Yes thanks mike. The emax is a fine sounding machine. I actually noticed it the other day when mixing a track. The drums sounded dull. After time spent...
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mks50
Oct 16, 2007 5:45 pm
hi everybody , i'm running the PLUS O.S and i can't format the ZIP since it doesn't seem to be detected . must I active the termination behind the zip drive...
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Lyn Oakey
grenham7651
Oct 16, 2007 6:00 pm
Yes, you must terminate the Zip. Lyn ... From: mks50 To: emax@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 6:45 PM Subject: [emax] external ZIP 100 problem ...
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Dave Sotnick
sotnickd
Oct 16, 2007 6:28 pm
You can format the zip but you won't be able to boot to it, since the Emax I only boots to SCSI ID# 0, and as you pointed out the external zip has only IDs 5...
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mks50
Oct 16, 2007 7:17 pm
this is exactly how i'm proceeding but when i' m pressing 5 or 6 it doesn't seems to happen anything scsi id 0 doesn't change and it always comes to...
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Dave Sotnick
sotnickd
Oct 16, 2007 8:19 pm
Sorry, I forgot about this key piece of information: I think the Plus OS expects to see a device at ID 0. Do you have a SCSI drive you can put on the chain at...
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mr julian
jujulilianan
Oct 16, 2007 8:58 pm
so it's something that has changed recently? do you have older recordings to compare it to? in that case, something is broken, so take it to a tech and get it...
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Dave Sotnick
sotnickd
Oct 17, 2007 6:56 pm
Hi Ted, Not sure if you have had the time to try this yet, but I just ordered the items you suggested below and will be trying it out next week when the parts ...
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mks50
Oct 17, 2007 7:18 pm
hi folks , i'm still stuck after booting with the bootdisk 6.22 provided in the files section and using a fat16 formatted 1.44 disk to contain the image and...
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mks50
Oct 17, 2007 7:21 pm
thanks a lot dude , but I only have my old HD which died years ago. do you think it will work with it ?...
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i5c4r7
Oct 17, 2007 7:24 pm
Hi Dave, That sounds great. I wonder if you will run into any SCSI termination issues? From what I understand the SCSI needs to be terminated at the end of...
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Dave Sotnick
sotnickd
Oct 17, 2007 7:35 pm
The SCSI-IDE bridge I ordered (ACARD AEC7720U) includes a jumper which provides SCSI bus termination. I just hope the SCSI-IDE bridge recognizes the CF-IDE...
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ted Summers
djtbs1
Oct 18, 2007 5:14 am
Dave- I was going to do this last week, but have other home construction things going on, so it is taking a back seat. But I anxiously await your findings. ...
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ted Summers
djtbs1
Oct 18, 2007 5:19 am
Did you make sure you are using a 720K disk to write the image to? They are 1.44MB floppy, but emax only reads / writes 720. So it MUST have the hole covered...
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Eduardo Saponara
elmacacox
Oct 18, 2007 1:05 pm
Just open the HD and spin it a few times, it'll come back to life. You'll need hex wrenches though. After that a hard slap on the HD will star it spinning...
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tnb09061974
Oct 18, 2007 2:35 pm
Okay what I have done now? I have removed a floppy drive from an old Atari STFM and replaced the original floppy drive (Mitsubishi MF353B-12UJ) from the Emax...
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esynthesist
Oct 18, 2007 9:52 pm
Sometimes I have the same problem. Did you try a few times ? I have to press Transpose and at least 3 or 4 times the "6" button before the Emax Plus recognizes...
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Simon_Owen
Oct 19, 2007 5:00 pm
Hi There Well, i've tried installing an ATX PSU in my emax following the pinouts listed, but still no joy. The PSU doesn't actually want to power up. Could...
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Dave Sotnick
sotnickd
Oct 19, 2007 5:22 pm
Ahhh, yes! I forgot to mention the GREEN wire (pin 16). It is labeled as "Power Supply On (active low)." Short this pin to GND to switch power supply ON,...
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alancurrall
Oct 19, 2007 6:44 pm
Hi Folks, Great news! Thanks to all the help from this group, I've got a fully functioning Emax again. Also (kind of) good news for anyone not wanting to use...
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i5c4r7
Oct 19, 2007 7:14 pm
Great news! Will this work for both Emax I and II? ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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alancurrall
Oct 20, 2007 8:19 am
I don't know. Mine is an Emax I, but I can't see them being so different. Anyone else know otherwise? Alan ... PC. This ... PSU and ... to be ... number for ...
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Dave Sotnick
sotnickd
Oct 27, 2007 2:55 am
It works!!! I was really skeptical at first because the SCSI-IDE bridge arrived before the Flash Reader, so I tried experimenting with IDE drives (> 1GB) and...
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ted Summers
djtbs1
Oct 27, 2007 4:41 am
Can you confirm for us the part #'s you used? Regards, Ted ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Dave Sotnick
sotnickd
Oct 27, 2007 5:13 am
Sure, I used an "ACARD AEC-7720U" Bridge Adapter (SCSI-IDE) and an "IDE Interface Flash Card Reader", not sure of the brand/model as I can't see any ...
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mks50
Oct 29, 2007 7:17 pm
i took good notice of your advises but it doesn't seems to work since my hard disk is dead ( the red led is still blinking as if the scsi chain works ) but i'...
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manicpeter
Oct 31, 2007 2:18 pm
Hi there, just got my first emax with SE, and the sampling is just awesome... anyway... i read somewhere on the web that you can get lucky with a lot of old pc...
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manicpeter
Oct 31, 2007 2:27 pm
Hi there, don't get me wrong but isnt the point of the Emax that it is noisey and grimey? I sample drums into the emax and then back into my MPC XL. In the mpc...
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Lyn Oakey
grenham7651
Oct 31, 2007 2:40 pm
If you want extra noise just make sure you don't sample at the optimum level. That way you don't make use of the best signal/noise ratio, i.e. you sample with...
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manicpeter
Oct 31, 2007 4:49 pm
Very true!!! i find the emax puts a real oomph on complete beats. it works best for me sampling complete beats and then put them back into the drummachine....
