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Title: Should one first buy an EI or an EII? Post by: clark on February 05, 2013, 05:30:41 AM I'm still kicking myself over missing out on buying a well-maintained EI, last year, for only $400. I've also been waiting to match times when I have the extra money to buy an EII at a good price.
Now, I have a chance at another EI, but something tells me to wait. I apologize in advance to the Emax supporters, but its sound doesn't do it for me. I need to get my Emulator fix. But, should it first be an EI or an EII? Title: Re: Should one first buy an EI or an EII? Post by: Elmbeatz on February 05, 2013, 06:32:12 AM EI is a pretty "simple" machine. It doesn't even compare to the Emax in any way. EII is very similar to Emax in lots of ways - though it sounds better and looks smarter. :)
BUT - EI's a collectors item and gets rarer and rarer, so IF you NEED to own one, grab it as soon as you can :-\ P.S.: Emax got quite some features that I REALLY miss on EII - better transposition possibilities, more lfo options to name just a few... If you want to make music primarily, I'd go for the EII first. then go hunting for an EI if you got even more GAS. Title: Re: Should one first buy an EI or an EII? Post by: 12bit on February 05, 2013, 02:49:27 PM I absolutely agree with Elmbeatz here.
If you're looking for a capable studio grade hardware sampler go for the EII. If you're into history and collecting get the EI (which is in every way a fantastic machine but also - as Elmbeatz wrote - simple and not a first-go-to sampler in the studio :/) KennethA theEMUs.com Title: Re: Should one first buy an EI or an EII? Post by: clark on February 05, 2013, 05:21:23 PM Thanks for the replies.
I already understood that the EI was super simple. I should have clarified that I would be using the keyboard somewhat like a processor/effect black box--meaning, I would use other devices for much of the editing. I'm primarily concerned with the EI's and the EII's sound signatures. So, I'm curious about the differences in their warmth/grit/character and the quality of their respective filters. But, the EI having very limited sample time concerns me, somewhat. Title: Re: Should one first buy an EI or an EII? Post by: clark on February 05, 2013, 05:22:23 PM Oh, and what should one expect to pay for an EI. I've been watching EII prices for some years.
Title: Re: Should one first buy an EI or an EII? Post by: Elmbeatz on February 06, 2013, 02:39:34 AM The last EI I can recall was butt-ugly painted black and sat on ebay for ages. Seller wanted about 500 € for it I think. I remember another one from france in quite good condition (even longer ago maybe 4 or 5 years) which went for 1000 € iirc...
Title: Re: Should one first buy an EI or an EII? Post by: ahaigh01 on February 06, 2013, 02:20:22 PM There's an EI on ebay right now...
Title: Re: Should one first buy an EI or an EII? Post by: 12bit on February 06, 2013, 02:48:20 PM There's an EI on ebay right now... Well. It only has one voice board installed - no wonder not all the voices work :-) But maybe it is a rare 4 voice version. As far as I know only a few were made. I mean; the cabling in the one for sale looks like it is only supposed to support one voice board - weird. Or maybe it's just well done. No matter the reason it is only a four voice version. http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=281057833372&globalID=EBAY-US KennethA theEMUs.com |