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Emu EmulatorII Synopsis
Significant improvements in both sampling and voice/performance control
Voice architecture is subtractive (i.e. Sample->VCF->VCA), except Emulator (sample only). A monophonic mode is provided
Key Features
- Aftertouch: None
- Architecture Class: sampler subtractive
- Audio IO: sample input ?
- Audio Source: 8b sample (27.5kHz) Sample editing includes truncate, reverse, mix, splice and loop (with auto-looping)
- Communication Interface: MIDI, RS-422
- Effects: None
- EG: Dedicated VCF and VCA ADSR
- Expansion: 5.25" DS/DD floppy drive (optional dual drives), optional 10MB hard disk, 1MB memory expansion
- Filter: analog resonant low pass
- Form Factor: 61 keys
- Key Scaling: sample crossfade, filter cutoff
- LFO: Vibrato with delay and rate mod
- Memory:
- Multi Memory: None
- Patch Memory: Shared with sample memory
- PCM Memory: None
- Sample Memory: 512kB
- Sequencer Memory: ? notes
- Multitimbral: 8
- Pedal Inputs: two programable footswitches (sustain, release, sustenuto, patch increment, sequencer)
- Performance Control: programable pitch and mod wheels (pitch, filter, attack, level, LFO), arpeggiator (up and/or down, random, prog)
- Polyphony: 8
- Power: AC
- Released: 1984
- Sequencer: realtime, 8 track, 99 song, MIDI/internal/external/SMPTE clock
- Signal Class: digital
- Velocity: crossfading/switch, VCA level/attack and VCF cutoff/attack/Q
Further Information
- Subtractive synthesis
- Sampler (musical instrument)
- Digital synthesizer
- EmulatorII:
- http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/aug00/articles/emuretro.htm
- http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/sep00/articles/retroemu.htm
- Parts:
References
- MSRP:
- http://emulatorarchive.com
- http://synthony.com/museum.html
- Vintage Synthesizers by Mark Vail
- Owners manuals: