Emax

Many thanks indeed E-Synthesist.

Having read your advice.....would you say that Alchemy would be the best option for me?
It looks like the simplest solution. 
Many thanks again.

Dave










--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "esynthesist" <esynthesist@...> wrote:
>
> Hi 
> 
> I'm not sure about any of these machines, but note that Sound 
> Designer II requires a DSP card (like AudioMedia II) installed in the 
> Mac.
> SDII works fine with the Emax-II here on a Centris 650 with 
> audiomedia card. The same is true for Alchemy 3 but it can't 
> communicate with the Emax-II on my Powerbook 180C. It's just the 
> other way around for my Emulator II: SoundDesigner for EII on the 
> Powerbook works fine, but on the Centris 650 it doesn't.
> 
> Alchemy doesn't require any DSP card to be installed in the Mac.
> 
> Another important remark: none of these software packages is able to 
> load/unload banks to/from the Emax-II. Only the samples can be 
> transferred, and Alchemy does a better job than SDII because it can 
> transfer all samples with one mouse-click.
> The only software which was able to load/unload full banks was Sound 
> Designer for Emax, but even this one is not capable of doing this on 
> the Emax-II: the Mac will freeze with an Emax-II, but it works fine 
> with an Emax-I.
> 
> ///E-Synthesist
> 
> 
> --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "bty54193247" <goodrobot@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> > 
> > I've just bought a couple of very, very cheap Mac's on Ebay. The 
> first is an SE, which I know 
> > works with an Emulator II, but I was wondering if it would work 
> with either of my Emax II's?
> > I was going to use Sound Designer II, and I intend to dump all of 
> my banks onto the HD.
> > The second Mac is an 8500. A mate has been using a 7500, which he 
> used to store his banks.
> > Would the 8500, when the right software has been installed talk to 
> my Emax II's ?
> > Many thanks in advance.
> > 
> > All the best
> > 
> > Dave
> >
>