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Re: EMAX-1 Zip disk support in EMXP

2006-06-30 by esynthesist

Thanks !

///E-Synthesist

--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "Phil" <hired_state@...> wrote:
>
> 
> Hey esynthesist!
> 
> many thanks for the emxp zip backup software!
> I've run it a few times and had no problems at all so far 
> backing up a zip in one go is a very handy thing - I look forward 
to 
> the next instalment!
> 
> thanks again,
> phil
> 
> 
> --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "esynthesist" <esynthesist@> wrote:
> >
> > A few weeks ago I posted a pre-release beta version of the new 
EMXP 
> > software. 
> > It supports reading/writing EMAX-II zip disks from a WinXP PC 
> > directly instead of having to copy EMX images to a floppy first 
and 
> > then having to copy these to ZIP disks on your EMAX sampler.
> > 
> > Only EMAX-II disks are supported however. I guess some of you 
would 
> > also appreciate support for EMAX-I ZIP disks ?
> > 
> > Since I don't have a SCSI-enabled EMAX-I sampler, I need some 
help 
> > from those of you who are lucky to have such a setup.
> > Therefore I wrote a little program that collects some data from 
> your 
> > EMAX-1 ZIP-disk(s). If some of you are willing to run this 
program 
> > and to send the outputfile to me (esynthesist@), I might be 
> > able to add EMAX-I ZIP disk support to EMXP later.
> > 
> > The program can be found here:
> > http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/emax/files/EMXP/
> > It's called EMAX1ZIPTEST.
> > You'll need a ZIP drive connected to your Windows XP PC of 
course...
> > 
> > By the way:
> > - the ZIP disk must contain some banks, otherwise it won't be 
very 
> > helpful to me. 
> > - the file generated by this program will not contain any actual 
> > sound data from your ZIP disk, so you don't have to be afraid 
that 
> > I'm trying to obtain your sound banks :-)
> > - the program does not write anything to your ZIP disk, so it 
can't 
> > destroy your ZIP disks.
> > 
> > If the size of the outputfile is more than 500 000 bytes, please 
> let 
> > me know but don't send the file because something must have gone 
> > wrong. 
> > 
> > Any feedback on the current beta-version of EMXP is still welcome 
> (I 
> > haven't had a lot I must say...)
> > 
> > Thanks in advance !
> > 
> > ///E-Synthesist
> >
>

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