One thing I have always wondered is how many of Emax 1 are:
Rev 1 and therefore not upgradeable
Rev 2 so upgradeable
Rev 3 so anyone can plug in the chips (no mods necessary, just plug chips
in).
Installations done while you wait (jk- *but I did do that for one person
locally*).
Installed a HD as I didn't have the Media drives or zips at the time.
Wouldn't ship the HD as I don't trust that, but for transport by the owner
it worked out fine- no 6 foot drops on conveyor belts or anything like
packages that get shipped.....
My typical turnaround is the day I receive it, the board is on the bench
being updated, and shipping back the next day.
Most repair shops do not give you that kind of service. Typically (from my
experience, both working and as a person turning in an item for warranty
service) it is a 1 to 2 week turnaround.
Regards,
Ted
On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 1:21 PM, esynthesist <esynthesist@...> wrote:
>
>
> Exactly. I think the combined use of SCSI and RS422 features as you
> describe it would be the optimal one...
> ...which makes me think that I'd better also include sample (WAV) transfer
> in EMXP besides full bank transfer.
> A sample transfer via RS422 will probably take only a few seconds for a
> single sample, and this would definitely be a fast way for sample editing on
> a PC (with some sound editor tool) and checking the result immediately on
> the Emax without having to plug and unplug a memory card or ZIP disk.
>
> But I do understand the concern about having to do the SCSI mods on the
> Emax-I. That's also why I didn't apply this upgrade myself so far.
> (of course it was not urgent for me because I also own a Plus with factory
> SCSI).
> But as you confirm: other people, including yourself, are perfectly willing
> to perform this upgrade as a (inexpensive) service offering. Perhaps I
> should send my rev2 board once to you too :-)
>
> I think the RS422 capabilities on the PC will definitely be a huge
> advantage for people owning an "un-upgradable" Emax-I rev1, and even more
> for people owning an Emulator-II (which lacks the SCSI upgrade possibility).
>
> ///E-Synthesist
>
>
> --- In emax@yahoogroups.com <emax%40yahoogroups.com>, Ted Summers <djtbs1@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > This sounds great, and I wonder if it could also be used on new Macs by
> > running old MacOs in classic or sheepshaver or something similar? (so I
> > could get rid of the old mac I have- I am intrigued)
> >
> > On a side note, I don't get the "chop up" comment.
> > That makes the modification sound like an unsupported "hack" or some
> such.
> >
> > Those not comfortable retrofitting an Emax for the* *SCSI update that
> *Emu
> > created -the vendor created this, not a hacker or modder....* can send
> the
> > logic board to me (I sell the chip update kits, and have 16 yrs
> experience
> > with electronics repair - worked in the industry), perhaps Jammie (here
> on
> > the group), or a local electronics shop / synth repair shop.
> >
> > I charge a reasonable $50 install fee (on top of the kit price).
> > Probably cheaper labor than your local repair shop,as they usually charge
> by
> > the hour, where mine's a flat fee.
> >
> > The only contention I could see would be shipping.
> > In the US that is typically about $15 each way (insured), from my
> > experience.
> > The benefit is, I can test the board in my Emax and verify there is no
> SCSI
> > kit installation related issue.
> > I have 2 Emax, 1 that is solely a repair testbed.
> > A zip drive, flash drive, and hard drive to test with....
> >
> > Besides which the final benefit of SCSI- have REMOVABLE media in the
> unit,
> > and the bank load time will still be faster.
> >
> > The advantage I see of having the RS422 adapter isn't in avoiding a SCSI
> > update to the machine.
> > I see it as perhaps an easier way to edit / tweak the sound and move it
> back
> > and forth in the workflow. That is how I would use it.
> >
> > Spending 39 seconds every time you change a bank is a far cry from the
> > couple of seconds to switch banks on a SCSI device.
> >
> > Once you have your samples /banks all figured out using Alchemy or Sound
> > designer and on the Emax, you take that flash media over to the PC
> running
> > EMXP and save the bank.
> > Now the banks are all backed up on the PC and you have a image of the
> "HD" /
> > flash / Zip... whatever you are using.
> >
> > But that is just my opinion.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ted
> > On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 10:37 AM, michael.a.padilla <
> > michael.a.padilla@...> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > OK, I for one am really excited to hear this news. This is monumental.
> It
> > > sounds like a serious option to avoid having to chop up a non-Plus Emax
> I to
> > > install SCSI if one wanted to save banks to an external computer hard
> drive.
> > >
> > >
> > > I can't wait to hear how this may develop.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: esynthesist
> > > To: emax@yahoogroups.com <emax%40yahoogroups.com> <emax%
> 40yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 7:38 AM
> > > Subject: [emax] RS422 between Emax and PC
> > >
> > > Today I finally succeeded in setting up a reliable connection between
> my
> > > Emax-I and my Windows XP laptop using the RS422 port.
> > >
> > > I could download soundbanks from the Emax to my laptop in about 39
> seconds.
> > > And they are perfect - no transmission errors !
> > > The upload towards the Emax is still to be tested, I have to write the
> test
> > > program for that first.
> > >
> > > The device I used is a custom built USB<-->RS422 adapter which supports
> > > synchronous serial communication.
> > > The prototype of that device was designed and built by fellow member
> > > MrJulian, I just had to adapt it a little bit to make it work :-)
> > >
> > > EMXP will be upgraded as soon as possible to support up and download of
> > > soundbanks with the Emax-I.
> > > Later Emulator II communication support will be added too, and also
> Emax-II
> > > of course.
> > >
> > > With respect to the device itself, we'll have to see how this thing can
> be
> > > made available to Emax users. To be discussed with Julian...
> > >
> > > ///E-Synthesist
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