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Conference napalm::commusic_v1

Title:	* * Computer Music, MIDI, and Related Topics * *
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Moderator:	DYPSS1::SCHAFER

Created:	Thu Feb 20 1986
Last Modified:	Mon Aug 29 1994
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2852
Total number of notes:	33157

2605.0. "real EMAX, or Sears Emax?" by LNGBCH::STEWART (tryin' to hitch a ride) Fri Mar 29 1991 04:11

       Just picked up the new Recycler and I'm looking at the Goodman
       Music ad:

       "Digital Keyboard Sampler with 16 track download sequencer

       Built by EMU for Baldwin Co. who purchased hundreds of these
       incredible EMAX samplers for education and consumer use and
       originally sold for $3000.  We bought their entire inventory to
       bring this amazing special to you, the professional musician.

       Features.
       o	Famous EMU sound
       o	10 disk library included
       o	61 note velocity sens. kybd.
       o	8 individual, 2 stereo outputs
       o	16 track download sequencer
       o	RS-422 port
       o	3.5" floppy disk drive"

       So, the question is...is this a deal?  It sounds good to me, but
       I don't really track this stuff.  I guess you could sand the
       Baldwin name off, right?

       These guys also have V50 demos for $599 and they mention that
       they carry the QY-10, but they don't show a price.

       #include	<std.disclaimer>

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
2605.1	Is what a deal? ($$$)	TLE::TLET8::ASHFORTH	The Lord is my light	`Fri Mar 29 1991 11:29`	0
2605.2		SALSA::MOELLER	I played Tetris with Elvis	`Fri Mar 29 1991 15:08`	15
	Sounds right.. I hope you don't have to buy sight unseen. It better have all those lovely buttons.. And, of course, I, too, dunno if it's a DEAL until you post the price. A call to E-Mu Systems might not be out of place. You may or may not be able to run the latest OS rev. I didn't upgrade beyond OSv3.2 because a) they wanted $99 b) I hated the sounds resulting from the new interpolation scheme. All the details sound right. Don't count too much on the sequencer - strictly download/playback only. Not even useful for live performance to drive the EMAX and other SGU's since it won't even carry patch changes. karl
2605.3	late night brain lock...	LNGBCH::STEWART	tryin' to hitch a ride	`Fri Mar 29 1991 17:27`	9
	Jeez, that's what I get for noting at night. The price is $769 and it looks like they've got a whole bunch of them. I'm sure they'll have some out in the showroom, so I don't have to buy sight unseen... So what's the going price for a real EMAX?
2605.4	who needs a rack when you've got corners	SALSA::MOELLER	I played Tetris with Elvis	`Mon Apr 01 1991 14:24`	6
	About a year ago I saw floppy-based RACK EMAXen for ~$1800. So $800, especially new, is a smokin' deal... if you need the keys.. hell, buy two and stand one in the corner.. plugged in, of course.. karl
2605.5	I cannot resist smokin' deals	PENUTS::HNELSON	Resolved: 192# now, 175# by May	`Mon Apr 01 1991 14:32`	3
	WHERE was this smokin' deal seen? - Hoyt
2605.6	need a good acronym...	LNGBCH::STEWART	tryin' to hitch a ride	`Mon Apr 01 1991 17:18`	17
	WHERE was this smokin' deal seen? You know, we have a name for this over in the Guitar Notes file - GTS (Guitar Toy Syndrome). What's the equivalent thing here? STS? Anyway, the Emax/Baldwin ?? deal is at Goodman Music, which has 5 stores in Southern California. Check the replies in the Latest Hot Price note for location/phone number. I'm torn between this and a sudden yearning for a Fireglo Rickenbacker 12 string (a buddy brought one over on Saturday). Guitars appreciate, synths just get obsolete... Hey, Hoyt, you're not gonna walk this thing around town with headphones, are you?
2605.7	Rahsaan Hoyt Schwartzenegger	PENUTS::HNELSON	Resolved: 192# now, 175# by May	`Tue Apr 02 1991 17:13`	8
	I think the usual local expression for New Toy Syndrome is "MIDIocy." Alternatives might be "SGUphoria" or "psykeypathology". I suppose I could lug around a sampler and a 12-volt battery to drive it, and combine my Rahsaan-about-town DHX00 routine with my physical fitness regimen... but it wouldn't be hip to play kool jazz and SWEAT. I guess I'll look up the number -- thanks for the info. - Hoyt