E-mu Emulator Sampler User Forum for the EIII EII EI and EIII XP

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Original first post is below, just updating the whole thread to post the latest demo's of the 50 new EII soundbanks created in two batches of 25. These are under the categories of 'Analogue' and 'Pads & Digital'

A selection of sounds from each are demo'd below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3UDLN1dUA8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzC0krpiukA

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Original Post relating to different sounds:

Put together a decent batch of sounds/samples for the EII, all synth based if anyone's interested in a trade for similar.

Can supply in Sound Designer format. Not looking for any library, orchestral or sound effect type sounds, got loads of those.  

Anyone got anything interesting/decent they want to exchange just hit me a PM.  ;) Cheers.  

Could you please list / describe what kind of banks you got?
I'm very interested, although I do NOT have any banks besides the libraries that I could swap..
Thanks in advance,
Elm.

Hi Elm, can't say mine are up to library quality (!) and most banks have only one or two sounds on. A few have several sounds on but many are only over a two octave range (particularly pads unfortunately):

Anyway, those I have over full or almost full keyboard range are:

OBXa Pluck
Juno 106 - Fat
Depeche 1 & 2 (PPG type sounds)
Mitzva Lead  

Others over mainly two octave ranges:

Aeon String
Ambient
Ambient Background
Atmos
Atmos Pad
Atmos Vocal
Band Pass Pad
Big Atmos
Big Choir 2
Bright Pad
Ching
Deep Drone
Eerie
Electric String
Electric String 2
Ethnic
Ethnic 2,3 5 & 6
Ethno String
Ethno Voice
H String
Misc. Bass (several)
Virus A (several)

Audio demo of each sound played from the EII (in the order above) here:

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=9736742


If the link doesn't work go to the main music page and the demo is listed at the top:

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=481080&content=music

I am also interested. I think I only have factory, but I'll make a list up asap.

Just updated the sound list above with an audio demo.  :)

So, anyone sampling and creating soundbanks on their EII's these days...? :D

link doesn't work ...    :-\ :'(

Try clicking it more than once, it didn't work for me first time but did the second and third.... not sure why that's happening. You can also access through the main music page, the demo is listed at the top:

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=481080&content=music

John, these are awesome, thanks for taking the time to post your demo.
I have to admit, every time I hear your demos, I once again get the Ell gas pains.
However, I love my Elll, and space does not permit another large keyboard.

I think the original, factory and third party samples have been passed around for quite some time, so it's nice to hear other samples for the Ell, other than the ones we're all familiar with.

Are any of these samples, samples you have created yourself?
I encourage other vintage Emu owners to sample some of their own sounds, and as JMP has suggested, creating a library of new sounds for all to use and enjoy.
If I had an Ell I would jump all over your suggested offer of swapping sounds, and I'm a bit surprised there seems to be so little interest.
Surely users must be doing their own sampling, rather than just using it as a sample playback unit.

I am still in the early stages of learning my Elll, but hope in the future to be able to have some of my personally created samples to share.

Thanks again John

Btw, I believe Soundclick has been having problems for the last week or so, sometimes when I enter my page, I'm unable to play any uploads. Your link worked fine this morning.

Great sounds!!!  :P

Thanks Rick, sorry to add GAS again.. !  ;)


The first two are taken from an old vintage synth sample CD I bought years ago. The next three are my own sounds programmed/modified on the Roland XP50. The remainder were a batch of synth WAV samples I picked up years ago from somewhere I can't remember, just a shame these had only one pitch of the sample provided.  


Has made me wonder this too....  topic has had a fair amount of views but no-one offering to trade sounds other than library ones. So, as it's unlikely Alan Wilder will offer me his original EII Depeche Mode samples in trade....  :D , when I've sorted a USB zip for the PC I'll get the Sound Designer files for these banks onto PC if anyone wants them for their Sound Designer compatible EII.  

I'm currently halfway through sampling my Elka Synthex sounds into WAV files. I may try sampling these into the EII if the quality is OK. Just concerned about looping pads with the short sample length time. This can be troublesome to achieve inaudible loop points. I'm saving that for a rainy weekend....  


Being in a similar position to you, I'd love an EIII but no room for two.. !  :-\


I changed it..., the problem one was supposed to bring the player up automatically but was tempermental, thanks for the info.  

Cheers Seamonkey/Elm.

I have my EIIs for two years now, and I have only little time to make music.
I've been sampling stuff for years before with my emax, sampling WAS my music. With the EII and its libraries, a whole new world opened up, and I was finally able to think about ANYTHING and then just play it with the library stuff. There are hardly any sounds that I'm missing in the libraries. But as JMP shows - there can be lots more  ;)

STILL I have done samples with the EII  ::) I call them "Jupiter 8 Synth rains" just 2 or 3 banks though... But I'll get them into *.EII format and will share 'em, too.
Cheers!

Let me know if those files are working Elm ;).

In the meantime, here's the second batch.  :) Top of the page (as linking tool isn't working):

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=481080&content=music

Apologies, but think I've duplicated a couple from the first demo. Otherwise, this one includes sounds from the Elka Synthex, Prophet 5, Roland V-Synth, XP50 & JP8080, Novation Supernova and Bit 1 synths. Also layered pads from a mixture of several.

Yeah, I'll let you know.
I haven't had the chance to set up my RS422 EII yet. It still may take a while..
But I bet the files work.

Been a slow start but a few trades now going forth....

Just updating my list of sounds over the full or four octave range:

Cheetah MS6 (X18)
Elka Synthex (X1) but more to follow...
Bit 1 (X2)
Roland XP50 (X4)
Waldorf XT (X1)

Presuming those I sent to Elm have worked (!) these are all in Sound Designer format on the Mac/PC. I expect any sent via PC will need their resource forks correcting when transferred back to Mac.

Hi JMP.
I still have not had the opportunity to check, if the files REALLY worked. But I don't see a reason why they shouldn't.
I'd be glad if I already have had the chance to go check it, as well as to get my own few banks off the mac, I hope you apologize.
But I WILL  ::)  and hopefully SOON.

Greetz,
Elm.

No problem Elm. I'll probably upload some to a file share site soon anyway for someone else to give them a try too.

Link to free Emulator II sounds (not full key range) in Sound Designer format are here:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/bxsttb569v8id19/JMP%20EII%20Shared%20Banks.rar

There are the ones used in the first audio demo.

Note - The resource forks will likely need changing (e.g. with Filetyper) on the Mac to the usual EII format before loading to the EII. Let me know if any problems. ;)

John,

Good work.  Posts like these are under appreciated.   Nice job.

I agree. These banks sound very very good !
The art of sampling... you've got it.

I've got the full library sounds... Great!
They sound so good, very professional... You are
a master in sampling, John :D
It's incredible what can be done with the EII...

Thanks above and to those that have got in touch to trade etc. Glad you like them.  ;D

Last update here, as I've now completed 50 new soundbanks for the EII, each with between 1 -6 presets on them.

They are arranged in two batches of 25 under the categories; 'Analogue' & 'Pads & Digital':

Updated demo's are here featuring a selection of sounds from each batch (a few are repeated from an earlier demo):

Analogue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3UDLN1dUA8

MS6 Deep String
P5 80's Pop
P5 Carpenter Pad
Synthex Bass 2
MS6 Best Brass
Synthex Grit Pad
P5 P.Kiss Grind
MS6 Lead
MS6 Chip Lead
Synthex Pad

Pads & Digital

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzC0krpiukA

Jarre Vous 2
Depeche
Jarre Vous 4
V. String
Ooh Pad
Pwang Organ
VS Elfin
DM ETS Choir
Bell Organ
Haunt Voice
Flange Pad


Right that's me done now (!) anyone looking to acquire get in touch.  ;) Those that have the first batch of sounds already will get the remainder as soon as I've got them transferred over to PC and sorted them out from the first ones sent over. Hope you enjoy.

Nice work John, your hard work and persistence has paid off.
Someday your demos will be synonymous with any search of the Emu Ell.
Heck if you google it now, your YouTube demos always come up first. :)

Job well done my friend, and your willingness to share should be noted as well. ;D

very very awsome, John - great YT-demos of your Sound-Banks!!!

Synthex Pad in "Analogue.." is absolutly fantastic!

Thanks, that one came out pretty well after a long time messing with the loop points. I'd tried a few others before it, mainly band pass filter sweep type pads but the looping 'pop' and extended key range per voice required for longer loops spoilt them.

As much as I love the EII, sometimes I wish it just had that bit more memory....  :-[   

Hi all, my latest offering demo'd at the link below, available free for forum members that have a Sound Designer connection.

http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=10340054

Some have looped better than others (as always is the case). Eight banks, full key range and most with several presets as variations of the original sound.    

As soon as I've got around the limitations of Mac Disk test program (1MB max. file sizes) I'll upload a (.sit) format Mac file for anyone who wants to download them. ;D 

 

And the EII-Oscar 2011 goes to...

JMP
 :)

Great work!

Having some trouble with file sharing site but try this link:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/lqe3e20prp1p4l0/Full%20key%20banks.rar

Any problems let me know.

Hello John,
first respect for your work. It's fantastic!
Same for esynthesist and his emxp!

I am only a DPX-1 User and i am sorry to ask in my first post for
the Sounds from the "Analouge" and "Pads and Digital".

Do you have them for share,  or are you not so far right now?

The first ones worked very well in my DPX, converted with EMXP.

Greetings
Christian

Hi Christan, thanks for the comments. All of my soundbanks are in SD4E2 format and the last batch on floppy disk are currently on Ebay UK. I won't be putting anymore on disk as I want my last two drives to remain working !

I'll send you a PM with details to receive these electronically if that's what you're looking for. Cheers. 

Latest below:

http://www.mediafire.com/?f29k5k7o0e0yvk3

Demo here:

http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=10417570

 :)

JMJ fans may like these ones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5abCRsx8ITk

Hey JMP,
great work!! Please more of your vids.

Greeetz Syncla

Hi all, latest EII sounds here in a music demo. Bit of a silly tune.... but get in touch if you want them.  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d9xYrcdV8o

Silly? nothing silly about this tuneage. :)
Well done as always.
You are an inspiration to vintage Emu sampler users everywhere.

Cheers Seamonkey  ;)

Had some contact that previous links to free sounds are dead, so PM if you want these.

Latest demo'd at link below, includes one or two from the music demo above. Putting these on Ebay later if anyone wants on 5.25" floppy.

http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=10988464

hey buddy, your soundclick page isn't opening. Same with your floppy disk auction.

update: must be soundclick's homepage because mine isn't working either.

Working for me fetler  ;D

Here's the auction, give it a try !

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/250880623341?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649

Yes, I came back later and it was working.
You are a very brave soul starting the bid at .99. 
The floppies themselves aren't cheap.

No-one can moan they aren't worth the price if they bid up from a quid.  ;)

The day the cost of the disks and my time making them isn't covered, is the day I'll stop listing any on there and stick to SD formats only.

Shame there doesn't appear to be much sampling or trading of custom banks these days.   

Made up a few this week from a DX21 Synth. Created these back in the 1980's and managed to load them into a DX21 again using the old audio data on tape ! Sampled them into the EII so I can sell the DX21 on...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzecfTT4XVU&list=UUUXkiBkyOep0P3VA1SYAv9A&index=1&feature=plcp

Free to forum members, PM me if you want them.  :)

Great job with the sampling.  I actually have a Yamaha DX21 myself and thought you did great.  Enjoyed the video.  Thanks.