When the E4 series of samplers was initially launched, the contemporary method for authoring new Emu CD volumes was to create the new content on the sampler itself, clone the hard drive bit-for-bit via SCSI, then blindly write back the raw data to CD-R. Fortunately, advances in technology have made … Continue reading
Create your own Roland TR505 sounds with these decoder / encoder tools… Roland TR-505 Sound ROM Creation Tools v0.50 If the authored ROMs are to be used in a 4x bank (512K) configuration, such as Harry Axten’s HKA Design Roland TR-505 Expansion then the 128K ROMs can be merged with … Continue reading
E-mu Emax II (Emu Emax 2) owners seeking to upgrade the memory of their unit may be aware that the only two standard methods to get the Emax II to recognize its full memory capacity are either the memory upgrade disks (ZD403 or ZD413) or the so-called “scrambled megs” procedure. … Continue reading
Unlike its older sibling–the SP1200, the E-mu SP12 contains permanent drum samples stored in ROM which can never be lost or overwritten. Due to the limited sampling time (even with the expanded Turbo model), it may be desirable to substitute the factory sounds for custom samples. This can be done … Continue reading
By using the methods outlined in a previous Casio RZ-1 firmware hacking article, a new operating system has been developed for the Casio RZ-1 with the following features: ON-THE-FLY PATTERN SWITCHING DURING PLAYBACK In pattern play mode, any other pattern can be selected during playback and it will be queued … Continue reading
