2010-02-06 by Brandt R. Gassman
What brand of CF cards are you using? How long are you allowing for the cards to format? I just successfully formatted two 1GB CF cards on an Emax II Turbo
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2010-02-06 by drifter7508
Isnt that exactly what I recently bought and failed with? Not the same brand Acard but exactly the same spec. I got 2 scsi cases allready. :)
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2010-02-06 by jammie
you are going to find it hard now most kits have been sold buy a acard 7720u scsi to ide adapter by an external scsi cdrom case get a ide to cf adapter try and
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2010-02-06 by drifter7508
So, Im fed up with all failures now. Can somebody please point me to a CF kit that actually 100% works with EMAX II. I would not like to buy a slim floppy and
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2010-02-06 by jammie
no pins 8 +10v pins 4 -12v are of off the tl082 ic41 pin 3 gnd pin 14 +5v are from the ic49 ad7524 i said use pin 3 ground as your reference ground for
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2010-02-06 by Preslav Lefterov
Jammie, Ok let me run through this stuff and make sure I understand correctly (I should be able to do all the tests later today or tomorrow): 1. SSM2300s are
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2010-02-06 by jammie
the -5v regulator is ic il327 the tip29 npn power transister does the 10v it is qq306 it is attached to t0-220 heatsink ze323 ... From: Preslav Lefterov
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2010-02-06 by jammie
nothing wrong with the psu voltages are correct right the 4 ssm2300 are like this i looked at the schematic they are as follows ssm2300 1 is the cv for pan for
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2010-02-06 by Preslav Lefterov
Thanks for your help. Here are the readings: OR/GR = 12.48V YE/GR = 5.0V PU/GR = 12.18 (if i measure with red probe on green wire and black probe on the
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2010-02-06 by jammie
test each wire conection orange and green wires red probe on the orange black probe on the green for +12v yellow and green wires red probe for yellow wire
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2010-02-05 by preslavl
So I tried testing the voltages at the connector that goes between the PS board and the CPU Board. I tested on the PS side. If I follow the color coding I read
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2010-02-05 by preslavl
Ok thanks that makes sense. I have the Emax apart right now so I just want to make sure I am going to test the voltages correctly. Should I test them at the
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2010-02-05 by jammie
right the cv (control voltages for the filter cutoff vca and resonance are sent by the cv circuit ranging from 0v-5v which is sent by the cpu for control off
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2010-02-05 by preslavl
Let me make sure I understand you correctly: What you describe is one test: checking that the 2300s are getting the correct voltage from the 5v supply? And I
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2010-02-05 by jammie
check the 5 v supply as this is the control voltage of the filters the cv control gets sent to 1 of the 2300 for fc 1 for resonance 1 is for the vca and thhe
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2010-02-05 by preslavl
Hello, I wanted to see if I can get some help diagnosing the problem(s) of an Emax I i just purchased. Here are they symptoms: - No Frequency Cutoff - I
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2010-02-04 by Robert M. Hedin
The PCD-50b drive works great, the new 1/2 floppy in the front works great. I love being able to boot up so quickly from the card reader. These are great
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2010-02-04 by Michael Wisbech
Have any one had success with using a modern floppy drive in the emax. I have tred to reverse, the pins 9 and 10? - dont remeber exactly now, but was a little
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2010-02-04 by Michael Wisbech
How many have you got left. ? I considering to buy a kit but, but need to find someone to solder it first, as i dont t want to ruin the emax with my not too
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2010-02-04 by jammie
it works for me the atapi scsi adapterswork for me also im working on a new atapi to cf adapter so hat we have a hot swappabble cf drive ... From: Ted Summers
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2010-02-04 by Dave Sotnick
Hey Ted, I sent you some pictures -- so I think you know the answers, but yes and yes ... Very happy, and I hope the new owner of my Emax I keyboard is just as
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2010-02-04 by Ted Summers
So I know haven t sold any kits in like 8 months. What I am wondering is the following: 1) Did everyone who has purchased a SCSI kit for Emax 1s get them
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2010-02-03 by robert taylor
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2010-02-03 by drifter7508
I have also bought the 4 Elements of sound CD s. I own a 250 Ioemga USB drive. Perhaps I ll give it a try to buy a SCSI one too. But I would prefer to get a CF
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2010-02-03 by dbaum0000
I use a much simpler method to transfer files to my Emax II. I bought the set of Elements of Sound CDs. To transfer the files I use EMXP to transfer them to my
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2010-02-03 by drifter7508
Yes, you are right. These 2 did not work either. Neither the first CF scsi card reader I bought, now tested with proper CF cards. My friend who bought the same
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2010-02-02 by nung242
I bought mine off ebay real cheap. Make sure they are sealed, not opened, they usually specify that in the listing. : ) Good luck! ... From: John Powers
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2010-02-02 by John Powers
I want to buy unformatted floppies for my Emax right? I have found a few places online where I can buy some DSDD floppies. There are no places here in Kansas
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2010-02-02 by meech
thank you sir ! d
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2010-02-02 by Julian
this is not a hardware problem. You get this behaviour because the 8 outs are direct voice outputs for the 8 hardware voice channels in the emax. They are not
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2010-02-01 by meech
not sure if there is a hardware problem or i am missing something. my emax has 8 outputs on the back but i cant seem to figure out how to assign sounds to
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2010-01-31 by PaulD
Worked, Thank you....
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2010-01-31 by Everett
You need to set the SCSI boot ID to the ID of your reader. It will still check the floppy first, so make sure there s no disk in there and it should boot from
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2010-01-30 by PaulD
When it reboots, he lamp for PRESET MANAGEMENT and DYNAMIC PROCESSING IN ON
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2010-01-30 by drifter7508
I have 2 external cases. They works just fine and supply power. The CD s are spinning and there s power. I have 2 Quantum Harddrives that I have tested with
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2010-01-30 by emax_dx5
It sounds like a Power Supply problem. Maybe the unit itself or the sockets.
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2010-01-30 by PaulD
Holy Cow...it work fine for my EMAX II. I was having trouble that the EMAX wouldn t format a CF card, nor SD/Adapter Card, but I did this selecting the EMAX II
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2010-01-30 by PaulD
... Update: I haven t used the emax from the SD Card mod.....Yesterday i finally got it to work, via EMXP HD restoration. So i believe it happens when
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2010-01-30 by PaulD
It has happened twice. I am playing a song, and the emax just resets/boots, in my headphone sounds like a faint short.... Has anybody have this happen? Paul
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2010-01-30 by modd33@...
Hi, where i can find the Sound Designer for Emax I? best regards, tony
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2010-01-29 by jammie
you had to buy them on the large floppy disks then you also made your own libray and saved them to disk also the depeche mode sampled a lot of their own
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2010-01-29 by jammie
i dont see how you have a problem works with mine what case are you using what connections is there power to the drive does the draw open when pushed ... From:
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2010-01-28 by Reinaldo
Hey, how can I get them? I really like the EII sounds, specially because most of the Depeche Mode songs used them. Please let me know.
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2010-01-28 by drifter7508
I think I have tried all settings possible if not some of the jumpers are supposet to be placed sideways . Its just not working. My Emax wont find the CD. =P
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2010-01-28 by drifter7508
Thx for all help! Is this the right settings then? Or did I got it wrong? Settings from left to right as seen on linked image: Pin1: Jumper off (Parity) Pin2:
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2010-01-28 by jammie
you want term power on you want termination on you want parity off and you want the scsi id to what you want thats the settings i have and works with my emaxs
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2010-01-28 by drifter7508
Naah, can t get it to work =( Just got mine today. No luck at all. I know my external case works since the internal original HD drive has been tested in it.
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2010-01-28 by jammie
theres a few i have the full eII library plus some of my own library the patch list is massive and took a long time to convert using emxp and sounddesigner ...
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2010-01-28 by MatthewF
... uh i forgot to mention... it s another 2212 model.
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2010-01-28 by MatthewF
$75 picked up locally in Chicago needs a floppy drive which i am reading on route 66 s website are available for $75 that puts my cost at $150 for this one
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