Yes I would like a more powerful architecture but this is now an old machine. It was this or the Ensoniq EPS 16+ which had no resonant filters at all.

When the time comes I will definately upgrade to another EMU sampler, unless someone else manages to make a sampler that sounds this good.

is to check the memory! the emax ii DOES NOT use standard simms. emu had a

proprietary memory board for the emax ii that was accompanied by floppy discs. the

discs were needed to tell the machine how much memory was in the machine - very

odd! these items are difficult to come by and can be very expensive. Beware -

if the memory in an emax has been expanded, the memory boards can be removed but

the machine will still think it has the expanded memory. (talk about a bug!)

the emax ii is by no means an exciting sampler by today's standards. it's clumsy

to work with, no dsp and you have to edit left and right samples separately.

but it does have a sound all it's own. a good secondary piece if you can find one

cheap.