Although the software has a fairly steep learning curve, it is definitely worth the extra effort for the variety of sounds it can provide. Axiell alm, emu, collections management software for museums, galleries, herbaria, etc. In the meantime, heres a rundown of what the baby emulator can do to get your mouth watering, because what there is of emax now is already pretty impressive. The emax is a classic sampler workstation from emu.
Get the best deals on emu when you shop the largest online selection at. Everything tested and works, cosmetically a 910 with slight wear on the sides and a couple of light scratches. Replacement keys with the exception of the top c note, all keys from octave to octave are identical, and all black keys are identical. Emu emax collector edition kontakt magesy revolution. Emu systems emax frequently asked questions faq welcome. Parts and accessories for emu emax sampling keyboards.
Except for the os called emaxplus101689 emu seems never to have released their other emax operating systems with a sufficiently high revision number 4. Anyone that tryies to convince you to get the sp1200 over the emax doesnt know what their talking about. The emax was essentially a complete replication of the emulator ii using custom emu chips instead of standard off the shelf silicon chips. The emax from the year 1986 is the follower of the emulator ii. The sample resolution was the same 12bits companded into 8bits of memory, the samples were. The emax was the first relatively low priced sampler from emu systems but in no way a bad sampler.
Emu emax 2, emax ii digital synthesizer workstation sequencer. The filters of the emax are absolutely extraordinary. Emu emax sound library by digital sound factory emu emax. The emaxs editing system will be familiar to users of emus excellent esi series. I have an emax hd and need to know which os to use. Emxp is a software package for reading, writing, copying and converting disks and files for emu emax, emu emax ii, emu emulator i, emu emulator ii, emu emulator iii, emu emulator iiix, sp12, soundfont2 and akai s samplers. The emu emax is a 61 key, 8 voice, multitimbral, velocity and pressure sensitive, 12 bit sampler with 8 individual outputs, featuring a programmable analog low pass filter, lfo, dedicated filter and amp ahdsr envelopes, arpeggiator, realtime 16 track sequencer, chorus, rs422, and midi. The emax kontakt collection represents the extensive library of samples and instruments that were originally available on 3. Rather than synthesizing sounds, emax digitally records samples realworld sounds into its memory. If you want emax to sound like a piano, sample a piano. Emu emaxii sampler specifications, pictures, prices. I would buy the sp1200 for its sound and the sequencer, but since your using the mpc, all you need is the sound.
Help with used emu emax 1 vintage synth explorer forums. An oldie but a goodie a highly sought after vintage synthesizersampler. Front panel graphics the emax follows the eii tradition of having the os functions listed on the front panel of the rack and keyboard models unless you have a baldwin model. The emu emax, emulator ii, emulator iii and sp12 samplers are children of the 80s and early 90s. Hey all, i have a emu emax that i picked up at a goodwill a few years back. The emu emax plus is a 61 key, 8 voice, multitimbral, velocity and pressure sensitive, 12 bit sampler with 8 individual outputs, featuring a programmable analog low pass filter, lfo, dedicated filter and amp ahdsr envelopes, arpeggiator, realtime 16 track sequencer, chorus, rs422, midi, and scsi. Original studio samples converted to 160kbps mp3s for player. Software, manual and free technical support the included software is supported by the following operating systems.
After its acquisition in 1993, emu systems was a wholly owned subsidiary of creative. Founded in 1971 as a synthesizer maker, emu was a pioneer in samplers, samplebased drum machines and lowcost digital sampling music workstations. Emu systems was a software synthesizer, audio interface, midi interface, and midi keyboard manufacturer. Find great deals on ebay for emu emax and emu emax. Floppy drive replaced with lotharek sd card floppy emulator lcd display replaced with new whiteonblack oled. I have a emu emax 2 for sale it has been sitting around in my room for some time ive had plans to use it for sampling and playing but things didnt go as planned it comes with power cord the pictures show the imperfections of the sampler but it is showing some age i have a floppy includes with purchase everything works besides it is. Midi thru on emax is a software selectable function under midi in the preset definition module, which simply routes incoming midi data to the midi out jack when midi thru is selected. Small portion pictured broken off of the power cord receptacle but does not affect performance. This was a first in the sampling market place, and emu systems have remained at the leading edge of digital filter technology until the arrival of software based analog synthesis from waldorfaccess and others in. Here are all the emax library images, free for all to download. This new engineering increased reliability, and reduced the cost of manufacture. The eii was the direct successor of the emulator and the most famous sampler in the world, 8bit sampling, 27. Founded in 1971 as a synthesizer maker, emu was a pioneer in samplers, samplebased drum machines and lowcost digital sampling music workstations after its acquisition in 1993, emu systems was a wholly owned subsidiary of creative technology, ltd. Emu emaxii sampler specifications, pictures, prices, links.
Emax ii combines user sampling and the extraordinary realism of sampled sounds with the creative power of digital synthesis. Windows 2008, windows xp, windows vista, windows 7, windows 8, windows 10. Overview in 1988 emu systems launched a new operating system upgrade. Products for emu emax series replacement keys parts. The emax brought quality sampling within the reach of the average musician, and it. Emu emax 1986 the emax was a line of samplers, developed, manufactured, and sold by emu systems from 1986 to 1995. Emxp is a software package for reading, writing, copying and converting disks and files for emu emax, emu emax ii, emu emulator i, emu emulator ii, emu emulator iii, emu emulator iiix, sp. This listing is for a digital download of the emu emax 1 operating system software only, this listing is not for a floppy disk. Jun 16, 2016 this video, via retrosounds marko ettlich, captures a headtohead comparison of the emu emulator ii 1984 vs. Weighing in at less than a ton and a mere three rack spaces tall, the emax rack answered many a roadies prayers. The floppy that came with it boots up with a crc check error, but allows me to get into the os and have a look around. Parts and accessories for emu emax digital sampler keyboards. If a part has no buy button and shows out of stock, it is typically out of production and we dont know.
The emax s editing system will be familiar to users of emus excellent esi series. Presampled sounds can also be loaded into emaxs memory from disks. Jul 10, 2006 anyone that tryies to convince you to get the sp1200 over the emax doesnt know what their talking about. Emu emu proteus 2000 rack synth module original operation manual synthesizer. This video, via retrosounds marko ettlich, captures a headtohead comparison of the emu emulator ii 1984 vs. Some of the marketing mumbojumbo at the time from emu systems indicated that this was the emulator ii on a chip which i can personally confirm it is not. For replacement power supplies, the place to call is mendelson electronics of dayton, oh at 800 4223525. Sold alongside their more expensive emulator ii and iii samplers, the emax line was conceived after the release of the akai s612 and sequential prophet 2000, and was designed to compete for the lower end of the sampling market. Details this sampler opened most musicians the world of really working with samples and filtering analogue. Includes lots of extra sounds on floppy disks and the original owners manual. This listing reflects our current inventory and is updated in real time. Emu emax sound library by digital sound factory emu. Configuring can bus communication between emu black or emu can and pmu16. When i first plugged it in, it not only powered up but let me go through lots of different banks for synth sounds, drum hits and audio sample librarys.
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