im sad dam
2004-05-20 by milkyemx
oki i got some strange faliure on the samples anywyay shit! i have to try in dos again then ,no im not gonna post more.. for a wile srry for all post :( Milky
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im sad dam
Re: [emax] im sad dam
2004-05-21 by mr julian
From: "milkyemx" <doepfer@...> > oki i got some strange faliure on the samples anywyay shit! > i have to try in dos again then ,no im not gonna post more.. Yeah... the problem with just using a DOS window in a modern version of windows is it *looks* like it's working..... till you actually load up the samples on the emax, then sometimes they're missing or corrups or it just doesn't load properly...... Unfortunately you need a proper version of DOS running to use EMX properly - ie DOS6... Speaking of which, wasn't somebody talking about making a bootable CD with DOS6 on it??? That would be nice.... Of course, then you'd also need an old FAT16 HDD on your computer to save disk images to. oooh.. now I'm thinking of it, a DOS6 CD, with drivers for a zip drive and a zip cart formatted at FAT16 (if such a thing exists!) would really be the perfect solution, outside of a modern emax disk utility.... how's the chicken systems translator EMAX compatability coming along????? > for a wile srry for all post :( > hey thats OK!!! asking questions or just talking stuff out as you do it is how you learn. julian
Re: [emax] im sad dam
2004-05-21 by Bob Conner
Floppy disks and Zip disks are actually FAT12. But the file format of your PC HD would not matter (FAT 16, 32, NTFS, etc...) FAT (File Allocation Table) merely keeps track of where the data is stored and how the drive is sectioned off into liitle parts (formatted). The your data when copied from a floppy from HD or HD to floppy remains intact, it's just stored under a different file system. So you should be able to copy the files back and forth on your PC no problem (data not altered). The problem is that Windows does not format a DD floppy in a manner that the Emax OS can understand the filing system. The Emax can understand DOS formatted disks. Why? Because there are minor variations in how a disk can be formatted. There are different parameters that can be used when formatting a disk. Sometimes you have parameter choices (switches that can be useed) from a command line (like older versions of DOS), or in windows little or none. Different operating systems also format using different default parameters, for example: an Atari ST uses DD floppy disks, but to be able to swap them back and forth between a Windows machine you need to use special formatting utilities so that the disks are compatible with both OS's. FYI, according to text books, IBM compatible computers never came with a DD/DS drive. They went straight from single sided to HD (skipping DD/DS). However, I came accross an old IBM (model 30?) that did in fact come from the factory with a DD drive. Old Epson computers came with DD drives (so if you see any Epsons, you might want to scavange the drives). I've haerd of some Unix like utilities that can be run from Windows, perhaps one of those could be used to format a DD floppy that's compatible with the Emax OS (?). Or maybe Linux. Has anyone tried this? Also...why can't you just format the floppies in the Emax, and then pop them in to the PC, and then copy the files over with emx? Bob --- mr julian <jujulilianan@...> wrote: > From: "milkyemx" <doepfer@...> > > > oki i got some strange faliure on the samples > anywyay shit! > > i have to try in dos again then ,no im not gonna > post more.. > > Yeah... the problem with just using a DOS window in > a modern version of > windows is it *looks* like it's working..... till > you actually load up the > samples on the emax, then sometimes they're missing > or corrups or it just > doesn't load properly...... Unfortunately you need a > proper version of DOS > running to use EMX properly - ie DOS6... Speaking > of which, wasn't somebody > talking about making a bootable CD with DOS6 on > it??? That would be nice.... > Of course, then you'd also need an old FAT16 HDD on > your computer to save > disk images to. > > oooh.. now I'm thinking of it, a DOS6 CD, with > drivers for a zip drive and a > zip cart formatted at FAT16 (if such a thing > exists!) would really be the > perfect solution, outside of a modern emax disk > utility.... how's the > chicken systems translator EMAX compatability coming > along????? > > > for a wile srry for all post :( > > > hey thats OK!!! asking questions or just talking > stuff out as you do it is > how you learn. > > > > julian > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Domains \ufffd Claim yours for only $14.70/year http://smallbusiness.promotions.yahoo.com/offer
Getting Emax II samples into a Mac
2004-05-21 by Heather Perkins
(I almost deleted all the "im sad dam" posts because I thought they were Spams using "I'm Saddam" as a tagline--funny!) I am coming into the forum with a problem - I have a ton of old Emax II floppies full of smaples, but no Emax II. I'm on a Mac. I want to get my old sample banks transferred or converted in some usable way--WAV, .aif, whatever. I have heard that there are Windows/PC utilities that can transfer EMAX II sample banks from an EMax formatted floppy to a PC. Can anyone help me? There are some internet cafes and such around here that have older PCs, so I should be able to find one with a floppy drive and internet access to download the needed apps. I suppose, failing all this, I could just find someone in town with an Emax II and transfer the sounds some other way. Any ideas on that? (short of just re-sampling them with an audio connection, which I think I can figure out myself) I am just starting my search, but there are some sounds I created in he past that I would love to have access to. Thanks! - Heather PS - If there are any people on this list that have an Emax II and are based in Portland OR, let me know. Heather Perkins - WaterDog Studio http://www.waterdogstudio.com
Re: [emax] Getting Emax II samples into a Mac
2004-05-21 by Lifelike
Hi Heather You can try Alchemy II from Passport Software on mac, he has the ability to transfer samples from Emax II and even Emax I. The software was discontinued because P.Software went down in 1996. You need to have a SCSI card on your mac, better is to have an old Mac, or send samples thru midi interface but its fucking slow this way... It works only on os 9, 8 or even 7.5.3. I'm not living in Portland, but in Paris / France, if U cant find it we can try to find another solution... ;-p cheers Laurent De : Heather Perkins <heatherperkins@...> Répondre à : emax@...m Date : Fri, 21 May 2004 08:11:29 -0700 À : emax@yahoogroups.com Objet : [emax] Getting Emax II samples into a Mac (I almost deleted all the "im sad dam" posts because I thought they were Spams using "I'm Saddam" as a tagline--funny!) I am coming into the forum with a problem - I have a ton of old Emax II floppies full of smaples, but no Emax II. I'm on a Mac. I want to get my old sample banks transferred or converted in some usable way--WAV, .aif, whatever. I have heard that there are Windows/PC utilities that can transfer EMAX II sample banks from an EMax formatted floppy to a PC. Can anyone help me? There are some internet cafes and such around here that have older PCs, so I should be able to find one with a floppy drive and internet access to download the needed apps. I suppose, failing all this, I could just find someone in town with an Emax II and transfer the sounds some other way. Any ideas on that? (short of just re-sampling them with an audio connection, which I think I can figure out myself) I am just starting my search, but there are some sounds I created in he past that I would love to have access to. Thanks! - Heather PS - If there are any people on this list that have an Emax II and are based in Portland OR, let me know. Heather Perkins - WaterDog Studio http://www.waterdogstudio.com Emax and Emax II User's Group Website http://www.silveriafamily.com Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/emax/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: emax-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <mailto:emax-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [emax] Getting Emax II samples into a Mac
2004-05-21 by Heather Perkins
I still have a copy of Alchemy! It was one of the best audio programs for the Mac, and I still miss the pitch bend envelope! I also have an old laptop running OS8, so there's hope.... Thanks for the info, I'd forgotten about that option. - H On May 21, 2004, at 10:15 AM, Lifelike wrote: > Hi Heather > > You can try Alchemy II from Passport Software on mac, he has the > ability to > transfer samples from Emax II and even Emax I. > The software was discontinued because P.Software went down in 1996. > You need > to have a SCSI card on your mac, better is to have an old Mac, or send > samples thru midi interface but its fucking slow this way... It works > only > on os 9, 8 or even 7.5.3. > I'm not living in Portland, but in Paris / France, if U cant find it > we can > try to find another solution... ;-p > cheers > > Laurent > > De : Heather Perkins <heatherperkins@...> > Répondre à : emax@yahoogroups.com > Date : Fri, 21 May 2004 08:11:29 -0700 > À : emax@yahoogroups.com > Objet : [emax] Getting Emax II samples into a Mac > > > (I almost deleted all the "im sad dam" posts because I thought they > were Spams using "I'm Saddam" as a tagline--funny!) > > > I am coming into the forum with a problem - I have a ton of old Emax II > floppies full of smaples, but no Emax II. I'm on a Mac. I want to get > my old sample banks transferred or converted in some usable way--WAV, > .aif, whatever. > > I have heard that there are Windows/PC utilities that can transfer EMAX > II sample banks from an EMax formatted floppy to a PC. Can anyone help > me? There are some internet cafes and such around here that have older > PCs, so I should be able to find one with a floppy drive and internet > access to download the needed apps. > > I suppose, failing all this, I could just find someone in town with an > Emax II and transfer the sounds some other way. Any ideas on that? > (short of just re-sampling them with an audio connection, which I think > I can figure out myself) > > I am just starting my search, but there are some sounds I created in he > past that I would love to have access to. > > Thanks! > > - Heather > > PS - If there are any people on this list that have an Emax II and are > based in Portland OR, let me know. > > > Heather Perkins - WaterDog Studio > http://www.waterdogstudio.com > > > > Emax and Emax II User's Group Website > > http://www.silveriafamily.com > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/emax/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > emax-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:emax-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service > <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > Emax and Emax II User's Group Website > > http://www.silveriafamily.com > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > Heather Perkins - WaterDog Studio http://www.waterdogstudio.com
Re: Getting Emax II samples into a Mac
2004-05-21 by sindelfing
ALCHEMY Mac: http://www.dragonslair.ca/Zipfiles/Alchemy30.sit I found this at an emax-bank directory: http://www.dragonslair.ca/index.html
Re: [emax] Re: Getting Emax II samples into a Mac
2004-05-22 by Lifelike
Thanks sindelfing I think it will help a lot, this version was the best ! De : "sindelfing" <fibers@...> Répondre à : emax@yahoogroups.com Date : Fri, 21 May 2004 18:12:24 -0000 À : emax@yahoogroups.com Objet : [emax] Re: Getting Emax II samples into a Mac ALCHEMY Mac: http://www.dragonslair.ca/Zipfiles/Alchemy30.sit I found this at an emax-bank directory: http://www.dragonslair.ca/index.html Emax and Emax II User's Group Website http://www.silveriafamily.com Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/emax/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: emax-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <mailto:emax-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]