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The CDS3 system includes a built in filing program (a simplified data base program) that enables you to quickly locate the voice bank you're looking for.

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The average access time is 1 second, the CDROM's hold up to 600 MB, and the data is transferred at 512kbit/sec into the Emulator II RS422 serial port. Introduction The CDS3 (Compact Digital Sound System) was one of the first CDROM products ever made. Sound Designer Format The first two volumes are also available as individual samples in Sound Designer I format for use on a Mac computer. It contains 436 banks, which are still available on floppy diskette from NorthStar. Volume 3 Northstar Gold This CDROM is no longer available. Volume 2 This CDROM contains 509 banks, with a range of acoustic instruments and sound FX. There are a wide range of acoustic instruments, voices and sound FX. Volume 1 This CDROM contains an amazing 536 sound banks, with from 1 to 13 presets in each bank. Volume 1 and 2 are still available from QUpArts. The sounds in these 3 sample CDROM's are AWESOME!! The range is called Universe of Sounds. They can be used with both the Oberheim DPX-1 and the Emulator II, provided you have the special OMI CDROM drive which unfortunatley is no longer available. They were the first ever sample CDROM's produced in the world. Optical Media International Three CDROM's were introduced by OMI in January 1986 (at the Winter NAMM). Oberheim DPX-1 The EII sample format is unique, with only one other device being capable of reading EII diskettes - the 2U rack mounted Oberheim DPX-1 sample player.

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The 'Winchester' Hard Disk upgrade was launched in 1985 for a staggering $3000. Two drives made it much easier to copy diskettes, but a second drive cost an additional $650. Options The Emulator II and II+ could be ordered with one or two 5.25' diskette drives. This enables 46 banks of sounds to be stored on a device that is much quicker than the usual diskette drive. It was launched in 1985.Д®mulator II+HD The last model of the EII range has a 20 MB hard disk in place of the second diskette drive. You can switch between them, but you can not use both together, or have samples than span the two memory banks.

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As the price of RAM and hard disks reduced, further models were introduced at competitive prices (well for professional musicians !).Д®mulator II+ The Plus model of the Emulator II has an additional 512 Kbytes of sample memory bank, which enables a separate set of sounds to be loaded in parallel to the first memory bank. E-mu Systems contemplated a 256KB model, but it was never launched. They didn't even advertise in Keyboard magazine - they didn't have to.Д®mulator II The initial model was introduced in 1984 with 512 Kbytes of sample memory, a single floppy drive, and no hard disk. You've got yourself a reasonably priced dream machine.'Д®-mu Sytems were still a relatively small company back them, based in Chanticleer, Santa Cruz. Combining sampling technology with analog synthesizer signal modification technology, makes for some very unusual and beautiful timbres. 'Anyone used to the original Emulator will welcome the additional features of the EII. Keyboard Magazine in the US reviewed the Emulator II in their January 1985 issue - quoting it as the new hot rod version! Positive Reviews The Emulator II received massive aclaim when it was launched. Read Dave Rossum's account of the complete story! There are also high quality MP3 downloads here: more В»Дevelopment Story The development of the Emulator II was a major challenge for E-mu Systems, causing cash flow problems as the major innovations in electronics caused the project to go seriously late. The EII matched these home computers in terms of processing power, and provided the first affordable high quality sampler ever.Дemonstration Record A four track double sided plastic sound sheet record was produced in 1985 to demonstrate the amazing sounds of the Emulator II.

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The EII was introduced in June 1984 at a time when a Home Computer was the first IBM PC with 128kB memory and no hard drive, or a Commodore 64. The Emulator II has a sampling rate of 27,777kHz and uses 8-bit samples which are replayed at 14-bit resolution.

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The EII was based on the original Emulator I design (Z80 processor, DMA micro controller), but considerably enhanced with eight full analog output channels, a large sample memory (up to 1 MB) and an excellent and easy to use disk based Operating System with LCD display. Enter a Classic The Emulator II was THE sampler of the mid 1980's, the aspiration of countless musicians until the introduction of cheap 16-bit sampling with the Akai S1000 in 1988.