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Jack Raymond sent me a mail he received from E-MU when he asked for the release date: Jack, The drivers and software update you are referring to, the 2.0 release, has been "This document is intended as a discussion document only and does not As far as further updated drivers for the APS, unfortunately, there are
Todd Shires (Product Specialist, E-MU / ENSONIQ) said on 15 February 2000: Dear APS users, We at E-MU do apologize for the long wait for Version 2.0 drivers. In order to provide the features which our customers are requesting, we needed to start building drivers from the ground up. This obviously adds time to the release of new drivers. Since we were starting from scratch, we wanted to build a foundation of drivers that would give us the ability to expand, so we wouldn't have to start all over again from scratch like we had to with Version 2.0. To do this is a very complex task, especially when we are wanting to keep all of this functionality on multiple OS platforms. The work that is being done for Version 2.0 drivers are essential for future hardware products as well as current products on the market place. We knew that when we started this project, that we wouldn't be able to release an update as soon as most users are accustomed to. We didn't expect it to take this long, but we are still looking to an April/May release of the Windows drivers. I understand the frustration that our customer base may have, but we feel that we have made the best decision for the long term to build a very solid foundation of drivers that we will be able to build and expand upon. I personally own an APS, and want the new drivers as soon as I can get them. Version 2.0 is not just another upgrade, it is the foundation that we will build our computer based audio products on well into the future. Sincerely,
From: Mike G To all, I have been given permission by EMU / ENSONIQ product marketing to make this statement about our forthcoming E-mu APS V2.0 software. EMU / ENSONIQ has every intention on continuing to enhance the E-mu APS product to meet and exceed the needs of our customers, given the scope of other similar audio products and given our ability to develop new and exciting software. APS V2.0 software began as an ambitious concept and has become a much more ambitious project. There are several reasons for this: new software technologies appearing, in house development of other tools than were at first not related to APS, feedback from end users and a strengthening relationship between the EMU / ENSONIQ and Creative Technology software development teams. The focus of this project has been to make APS V2.0 a fully multimedia compliant, cross platform and cross OS product, while at the same time enhancing the features that our customers use the most on the product. This has allowed us to make the APS much more than a Windows 95 only sound card, however that decision made it difficult to deliver the software to our customers in the time frame we had originally hoped. As a part of our continued committment to our current E-mu APS customer base, the APS V2.0 software suite will be available as a *free* software update for registered E-mu APS owners. This software will also be 100% compatible with the hardware and software features used in other EMU10K1 products, such as Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live!, and will be available to those customers as a purchased upgrade. This fact will change the way we will be able to deliver the E-mu APS V2.0 software to APS customers. While we don't know exactly how this will change, it will be a really good idea for you to register your APS product with EMU / ENSONIQ as soon as possible, if you have not already done so. E-mu APS V2.0 software is expected to be finalized and shipping by March/April of 2000. Early in the new year we will be looking for registered APS users to help us with beta testing. To further aid our development effort we would like to announce an initial set of features we aim to include in Version 2.0 on this newsgroup. Please note that this feature set is not yet finalized and may well be amended, updated and /or added to during the development process. We would welcome any thoughts you may have about these features and any which you would like to see included. Please note this is a software update and therefore additional hardware support (such as more inputs) will not be possible with APS V2.0 alone. We thank you in advance for your patience, in allowing us ample time and opportunity to make APS 2.0 software a complete, robust and feature-rich upgrade for your Audio Production Studio hardware. The E-mu Audio Production Studio Development Team EMU / ENSONIQ Music and Audio Systems
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