Emax

On 22 Oct 2001 at 14:04, Gordon JC Pearce wrote:

> The problem I have is that samples loaded from an Emax I disk into my Emax
> II sound "clicky", ie the loops are somehow wrong.  But it's not just loops,
> it can click in the attack portion of a sound.  All very wierd.  I'm rather
> worried that it's going senile, and a memory IC is going bad.  The
> self-tests exonerate it completely though.  Strange...

This is from my FAQ:

The Emax II is compatible with disks from the original Emax. However,the 
samples are expanded from 12 bit to 16 bit format. Additionally, the Emax II has 
digital filters and DCAs, while the Emax's were analog. Generally, the sounds 
transfer well, but some may require a little bit of tweaking, and loops 
occasionally sound glitched. Remember, the original Emax was limited in the 
amount that one could pitch-shift a sample upwards. The Emax II can shift +/- 5 
octaves, so you can reassign samples to take advantage of this. Also, there can be 
problems with samples that have loops less than 32 samples long
Loops are known to have issues. As far as the clicky sounds could it be the results of 
expanding low rate samples? Are the sample you are transfering all made at the Emax's 
lowest sample rate? I know when I try to transfer over the SE Development kit samples 
for my Emax SE HD to the Emax II all I get is noise there is something about those 
samples whether it be rate or loop length that makes them completey useless on the 
Emax II. It sounds like it could be a similar issue.

John Silveria II
AIM: EmaxJS
The Silveria Family Website
Emax and Emax II User's Group
http://www.silveriafamily.com