Yahoo Groups archive

Emax

Index last updated: 2026-04-28 23:23 UTC

Message

Re: Emax II noise

1999-12-01 by John Joseph Silveria II

Because that's where the OS is kept too, anytime you touch a function 
button it has to read the OS from the hard drive.


> Silly hard drive .
> why does it have to be running all the time if it is only used when
> loading or saving banks ???  (power-kill switch  mod possible??)
> 
> Its an IBM drive I think.
> Is there a list of all drive brands and types that work with the Emax I/II
> anywhere?
> 
> silly SP808 Mcgroovesampler had a loudwhinny zipdrive also but it had to
> be in continuous use for operation
> 
> 
> also wondering why it gets so hot and needs so much ventilation .. 
> 
> thnks
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --
> 
> On Tue, 30 Nov 1999 22:23:54   John Joseph Silveria II wrote:
> >From: "John Joseph Silveria II" <emaxjs@...>
> >
> >Yeah, certainly when I had an old clunker internal drive it would start
> >whirrring away, that was solved by moving to an external Syquest unit. I
> >also suffered from the vibration screach mentioned in my online FAQ
> >caused by the LCD vibrating so fast, however that goes away after a few
> >minutes of warming up.
> >
> >> From: Ed Auer <auer@...>
> >> 
> >> It is most likely the internal hard drive. The drive I have makes a
> >> fair amount of noise as well. You could get an external enclosure for
> >> the drive and move it away from the sampler.
> >> 
> >> --Ed
> >> 
> >> At 09:17 PM 11/30/99 -0800, you wrote:
> >> >From: "   " <smop@...>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >I just got an Emax II. It seems pretty noisy - like a computer (which
> >> >has
> >> a fan) .    
> >> >Im wondering if this is normal for an Emax or what ..    Is it the
> >> internal hard drive I wonder???  I dont like music gear being noisy ,
> >> especially a sampler   :( > > > > > >--== Sent via Deja.com
> >> http://www.deja.com/ ==-- >Share what you know. Learn what you don't. >
> >> >>Emax and Emax II User's Group >
> >> >>>http://www.ncal.verio.com/~qsite/emax >
> >> >
> >> 
> >> > Emax and Emax II User's Group
> >> 
> >> http://www.ncal.verio.com/~qsite/emax
> >
> >
> >
> >*****PLEASE NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: emaxjs@...*****
> >********************************************************
> >John Joseph Silveria II   songwriter/keyboardist/producer
> >                   AIM/AOL - Emax JS
> >--------------------------------------------------------
> >Emax and Emax II User's Group - http://www.silveriafamily.com
> >Emax and Emax II Mailing List - emax@onelist.com
> >
> >>Emax and Emax II User's Group
> >
> >http://www.ncal.verio.com/~qsite/emax
> >
> 
> 
> --== Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ ==--
> Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
> 
> > Emax and Emax II User's Group
> 
> http://www.ncal.verio.com/~qsite/emax



*****PLEASE NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: emaxjs@...*****
********************************************************
John Joseph Silveria II   songwriter/keyboardist/producer
                   AIM/AOL - Emax JS
--------------------------------------------------------
Emax and Emax II User's Group - http://www.silveriafamily.com
Emax and Emax II Mailing List - emax@onelist.com

Attachments

Move to quarantaine

This moves the raw source file on disk only. The archive index is not changed automatically, so you still need to run a manual refresh afterward.