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Hi Wayne,

> Why can't we all just share them? It's been 20
> years...

Yes, that would be a nice thing. In spite of this recent "library for sale" post, 
I think that everyone with an E-II or DPX-1 would like as large a collection of 
sample banks to draw from as possible. We are the largest E-II user group on the 
net and the only visible remaining caretakers for this instrument.

We have tried in the past on this list to stimulate interest in trading sample 
banks online and the group file section has all the programs needed for anyone 
with a Sound Designer enabled system. The sad truth is though, out of over 200 
members here, only two members (Heiko and myself) were interested in trading online.

> ...Once again... I think the EII community should
> share these assets. Maybe when ready I can place my
> EII lib torrent file in the group file area?

In the past, I have considered posting the entire E-II Factory Library in the 
group file section. Imagine how great it would be to buy an E-II with no library 
(as many of us have done) and then to find this group and have an instant 
collection available.

However, we dont live in a perfect world. As long as there are people who feel 
that they can profit by selling disks on eBay etc, I will be staying away from 
doing that. I dont want people joining this group just to download free banks and 
then leaving without contributing anything. Furthermore, some of these samples are 
still commercially available from the original designers. Until we have written 
permission from the copyright holders, I am not willing to use this group for 
unauthorized distribution of their materials. I am just an Emulator-II user/fan, I 
am not a lawyer and have no desire to hire or become one.

For these reasons, I only share my banks via private FTP with an upload/download 
ratio to ensure fair non-profit trading and user verification. As previously 
mentioned in message 878, if any group members here are interested in trading 
online in Sound Designer format via FTP; you can message me off-list (put "E-II 
Trades" in the subject line).

Thats my take on this subject, I would enjoy reading how others feel about it.

Best,
-- 
-Phil