Emax

Hi,

I'm new to this group - I joined so I could get in touch with Emax
enthusiasts.

I have an Emax a friend gave me a while back, which I've never used
much. When he first gave it to me, I played with it enough to know
that it boots up, and works. It also works as a MIDI controller (if I
remember correctly).

But I haven't used it at all recently - I just don't need two
keyboards - I also have a Chroma Polaris, which I use as a synth and
MIDI controller.

So - if there's someone on this list who's in the S.F. area, and wants
it - it's yours. It was free to me, and so, it's free to you.

I'm in the East Bay, in Oakland near Piedmont Ave. I have the Emax,
plus a bunch (30 or so) of floppies, which have samples on them.

Please email me back if you're interested. I'd like it to find a good
enthusiastic owner who will care for it well, and use it.

Thanks,
Ed Mechem <ed@...>

Ed,

If the Emax is still available I'm interested.

Thank you,

Bob

--- Ed Mechem <ed@...> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm new to this group - I joined so I could get in
> touch with Emax
> enthusiasts.
> 
> I have an Emax a friend gave me a while back, which
> I've never used
> much. When he first gave it to me, I played with it
> enough to know
> that it boots up, and works. It also works as a MIDI
> controller (if I
> remember correctly).
> 
> But I haven't used it at all recently - I just don't
> need two
> keyboards - I also have a Chroma Polaris, which I
> use as a synth and
> MIDI controller.
> 
> So - if there's someone on this list who's in the
> S.F. area, and wants
> it - it's yours. It was free to me, and so, it's
> free to you.
> 
> I'm in the East Bay, in Oakland near Piedmont Ave. I
> have the Emax,
> plus a bunch (30 or so) of floppies, which have
> samples on them.
> 
> Please email me back if you're interested. I'd like
> it to find a good
> enthusiastic owner who will care for it well, and
> use it.
> 
> Thanks,
> Ed Mechem <ed@...>
> 
> 
> 
> 


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H E L P !

Here's what I'm trying to accomplish:

I ADORE, DESIRE, LOVE, and CHERISH the drum,
percussion, and piano samples on my EMAX II keyboard. 
I do not enjoy having to trigger them one at a time,
render them to audio tracks and repeat in order to
have control over each separate track in Pro Tools LE.
 So I cracked open the manual and read the
Multi-timbral sections and followed the instructions. 


I created a Bank with 16 presets, each preset assigned
to a corresponding MIDI Channel (1-16).  However I
still only get sound from the current preset and not
from the other 15 MIDI channels.

I know it's possible to make an EMAX II a
multi-timbral machine but for some reason I'm missing
something.  If anyone can assist or has been here and
done this, then I'm sure you can tell how truely
grateful I would be if you could assist me.  I love my
EMAX 2 and would hate to pull it out of the rig and
replace it if uneccessary.  

Thanks to all!

Regards,

John B



		
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1. Create a new sequence preset

2. Each track in the sequencer represents a MIDI
channel.  So, Track 1 = Midi channel 1, 2 = 2, etc..
The sequencer takes control of the MIDI channel
assignments regardless of what channel your preset is
assigned to.

3. Set the tracks you want to use to "r" for record
(remember, the tracks are basically the MIDI channels)

4. "record" about 1 second of nothing then stop the
recorder.  Just blank, don't play any keys.

5. Assign presets to the tracks. the kick preset to
track 1, snare to track two, etc....I think it's
sequencer-setup-2

5. Turn on super mode (sequencer-setup-6)

6. Also, good idea to assign a blank preset to the
unused tracks to avoid unwanted sounds being played.
Also, set the sequencer trigger start to OFF to avoid
the floppy disk kick-starting everytime it gets a MIDI
clock signal.

6. MIDI channel 1 on the Protools output will now play
the kick, channel 2 will play the snare. etc..
---
Another option would be to copy all your percussion to
a single preset, assign them specific key ranges and
trigger all the sounds using a single MIDI channel.

Super Mode works best if you are using full keyboard
range sounds where you would need to play the full
octaves.  Percussion can be combined and assigned to a
single preset and any key on the keyboard.  Easier.


--- J R <bjbearorl@...> wrote:

> H E L P !
> 
> Here's what I'm trying to accomplish:
> 
> I ADORE, DESIRE, LOVE, and CHERISH the drum,
> percussion, and piano samples on my EMAX II
> keyboard. 
> I do not enjoy having to trigger them one at a time,
> render them to audio tracks and repeat in order to
> have control over each separate track in Pro Tools
> LE.
>  So I cracked open the manual and read the
> Multi-timbral sections and followed the
> instructions. 
> 
> 
> I created a Bank with 16 presets, each preset
> assigned
> to a corresponding MIDI Channel (1-16).  However I
> still only get sound from the current preset and not
> from the other 15 MIDI channels.
> 
> I know it's possible to make an EMAX II a
> multi-timbral machine but for some reason I'm
> missing
> something.  If anyone can assist or has been here
> and
> done this, then I'm sure you can tell how truely
> grateful I would be if you could assist me.  I love
> my
> EMAX 2 and would hate to pull it out of the rig and
> replace it if uneccessary.  
> 
> Thanks to all!
> 
> Regards,
> 
> John B
> 
> 
> 
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Jose,

I just got your email, I'm still at work but it sounds
very very promising.  I will try it the moment I get
my emax II booted. 

I sincerely appreciate your quick response.  I was so
set to go on a track last night and got so bogged down
and annoyed with my lack of multi-timbrality that I
just lost my inspiration, shut of the rig and went to
bed musicaly unfulfilled. 

Hopefully tonight will be different.

Thanks very very much for your assistance!

Regards,

John B

--- jose jimenez <housemusicmaker@...> wrote:

> 
> 1. Create a new sequence preset
> 
> 2. Each track in the sequencer represents a MIDI
> channel.  So, Track 1 = Midi channel 1, 2 = 2, etc..
> The sequencer takes control of the MIDI channel
> assignments regardless of what channel your preset
> is
> assigned to.
> 
> 3. Set the tracks you want to use to "r" for record
> (remember, the tracks are basically the MIDI
> channels)
> 
> 4. "record" about 1 second of nothing then stop the
> recorder.  Just blank, don't play any keys.
> 
> 5. Assign presets to the tracks. the kick preset to
> track 1, snare to track two, etc....I think it's
> sequencer-setup-2
> 
> 5. Turn on super mode (sequencer-setup-6)
> 
> 6. Also, good idea to assign a blank preset to the
> unused tracks to avoid unwanted sounds being played.
> Also, set the sequencer trigger start to OFF to
> avoid
> the floppy disk kick-starting everytime it gets a
> MIDI
> clock signal.
> 
> 6. MIDI channel 1 on the Protools output will now
> play
> the kick, channel 2 will play the snare. etc..
> ---
> Another option would be to copy all your percussion
> to
> a single preset, assign them specific key ranges and
> trigger all the sounds using a single MIDI channel.
> 
> Super Mode works best if you are using full keyboard
> range sounds where you would need to play the full
> octaves.  Percussion can be combined and assigned to
> a
> single preset and any key on the keyboard.  Easier.
> 
> 
> --- J R <bjbearorl@...> wrote:
> 
> > H E L P !
> > 
> > Here's what I'm trying to accomplish:
> > 
> > I ADORE, DESIRE, LOVE, and CHERISH the drum,
> > percussion, and piano samples on my EMAX II
> > keyboard. 
> > I do not enjoy having to trigger them one at a
> time,
> > render them to audio tracks and repeat in order to
> > have control over each separate track in Pro Tools
> > LE.
> >  So I cracked open the manual and read the
> > Multi-timbral sections and followed the
> > instructions. 
> > 
> > 
> > I created a Bank with 16 presets, each preset
> > assigned
> > to a corresponding MIDI Channel (1-16).  However I
> > still only get sound from the current preset and
> not
> > from the other 15 MIDI channels.
> > 
> > I know it's possible to make an EMAX II a
> > multi-timbral machine but for some reason I'm
> > missing
> > something.  If anyone can assist or has been here
> > and
> > done this, then I'm sure you can tell how truely
> > grateful I would be if you could assist me.  I
> love
> > my
> > EMAX 2 and would hate to pull it out of the rig
> and
> > replace it if uneccessary.  
> > 
> > Thanks to all!
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > John B
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 		
> >
> ____________________________________________________
> > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home
> page 
> > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs 
> >  
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> 		
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