Emax II Conundrum
2009-01-18 by Michael
I m in possession ofa EMAX II Rack, 16bit Stereo, hard drive (RAM can t remember) which has been in mothballs for several years. Display & floppy still work
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Boot-up errors
2009-01-15 by crazychris8547
Hello everybody I just received an Emax II Rack, I bought through Ebay in USA. Surprisingly it has a Harddisc installed that the seller didn t mention. The
Re: [emax] Re: Any budding Emax repairers in UK? - (Jammie?)
2009-01-14 by Dave Sotnick
Hi Jammie and Alan, Glad to see you re able to do business together -- any chance you could take this off-list now? Thanks, Dave On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 7:20
Re: Any budding Emax repairers in UK? - (Jammie?)
2009-01-14 by jammie.emma
... tracks thats no problem ill get the pcb fixed the lcd is the right size but it has no back light this is a light strip that sits behind the lcd you have
Re: Any budding Emax repairers in UK? - (Jammie?)
2009-01-13 by alancurrall
Hi again Jammie, I put that button panel in the post for you today - Special D , so you should get it tomorrow. Looking forward to your diagnosis. Cheers,
Re: [emax] i have to push real hard on frontpanel-buttons
2009-01-11 by Chase Smith
Like someone else said, you can take this to a place that repairs remotes controls. Or if you are competent at taking the keyboard apart, then you can use
Re: i have to push real hard on frontpanel-buttons
2009-01-11 by Rei
By the way, do not take it to a music dealer, they will charge you 10 times more. I got a music dealer selling me each connector for $10+ labor, and doing the
Re: i have to push real hard on frontpanel-buttons
2009-01-11 by Rei
Do not push too hard, take it to any place where they fix remote controls or tvs. The replacement is generic and cheap. I have a Roland JV-90 and it happnes
Re: i have to push real hard on frontpanel-buttons
2009-01-10 by jammie.emma
... its an soldering job they cost £0.40 pence each i have changed them on a number of synths and samplers jammie
i have to push real hard on frontpanel-buttons
2009-01-10 by AFIN
i have to push real hard on the frontpanel-buttons of my emax-2 keyboard. sometimes they don t respond,and i have to push them again (the enterknob,numerical
Re: SCSI Upgrade Kit Availability and Installation Service
2009-01-08 by alancurrall
Hi Ted, What s involved in fitting the kit and How can I tell if my Rack Mount Emax I SE will be compatible? I d like to add SCSI to it but only if Jammie
Re: Any budding Emax repairers in UK? - (Jammie?)
2009-01-08 by alancurrall
Thanks Jammie, you re a star! Walsall, eh? I know it well. I m originally from Stoke. I ll get that panel in the post to you as soon as I can, and here s
Re: Any budding Emax repairers in UK? - (Jammie?)
2009-01-08 by jammie.emma
... jammie logan synth and sampler repair 42 glastonbury crescent walsall ws3 2rf united kingdom
Any budding Emax repairers in UK? - (Jammie?)
2009-01-08 by alancurrall
Hi Group, I ve just about reached the end of my tether with this Emax and wondered whether there is anyone in the UK who could help me get it back on the road.
Re: [emax] Original emax issue with powering on / shorting?
2009-01-07 by Ted Summers
As long as the E-chip isn t dead it should be fixable. Any other IC s can be found and it could be fixed. If overseas, I believe Jammie (here on the group)
RE: [emax] Filter tuning?
2009-01-07 by Eduardo Saponara
There is a calibration mode and disk, maybe in the files section. On the plus OS and maybe the others, I think it s master Special(0) and then the number after
Re: Filter tuning?
2009-01-07 by jammie.emma
... rest and not tracking then it could be a caps failing if it is then change all caps for the filter section as if one is going then all could be check the
Original emax issue with powering on / shorting?
2009-01-07 by amigauser24
Hello again everyone.. I have an emax keyboard that has stopped working after the sync input cable shorted out on a metal case. I have read previous posts
Filter tuning?
2009-01-07 by amigauser24
Hello everyone.. My emax seems to have a *slightly* different filter setting every eighth key played. When there is no filter applied it sounds as it should
Re: SCSI Upgrade Kit Availability and Installation Service
2009-01-06 by jammie.emma
... jammie ... controllers....depending on ... and sell ... it can ... a TEAC ... Zip or ... Drive- all ... to see
SCSI Upgrade Kit Availability and Installation Service
2009-01-06 by Ted Summers
I am considering discontinuing the SCSI upgrade kits. I have 8 kits left. After the 8 are gone, I have to buy another set of 20 SCSI controllers. I have about
Re: booting emax from hd
2009-01-05 by esynthesist
Small update: I just remembered that my Emax Plus is a prototype one (serial 002). A long time ago I posted a message on this group about the strange chipset
Re: booting emax from hd
2009-01-05 by esynthesist
Thanks for the detailed information. But the Emax-I is quite different from the Emax-II in the field of SCSI behaviour. The Emax OS also doesn t have a set
Re: booting emax from hd
2009-01-05 by esynthesist
OK, here s my setup: - The Emax Plus contains the newest PC333 motherboard, so it has native SCSI support. - It only has a floppy drive, no internal HD. -
Re: scsi bus
2009-01-05 by thenewyorkcowboy
... loop ... On an Emax II the MASTER 9,6 combo helps determine what it is searching for first, and the DRIVE SELECT with the DATA slider shows you what
Re: booting emax from hd
2009-01-05 by thenewyorkcowboy
... speak for ... they may ... have slim ... As with all computer equipment there can be low level problems that ultimately can be traced back to the button
Emax 2 and how to copy OS onto floppy ?
2009-01-05 by David
Hi I wish to send a working Emax 2 OS floppy to another member in the post I wish to confirm that the correct procedure to copy OS from my working Emax 2 HD
Re: Replacement Keys
2009-01-05 by thenewyorkcowboy
... Ebay has an auction 260341098730 that includes 2 C keys but no D. I actually need a B key as well. I asked already and he is not selling the keys
Re: [emax] booting emax from hd
2009-01-05 by Ted Summers
Esynthesist- After all you have done to help this group as you have, I think I speak for most of us, if not all, when I say your posts are welcome, whatever
booting emax from hd
2009-01-05 by esynthesist
The problem below has probably been posted here before, but the search engine on the yahoo groups seems not to scan older messages anymore, so I thought I m
Re: [emax] Emax SE Impedance Levels
2009-01-04 by julian
Shayne, Any modern line level equipment you will buy (including your emax) works in a bridged impedence system - where the voltage signal is what s seen to be
Re: Emax SE Impedance Levels
2009-01-04 by jammie.emma
... balanced inputs or it is a waste of time as a balanced input mixer will have the +4dbu level as unbalanced are -10dbu if only emu did the switching that is
Emax SE Impedance Levels
2009-01-04 by smmcc771
Hey everyone... I just picked up my first Emax and I m wondering what the impedance levels are on the stereo outs and the individual 8 channel outs. I ve been
Re: Replacement Keys
2009-01-04 by jammie.emma
... try here as they stock keys for most ancient samplers and synths aswell as filter ic and other non produced ic,s jammie
Re: Replacement Keys
2009-01-04 by bty54193247
Hello Paul, If you are unable to find any replacement keys for your Emax, you could try the following: You can adapt a Siel DK-80 key to fit the Emax by
Replacement Keys
2009-01-04 by pauldays1
Hello Gang, Is there any place I can find the Keys C and D . Mine have broke. Cheers, Paul
Re: [emax] An Emax video for everybody! Happy New Year!
2009-01-01 by Brooks Mosher
this is great! thanks and happy new year!! Brooks (a David Sylvian and Japan fan) ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Will my daughterboard with 8mb ram from my rack, to work in my keyboard?
2008-12-31 by jammie.emma
... dismantle it then i charge more jammie ... parts.....is that correct? ... motherboard ... adjust the ... panel ... slider. ... two boards ... memory on the
Re: There is a Emulator III keyboard with 8MB for sale on eBay!
2008-12-31 by jammie.emma
... always upgrade the lot i like switch craft jack sockets it is a little pricey as they tend to sell for $500-800 the rack is better and more reliable built
Re: Will my daughterboard with 8mb ram from my rack, to work in my keyboard?
2008-12-31 by bty54193247
Hello Jammie, I will indeed send it to you if he cant fix it. I noticed in one of your posts you quoted £30 fixed labour + parts.....is that correct? Hope you
Re: [emax] Re: An Emax video for everybody! Happy New Year!
2008-12-31 by ss
Thanks, Dave! All the best to you! Steven ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: There is a Emulator III keyboard with 8MB for sale on eBay!
2008-12-31 by bty54193247
Well spotted!! It s a real shame for us guys & gals in the UK, as it s in New York!! I know they only made 1200 of them, and I know it s a fantastic keyboard,
Re: [emax] There is a Emulator III keyboard with 8MB for sale on eBay!
2008-12-31 by ss
Jammie? What do you think about this...? Isn t that a high price for this gear now...? I have a different feeling about it because I used to work on that
Re: [emax] There is a Emulator III keyboard with 8MB for sale on eBay!
2008-12-31 by ss
If it crashes hard that s a load of cash down the drain... ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
There is a Emulator III keyboard with 8MB for sale on eBay!
2008-12-31 by Rei
It is in perfect condition. http://cgi.ebay.com/E-MU-SYSTEMS-EIII-EMULATOR-III-SAMPLER-E3-
Re: Will my daughterboard with 8mb ram from my rack, to work in my keyboard?
2008-12-31 by jammie.emma
... that feed the filter ic have gone down thats 12v and -12v rails also check the ribbon cable is seated properly. all electronic equipment can be fixed as
Re: Help My Emax won´t power on anymore...
2008-12-31 by jammie.emma
... cables with the pin number they came from so that you can easily replace them when fitting the psu back into the machine put into a antistatic bubble bag
Re: An Emax video for everybody! Happy New Year!
2008-12-31 by bty54193247
And a very Happy New Year to you and your Steven!!! Love the video!!! All the best Dave
An Emax video for everybody! Happy New Year!
2008-12-31 by ss
David Sylvian jamming with the gang on his Emax and Prophet 5. I saw the show, only Mark Isham was on horns and David had about five Emax keyboards and three
Re: Help My Emax won´t power on anymore...
2008-12-31 by alancurrall
Paul, I m an absolute amateur when it comes to electronics. However, with the help and guidance of this user group, I did manage replace the burnt out power