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Stu is correct.  The Old World Instuments double CD-ROM (vol.7 of the 
producer series) is a very nice collection of World sounds indeed.  I have it too 
and its definately worth owning.  You can still get them directly from EMU off 
their web-site and it comes bundled with the Platinum Phatt double CD-ROM 
(vol.8) for only $29.95 for both.  That's a really cool deal for 4 CD-ROMS total! 
Here's the direct link to this offer:
http://www.emu.com/promo/cdrombundles/welcome.asp
These EMU CD-ROM bundles are very attractively priced right now i think. ;-)
later,  Will


> I expect a lot of the Planet Earth presets are missing, but I would think
> the instruments are all there. This is the same as the Platinum Phatt CD and
> Mo Phatt ROM. The Platinum Phatt CD doesn't have the Mo Phatt presets, 
but
> it has all the Mo Phatt instruments that are used to make those presets
> (plus tons of other stuff they couldn't fit on the ROM)...
> 
> If anyone's interested I have a spare Old World Instruments E4 double-CD,
> still shrink-wrapped, which I am willing to sell for 20GBP plus shipping
> (which I promise will be the actual shipping costs and not a penny more).
> It's compatible with any E4 sampler and also the new Emulator X (as well as
> other sampler progs that read E4 format). Also you could probably use
> Chickensys Translator to put it into soundfont format, but don't quote me on
> that...
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Stu
> 
> |-----Original Message-----
> |From: Ravi Ivan Sharma [mailto:noision1@h...]
> |Sent: 27 March 2004 19:27
> |To: xl7@yahoogroups.com
> |Subject: Re: [xl7] Re: Old World Inst. soundfonts = World Exp. ROM?
> |
> |
> |Thanks for this link!! I bet most people who are lusting after
> |these sounds would rather have them in their computers anyway. I
> |hope this blows the air out of the dumb high prices for the World
> |Expedition and Planet Earth units on ebay.
> |
> |The mp3 demo song sounds GREAT. I need to look back into
> |soundfonts again as they may be just the ticket for a nice laptop
> |studio or any computer DAW now that computer power is so good.
> |
> |http://www.soundfont.com/downloads/OldWorld.asp
> |
> |  ----- Original Message -----
> |  From: Mark Pipher
> |  To: xl7@yahoogroups.com
> |  Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 11:26 AM
> |  Subject: Re: [xl7] Re: Old World Inst. soundfonts = World Exp. ROM?
> |
> |
> |  Thanks for the sales pitch, but unfortunately I am not buying.
> |Sorry. I do
> |  need to correct you on a number of points, though.
> |
> |  First, these Soundfont package downloads are completely legal - they are
> |  released by E-MU! Hence the Creative logo, and "Soundfont.com from E-
MU /
> |  Ensoniq" graphics on the site.
> |
> |  Additionally, the Soundfont collection is actually two full
> |banks from the
> |  World Expedition ROM, as I have learned. That1s much different
> |than "not the
> |  entire bank one". And it looks like many of the good ones are
> |represented.
> |  What is NOT represented are the ARP and BTS presets, which is
> |  understandable. And with 256 presets, I am sure more than a few of the
> |  "really good ones" are here. And at 1/10th the price you are selling your
> |  units for, I think it1s a wonderful deal.
> |
> |  Not to mention you can get at the raw samples and edit them, and build
> |  custom drum kits. Try doing that with the Planet Earth or World
> |Expedition
> |  ROM.
> |
> |  I understand what you're trying to do here, and let it be known
> |that I have
> |  worked at large ad agencies for many years so I see right through it.
> |
> |  If anyone else has any opinion on these E-MU Soundfont
> |collections, and how
> |  they compare to the ROMs, I'd be interested to hear. I don't have much
> |  experience with sf2 files or their quality.
> |
> |  Thanks.
> |  Mark
> |
> |
> |
> |  On 3/26/04 10:01 PM, "William McCoy" <dublmranch@s...> wrote:
> |
> |  >
> |  >
> |  > Hello Mark,
> |  >
> |  > I saw your post on the XL-7 site and checked out the online
> |download you are
> |  > considering.  I compared it to what is on the World Expedition
> |ROM that is the
> |  > ROM that comes with in the Planet Earth Module and it is
> |severely missing A
> |  > TON of very awesome presets in the World Exp. ROM.  I would
> |say it has less
> |  > than 20% of the presets if even that, and they are not the
> |"best" ones either.
> |  > The World Exp ROM has 4 banks of 127 sounds.  The download that 
you are
> |  > looking at looks like it has mostly stuff only from Bank One
> |and even that is
> |  > NOT the entire Bank One from what I can ascertain looking at
> |the Sound List
> |  > of presets in the owners manual that comes with the Planet
> |Earth Module.
> |  > I would say, if you want the entire World Expedition with all 4
> |  > banks of killer sounds (all 512 of em), then save your money
> |for the ROM
> |  > itself
> |  > (or buy a Planet Earth module) if you can, and forget the
> |on-line download
> |  > thang which is no where near as cool in my opinion. You will
> |be far happier
> |  > with the "real deal"  i think.  ;-)
> |  >
> |  > If you want the World Expedition ROM, i do have one for sale on eBay
> |  > brand new and its factory sealed.  If you want the Planet
> |Earth Module with
> |  > the World Expedition ROM installed in it, I also have one on
> |eBay in almost
> |  > new condition.  Please check out my auctions under my ID...
> |dublmranch ...
> |  > OR feel free to contact me directly if you wish.  Either way
> |you'd be far
> |  > better
> |  > off than spending $ for that extremely incomplete download.
> |And I wonder if
> |  > that download is even a legal form of those presets.  In other
> |words, have
> |  > they
> |  > cleared it with EMU to be selling those presets on line, or ?
> |That would be a
> |  > very important question to ask.  If they have not cleared it
> |with EMU, then
> |  > you
> |  > would not technically have any legal rights to use the presets
> |for production.
> |  > Any clearance should of course be in writing for your legal protection.
> |  > Anyway that's something else to consider.  I hope that helps.
> |  >
> |  > With regards,  Will McCoy  ---please check my Yahoo ID here on
> |this site to
> |  > find out who i am and how to contact me directly if you like.
> |thanks.  :-}
> |  >
> |  >
> |  > --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, Mark Pipher <mpipher@m...> wrote:
> |  >> I recently came across the EMU 3Old World Instruments2 Soundfont
> |  > collection,
> |  >> which supposedly includes 3the very best sounds and
> |instruments used in
> |  >> E-MU1s popular Planet Earth sound module.2 The Planet Earth
> |was just the
> |  >> World Expedition ROM right? I really need this sound set and I am
> |  > wondering
> |  >> how close this will get me, if anyone knows.
> |  >>
> |  >> Here1s a link, with the Preset Listing.
> |  >> http://www.soundfont.com/downloads/OldWorld.asp
> |  >>
> |  >> Thanks.
> |  >> Mark
> |  >>
> |  >>
> |
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