OS 2.0 Update, E-Mu Docs, Resources, etc.
2019-02-14 by smw-mail@...
A New Member wrote:
> recently picked up a mp-7. searching for 2.0 update file.
> the emu site
support says, end of service life. im guessing that there is no more 2.0
update?
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First of all, Welcome!!!
Some background:
Creative's E-Mu support pages went down several times like around 8 years ago or so. A couple of dedicated E-Mu fans created some alternatives primarily for manuals, OSes, info, etc.:
Both of those sites have links to other sites with resources you might be interested, including preset [patch] editors, librarians, etc.
Online Resources:
Occasionally, the E-Mu site returned only to disappear again for months. The two sites above have been consistent. Newer sites have come along--some with Really Sexy User Interfaces, some with great instructional content, etc. I have some links in the SynthGearDocs and have a list of others I will be adding.
The WayBackMachine has lots of archival downloads of the E-Mu sites over the years, but as far as I have been able to tell, the website grabs do not lead to the docs. People have started uploading the docs to archive.org, etc. https://encyclotronic.com/ has some docs as well as lots of stuff about electronic music.
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Updating OSes:
You can get OS2.0 (and other OSes) at various sites.
MAJOR NEWS:
If you don't have a computer that runs e-Loader, another E-Mu enthusiast has a webmidi-based tool to update the OS.
I have had the tool successfully identify my E-Mu gear under chrome and Opera. I did not update my OSes as I had the most recent, but I took the process all the way though to the next-to-last step.
Another user reported successfully updating the OS on an E-Mu Ultra Sampler.
Again, welcome!