.
I think the program you describe is perfect, I always hoped such a program existed just to dump waves into the emax. I never liked sampling from the computer. I do have a question tho, the sample rate compatibility with the emax, does that include any of the sample rates that on can sample on the emax in? like 10k, 16k, 22k, 28k, etc? I know those numbers are rounded, so we will have to convert them to the actual exact sample rate in the audio software correct?
Thanks again for taking this on, I'm not in a rush since I already resolved myself to not have any kind of wav import, so patience is not a problem, although dangling the possibility will cause much anticipation.
If you need a Beta tester, you got one.
E
----- Original Message -----
From: esynthesist
To: emax@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 4:45 PM
Subject: [emax] Re: Program to read EMAX disk images almost ready
Hi E.,
Sure, your advice makes perfectly sense.
It would definitely be better to put the sample simply at the
originale pitch key and to transpose it yourself on the EMAX. Do you
think all WAV files should be put on different keys of the *same*
preset ?
I thought about it yesterday and I think I'm able to release such
program in quite a short period of time. But it would be a very
simple program - and I really mean simple (and of course MS-DOS as my
programming skills are pre-historical; maybe I should learn about
window programming :-)
The program could be something like:
1) user puts the WAV files in a dedicated directory
2) program checks the WAV files:
- sample rate must be compatible with EMAX (if not, you have to
convert it with your favorite sound software)
- program asks whether EMAX disk image should be compressed EMAX
1 or full 16-bit EMAX 2
- program calculates the EMAX memory usage for each WAV file
3) program creates the single - or multidisk image with default
parameters for VCA, VCF, LFO, etc...
4) user uses EMX to make the actual disks
5) user loads disks into EMAX and does all other editing on EMAX.
What do you think ?
Anyway, I'll still finish the reader program first. After this is
succesful, I will consider the other thing. A writer program - even
such a simple one - is quite a challenge compared to a reader program
because the created image may not contain any errors. I mean: the
specifications on which I depend must be 100% correct, otherwise EMAX
will crash.
Anyway I think the alpha version of the reader will be released in
the last week of october (besides my synth-time I also have a
fulltime job & other things to do and I have to go on a business trip
for the whole next week :-)
Regards,
///E-Synthesist
--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "elmacaco" <elmacaco@h...> wrote:
>
> Mmmm... I expected that answer ;c)
>
> Ok, I get what you are saying. The librarian is still a great
program and will be of great use to me for sure.
>
> The bank creation program you describe sounds perfect to me and
exactly what I would want. I just want to be able to get wav files
into the emax, all the editing and such would be more fun on the emax
than on a computer editor, although that functionality wouldn't be
terrible to have either, it is not needed.
>
> The only thing I would think would be important would be something
to calculate how much of the emax memory you have used up wit each
added wav file so you don't go over the limit, and perhaps the
default program having each wav file exist on one key and have that
key be it's original pitch. the latter is so that if you are loading
numerous short samples you will be able to find them quickly using
the keys or midi for us rack users and reassign any transpositions
afterwards in the emax. If you like I can create the bank with
single sample per key assignment if an when you need it. just let me
know what other specifications you may need.
>
> that is my thinking on the matter as it makes the most sense to
me. if it is not possible then it's not a problem. I'll take any
wav importability, it's going to be so much fun.
>
> and I understand about Chicken systems, totally understandable,
although I hope to see you accomplish it.
>
> Thanks again E.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: esynthesist
> To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 3:08 PM
> Subject: [emax] Re: Program to read EMAX disk images almost ready
>
>
> Mmmm... I expected this question :-)
>
> The answer is no. The program only *reads* EMAX images, it
doesn't
> *write* them.
> However it's not very difficult to make such program.
>
> Anyway I first want to make a stable version of the EMAX
Librarian
> reader software.
>
> After this is accomplished, I can make a simple program to create
> EMAX 1/EMAX 2 disk images. This program will simply take the .WAV
> files you selected and will put them in "default" presets on an
EMAX
> disk image. This means that you will get default VCA and VCF
> envelopes, a transposition of the sample to the whole keyboard
etc...
> That disk then can be loaded (via EMX) on your EMAX sampler.
> Finishing all preset and voice parameters should be done directly
on
> the EMAX.
>
> An important remark however... I'm also watching Chicken Systems.
If
> they succeed in supporting EMAX with their Translator software,
and
> they give an EMAX image creator in their free download version, I
> will *not* make that software.
>
> Regards,
>
> ///E-Synthesist
>
>
> --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "elmacaco" <elmacaco@h...> wrote:
> >
> > Wow! That sounds great! Thanks so much for doing this.
> >
> > Will the alpha version be able to create em1 banks from wav
files?
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: esynthesist
> > To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 5:40 PM
> > Subject: [emax] Program to read EMAX disk images almost ready
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Just a short message to inform you that during the past few
weeks
> I've
> > been working on that EMAX librarian PC-software I announced a
few
> > messages ago.
> > It's going to be a PC-program that:
> > - can be started from an HTML 'EMAX Librarian' page
> > - will scan all emax1- and emax2-disk images on its directory
> (images
> > must have been created with the EMX program)
> > - will make a set of (hyperlinked) HTML pages containing all
> parameter
> > settings of all presets, voices and samples in each bank
> > - will make .WAV files of all samples
> >
> > The software is not finished yet but things are going pretty
> well.
> > The EMAX 1/EMAX 2 disk image parser is ready, as is the core
HTML
> > report generator. But the whole thing needs some further
> refinement
> > and - of course - some basic testing before I release it to
the
> group.
> >
> > I think an "alpha" version will be released to the files
section
> of
> > this group within 1 - 3 weeks (probably 3 :-). That version
will
> not be
> > bug-free (I think) and will not be able yet to report
Sequencer
> > information and Spectrum Synthesis information.
> >
> > A last note: the core software will be a small DOS program
but
> don't
> > panic: you won't have to use DOS ! Everything can be done
from
> within a
> > web browser...
> >
> > Bye
> >
> > ///E-Synthesist
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Re: [emax] Re: Program to read EMAX disk images almost ready
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