E M X P
	Emu Sampler Disk and File Utility Software for Microsoft Windows XP
	This is the homepage for EMXP, the Emu disk and file utility software developed by ///E-Synthesist
Current version		The newest version of EMXP is 2.07 build 5 (October 2009)
Download	You can download the latest versions of EMXP here: Newest version: EMXP Version 2.07.5 This version supports SoundFont2. If you have any problems with this new version, you can fall back on one of the previous versions, which can be downloaded here: EMXP Version 2.06.3 EMXP Version 2.05.3 EMXP Version 2.04.2 EMXP Version 1.94.2 Please read the manual including the copyright information before using EMXP. To download DPXTOOLS, click here. ** N E W ** To download PROPHET2000TOOLS, click here.
Features	The full feature list of EMXP can be found here.
Screenshots		Although written for the Windows XP platform, EMXP still uses an old MS-DOS look & feel interface. The Emu Emax, Emulator II and Emulator III samplers are children of the 80’s and early 90’s, so we thought some nostalgic user interface would preserve the spirit of those times… Some EMXP screenshots can be found here.
Additional downloads		You can download additional files here. Emulator III/IIIX operating system files are available, and also some tweaked Emax operating systems for use with Sound Designer for Emax 1.12.
Next version	The next version (03.01) will add RS422 support for Emax and Emulator II. A custom USB<---->RS422 adapter will be required, standard USB<---->Serial adapters will not work. The custom adapter consists of only a few components which are generally available on the market. These adapters can be easily assembled by anyone with basic electronics skills. Schematics will be made available in the near future. Total cost of hardware components is about USD 50. Perhaps some people will also offer their services to build and ship the unit on special request. Also planned in 2010 is a maintenance version with: - More uniform screen interactions across all sampler formats - More uniform WAV-to-soundbank conversions across all sampler formats - (tbd) Emulator III OS file support - (tbd) OMI CD support for Emulator II - (tbd) Oberheim DPX-1 support No release dates have been determined yet.
What EMXP is	EMXP is software primarily designed for use with vintage Emu samplers. Started as an evolution of the original EMX software (which was only available for MS-DOS), EMXP can read and write EMAX floppy disks in Windows XP but it also contains a lot of additional features such as WAV-to-EMAX conversion and support for removable harddisks (like ZIP disks and CDROMs). Moreover EMXP is not limited to Emax samplers. Other vintage Emu samplers are also supported: Emulator II and Emulator III. EMXP can even translate soundbanks between all these samplertypes. Although EMXP will keep its focus on Emu vintage samplers, the newest (beta) version also supports SoundFont2. This enables any vintage Emu sampler user to translate his/her sound banks to the widely accepted SoundFont2 format. From this format it is possible to translate to any other sampler type using some other (commercial) translation software. And of course the other way around is also supported. EMXP also supports Akai S1000, but conversions are limited to Emax-to-Akai and Wav-to-Akai. Besides EMXP, this website provides also - some Oberheim DPX tools for Windows XP (click here). - some Sequential Prophet 2000/2002 tools for Windows XP (click here).
Platform & hardware support	EMXP runs on Windows XP. Some people have also been using EMXP on Windows 2000 successfully. EMXP can also run on Windows Vista, but the floppy disk access feature has not been tested yet on Vista. All other functions of EMXP however are Vista-compliant. In order to be able to read and write floppy disks, you will need a PC with an internal floppy drive and the OmniFlop floppy driver installed. EMXP requires at least version v2.01j, which can be downloaded here. We recommend however v2.01n or higher, since these versions don’t require any license procedure anymore for use with EMXP. For more information, see the EMXP manual. External (USB) floppy disk devices are not supported. In order to be able to read and write Emax or Emulator III removable hard disks, you will need a removable hard disk drive – such as an Iomega ZIP drive – connected to or installed into your PC. EMXP has been tested with USB and Parallel Port ZIP drives. Both 100 MB and 250 MB disks and drives are supported. In order to be able to read Emax or Emulator III CDROMs, you will need a CD-ROM player connected to or installed into your PC. The Emax images and disks created or read by EMXP are compatible with the whole range of Emu Emax samplers: - Emu Emax - Emu Emax-SE - Emu Emax-HD - Emu Emax-SE HD - Emu Emax-Plus - Emu Emax II - Emu Emax II Turbo The Emulator II images created or read by EMXP are compatible with the full Emulator II sampler range: - Emu Emulator II - Emu Emulator II+ - Emu Emulator II+ HD The Emulator III images and disks created or read by EMXP are compatible with the whole range of Emu Emulator III samplers: - Emu Emulator III - Emu Emulator IIIX The Akai S1000 files and floppy disks created or read by EMXP are compatible with the Akai S1000 samplers (S1000, S1000PB, S1000HD, S1000KB). The SoundFont2 files created by EMXP are compliant with the SoundFont 2.1 specifications. Any SoundFont 2.1 compatible hardware device or software should be capable of processing these files. The SoundFont2 files read by EMXP can be SoundFont 2.0, SoundFont 2.1 or SoundFont 2.4 files.
Price	EMXP is 100% free of charge (freeware). For more information on the license, please read the manual included in the download package.
Links	OmniFlop Software: http://www.omniflop.com Fdrawcmd Software: http://simonowen.com/fdrawcmd/ Emulator Archive: http://www.emulatorarchive.com/ Emu Emax Yahoo Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/emax/ Emu Emulator II Yahoo Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/emulatorII-list/ Emu Website: http://www.emu.com/ Emulator I / II / III Forum: http://www.eiiiforum.com
Trademarks	EMAX, EMAX-SE, EMAX-SE-HD, EMAX PLUS, EMAX-HD, EMAX II, EMAX 2, Emulator II, Emulator III, Emulator IIIX and SoundFont are trademarks of E-Mu Systems IOMEGA and ZIP(drive) are trademarks of Iomega Corporation Akai S1000 (S1000, S1000PB, S1000HD, S1000KB) is a trademark of Akai Professional. OMNIFLOP is a trademark of Sherlock Consulting Limited Sound Designer is a trademark of Digidesign Sequential is a trademark of Yamaha Corporation Prophet 2000 and Prophet 2002 are trademarks of Yamaha Corporation (Sequential)
Contact	Contact information for questions and (unguaranteed) support can be found in the manual which is included in the download package.
	(updated 30-January-2010)