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Emulator III : Factory Diskette Samples
Sound Libraries
A large sound library for the EIII was developed from 1988 into the mid 90's. Third party libraries sprang up alongside an expanding and high quality E-mu Systems Library, and many of the samples are still commercially available.
The EIII (and subsequent very similar EIIIx sample format) can be read by all modern E-mu Systems samplers, and various samplers from other manufacturers - such as Roland and Akai. A large number of CDROM's were developed for the Emulator
III, and we have a dedicated page with all the details. more »
E-mu Systems Factory Library The EIII sample library started development in the Spring of 1988. These sample banks were initially released as packs of 4 - 6 diskettes in a special soft plastic box. They
retailed at $70 - 95, and were 4MB in size. The samples were developed under the leadership of Kevin Monahan at E-mu Systems.
By 1989 there were 54 banks of either 4 or 8MB, available on
diskette or RM45 cartridges. The diskette library was gradually phased out in the early 1990's, and replaced by more cost effective sample CDROM 's - as SCSI CDROM drives became
affordable. You can still get these samples in EIII format on two CDROM's; Emulator Standards and More Emulator Standards.
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E-mu Systems Factory Sample Banks
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Bank #
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Bank Name
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# of Disks
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10001
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Stereo Grand Piano
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4
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10002
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Full Arco Strings
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5
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10003
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Groups Sinfornia
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6
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10004
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Tenor Sax
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5
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10005
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Twele String Guitar
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5
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10006
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Vibes, Marimbas & Percussion
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4
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10007
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Rock Part, Dudes
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5
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10008
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Sound FX
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5
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10009
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Harps & Female Choir
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5
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10010
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Brass
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4
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10011
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Kyodai Bang
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4
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10012
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Dance Club
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6
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10013
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Stereo Steel Drums
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6
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10014
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Stereo French Horns
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4
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10015
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Synth Combo
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4
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10016
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Fluata Bonata
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5
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10017
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Vintage Synths
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5
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10018
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World O'Synth
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6
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10019
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Solo Violin 1
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4
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This is the listing of diskette Sample Banks in Summer 1988, the list of samples released grew to 54 a year later.
Northstar
A collection of 12 volumes with 25 presets per volume. A 5 disk set was $100, and a 10 disk set $650.
Sound Genesis A collection of 11 volumes at $125 each. Sound
Genesis were based in Minneapolis USA. Herbie Hancock raved about the quality of their Orchestral Samples.
Sound Hound A collection of 4MB banks, 8 banks of 60 sounds, $60 -75 per set. A demo disk was avilable at $3.50.
 Reflective Arts - Custom Banks OMI developed an
EIII sample library on diskette before launching a set of CDROM's. The first set of sample banks were released in the Spring of 1988, with a second set in May 1988. They retailed at $99, and were 4MB in size.
They came in the same soft plastic box.
A total of 17 volumes were available in 1989, along with one CDROM at $1495 (wow !).
Sample Set 1 : Banks
- Electric Grand Piano
- Viola, Violins and Celli
- New Age Combo
- Celtic Harp
- Ovation Acoustic Guitar
- Zither *
Sample Set 2 : (unknown *)
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