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Converting wav files to Emax samples using EMXP   Message List  
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This is a question for esynthesist or anyone who uses his software:

Why does EMXP convert my 44.1 KHz wav files to 41.7 Khz Emax samples, given that
Emax supports sample rates of up to 44.1 Khz?

Thanks,
Ben
Sat Jul 11, 2009 1:46 pm

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This is a question for esynthesist or anyone who uses his software: Why does EMXP convert my 44.1 KHz wav files to 41.7 Khz Emax samples, given that Emax... 		bermudaben2006
Offline Send Email 		Jul 11, 2009
1:46 pm

it might be that to get all samples to fit in the emaxs memory that a bit of sample rate is lowered ... From: bermudaben2006 To: emax@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
jammie
jammie.emma
Offline Send Email 		Jul 11, 2009
8:56 pm

In fact EMXP never allows samplerates higher than 41667 Hz for Emax-1. I wanted to be sure that the banks would be compatible with all Emax-1 samplers. The...
esynthesist
Offline Send Email 		Jul 11, 2009
9:27 pm

Well, if you could take samples with Emax at both 42 and 44 KHz you probably wouldn't hear any difference. But converting 44.1 Khz samples is another thing,...
bermudaben2006
Offline Send Email 		Jul 12, 2009
9:04 am

Update: I have checked the Emax 8 bit compression algorithm in EMXP and applied some changes - there was indeed something wrong in the algorithm. It should be...
esynthesist
Offline Send Email 		Aug 13, 2009
7:22 pm

drum samples sound better at lower sample rates any way as they dont contain the whole frequency spectrum thats why hiphop producers prefer the 12bit sample...
jammie
jammie.emma
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9:59 am

I did some tests myself today. The lower quality of the Emax samples is not caused by the lower samplerate, but by the 12-to-8 bit compression algorithm. If...
esynthesist
Offline Send Email 		Jul 12, 2009
7:43 pm

The answer is very simple... Algoritms. Emu software is meant to work with Emu hardware. Is like when you buy an iPod or any other music device, if you use...
Rei
vjrei
Offline Send Email 		Jul 13, 2009
4:18 am

another significat factor is the AD 12 bit conversor sometimes you get better results sampling a sound directly to emax's sample input using a decent preamp....
Chip
xtr909x
Offline Send Email 		Jul 13, 2009
6:13 am

I did some more testing with EMXP... The answer to my problem with distortion really has to do with headroom, not with the conversion algorithm or with Emax's...
bermudaben2006
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10:42 am

This could be true. The conversion algorithm is quite sensitive to the level of the sound amplitude. When I designed it I thought I had made sure that even the...
esynthesist
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8:54 pm

the best way to get a good quality sound into the emax is through midi sample dump i use dissidants sample wrench as it works with all the old samplers ... ...
jammie
jammie.emma
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4:51 pm

so from what i'm reading, EMXP isn't going to give us the best sound quality? i've never had any distortion problems using it myself, but i've never done...
Brooks Mosher
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Offline Send Email 		Jul 13, 2009
4:56 pm

Has anyone ever compared the sound quality of EMXP and midi dump? As I said earlier, I think sound quality of files converted with EMXP is perfectly ok if you...
bermudaben2006
Offline Send Email 		Jul 13, 2009
9:24 pm

I just made some comparisons based on your bass drum WAV files. In a first test I have sent the 0DB and -4DB WAV file via MIDI DUMP to the Emax, using Alchemy...
esynthesist
Offline Send Email 		Jul 15, 2009
9:15 pm

in sample dump you have to dump 1 sample at a time it takes the sample 16 bits and transmits it at 12 bits i find the 27khz sample rate to be good for drum...
jammie
jammie.emma
Offline Send Email 		Jul 13, 2009
5:03 pm

Sample dumps over the RS422 port is my preferred method. ________________________________ From: jammie <jammie.emma@...> To: emax@yahoogroups.com ...
Elk Latham
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5:28 pm

thats only good if you have the old mac setup not good for pc and i like to make up my own samples and not use other peoples sd2 bank files ... From: Elk...
jammie
jammie.emma
Offline Send Email 		Jul 13, 2009
6:56 pm

Your right about not being good for PC users. If you’re an Alchemy user on a mac you’re not limited to using sd2 files. I make all my samples as well.. ...
Elk Latham
elk_latham...
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7:09 pm

just curious, is RS422 better than MIDI for transferring sample files? ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Brooks Mosher
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7:14 pm

not better just faster a lot faster but not as fast as scsi but the emax does not respond to smdi any way so rs port is the fastes ... From: "Brooks Mosher"...
jammie
jammie.emma
Offline Send Email 		Jul 13, 2009
7:21 pm

There's also a certain stability to it like SCSI..   ________________________________ From: jammie <jammie.emma@...> To: emax@yahoogroups.com ...
Elk Latham
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