Emax

> ( this gives me a funny idea of gas/deisel motor powered music equipment
> {that you have to start up with a pull-cord like a lawnmower} )  

LOL this reminds me of a show I played last year. It was outdoors in a 
park so isolated the only power supply for us was a gas powered 
generator. If I was clever and and did industrial I could have cleverly 
added the sound of the motor into the set. But, the show did run 
smoothly there was enough power for everything, PA, Computer, and 
all my gear (Emax II, ESi-32, OB-8, SY77, Juno 106, and Jupiter 8 
plus effects and 2 mixers) However, when asked to come back again 
this year I had to refuse. The sound of that generator was horrendous.
 
> yes, will look into a different drive.
> Is there a list of all drives that work with Emax SCSI and internal ?  I
> couldnt find anything on the Emax pages my last look (or in the manual)

There isn't a list anymore. E-mu use to have an E-III list on their 
website and most of those drives were compatible with the Emax II. 
These are the drives I've had reported to me that definently work:

Quantum Maverick 
Quantum Lightening 730 (the biggest drive someone from E-mu has 
ever seen work), 
Quantum ProDrive 210, 
IBM WDS-380S (80mb)

Your quietest and best route IMHO is to get a Syquest drive. I've been 
using an EZ135 for 5 years flawlessly and it's on a chain with an ESi-
32 as well. You can get them on E-bay for pretty cheap since Syquest 
went belly up.

Remember to keep it a drive 540Mb and it seems that drives under 
200Mb are most likely to be compatible.


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