Emax

I'll 2nd that. I picked up a mint EMAX SE keyboard w/ 100
or so discs for $100 from the Austin Craislist. I've
recently added SCSI to it and couldn't be happier.

 
--- Jonathon Stevens <jonathonbstevens@...> wrote:

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> I think the best deals to be had are locally. Fortunately
> where I am located many people use craigslist and i've
> found a few deals through there.  I think the key is to
> be patient.
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> I agree with you completely about the "secret weapon"
> idea. My interest in these ancient devices is that I
> enjoy the quirks of using them. I like the limited
> interfaces and have some appreciation for the often
> compromised sound quality relative to modern machines.
> There's some part of me that feels that these limitations
> inspire my own creativity. But obviously ymmv.
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> To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> From: brooksmosher@...
> Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:20:56 -0600
> Subject: Re: [emax] Re: Price
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>             i think some of it has to do with what people
> feel that "secret" weapon *is*
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> for a certain sound or production that they are looking
> for.  there's a lot
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> of hype - if someone finds out that their favorite artist
> or producer uses a
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> Casio SK-1 then they *have* to use it too.  i also think
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> of it has to do with how low the value of the dollar is
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> Euro, that is, if someone is willing to ship overseas. 
> Ebay reaches out to
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> such a broad market that it's really tough to get a deal.
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> to luck out at someone's garage sale...
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> On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 1:32 AM, Alan Currall
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> >   So where does one go for a 'bargain' if everyone who
> is selling knows
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> > that they will get their best price on Ebay?
> Unfortunately, it's a
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> > market driven economy and these things actually are
> 'worth' exactly
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> > what people are willing to pay for them. It's just
> tough for us poor
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> > enthusiasts who are priced out of the market.
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> > My only advice (which I find hard to follow myself) is
> to be patient.
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> > What goes up, must come down.
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> > That's my 2 cents (probably not enough, I know),
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> > Alan
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> > On 20 Feb 2008, at 10:03PM, Brooks Mosher wrote:
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> > > And there was a Prophet 2002 that just went for over
> $500 as well
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> > > on Ebay a
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> > > week or so ago. Ebay isn't a good place to find a
> deal and most
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> > > expecting to make a good profit. I see auctions for
> things like
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> > > Prophet-5's
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> > > with a buy it now at $2,000 or Moog Prodigy's for
> $1,000.
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> > > On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 3:57 PM, Jonathon Stevens <
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> > > jonathonbstevens@...
> <jonathonbstevens%40hotmail.com>> wrote:
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> > > > Althought I really like my emax, I would hesitate
> to invest much
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> > > > for one. You can do a hell of a lot more feature
> wise with a new
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> > > machine, so
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> > > > in my mind the only thing going for the emax is
> it's somewhat
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> > > unique sound
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> > > > and simple interface. I can't imagine it's either
> cheap or easy
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> > > to fix a 20+
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> > > > year old sampler, which to me should be a huge
> factor with
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> > > > For those who have to have "that" sound then there
> probably is no
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> > > > the price they'll pay to get it. My cheap SE
> machine came with a
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> > > 100+ disc
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> > > > library, although i didn't get it for the library,
> i got it for
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> > > the sound
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> > > > and interface. Would I pay more than $100? no way.
> I got a
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> > > Sequential
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> > > > prophet 2002 for $25, there's 12 bits and analog
> filters, not as
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> > > easy to
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> > > > use, not as hip as the emax, but it'll get the job
> done when you
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> > > want 12 bit
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> > > > & analog filters.
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> > > > But hey, it's just my opinion.
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> > > > To: emax@yahoogroups.com
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> > > > From: plus_321@... <plus_321%40yahoo.com>
> <plus_321%40yahoo.com>
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> > > > Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:22:08 -0800
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> > > > Subject: RE: [emax] Re: Price
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> > > > Keep in mind that it was an HD that sold for that
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> > > > and it had an extensive sample library with it.
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> > > > An Emax which is SE, but not SE HD is not worth
> much
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> > > > more than a regular Emax, because the only thing
> that
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> > > > separates them is the silk screen on the front of
> the
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> > > > machine since anyone can upgrade an Emax to an Emax
> SE.
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