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Re: Please Help Comms Problems Between Mac se And Eii

2008-06-09 by muzicmd2000

Congrats, Matt - reseating components is so often the ticket.

I couldn't find reference to setting the program's memory setting.  
What did end-up using for SD? From "auto" to ???

Thanks,

Mark

--- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com, "acidrockers1" 
<acidrockers@...> wrote:
>
> --- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com, "Martin Dubka" <mdubka@> 
wrote:
> >
> > I can't exactly diagnose your problem but I've had many problems
> with my set-up and now 
> > it's working so I'll just share my configuration so you can try 
it.
> > 
> > Apple talk off
> > Printer port selected within SD
> > Mac > printer port > EII
> > 
> > From time to time I get the "I can't communicate" message but if I
> try to send the bank 
> > again straight away it works.
> > Disconnect your midi cables while your still testing.  You can put
> them back once 
> > everything is working.
> > Remember, these are stubborn, fickle old machines - sometimes if 
you
> just keep trying 
> > they'll start working.
> > 
> > Lastly, count yourself lucky you don't have my set-up:  Oberheim
> OBXa, Arp Odyssey, 
> > Emulator II, Roland Juno 106.  They are the bane of my life and a
> CONSTANT source of 
> > problems.  That said, I would never exchange them for modern
> equipment.  Even if some 
> > days I feel more like a studio maintenance technician than a 
musician!
> > 
> > Good luck,
> > Martin
> >
> Hi Group.
> Thanks for the advice chaps. I tried everything out that was 
suggested
> and none of it worked, so I opened up the eII and pushed all the 
chips
> back into the sockets on the main board, making a nice gravel crunch
> sound as I did it. I booted everything up and we are working again.
> Config is as follows.
> Mac se system 7
> EII+ ver 2.1
> EII system 3.1
> Using the modem port apple talk off.
> And also set the memory for the program as it suggests, not the
> maximum that is auto assigned.
> thanks again.
> Matt.
>

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