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Re: [emax] Booting from removable media

2000-03-14 by vornfklorb@...

This is just a guess, but I bet the reason they suggest not booting from removable media is that if they said it was ok, there would probably be a bunch of

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Re:Using a Zip drive with a sampler .. ?

2000-03-13 by vornfklorb@...

I got a zip about 2 months ago, and it works great with my Emax II. And it powers down. I knew it would load samples way quicker than from floppies, but what

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Re: [emax] is this list still active?

2000-03-12 by John Joseph Silveria II

We re here this list just isn t very active. ********************************************************** AIM/AOL: Emax JS **John Silveria II** ICQ: 60199476

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Using a Zip drive with a sampler .. ?

2000-03-12 by smop@...

I was wondering how is it using a Zip drive with a sampler / Emax(II) (anyone using one?) especially wondering about: does it have to be spinning all the

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Re: Emax II ..

1999-12-18 by smop@...

about the previous message - i thought truncation and ending based on level are one and the same thing Now Im really wondering about the feasibility of adding

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Re: Emax II ..

1999-12-08 by John Joseph Silveria II

... You got me. I m sure it s something they could do, but it seems kind of frivilous when you ve got a machine that you can t set the maximum time to sample

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Re: Emax II ..

1999-12-07 by smop@...

-- ... thats what I wish I could change (or that it wouldnt keep reverting back to that default setting every single time I change it..) ... why is that ..

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Re: Emax II ..

1999-12-07 by John Joseph Silveria II

... yes, once you ve got the sample hit 0 (zero) and it will move to the next zone, however unlike the newer samples where you can define the zones as 1 note,

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Emax II ..

1999-12-07 by smop@...

Is there a way to change the default sample placement setting for taking samples quickly in succession , such as, for making a drum kit .. so that samples are

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Re: Emax II noise

1999-12-02 by John Joseph Silveria II

... LOL this reminds me of a show I played last year. It was outdoors in a park so isolated the only power supply for us was a gas powered generator. If I was

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Re: Emax II noise

1999-12-02 by smop@...

It doesnt seem too bad running the OS from floppy sofar at least (I wouldnt want to load banks from floppie though) I dont know how to put the OS on HD yet

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Re: Emax II noise

1999-12-01 by John Joseph Silveria II

So you would rather run the Emax from a floppy? Because you ll never be able to run the Emax from a hard drive if you power it off. It might even lock up the

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Re: Emax II noise

1999-12-01 by smop@...

but the HD is an extra.. what about adding a power on/off switch for just that internal HD or is it like OS has to be loaded each time anew every time the hard

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Re: Emax II noise

1999-12-01 by John Joseph Silveria II

The drive would still stay powered up. The OS pays no mind to where it was loaded from as far as telling the difference in hardware. I bleive the reason my new

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Re: Emax II noise

1999-12-01 by smop@...

what if the OS is on a disk in the 3.5 drive? -- ... --== Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ ==-- Share what you know. Learn what you don t.

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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. ... *****PLEASE NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS:

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Re: Emax II noise

1999-12-01 by smop@...

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

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Re: Emax II noise

1999-12-01 by John Joseph Silveria II

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

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Re: Emax II noise

1999-12-01 by Ed 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

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Re: floppy drive replacement

1999-11-22 by John Joseph Silveria II

I don t have any specific models, but what you want is a 800kb Double Density floppy drive compatible with the original Macintosh. Check your local or an

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floppy drive replacement

1999-11-22 by auer@...

I m looking to replace an unreliable drive in an EMAX SE. Any pointers to a compatable drive would be much appreciated. THanks --Ed

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Quantum Drive compatibility with an Emax II

1999-11-18 by John Joseph Silveria II

I just got a 500Mb Quantum Fireball 540s drive for $11, but can t get the Emax II to recognize it. Anyone know if it s even compatible? I called E-mu, but they

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Re: Internal SCSI connection in EMAX II

1999-11-13 by Henrik Nydell

I have mounted my two 540 s as follows: Wrapped them into thick packaging plastic and thrown the pack right in and reassembled the Emax case.. :) Not a very

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Re: tons-o-questions about Emax I&II

1999-11-08 by John Joseph Silveria II

The only other thing I d add is that it won t be upgradeable. How you get it is how it will stay. ... *****PLEASE NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: emaxjs@home.com*****

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Re: tons-o-questions about Emax I&II

1999-11-07 by Henrik Nydell

... You should avoid EmaxII s with odd amounts of RAM (1, 3, 5...) since they almost always only have mono sample in. The later ones were equipped w 2MB of RAM

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Re: tons-o-questions about Emax I&II

1999-11-06 by John Joseph Silveria II

IMHO $260 is a great deal. I ve seen 4Mb units go for around $400. I ve never heard of a 5Mb Emax II though. Does that means they ve put in a 4Mb expansion,

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Re: tons-o-questions about Emax I&II

1999-11-06 by smop@...

Thanks for all the replies so far.. Right now wondering if 260 is a good deal for an Emax II with 5mb ram and 500mb scsi HD. Or does anyone know of other Emax

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Re: Internal SCSI connection in EMAX II

1999-11-04 by Henrik Nydell

It is a standard 50 pin SCSI internal. One HDD i can recommend w EmaxII is the Quantum Maverrick 540. I have two of them installed internally in my EmaxII.

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Internal SCSI connection in EMAX II

1999-11-03 by auer@...

Is the internal SCSI connector for the EMAX II a standard DB50? It looked a little longer than the internal connector in my mac. Also, should one of the center

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Re: tons-o-questions about Emax I&II

1999-11-03 by John Joseph Silveria II

... Where at?? I think you forgot the URL :) *****PLEASE NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: emaxjs@home.com***** ********************************************************

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Re: tons-o-questions about Emax I&II

1999-11-03 by jyrkih@...

... Hi, try http://www.emulatorarchive.com there is emax 2 usermanual in pdf format, many functions in emax 1/2 are similar, so it works for emax1 also. Jyrki

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Re: tons-o-questions about Emax I&II

1999-11-03 by Henrik Nydell

At leas I can answer a few of you q:s... ... sequencer triggers a separate sample set (consisting of some pitched sound/tone) (each on a different MIDI

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Re: tons-o-questions about Emax I&II

1999-11-01 by John Joseph Silveria II

... Yes. But you ll probably run into the limitations of both the polyphony and the memory of the Emax II. For the type of use you want you need to become

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tons-o-questions about Emax I&II

1999-11-01 by smop@...

Hi (I think that I have read all FAQs Ive come across etc..) Some things Im really wondering about the Emax I/II : *can separate sets be triggered

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