----- Original Message -----
From: homershines
To: emax@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 5:36 PM
Subject: [emax] Re: Wav to Emax I Apple II emulator
Ok.
I pulled out my AIO [All-In-One] G3 Mac and loaded a copy of the Alchemy that is here on
this site. This AIO is running OS 9.2.1 right now. OMS is not installed. Alchemy is version
3.0. I turned off Appetalk.
I pulled out my Emax II, which a few days ago I swore was dead. I connected the RS422
cable and then plugged it into the Mac's Modem port. I turned on the Emax II and loaded
up a preset. Its a go.
I had an error at first. Then, I got samples from the Emax II into the Mac. Starts off with the
Mac making the Emax II's disk drive go into action for a sec. It seems as if the program
sort semi-crashes as it receives the sample, but the sample appears. I have t o do some
more investigation. I don't remember this kind of thing happening back in the day.
This is what's up:
In Alchemy, under "Network," the Emax II is selected with a little check mark. I went into
edit and made sure that RS422 is selected and that the Modem port was selected. So far, I
have de-selected Midi patcher.
I also tried the Serial port. No go. That "No Keyboard Map" message shows up.
I'll know mor soon. I think that the midi connecton may be needed to complete the
process. I might be wrong.
Peace and more news later.
homershines
--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "elmacaco" <elmacaco@h...> wrote:
> Hey that would be great, I really appreciate the effort.
>
> Thanks
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: ted Summers
> To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 9:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [emax] Re: Wav to Emax I Apple II emulator
>
>
> Doesn't disk image utility do that??? Cuz that is one thing we tried. I
> dunno if we tried shrinkwrap or not....
>
> I will test and see this weekend, ok?
>
> Wish me luck...
> Ted
>
> On May 13, 2005, at 10:40 AM, elmacaco wrote:
>
> > Maybe a disk image program that takes a whole disk image? I think
> > that should do it.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: ted Summers
> > To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 11:56 AM
> > Subject: Re: [emax] Re: Wav to Emax I Apple II emulator
> >
> >
> > The original Alchemy works like older ProTools in that there is an
> > authorization on the disk that it puts onto your hard drive. I am
> > unaware of a way to copy the disk with the "authorization" intact. I
> > tried it with a ProTools disk once (before I had bought ProTools) and
> > never was able to do it- or a couple of my friends either :-(.
> > Anyone on the group know how to make a "backup" of this type of
> > protected disk? If so, I can try it. If successful, I could then get
> > the image uploaded and we could try it....
> >
> > Too bad the company that bought the rights to Alchemy won't
> > re-release
> > it- I know, I asked before I was able to finally find an original....
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ted
> >
> > On May 13, 2005, at 7:50 AM, elmacaco wrote:
> >
> >> Is there a way to get a copy of your original to the group? Or would
> >> that still be a crack? It would just be a floppy image correct? or
> >> does it have a dongle?
> >>
> >> I am using the one we have in the files section and I don't think
> >> anyone else has gotten it to work with the emax either (correct me if
> >> I am wrong).
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: ted Summers
> >> To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> >> Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 2:09 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [emax] Re: Wav to Emax I Apple II emulator
> >>
> >>
> >> I am running Alchemy 3.0 on Performa 6214 with OS 8.1 You are not
> >> supposed to hook the midi and serial cable up at the same time as
> >> both
> >> ports run off the same chip in the emax. the midi alone does work,
> >> but
> >> is slower. the whole reason for the serial cable is it is WAY
> >> faster. I
> >> built my cable myself, and it works great. So it should work. You
> >> may
> >> have problems with Alchemy if it is a "cracked" copy. I believe the
> >> cracked copy never worked for me (I remember the Keymap errors), and
> >> crashed several times. I got lucky and found an original copy, which
> >> has never crashed on me....although I haven't used it "tons"....
> >>
> >> Hope that info helps,
> >> Ted
> >>
> >> On May 12, 2005, at 6:22 PM, homershines wrote:
> >>
> >>> Damn.
> >>> I have to go back in time.
> >>> I think it's an Alchemy and appropriate OS issue though.
> >>>
> >>> Do you have or can you use Mac OS 8.6?
> >>>
> >>> Also, is the midi cable connected via whatever source at the same
> >>> time?
> >>> That may be fine too.
> >>>
> >>> I'm looking thru my ole Alchemy manual for leads.
> >>> I'm sure it can be solved.
> >>> It's been some time though.
> >>>
> >>> Wow.
> >>>
> >>> Peace.
> >>>
> >>> homershines
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "elmacaco" <elmacaco@h...> wrote:
> >>>> Hey Homershines,
> >>>>
> >>>> I have a powerbook 160 I found in the garbage with OS 7.5.1 and I
> >>>> was
> >>>> able to install
> >>> alchemy, but I always got that couldn't find keymap or something like
> >>> that error. SO I
> >>> need to have a midi interface hooked up to the mac as well as the RS
> >>> cable? I thought the
> >>> RS cable handled all of that.
> >>>>
> >>>> Mind you this powerbook has seen better days, but it still works,
> >>>> the
> >>>> contrast of the
> >>> screen fluctuates and the track ball doesn't track so well, but if I
> >>> can get it to work I could
> >>> get used to it, all I'd do is load wavs to transfer through a floppy.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks for looking at this, there are a few more people having this
> >>>> trouble on list and a
> >>> solution would be great.
> >>>>
> >>>> But ideally something on the PC that could spit out em1 files would
> >>>> be best. I'd even
> >>> use EMX to write the disk if I could just feed my emax wavs.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>> From: homershines
> >>>> To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> >>>> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 3:45 PM
> >>>> Subject: [emax] Re: Wav to Emax I Apple II emulator
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Don't think you can get Alchemy to work with Apple II.
> >>>> I'd really be surprised. Alchemy is a much later invention.
> >>>>
> >>>> As for your Mac problem, you should give it a lil more time.
> >>>>
> >>>> Do you have a midi cable and RS422 attached?
> >>>> Which Mac, OS & version of Alchemy?
> >>>>
> >>>> I used to live off of Alchemy. It made my Emax II even more
> >>>> awesome.
> >>>>
> >>>> Let me know what you've got going on.
> >>>>
> >>>> Peace.
> >>>>
> >>>> homershines
> >>>>
> >>>> --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "elmacaco" <elmacaco@h...> wrote:
> >>>>> Has anyone been able to run alchemy on the Apple II emulator in
> >>>> the archives? I am still on the quest to convert wave files into
> >>>> em1 files to load into my emax. Either through floppy or Zip
> >>>> drive. I tried alchemy on an old mac with the cable from emulator
> >>>> archive, but I always got the same error that other's recently
> >>>> reported. So basically I just want to be able to pass audio from
> >>>> the PC to the Emax, dont need any particular settings to be
> >>>> adjustable, even if they loaded with a default key assignment of
> >>>> one
> >>>> key per sample I could change that in the emax.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Just curious if anyone else has got this working. I still use my
> >>>> emax all the time, and I could always just sample from the PC to
> >>>> the
> >>>> emax, but it is a bit less elegant that sampling from a turntable
> >>>> or
> >>>> just converting the sounds.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Wasn't chickensystems gonna add emax support?
> >>>>>
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