ins_adjb@jhunix.UUCP (11/25/86)
In article <861124-062951-3026@Xerox> Webster.Henr@Xerox.COM writes: >Does anbody know anything about the [E-Mu] Emax? The Emax was reviewed favorably in the second issue of MUSIC TECHNOLOGY. See also the latest (December) issue of ELECTRONIC MUSICIAN for some specs on ALL available samplers, Emax included. >-- What are the specifics on the polyphonic and polytambre ability (how >many voices and how may different sounds at a time)? It is an 8-voice, 2-oscillator-per-voice instrument. This means you can have 2 different samples per voice, and still maintain 8-note polyphony (YEAH!!!). You can have up to 122 split points. (YOW!!) I read (although the source could be mistaken) that the Emax has only 5-octave response, just like the Ensoniq Mirage. >-- How good does it's "equivalent to 12-bit sampling" sound? (better >than a Mirage? better than a Fairlight? better than a... oh, wake up--I >must have been dreaming) E-Mu claims that it uses the same sampling format as the famous E-Mu Emulator II. It also has a better sampling rate (42KHz) than the Emulator II! Sampling time at this maximum rate is (according to two different sources) either 8 or 12 seconds. Sampling time at the Emulator II rate is over 17 seconds. At the minimum rate, sampling is around a minute. >-- Did I understand the blurp I saw on the Emax to mean that in addition >to the stereo ouputs, it has a couple extra mono audio outputs which can >be assigned to a given MIDI channel? (similar to a drum machine--if so, >that's great!) The Emax has (I think -- this is from memory) 8 outputs. You can (I think) assign any of the 8 voices to any of the 8 outputs. >-- How extensive is the voice library for the Emax? At the moment, it's probably non-existent. It's a pretty new instrument. >-- How easy is it to do your own sampling on the Emax? The reviewer at MUSIC TECHNOLOGY said that the operating system is one of the best he has seen. >-- I've never thought much of appegiators. Is the Emax appregiator >anything to write home about? (or write on the net about?) Again, MUSIC TECHNOLOGY said it was very advanced. >-- Finally, what's the price? Around $2600 with keyboard, $2400 rackmount. In addition, Digidesign is working on a Sound Designer version [visual sample editor for the Macintosh] for the Emax. -- Dan