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Start with your own sounds: import a mono 16-bit PCM WAV at 44.1 kHz, then map it across the keyboard and work on its loops and envelopes.

Keep your original file and work on a copy.

For your own samples, use mono 16-bit PCM WAV at 44.1 kHz. AIFF is not among the supported formats described here.

Emax banks have their own formats, described below.

Emax I bank formats are .EM1 and .EB1. DANA preserves this family’s identity: samples, presets and parameters.

Reading depends on the bank structure and content. Check its resource card and keep your original archives.

Emax II bank formats are .EB2, .EZ2 and .EM2. This family’s sounds and parameters remain distinct from Emax I.

Playing and editing capabilities depend on the bank and its voice modes.

A bank must match a supported format and structure. A recognised extension alone does not guarantee that every historical archive can be read.

Keep your originals. A portable DANA project and a native floppy image are different file types.

Check the offer details for the banks supplied with your purchase.

The Resources page distinguishes offer banks, available downloads and publisher resources. Import capabilities do not define what your licence includes.

Sampler character comes from the whole signal path: the sample, transposition, loops, envelopes, filters and the movement of voices.

DANA interprets bank parameters and reconstructs identified playing behaviours. Try your own phrases: an attack, a held note and a register change are useful reference points.

Find familiar banks, presets, zones and pages. The work also covers voice rules, controllers, loops and sequences identified in original sources.

Each model retains its own parameters. Functions depend on the bank, format and voice mode; the instrument page presents each family.

Transposition changes the sample playback speed. Lower notes lengthen the material and stretch the attack; higher notes shorten and tighten it.

Several samples can share the keyboard registers. Zones, transitions, loops and envelopes shape the resulting instrument.

Work on zones, loops, envelopes and voice parameters. Truncate, reverse, Taper, Splice, Combine and gain transform copies of your samples.

SE processing is specific to Emax I SE and compatible native sources. It does not apply indiscriminately to every WAV or bank.

Through study of native formats, parameter tables, documentation and portions of firmware. This targeted reverse engineering recovered rules which were then reimplemented in the software engine.

Some Emax I SE calculations are compared against native instruction and byte references. This does not mean the complete original processor or chipset runs inside DANA.

DANA reads and applies recognised bank parameters: envelopes, gain, filters, LFO, layers and panning contribute to playing. Primary/Secondary and voice modes retain model-specific rules in compatible configurations.

A software engine produces the output. Bank controls build and evolve the note beyond merely loading a sample.

Spectrum Synthesis builds material using 24 partials and 24 slices, in Smooth or Stepped modes. Transform Multiplication works with two recognised native sources.

These workshops concern Emax I SE. Available calculations and exports depend on source encoding and content; work is performed on copies.

Try DANA directly in your browser on the Try page. There is no evaluation version to install.

Enable audio in the instrument, choose a bank and play. The guide helps with your first steps.

The licence covers the platforms specified in the selected offer. An edition for another platform is not automatically included.

Check available platforms in the offer details before purchasing.

For the browser trial, use Chrome on Mac. Then enable audio in DANA.

A phone or tablet layout does not establish instrument compatibility. Check the offer requirements for studio use.

Enable audio in DANA, then play the on-screen keyboard. Check your computer volume and output device.

Loading the interface alone does not start audio. The guide covers first steps and saving your work. Read the guide.

The on-screen keyboard lets you begin without additional hardware.

MIDI keyboard connectivity depends on your browser, hardware and permissions. Microphone and MIDI access are optional for the trial.

Export your DANA project to keep settings, variations and sequences in a file outside the browser.

Browser storage depends on the site address and profile. Keep project exports and your original sound archives.

A portable DANA project is not a floppy image for every machine.

Native exports depend on the model, format and project content. Check the destination format before transferring a file to hardware.

DANA’s public price is EUR 99 including applicable VAT in the euro area (USD 99 before applicable local taxes in the US). Confirm your email before sales open to reserve the DANA launch price: EUR 79 including applicable VAT in the euro area, or USD 79 before applicable local taxes in the US. Newsletter subscription is optional.

Find the full details on The first wave page.

The first wave

The offer page specifies delivered versions, included banks, compatible systems and licence terms.

Check these details before purchase. External resources and offers for other platforms are not automatically included.