Emax

>
> !!!!   you can not send more than 512kb as a floppy disk
> 
> emuser is designed for the emulator II it works like a disk drive no
> interest on an Emax
> 
>  
> 
> De : emax@yahoogroups.com [mailto:emax@yahoogroups.com] De la part de
> freddy1771994
> Envoyé : mercredi 4 juillet 2012 15:02
> À : emax@yahoogroups.com
> Objet : [emax] Emuser Parts List
> 
>  
> 
>   
> 
> Hi,
> I'm currently searching the parts for the emuser which is not that easy and
> cheap if you live in Germany.
> I have the following - hopefully not stupid - questions:
> 
> In the manual, the part number of the "UA9638C" is obviously not complete. I
> checked mouser.com
> (http://eu.mouser.com/Search/Refine.aspx?Keyword=UA9638C). It shows many
> different UA9638's. Which one is the one I need?
> 
> Same with the "UA9637AC"
> (http://eu.mouser.com/Semiconductors/_/N-5gcb?Keyword=UA9637AC
> <http://eu.mouser.com/Semiconductors/_/N-5gcb?Keyword=UA9637AC&FS=True>
> &FS=True). Which one do I need?
> 
> Does anyone has experiences, is it a cool thing and how much did it cost you
> all in all?
> Thank you!
> Freddy
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

>
> The labelling/coding system of these ICs can evolve in time, that's why I only mentioned the basic "root" identifier of the RS422 ICs.
> But since the EmuSer uses DIP packages, the UA9638CP and UA9637ACP can certainly be used; FYI these are the ones that I always use when I build EmuSers.
> 
> If you intend to use the EmuSer primarily for transferring complete BANKS between a PC and the Emax/Emax-II, you should consider using SCSI drives attached to the Emax instead of using the EmuSer. Transferring banks through RS422 takes between 30 and 40 seconds; SCSI is much faster. Moreover, if you are using an Emax-II, the banks can only be transferred from PC to Emax-II through RS422 (not the other way around) and the bank should be a 512K compressed bank (so not e.g. a 16 bit 2MB bank). Both restrictions are imposed by the Emax-II operating system, not by the EmuSer or EMXP.
> 
> However, if you intend to use the EmuSer for transferring individual samples (WAV files), it can be an attractive alternative for MIDI, because it's much faster.
> 
> ///E-Synthesist 
> 
> 
> --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "philippe.69" <philippe.69@> wrote:
> >
> > !!!!   you can not send more than 512kb as a floppy disk
> > 
> > emuser is designed for the emulator II it works like a disk drive no
> > interest on an Emax
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > De : emax@yahoogroups.com [mailto:emax@yahoogroups.com] De la part de
> > freddy1771994
> > Envoyé : mercredi 4 juillet 2012 15:02
> > À : emax@yahoogroups.com
> > Objet : [emax] Emuser Parts List
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >   
> > 
> > Hi,
> > I'm currently searching the parts for the emuser which is not that easy and
> > cheap if you live in Germany.
> > I have the following - hopefully not stupid - questions:
> > 
> > In the manual, the part number of the "UA9638C" is obviously not complete. I
> > checked mouser.com
> > (http://eu.mouser.com/Search/Refine.aspx?Keyword=UA9638C). It shows many
> > different UA9638's. Which one is the one I need?
> > 
> > Same with the "UA9637AC"
> > (http://eu.mouser.com/Semiconductors/_/N-5gcb?Keyword=UA9637AC
> > <http://eu.mouser.com/Semiconductors/_/N-5gcb?Keyword=UA9637AC&FS=True>
> > &FS=True). Which one do I need?
> > 
> > Does anyone has experiences, is it a cool thing and how much did it cost you
> > all in all?
> > Thank you!
> > Freddy
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>

>
> Hey E-Synthesist,
> 
> i am about to build an Emuser for my newly acquired EII. Anyways i am so busy to recap other samplers and upgrade displays to VFD ones i was wondering if you would build one for me, so i could save myself a lot of time. I would pay for it of course.
> 
> Best
> André
> 
> --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "esynthesist" <esynthesist@> wrote:
> >
> > The labelling/coding system of these ICs can evolve in time, that's why I only mentioned the basic "root" identifier of the RS422 ICs.
> > But since the EmuSer uses DIP packages, the UA9638CP and UA9637ACP can certainly be used; FYI these are the ones that I always use when I build EmuSers.
> > 
> > If you intend to use the EmuSer primarily for transferring complete BANKS between a PC and the Emax/Emax-II, you should consider using SCSI drives attached to the Emax instead of using the EmuSer. Transferring banks through RS422 takes between 30 and 40 seconds; SCSI is much faster. Moreover, if you are using an Emax-II, the banks can only be transferred from PC to Emax-II through RS422 (not the other way around) and the bank should be a 512K compressed bank (so not e.g. a 16 bit 2MB bank). Both restrictions are imposed by the Emax-II operating system, not by the EmuSer or EMXP.
> > 
> > However, if you intend to use the EmuSer for transferring individual samples (WAV files), it can be an attractive alternative for MIDI, because it's much faster.
> > 
> > ///E-Synthesist 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "philippe.69" <philippe.69@> wrote:
> > >
> > > !!!!   you can not send more than 512kb as a floppy disk
> > > 
> > > emuser is designed for the emulator II it works like a disk drive no
> > > interest on an Emax
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > De : emax@yahoogroups.com [mailto:emax@yahoogroups.com] De la part de
> > > freddy1771994
> > > Envoyé : mercredi 4 juillet 2012 15:02
> > > À : emax@yahoogroups.com
> > > Objet : [emax] Emuser Parts List
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > >   
> > > 
> > > Hi,
> > > I'm currently searching the parts for the emuser which is not that easy and
> > > cheap if you live in Germany.
> > > I have the following - hopefully not stupid - questions:
> > > 
> > > In the manual, the part number of the "UA9638C" is obviously not complete. I
> > > checked mouser.com
> > > (http://eu.mouser.com/Search/Refine.aspx?Keyword=UA9638C). It shows many
> > > different UA9638's. Which one is the one I need?
> > > 
> > > Same with the "UA9637AC"
> > > (http://eu.mouser.com/Semiconductors/_/N-5gcb?Keyword=UA9637AC
> > > <http://eu.mouser.com/Semiconductors/_/N-5gcb?Keyword=UA9637AC&FS=True>
> > > &FS=True). Which one do I need?
> > > 
> > > Does anyone has experiences, is it a cool thing and how much did it cost you
> > > all in all?
> > > Thank you!
> > > Freddy
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> >
>

>
> Well... I'm coping with a major lack of time too.
> Maybe when I have a few weeks off (holiday), I can spend a few days to build another small batch of EmuSers. 
> But I haven't even planned any holidays yet ;) 
> My job and the ongoing development of a huge maintenance release of EMXP are almost killing me.
> 
> ///E-Synthesist
> 
> --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "lindenlovede" <andre@> wrote:
> >
> > Hey E-Synthesist,
> > 
> > i am about to build an Emuser for my newly acquired EII. Anyways i am so busy to recap other samplers and upgrade displays to VFD ones i was wondering if you would build one for me, so i could save myself a lot of time. I would pay for it of course.
> > 
> > Best
> > André
> > 
> > --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "esynthesist" <esynthesist@> wrote:
> > >
> > > The labelling/coding system of these ICs can evolve in time, that's why I only mentioned the basic "root" identifier of the RS422 ICs.
> > > But since the EmuSer uses DIP packages, the UA9638CP and UA9637ACP can certainly be used; FYI these are the ones that I always use when I build EmuSers.
> > > 
> > > If you intend to use the EmuSer primarily for transferring complete BANKS between a PC and the Emax/Emax-II, you should consider using SCSI drives attached to the Emax instead of using the EmuSer. Transferring banks through RS422 takes between 30 and 40 seconds; SCSI is much faster. Moreover, if you are using an Emax-II, the banks can only be transferred from PC to Emax-II through RS422 (not the other way around) and the bank should be a 512K compressed bank (so not e.g. a 16 bit 2MB bank). Both restrictions are imposed by the Emax-II operating system, not by the EmuSer or EMXP.
> > > 
> > > However, if you intend to use the EmuSer for transferring individual samples (WAV files), it can be an attractive alternative for MIDI, because it's much faster.
> > > 
> > > ///E-Synthesist 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "philippe.69" <philippe.69@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > !!!!   you can not send more than 512kb as a floppy disk
> > > > 
> > > > emuser is designed for the emulator II it works like a disk drive no
> > > > interest on an Emax
> > > > 
> > > >  
> > > > 
> > > > De : emax@yahoogroups.com [mailto:emax@yahoogroups.com] De la part de
> > > > freddy1771994
> > > > Envoyé : mercredi 4 juillet 2012 15:02
> > > > À : emax@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Objet : [emax] Emuser Parts List
> > > > 
> > > >  
> > > > 
> > > >   
> > > > 
> > > > Hi,
> > > > I'm currently searching the parts for the emuser which is not that easy and
> > > > cheap if you live in Germany.
> > > > I have the following - hopefully not stupid - questions:
> > > > 
> > > > In the manual, the part number of the "UA9638C" is obviously not complete. I
> > > > checked mouser.com
> > > > (http://eu.mouser.com/Search/Refine.aspx?Keyword=UA9638C). It shows many
> > > > different UA9638's. Which one is the one I need?
> > > > 
> > > > Same with the "UA9637AC"
> > > > (http://eu.mouser.com/Semiconductors/_/N-5gcb?Keyword=UA9637AC
> > > > <http://eu.mouser.com/Semiconductors/_/N-5gcb?Keyword=UA9637AC&FS=True>
> > > > &FS=True). Which one do I need?
> > > > 
> > > > Does anyone has experiences, is it a cool thing and how much did it cost you
> > > > all in all?
> > > > Thank you!
> > > > Freddy
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > > >
> > >
> >
>

>
> Hi Kris,
> 
> just want to ask the expert. How much do you think do the emuser parts cost all in all?
> 
> I'm wondering if you have any exciting new emax related hardware or software (updates...) plans? 
> 
> And furthermore I just want to thank you for all your work concerning the emax (emxp...). You really keep the instrument alive!
>

>
> Thanks.
> The cost for EmuSer parts slightly depends on the supplier; but especially the parts shipping costs can be annoying (not many suppliers can provide all parts, so typically multiple shipments are involved). 
> I would say between 30 and 40 EUR.
> The time to build the thing should not be under-estimated (hours !), especially due to the required mechanical processing of the case and the print board. Building it on an experimental board can be done very fast ;)
> 
> Regarding new stuff for the Emax, I haven't planned a lot.
> Nothing at the hardware side. On the software side, EMXP v2.12 will contain bank construction functions for all supported samplers including Emax-I and Emax-II (current version v2.11 only supports construction of Emulator-I banks). Probably also full floppy disk images will be supported (besides EMX, EM1, EM2 files). And there will be some enhancements in the conversion engine for the Emax-I and Emax-II.
> EMXP v2.12 will contain some other new features, but these will not be unique for Emax samplers ;)
> 
> ///E-Synthesist
> 
> 
> 
> --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "freddy1771994" <freddy1771994@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Kris,
> > 
> > just want to ask the expert. How much do you think do the emuser parts cost all in all?
> > 
> > I'm wondering if you have any exciting new emax related hardware or software (updates...) plans? 
> > 
> > And furthermore I just want to thank you for all your work concerning the emax (emxp...). You really keep the instrument alive!
> >
>

>
> That's fairly cheap, because the teensy board itself costs 25euros (on german ebay). And the rest has mainly to be imported. 
> Where do you order your parts? Maybe I did just bad research.
> 
> Thank you very much!
> Freddy
> 
> 
> --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "esynthesist" <esynthesist@> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks.
> > The cost for EmuSer parts slightly depends on the supplier; but especially the parts shipping costs can be annoying (not many suppliers can provide all parts, so typically multiple shipments are involved). 
> > I would say between 30 and 40 EUR.
> > The time to build the thing should not be under-estimated (hours !), especially due to the required mechanical processing of the case and the print board. Building it on an experimental board can be done very fast ;)
> > 
> > Regarding new stuff for the Emax, I haven't planned a lot.
> > Nothing at the hardware side. On the software side, EMXP v2.12 will contain bank construction functions for all supported samplers including Emax-I and Emax-II (current version v2.11 only supports construction of Emulator-I banks). Probably also full floppy disk images will be supported (besides EMX, EM1, EM2 files). And there will be some enhancements in the conversion engine for the Emax-I and Emax-II.
> > EMXP v2.12 will contain some other new features, but these will not be unique for Emax samplers ;)
> > 
> > ///E-Synthesist
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "freddy1771994" <freddy1771994@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Kris,
> > > 
> > > just want to ask the expert. How much do you think do the emuser parts cost all in all?
> > > 
> > > I'm wondering if you have any exciting new emax related hardware or software (updates...) plans? 
> > > 
> > > And furthermore I just want to thank you for all your work concerning the emax (emxp...). You really keep the instrument alive!
> > >
> >
>

>
> Hi,
> 
> the cost are really not that high. I found all the parts but I cannot find a good cable, housing and cable grommet. Would it be possible that you link the ones you use?
> 
> Thank you very much!
>