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sample input cannot hear original signal

2014-03-08 by ismypassionmusic@...

I come from a background of samplers that allow me to listen to what im actually sampling,
im new to the emax and cant understand why i cannot hear my sample input from the actual sampler?
all i hear is a distorted mess but playing back the emax sounds fine.
why did emu choose this method ?
how can i mod my emax to allow me to hear what im sampling properly, i dont have a method to monitor the sample source while recording into the emax so would like the emax to output from the mix channel the signal but with clarity.
I have done some research and apparently this is how emax's and various other EMU samplers operate,
I have read a guy named Forat does a sample input mod for the EMU SP1200 can this apply to the emax?
is there any details on this mod and how to do it yourself?

Re: [emax] sample input cannot hear original signal

2014-03-08 by Johnny Tomasello

It would be far less expensive to add a half normalled patchbay to your setup, and it won't require any downtime or dubious modifications.

You can route your signal down the normalled signal path, and also patch into the Emax's inputs simultaneously. That's is how I've done it for years.

Good luck.

On Mar 7, 2014, at 7:23 PM, ismypassionmusic@... wrote:

I come from a background of samplers that allow me to listen to what im actually sampling,
im new to the emax and cant understand why i cannot hear my sample input from the actual sampler?
all i hear is a distorted mess but playing back the emax sounds fine.
why did emu choose this method ?
how can i mod my emax to allow me to hear what im sampling properly, i dont have a method to monitor the sample source while recording into the emax so would like the emax to output from the mix channel the signal but with clarity.
I have done some research and apparently this is how emax's and various other EMU samplers operate,
I have read a guy named Forat does a sample input mod for the EMU SP1200 can this apply to the emax?
is there any details on this mod and how to do it yourself?

Re: [emax] sample input cannot hear original signal

2014-03-08 by Johnny Tomasello

Even more simply, get a good 1/4" splitter...

...or, you could use an insert, effects send, or alternate output on a mixer or soundcard.

Obviously, I don't know the setup you're using, so it's hard to give specific opinions.

The splitter is the least desirable option, because of possible signal degradation or volume loss, but that's up to you.

The fx send is also less desirable, since it'll have it's own volume controls, and then monitoring for proper volume is harder.

I've tried all of these at one time or another, and I find the patchbay to be the best solution for me since I use multiple samplers, and it lets me easily route audio to any of them, as well as solving the monitoring problem on the Emax and SP12.

On Mar 8, 2014, at 8:34 AM, Johnny Tomasello <johnny@hifidesign.net> wrote:

It would be far less expensive to add a half normalled patchbay to your setup, and it won't require any downtime or dubious modifications.
You can route your signal down the normalled signal path, and also patch into the Emax's inputs simultaneously. That's is how I've done it for years.

Good luck.

On Mar 7, 2014, at 7:23 PM, ismypassionmusic@... wrote:

I come from a background of samplers that allow me to listen to what im actually sampling,
im new to the emax and cant understand why i cannot hear my sample input from the actual sampler?
all i hear is a distorted mess but playing back the emax sounds fine.
why did emu choose this method ?
how can i mod my emax to allow me to hear what im sampling properly, i dont have a method to monitor the sample source while recording into the emax so would like the emax to output from the mix channel the signal but with clarity.
I have done some research and apparently this is how emax's and various other EMU samplers operate,
I have read a guy named Forat does a sample input mod for the EMU SP1200 can this apply to the emax?
is there any details on this mod and how to do it yourself?