Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

2012/8/3 Bruno <brunorc@...>:
> I think I will try to find out if the Flash RAM can be replaced (and
> what would be the cost).

Seems like the Flash RAM is soldered directly into the mainboard, so
exchanging it would be a bit difficult.

But since I was curious, had all my patterns backed up anyway, I took
my second CS (yes, guys, I'm crazy enough to have two - don't even ask
me what my wife thinks about it) and ran the User Data Init.

Guess what? 78%

Go figure.

I also noticed, that while the user data is being initialized, CS says
"Making backup" and then "Compacting free space". I have no clue what
kind of backup it is (and how it can be restored), but maybe this
backup occupies 22% of RAM.

Anyway, after uploading two banks of factory patterns (MP7 & XL7) and
all patterns we made so far with a friend of mine, I still have 24%
free. Not sure if it would be enough if I wanted to upload PX7
patterns once I finally manage to hunt down Protean Drums ROM, since
factory banks are rather fat (after uploading XL7 patterns free space
shrinked from 78% to 49%, after MP7 patterns - down to 30%; after
uploading around 50 our patterns it went down to 24%). It's kind of
disappointing though, that even if CS can theoretically store 1024
patterns and 512 songs(!), after uploading 300 patterns - which is
around 1/3 of possible number - 2/3 of space is already being
consumed.

Not that I plan to be able to produce 1024 patterns any time soon, to
be honest :-)

That being said, I still love my CSs, just don't want to see their
brains shrinking ("Flowers for Algernon" come to my mind).