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Emu Sampler

Disk and File Utility Software

for Microsoft Windows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Features

Following features are supported by EMXP version 2.11 (new = red):

 

Disks and files:

-          Compatibility with widely spread file formats:

o        Emax-I and Emax-II EMX file layout (.EM1, .EM2 files)

o        Digidesign SoundDesigner for Emulator II files

o        Digidesign SoundDesigner for Emax files

o        SoundFont2 files

-          Compatibility with the HxC floppy emulator for the Emulator-I and Emulator-II:

o        Emulator I disk images (.EMUFD files)

o        Emulator II disk images and OS overlay files (.EMUIIFD files)

-          Floppy disk support:

o        Read, write and format Emax-I and Emax-II floppy disks (DSDD disks, 800 Kb)

o        Read, write and format Akai S1000 floppy disks (both DD and HD)

-          Removable hard disks (ZIP, CF, …) and CD-ROM support:

o        Read and write Emax-I, Emax-II, Emulator-III and Emulator-IIIX removable hard disks, such as ZIP disks and CF cards

o        Read Emax-I, Emax-II, Emulator-III and Emulator-IIIX CD-ROMs

o        Backup and restore Emax-I, Emax-II, Emulator-III and Emulator-IIIX removable hard disks and CD-ROMs

-          These backup images can also be accessed in read and write mode as virtual hard disks

-          These backup images can also be burned to an Emax-I, Emax-II, Emulator-III or Emulator-IIIX-compatible CD using any CD burning software package (besides being written or restored to any removable hard disk such as ZIP disks or CF cards)

-          These backup images can also be created from scratch: this allows you to create your own sound libraries which then can be written to Emax-I, Emax-II, Emulator-III or Emulator-IIIX removable harddisks or CD-ROMs

-          Emulator-I, Emulator-II, Emax-I and Emax-II file (copy) support is available for both sound banks and operating systems

-          Emulator-III and Emulator-IIIX file (copy) support is for sound banks only

-          Akai S1000 file (copy) support is for program files, sample files, drum files and operating system files

Conversions:

-          Conversion between WAV and Emax-I, Emax-II, Emulator-I, Emulator-II, Emulator-III, Emulator-IIIX, Akai S1000 or SoundFont2 files

-          Conversion between Emax-I/Emax-II, Emulator-I, Emulator-II, Emulator-III, Emulator-IIIX and SoundFont2 files

-          Conversion of Emax-I and Emax-II soundbanks into Akai S1000 programs and samples

-          Native conversion between Emax-I and Emax-II, preserving sequence and SE data

Construction:

-          Basic construction of sound banks from scratch: definition of presets and key (area) sample assignments based on WAV files (currently Emulator-I only)

Communication:

-          Transferring sound banks between EMXP and Emax-I, Emax-II or Emulator II via RS422 (Emax-II: only transfer of compressed Emax-I banks towards the Emax-II)

-          Transferring individual samples (WAV-files) between EMXP and Emax-I or Emax-II via RS422 or MIDI (*)

-          Transferring individual samples (WAV-files) between EMXP and Emulator-II via RS422

Other:

-          Show details of Emax-I, Emax-II, Emulator-I, Emulator-II, Emulator-III and Emulator-IIIX banks, presets, samples and voices on-screen

-          Show details of SoundFont2 banks, presets, instruments, zones and samples on-screen

-          Generate reports in TXT or CSV format containing an overview of any selection of Emax-I, Emax-II, Emulator-II, Emulator-III, Emulator-IIIX or SoundFont2 banks and their presets

-          Change the boot rom protection on Emulator-I disk images

-          Compatibility with the OmniFlop floppy driver software, no licensing required anymore

 

(*) You may encounter some problems with RS422 sample transfer towards some Emax-II samplers. This problem is caused by a bug in either the Emax-II Operating System or in the Emax-II chipset for some PCB board revisions.

Note that these problems do not exist with the Emax-I.