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Re: Using the EMAX-1 Arpeggiator to control other Synths...

2006-05-28 by peter_vh01

I tried following those instructions, and I also tried the Plus OS
disk. I get the same message, first 'BAD BANK ON DISK', shortly
followed by 'WRONG SOFTWARE'.

Any other suggestions? Dos 6.22 should work just fine I assume?

- Peter

--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, pasquale.aprea@... wrote:
>
> also dos 6.22 is not necessary, you can use a more recent dos version as
> i did, so that even fat 32 partitions can be recognised.
> http://newdos.de/
> 
> davide
> 
> 
> >-- Original Message --
> >To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> >From: pasquale.aprea@...
> >Date: Sun, 28 May 2006 23:41:44 +0200
> >Subject: RE: [emax] Re: Using the EMAX-1 Arpeggiator to control
other Synths...
> >Reply-To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> >
> >
> >i did a SE upgrade myself creating the floppy from dos, just
following the
> >directions you can find on this mailing list homepage. 
> >
> >http://www.silveriafamily.com/emax/emax_repair.html
> >
> >check it out, easy step by step instructions
> >
> >davide
> >
> >>-- Original Message --
> >>To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> >>From: "peter_vh01" <petervh@...>
> >>Date: Sun, 28 May 2006 20:09:55 -0000
> >>Subject: [emax] Re: Using the EMAX-1 Arpeggiator to control other
Synths...
> >>Reply-To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> >>
> >>
> >>Actually, I decided to go ahead, and I installed DOS 6.22 onto an old
> >>box I had kicking around.
> >>
> >>Ran the software, created the disk, but when I run the disk I first
> >>get the message 'BAD BANKS' and then 'WRONG SOFTWARE'. Anyone else
> >>ever experience this? I took the SE software off of the Files section
> >>on this group.
> >>
> >>- Peter
> >>
> >>--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "elmacaco" <elmacaco@> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I can make you an SE upgrade disk, if you like,  it's $25 for the
> >>trouble.
> >>> 
> >>> The good news then is you can run the Plus OS and have all the Emax
> >>features.
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>>   ----- Original Message ----- 
> >>>   From: peter_vh01 
> >>>   To: emax@yahoogroups.com 
> >>>   Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 12:18 PM
> >>>   Subject: [emax] Re: Using the EMAX-1 Arpeggiator to control other
> >>Synths...
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>>   Ah, no according to this site,
> >>>   http://www.silveriafamily.com/emax/emax_overview.html HD 1.1
came out
> >>>   before the SE.
> >>> 
> >>>   I don't really feel like going through the effort of setting
up a DOS
> >>>   machine with a FAT drive to get an SE install disk. Is it
truly not
> >>>   possible to send arpeggiated sequences through the midi out
with the
> >>>   version I am running? Or perhaps it's just a setting somewhere
I need
> >>>   to adjust?
> >>> 
> >>>   - peter
> >>> 
> >>>   --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "peter_vh01" <petervh@> wrote:
> >>>   >
> >>>   > OK,
> >>>   > 
> >>>   > So how can I find out if my EMAX has the SE revision on it?
> >>According
> >>>   > to what it says under Master --> Special, my HD has the version
> >>"Emax
> >>>   > HD Rev. 1.1" installed. Is this the SE version? According to
some
> >>>   > websites I was looking at, it should say "Emax SE HD Rev
> >>1.1"..perhaps
> >>>   > there just wasn't enough space on the display to include the SE?
> >>>   > 
> >>>   > - Peter
> >>>   > 
> >>>   > --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "rascalrevenge"
<rascalrevenge@> wrote:
> >>>   > >
> >>>   > > Err, great find then for me and you´re right, just tried it,
> >>works on
> >>>   > > both my Emax´ with SE and Plus Software, honestly I can´t
remind
> >>>   > > reading that this was obviously changed with these
> >>software-versions,
> >>>   > >  "shocking" news ;-), I never tried this with them until A
> >>MOMENT AGO,
> >>>   > > just because I am sure on Emax 1 Software version 3.2 this did
> NOT
> >>>   > > work, right ? If anyone can please confirm. In MASTER menu >
> >>Special >
> >>>   > > MIDI Analyzer > MIDI Data: Out I could now see the arpeggiated
> >>notes
> >>>   > > running, so on my old non SE- Emax in the same menu you could
> >>only see
> >>>   > > the note transmitted you pushed if I remember correctly, but
> >>not the
> >>>   > > arpeggiated notes (inbetween). Let me know someone with OS 3.2
> >>if I´m
> >>>   > > right then it´s working only on SE and Plus OS, and thx again
> >>for that
> >>>   > > info.  
> >>>   > > 
> >>>   > > RR  
> >>>   > > 
> >>>   > > 
> >>>   > > 
> >>>   > > 
> >>>   > > 
> >>>   > > 
> >>>   > > 
> >>>   > > 
> >>>   > > 
> >>>   > > 
> >>>   > > 
> >>>   > > 
> >>>   > > --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "Simon_Owen" <iss049@> wrote:
> >>>   > > >
> >>>   > > > err, that's odd then, becuase i'm using my emax as a master
> >>>   > > controller (via atari ST 
> >>>   > > > cubase) to record arpeggiated lines to my microkorg & jx3p
> >>without
> >>>   > > any problem.  Cubase 
> >>>   > > > records all arpeggiated notes with no problem and plays them
> >>back. 
> >>>   > > Also works if directly 
> >>>   > > > connected to external synth....  It does send arpeggiator to
> >>>   midi out.
> >>>   > > > 
> >>>   > > > Cheers
> >>>   > > > 
> >>>   > > > Simon
> >>>   > > > 
> >>>   > > > 
> >>>   > > > 
> >>>   > > > --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "rascalrevenge"
> >><rascalrevenge@> wrote:
> >>>   > > > >
> >>>   > > > > No, if doing so you´d still need to have the arpeggiator
> >>turned
> >>>   > on and
> >>>   > > > > running into the same problem, the damn arp. just doesn´t
> >>transmit
> >>>   > > > > arpeggiated notes out, not even internal, whoever made
that
> >>>   > decission
> >>>   > > > > @ E-mu back then.... &%$§"!. 
> >>>   > > > > 
> >>>   > > > > My Yamaha AN1x has a great Arpeggiator and Pattern
Seq. and
> >>>   > transmits
> >>>   > > > > over MIDI, even on an independent MIDI Channel.
> >>>   > > > > 
> >>>   > > > > RR
> >>>   > > > > 
> >>>   > > > > 
> >>>   > > > > 
> >>>   > > > > 
> >>>   > > > > 
> >>>   > > > > 
> >>>   > > > > --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "peter_vh01" <petervh@>
wrote:
> >>>   > > > > >
> >>>   > > > > > Hmm, just a thought, might it be possible to record an
> >>>   arpeggiated
> >>>   > > > > > sequence with the sequencer, and play that back through
> >>the midi
> >>>   > > port?
> >>>   > > > > > 
> >>>   > > > > > - Peter
> >>>   > > > > > 
> >>>   > > > > > --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "peter_vh01" <petervh@>
wrote:
> >>>   > > > > > >
> >>>   > > > > > > Gah! So there is no possible way to use the Emax
> >>Arpeggiator
> >>>   > > to drive
> >>>   > > > > > > other gear? What a shame!
> >>>   > > > > > > 
> >>>   > > > > > > Anybody know of any affordable midi modules out there
> >>that can
> >>>   > > do a
> >>>   > > > > > > good job of this?
> >>>   > > > > > > 
> >>>   > > > > > > - Peter
> >>>   > > > > > > 
> >>>   > > > > > > --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "rascalrevenge"
> >><rascalrevenge@>
> >>>   > > wrote:
> >>>   > > > > > > >
> >>>   > > > > > > > Sadly Emax does NOT transmit arpeggiator-data to
> >>it´s MIDI
> >>>   > OUT. 
> >>>   > > > > > > > 
> >>>   > > > > > > > RR
> >>>   > > > > > > > 
> >>>   > > > > > > > 
> >>>   > > > > > > > 
> >>>   > > > > > > > 
> >>>   > > > > > > > 
> >>>   > > > > > > > 
> >>>   > > > > > > > 
> >>>   > > > > > > > --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "peter_vh01" <petervh@>
> >>wrote:
> >>>   > > > > > > > >
> >>>   > > > > > > > > Hey guys,
> >>>   > > > > > > > > 
> >>>   > > > > > > > > I'm trying to figure out to use the arpeggiator on
> my
> >>>   > > Emax-1 to
> >>>   > > > > > > > > control my Juno 106. Anybody know how to do
this? I
> >>>   was just
> >>>   > > > > playing
> >>>   > > > > > > > > with the arpeggiator today, and had it functioning
> >>>   > wonderfully
> >>>   > > > > > on the
> >>>   > > > > > > > > Emax itself, just not sure how to control other
> >>devices
> >>>   > > with it.
> >>>   > > > > > > > > 
> >>>   > > > > > > > > Thanks!
> >>>   > > > > > > > > 
> >>>   > > > > > > > > - Peter
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