E-Mu EMAX II, Operation Manual

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LOADING EMAX I DISKS
When Emax I disks are loaded into the Emax II, they are automatically expanded out into
a 16-bit format. This dynamic range expansion coupled with the low noise of the Emax
II, usually means that Emax I disks sound fantastic on the Emax II. In addition, all the
preset parameters are retained. Sometimes, however, audio problems that were inau-
dible on Emax I, are quite noticable on the Emax II and must be manually corrected.
There are also a few restrictions on Emax I sounds.
1) Emax I banks which are completely full, will not load into a 1 Megabyte Emax II. This
is because the Emax II needs some memory to perform the 16-bit dynamic range
expansion. The solution is to delete sequences, presets or voices until the disk loads.
2) The minimum Loop Length on the Emax II is 32 samples. If Emax I voices are loaded
which have Loop Lengths of less than 32 samples, the loop may be turned off of the
transposition range may be limited. The solution is to re-loop those voices.
3) The Emax II has a few features which are different from the Emax I.
Emax II uses polyphonic outputs instead of mono outs like the Emax I. Emax I voices
with outputs 1-8 selected will be routed to the Main outputs on Emax II. If specific
outputs
are selected on Emax I voices loaded into the Emax II, the ouput routing will be
as follows:
Emax I Emax II
1->1 A
X->2 B
X->3 C
X->4 M X = any channel number
X->5 A
X->6 B
X->7 C
X->8 M
Emax I voices which are in Dual Mode will play normally on the Emax II but will use two
channels.
Emax I Disks
DIGITAL SOUND TRANSFER