Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

Hey, did anybody ever write something for a PC or Mac that could read Emax diskettes in a sensible manner?  If so, one could rescue samples that way, if one still had a diskette reader.

The one thing the Emax had that I've never seen elsewhere was the "Cruise Control" setting on the arpeggiator.  If you've set it up to play over a measure, then if you hold two keys, that's two notes per measure that get played.  If you hold nine keys, that's nine notes per measure.  Not a whole lot of "normal" music applications for it, but it was damned fun.

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, James Ulibarri <jamesulibarri@...> wrote:
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> oh, ok.   yeah the emax's are total tanks.  plus it's not something you
> really should move around at all.   the Emax is a cheaper Emulator EII with
> different SSM chips.   non of these samplers should be moved.   trust me,
> they *love* to break.  if you get one Matt, sample the Emax with another
> sampler like the little korg and bring that out, not the vintage Emu's.
> sample the sampler?  yes, that's how you get cool sounds
> 
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> On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 10:56 PM, just john <just_john_jj@...> wrote:
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> > No, that was the Emax keyboard thing he was talking about.
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> > The only issues with the Command Station (for me) are the official bag for
> > it, designed to route rain water into the insides, and the light (which I
> > use) which can sometimes a pain to re-connect.
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> > --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com <xl7%40yahoogroups.com>, James Ulibarri
> > <jamesulibarri@> wrote:
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> > > we are still talking about the command station right? too big? back
> > > problems? dude, i could chuck the thing across the room with my pinky
> > > finger. i must have missed something. I find the unit to be pretty small
> > > actually. Like medium small. Not electribe or MFB gear small.
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> > > On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 10:39 PM, Matt <somatt@> wrote:
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> > > > i wish... but gigging with that will give me back problems :(
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> > > > On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 9:34 PM, just john <just_john_jj@> wrote:
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> > > >> Physically, it's pretty darned big. So big, it's exiled to storage
> > until I
> > > >> find a much larger place to live, or (more likely) a good home for it.
> > > >>
> > > >> Let's see ... an E-mu PDF puts it at: Dimensions: 43" x 15\u2015" x
> > 5",
> > > >> 20lbs.
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> > > >> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com <xl7%40yahoogroups.com> <xl7%
> > 40yahoogroups.com>, Matt <somatt@>
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> > > >> wrote:
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> > > >> > How big is it
> > > >> > On Feb 1, 2011 11:34 PM, "just john" <just_john_jj@> wrote:
> > > >> > > What I have is the Emax-upgraded-to-SE keyboard.
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> > > >> > > --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com <xl7%40yahoogroups.com> <xl7%
> > 40yahoogroups.com>, James Ulibarri
> >
> > > >> <jamesulibarri@> wrote:
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> > > >> > >> try and look for an Emax SE rack. that's the one to get
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> > > >> > >> On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 11:19 PM, Matt <somatt@> wrote:
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> > > >> > >> > I want a emax rack.
> > > >> > >> > On Feb 1, 2011 10:10 PM, "just john" <just_john_jj@> wrote:
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> > > >> > >> > > --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com <xl7%40yahoogroups.com> <xl7%
> > 40yahoogroups.com>, James
> >
> > > >> Ulibarri <jamesulibarri@> wrote:
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> > > >> > >> > >> yeah that was fun for about 3 days and now it's almost
> > cheating
> > > >> and
> > > >> > very
> > > >> > >> > >> boring.
> > > >> > >> > >> Back to the Emax 1 and the ASR-X. No computers for me for a
> > > >> while.
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> > > >> > >> > > I've got a spare Emax, if you want a backup ...
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