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Re: EMXP

2007-12-23 by Rudi

SUPERB!

merci...merry xmas!

--- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com, "esynthesist" 
<esynthesist@...> wrote:
>
> Update: since the SF2 support in EMXP will take some time, I 
decided 
> to put the full Emulator III support in EMXP first. Development 
has 
> already started and is going quite fast.
> SF2 will be added later, immediately after the Emulator III 
release. 
> The +EmuIII version will probably be released during the first 
> quarter of 2008.
> 
> ///E-Synthesist
> 
> --- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com, "esynthesist" 
> <esynthesist@> wrote:
> >
> > Laurent,
> > 
> > You're correct when saying that the format of the EIII is 
similar 
> to 
> > the Emax one. But as always there are some subtle differences 
which 
> > can be a "pain in the ***" when programming software interfaces 
> > to/from the EIII. Nevertheless I have the full specs here, so in 
> > theory I can start coding full EIII support into EMXP. Only the 
> > original EIII format will be supported though, I won't 
investigate 
> > the (small) differences between EIII and EIIIX. The EIIIX is 
able 
> to 
> > import/export EIII, so that seems OK. The most important 
> disadvantage 
> > of this choice is that only a max of 8MB samples will be 
supported.
> > 
> > About priority in software development: I have to choose between 
> > including support for SoundFont2 and support for Emulator III.
> > The SF2 seems the best choice for me because:
> > - it's a popular format, which means that other translation 
> software 
> > can be "linked" to EMXP. EMXP can translate EII to SF2, and 
> > Translator can translate from SF2 to Halion - or the other way 
> around.
> > - as you said, the EIIIX is able to import EMAX-II, so at least 
> > there's a workaround for getting Emax/EII soundbanks in the 
EIIIX.
> > But including EIII support will definitely be easier than adding 
> SF2 
> > support.
> > 
> > Anyway I just started the SF2 stuff, so probably I'll do that 
first.
> > 
> > ///E-Synthesist 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com, "laurent" 
> > <laurent.collat@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Dear E-Synthesist
> > > 
> > > Off course , to start, i do thank you a lot for EMXP and the 
new
> > > version is pretty usefull for the emax I & II owners.
> > > I own an emulator II, all my banks are translated already into 
EII
> > > files & now i can translate those  to Emax I , II.
> > > 
> > > Fact is i don't own an emax I or II but an Emulator IIIXp, 
which 
> can
> > > import Emax II....but it is not handy at all & requires the 
> patient 
> > of
> > > a saint.
> > > My question is pretty simple ,even if i do get the fact it 
takes 
> > some
> > > time to setup & programm such things , is a hard task to 
program 
> the
> > > EII files translation to Emulator III( EIIIXP) ?
> > > 
> > > I know you have already planned it but fact is ,as far as i 
know ,
> > > that the Emax II format is not that far from the EIIIXP.
> > > 
> > > Do you think this could pop up into EMXP soon ?
> > > 
> > > Regards,
> > > 
> > > laurent
> > >
> >
>

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