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SYNTHESIZERS · 1990

Emulator IIIx

E-MU Systems
Manufacturer
E-MU Systems
Type
Synthesizers
Production
1990
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Document Library

Manuals

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Operations Manual

🇬🇧EN·779.0 KB

Service & Technical

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Emulator III Service Manual

🇬🇧EN·15.5 MB
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Audio Demos

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Compatible Sound ROMs

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Modifications

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System Components

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Specifications

midi
MIDI, SMPTE
filter
SSM2044 (1987–1990), SSI2144 (2021 reissue)
memory
10 seconds sample time (1987–1990), 20 seconds sample time (2021 reissue)
effects
Independent level and tuning for all sounds
keyboard
8 hard plastic touch-sensitive buttons
variants
2021 reissue (US $3,999, SSI2144 filter, 20 seconds sample time, manufactured by Rossum Electro-Music)
polyphony
8 voices
sequencer
100 user patterns, 100 user songs
multitimbral
true
sampling rate
26.04 kHz
sampling depth
12-bit
production years
1987–1990, 1993–1998, 2021–2025

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