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OS 2.0 Update, E-Mu Docs, Resources, etc.

2019-02-14 by smw-mail@...

A New Member wrote:

> recently picked up a mp-7. searching for 2.0 update file.

> the emu site support says, end of service life. im guessing that there is no more 2.0 update?

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First of all, Welcome!!!

Some background:

Creative's E-Mu support pages went down several times like around 8 years ago or so. A couple of dedicated E-Mu fans created some alternatives primarily for manuals, OSes, info, etc.:

http://www.e-univercity.com/SynthGearDocs/

https://francisfisher.me.uk/problem/2011/emu-legacy-archive/

Both of those sites have links to other sites with resources you might be interested, including preset [patch] editors, librarians, etc.

Online Resources:

Occasionally, the E-Mu site returned only to disappear again for months. The two sites above have been consistent. Newer sites have come along--some with Really Sexy User Interfaces, some with great instructional content, etc. I have some links in the SynthGearDocs and have a list of others I will be adding.

The WayBackMachine has lots of archival downloads of the E-Mu sites over the years, but as far as I have been able to tell, the website grabs do not lead to the docs. People have started uploading the docs to archive.org, etc. https://encyclotronic.com/ has some docs as well as lots of stuff about electronic music.

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Updating OSes:

You can get OS2.0 (and other OSes) at various sites.

MAJOR NEWS:

If you don't have a computer that runs e-Loader, another E-Mu enthusiast has a webmidi-based tool to update the OS.

https://www.emu.tools/

I have had the tool successfully identify my E-Mu gear under chrome and Opera. I did not update my OSes as I had the most recent, but I took the process all the way though to the next-to-last step.

Another user reported successfully updating the OS on an E-Mu Ultra Sampler.

Again, welcome!

Re: [xl7] OS 2.0 Update, E-Mu Docs, Resources, etc.

2019-02-16 by Ray Bellis

On 14/02/2019 17:03, smw-mail@... [xl7] wrote:

> MAJOR NEWS:
> If you don't have a computer that runs e-Loader, another E-Mu enthusiast
> has a webmidi-based tool to update the OS.
> 
> https://www.emu.tools/
> 
> I have had the tool successfully identify my E-Mu gear under chrome and
> Opera. I did not update my OSes as I had the most recent, but I took the
> process all the way though to the next-to-last step.
> 
> Another user reported successfully updating the OS on an E-Mu Ultra Sampler.

Steve - thanks, again, for the mention of my uploader site.

FWIW, I've personally used it to upgrade at least four of my own synths,
including:

- E6400 Ultra (from 4.62 to 4.70)
- PK-6 (from 1.00 to 1.02)
- P2000 (from 1.2x to 2.26)
- Mo'Phatt (from 1.2x to 2.26)

and I've had reports of successful updates from other users too.

Ray

Re: [xl7] OS 2.0 Update, E-Mu Docs, Resources, etc.

2019-02-16 by Ray Bellis

On 16/02/2019 11:51, Bruno brunorc@... [xl7] wrote:

> Hi Ray,
> 
> where did you find the 1.02 OS for the PK-6? I would love to update my
> E-mu synths...

It was on one of the archive sites, quite probably the one run by smw
(http://www.e-univercity.com/SynthGearDocs/)

There's rumours of a 1.07 release, but I've never found it, and nor has smw.

You should be able to use my website to perform the update - it's how I
did it :)

Ray

Re: OS 2.0 Update, E-Mu Docs, Resources, etc.

2019-03-10 by smw-mail@...

I didn't post the PK OS update because I hadn't tested it myself (no PK). However, I just found where I got it from: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/p2k/files . If Ray's site successfully updated your PK, you don't need that dll, but since I just stumbled onto it, I wanted to post the link.

As for the mythical 1.07 dll, just a guess, but I think that is a rumor that got started by a typo or something. I don't recall anyone saying they ever had it. If I am wrong and I spot it, I will be happy to stand corrected.

Steve