I have the Prologue 16 and absolutely love it. It has a proper analogue synth user interface with real knobs and switches like the classic analogue synths of the past. It sounds absolutely fantastic used just as an analogue, but it also has a digital section if you want to dig deeper and this really...

Hello,

Does anyone have or know anyone who may have an Emax 1 for spares or repair? I'm looking for just the outer case for the original (without the HD or SE graphics on the front panel) many thanks.

Regards
Dave

That e-mu box looks really interesting! I found a used one for less than 100 bucks. I like the simplicity.

I have one myself, bought it real cheap secondhand. Its small and neat, its super simple and quick to use if you just want to do a bit of piano playing!

Kind Regards
Dave

It reminds me a bit of those distorted guitar samples in the Emu library

Just a thought, you could always get a little hardware piano module such as this: http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/e-mu-systems-proformance-1/448 You can pick these up second hand very cheap now. You'd still need a way to record it but this is probably the easiest and quickest way to play piano sou...

Thanks, Yes that's what I was actually supposed to be doing. I have a load of Emax Zip disks but only a few of them are 250s so I bought a zip 250 off eBay that was listed as SCSI but when it arrived I realised it wasn't hence why I asked about an adapter. Regards Dave I've literally got backups of...

it won't work the other way. OP, it would likely be cheaper to find a scsi one, or a scsi to parallel converter (the opposite of what was posted) Thanks, Yes that's what I was actually supposed to be doing. I have a load of Emax Zip disks but only a few of them are 250s so I bought a zip 250 off eB...

Hi all,

Does anyone know if a ZIP250P drive can be converted to a SCSI with an adapter so that it can be used with an Emax II? I have a few ZIP250 disks with Emax banks on but the Zip drive I have is only parallel?

Many thanks
Dave

I would check out the Emax library for the INXS stuff, at least one of those Asian instruments is in there. I'm pretty sure they used a bit of Emax on that album, on the intro to 'Beautiful Girl' the piano with the duff note is definitely in my Emax library!

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Mon Nov 25, 2019 9:44 pm

IMHO the only real reason to step sequence drums (which is how most drum machines work) is that you simply can't play the parts in real time using keys or pads. I.e. you have no natural rhythm

Hmm.. is that so? maybe I should sequence my guitar then too

I absolutely hate entering notes with the mouse. I usually use a keyboard to enter drum notes but after having recently bought the Arturia SparkLE I've fallen back in love with old style drum machine programming. It actually feels better to me but I guess its because that's what I grew up on. Once t...

Stephen Hague answered some questions a Pet Shop Boys forum apparently, he was asked about the bass: "Exactly how was that famous West End girls bass sound created?" "If I recall, it was a combination of an Oberheim OBX, and a kick drum sound from a drum machine over midi. It was hand played… Everyt...

Yes I saw an interview with Stephen Hague were he said he convinced a 'reluctant' Chris Lowe to play the whole bass part by hand. The reports I've seen suggest the bass on the record *wasn't* sequenced, but instead played by hand. Also, Stephen Hague suggests the bass was a combination of synths, wh...

I've not done a direct comparison but just from memory, it reminds me of the bass sound that the Thompson Twins used a lot on the albums 'Quick Step & Sidekick' and 'Into The Gap'. I think they used an Oberheim OB-Xa quite a lot on those albums. Maybe the Princess bass was layered with an Obie and D...

I would definitely replace those gaskets, they help to prevent dust and dirt getting into the slider pots. When they get old they dry out and become brittle and bits come off, which could end up getting into the sliders!