Kickstart your productions with komplete start, a free collection. My friends and i would sample all kinds of stuff to try and sound like depeche mode. The sample resolution was the same 12bits companded into 8bits of memory, the samples were. Overview the price reductions in scsi cdrom players, and the new larger memory emax ii quickly attracted sample cdrom makers. Carsten offers a hard drive upgrade modification for the emax 1, plus hints, tips and other resources. It is sort of a next generation emulator ii, its not as good as an emulator iii but its more powerful than previous eiis. Midi is implementations, the chorus is good and does not divide the polyphony of the bte. Each bank contains an array of sounds allocated across the keyboard for the live performances. Rather than synthesizing sounds, emax digitally records samples realworld sounds into its memory. This new engineering increased reliability, and reduced the cost of. The emax ii is both classic and vintage as well as collectable.
Presampled sounds can also be loaded into emaxs memory from disks. Emu emulator sampler user forum for the eiii eii ei and eiii xp emax ii general discussion. Then please dont use a hotmail, yahoo or gmail address. Audio plugins for all operating systems windows, mac os x, linux, ios and android, tagged as emu emax. If you do not know the note names, you can refer to the diagram below. Omi universe of sound complete library emu emu esi format download. At least five companies produced sample cdroms in native emax ii format. Emu emulator sampler user forum for the eiii eii ei and. I find emax 1 has the best filters of any sampler i know with the exception of the eii. Kontakt 6 player is a free application that runs all native instruments kontakt instruments, as well as a large number of instruments from other companies.
Factory library emu systems continued developing a high quality sample library for the emax through out the mid late 1980s. The eii was the direct successor of the emulator and the most famous sampler in the world, 8bit sampling, 27. No, there is a list of qualified devices in the yahoo users group database section. Unlike the original emax, which although having a rs422 cdrom interface never attracted sample designer interest on cdrom. But there are several areas where emax goes beyond the capabilities of eii, and perhaps the most significant is the increased bandwidth it offers. Emu emax sampler sound library 1986 depeche mode and. Its not clear if this is just the sweetwater library that they gave away free. Digital sound factorys mission is to develop and provide high quality license free audio sound downloads for computer software synthesizer users. All documentedknown banks are in good working order and loadable on your e mu emax via emxp. Even in mac os 9 we are not agree on a format to choose, some may prefer halion, others exs or kontakt, others sampletank, soundfont, reason etc.
Parts and accessories for emu emax sampling keyboards. Emu emulator sampler user forum for the eiii eii ei and eiii xp index. Given that emu continually tweaked and updated these banks throughout their history, it is difficultimpossible to precisely know or declare a definitive version of the factory bank library. The filters of the emax are absolutely extraordinary. The emax kontakt collection represents the extensive library of samples and. E mu emax 1986 the emax was a line of samplers, developed, manufactured, and sold by e mu systems from 1986 to 1995. Radial output board emu pn quantity cc301 9 cc 326 2 cp 107 1 cc304 1 cc330 8 cc325 9 cc312 25 cc 103 48 ct315 2 ca324 26 ca326 8 ct317 1 ca325 1 connectors emu pn quantity 1 4 audio jack mono ja 30 1 9 1 4 audio jack mono clo ja 307 1 1 4 m audio jack stereo ja 309 1 1 6 pin dip socket jc 3 1 1 5 18 pin dip socket jc 105 8 20 pin dip. This is a great sampling keyboard with a hugh library on the internal hard disc.
Here are all the emax library images, free for all to download. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. The emax kontakt collection represents the extensive library of samples and instruments that were originally available on 3. Find great deals on ebay for emu emax and emu emax. The emax is a classic sampler workstation from emu. Emu emax sound library by digital sound factory emu.
A large sound library for the emax was developed during the mid late 1980s by emu systems and other third parties factory library emu systems continued developing a high quality sample library for the emax through out the mid late 1980s. The emax was a line of samplers, developed, manufactured, and sold by emu systems from 1986 to 1995. The digital sound factory team of expert sound designers have recorded and produced all of the sound libraries. Emu audity real large original modular wavkontakt studio samples library. Download emulation ii manual download soundbank installation guide. When using rs422 with emxp, a custom designed usbrs422 adapter is required. The emax was essentially a complete replication of the emulator ii using custom emu chips instead of standard off the shelf silicon chips. Emxp is a software package for reading, writing, copying and converting disks and files for emu emax, emu emax ii, emu emulator i, emu emulator ii, emu emulator iii, emu emulator iiix, sp12, soundfont2 and akai s samplers. If you want emax to sound like a piano, sample a piano. Emu emax collector edition kontakt team magnetrixx 26 september 20 55.
If thats too much like hard work, the user has provided sf2 conversions which can then be used as they are or imported by many instruments, or even converted to more specific formats using a conversion tool. The emax from the year 1986 is the follower of the. Watching that video depeche mode samples part i alan wilder auction disc for emax youtube takes me back though, when i was a 19 and bought an emax ii when it first came out. Digital sound factory emu emax collector edition kontakt. I still own every digital sampling synth emu systems ever manufactured. Uvi emulation ii virtual vintage sampler instrument. Besitze ich zwar, bin selber aber mehr hardwarefan. Emax retains the same sampling format as its big brother, the emulator ii, but e mu s engineers have succeeded in reducing the fundamental circuitry so much that it can now be fitted on a single silicon chip, known as the e chip hence the dramatic reduction in cost. The e3 and e4 filters are fine, but emax are nicer in my opinion. Not 100% sure on the legality of this, but worthy of posting nonetheless.
The emax was essentially a complete replication of the emulator ii using custom e mu chips instead of standard off the shelf silicon chips. Emax retains the same sampling format as its big brother, the emulator ii, but emus engineers have succeeded in reducing the fundamental circuitry so much that it can now be fitted on a single silicon chip, known as the echip hence the dramatic reduction in cost. If a part has no buy button and shows out of stock, it is typically out of production and we dont know. Emu emax sound library by digital sound factory emu emax. Privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers statistics. Utilization manual in english sounds the a d converters and d a are transparent. This new engineering increased reliability, and reduced the cost of manufacture. For emax and emax ii this can be done via rs422 and midi, for sp12 this can be done via midi upload to sp12 only. One thing i noticed is that theyre getting rare and interest is going up. Roland d550 emu emax ii rack x 2 emu proteus 1 emu. Downloading and installing the emulator ii omi universe of sounds soundset. These sample cdroms are also available in eiii format volumes 1 and 2 are still available new from emu systems in eiiix format. I want to replace my emax hard drive with a flash media drive. Download komplete start for free, including kontakt player plus 6 gb of content with 2000 sounds.
Emu emulator ii large original 24bit multilayer wavekontakt samplesloops studio library 3. Sold alongside their more expensive emulator ii and iii samplers, the emax line was conceived after the release of the akai s612 and sequential prophet 2000, and was designed to compete for the lower end of the sampling market the name emax can refer to one of two specific models, the emax. This video, via retrosounds marko ettlich, captures a headtohead comparison of the emu emulator ii 1984 vs. Sold alongside their more expensive emulator ii and iii samplers, the emax line was conceived after the release of the akai s612 and sequential prophet 2000, and was designed to compete for the lower end of the sampling market. These are the exact sounds which were programmed and used by alan during dms devotional and music for the masses tours. Emu emax ii system large original wave multilayer studio. In nearly all cases, the samples were sourced from the original multitrack. Sample transfers between emxp and the emax, emax ii, emulator ii and sp12 are also supported. Replacement keys with the exception of the top c note, all keys from octave to octave are identical, and all black keys are identical. The emax is a classic sampler workstation from e mu. Initially they were based on familiar emulator ii sounds, but they also produced a number of completely new sounds. E mu emax collector edition kontakt team magnetrixx 26 september 20 55. The emax was a line of samplers, developed, manufactured, and sold by emu systems from. All documentedknown banks are in good working order and loadable on your emu emax via emxp.
The emax collection includes the extensive library of samples and instruments that were originally available on 3. Initially they were based on familiar emulator ii sounds, but they also produced a number of completely new sounds including samples of the new japanese digital synthesizers the dx7 and d50. I need to repair my emax 1 or 2 is the service manual available. A user dcollector on the vintage synth explorer forums has made available the disk images for the emaxii library. Find great deals on ebay for emu emax and e mu emax. Products for emu emax series replacement keys parts. Emu systems library emu systems provided four factory cdroms for the emax ii, these were called the elements of sound. Emu emax library soundfonts contains 140 emu emax soundfonts top quality soundfonts sf2 just load and play your sounds. I still own every digital sampling synth emu systems ever manufactured im so.
Given that e mu continually tweaked and updated these banks throughout their history, it is difficultimpossible to precisely know or declare a definitive version of the factory bank library. My rapidshare just expired along with my emu cd uploads. The best option is to download the emu originals, and each one of us, convert them to its preferred sampler format. If you have been looking on the internet for sounds for your emu emax, you probably have found the one major repository of factory sound banks at. You can then output these images into akai s, soundfont sf2. Parts and accessories for emu emax digital sampler keyboards. We started the company in 2007 and have developed a line of exciting products. This listing reflects our current inventory and is updated in real time. We used this for years in our music and film studio.