Emax

It might work, make sure you are running Mac OS 7.6.1 or
7.5, it doesn't seem to transfer correctly if you running
anything higher. I highly suggest making the serial cable,
its much faster than midi. 




--- marc <marc_sps@...> wrote:

> i still have an old powerbook 145 in my basement
> somehwere :) 
> 
> would that work with alchemy ? t would be a pretty neat
> idea to edit the samples visually. i 
> found that chopping short percussive stuff like basedrums
> is not easy without graphical 
> editing :)... (too spoiled by the modern stuff hehe...)
> 
> --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, Mike Wolak <mikewolak@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > I've found the best way to chop is using an old-school
> Mac
> > and Alchemy 3.0 with a custom made serial cable.
> Details
> > can be found here:
> > 
> > 
>
http://www.emulatorarchive.com/Samplers/EmaxOverview/EmaxEditors/emaxeditors.htm
> l
> > 
> > I use a Mac IIci with a Digidesign Audiomedia II sound
> > card. The sound card isn't needed but if you dont have
> one
> > you will have to audition your edits using the Macs
> > built-in 8-bit audio which works ok but doesnt
> integrate
> > well with the rest of the gear in my studio.
> > 
> > The coolest thing about Alchemy is that it supports a
> whole
> > slew of older samplers. You can sample on the EMAX ,
> send
> > the sample over the serial cable to the mac , edit ,
> save,
> > whatever then send it to another sampler, say an Akai
> S1100
> > - over SCSI or midi. It will also let you work the
> other
> > way around and translate / send samples to the EMAX
> from
> > another sampler.
> > 
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> > --- marc <marc_sps@...> wrote:
> > 
> > > HI,
> > > 
> > > I would like to know what the best way of chopping a
> > > sample is on the Emax 1? 
> > > if i wanted to chop up a long sample into different
> > > pieces, would i have to sample it again 
> > > once i have truncated the first bit ?
> > > 
> > > Thanx 
> > > 
> > > Marc 
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