Emulator II: High Quality Demo MP3's

Demonstration Record A four track double sided plastic sound sheet record was produced in 1985 to demonstrate the amazing sounds of the Emulator II. Enjoy !
     

High Quality 128k 44.1kHz MP3 files for download Concerto for Nature and Orchestra - composed and performed by Chris Stone 5.4 MB Incubus - composed and performed by Doug Morton and Kevin Monahan 2.0 MB Clear Moment - composed and performed by Doug Morton and Kevin Monahan 2.3 MB The Biff and Herb Show - composed and performed by Herb Jimmerson and Biff Vincent 3.6 MB

Development Story The development of the Emulator II was a major challange for E-mu Systems, causing cash flow problems as the major innovations in electronics caused the project to go seriously late. Read Dave Rossum's account of the complete story !

The Emulator II Development Story (31KB)

Picture of a base Emulator II with two floppy drives.


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Picture of a base Emulator II front panel. Notice the four sliders on the left hand side, they are used to set voice and preset parameters.


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Picture of the front panel, all the basic functions are written onto the panel for easy reading. Trouble is they don't reflect any OS upgraded functions !


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Big bold lettering announced the Emulator II to the user and more importantly to the audience and viewers!


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This is a later Emulator II with the power supply on the right hand side.


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This is a later model Emulator II+ with Hard Disk.


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