Emulator I
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Models & Configurations
Emulator I — 2-voice
Emulator I — 4-voice
Emulator I — 8-voice
Document Library
Manuals
3Utilities & Downloads
E-MU Emulator I — OS v3.07 (Boot Disk Image)
OS UpdateBootable disk image — use with Gotek drive or write to real floppy
E-MU Emulator I — OS v3.11 (Boot Disk Image)
OS UpdateBootable disk image — use with Gotek drive or write to real floppy
HxC Floppy Emulator Package (Emulator I & II)
SoftwareEditor / librarian software for Mac or PC
Audio Demos
Compatible Sound ROMs
EPROM Archive
E-mu Emulator Boot
Parts & Components
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Modifications
Owner Registry
Production figures for the Emulator I were never widely published, so there’s no official record of how many were built — or how many survive. This registry is a community census: every owner who logs their unit makes it the closest thing there is to a real count.
Serial number, condition, and configuration are aggregated anonymously into the census.
System Components
Manufacturer
E-MU Systems
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Specifications
- midi
- None from factory (added via external JL Cooper box on serial port)
- filter
- SSM2044 analog 4-pole low-pass — one per voice (4 or 8 by model)
- memory
- 128 KB sample RAM
- weight
- ~66 lb (steel chassis)
- storage
- 5.25-inch floppy disk (~180 KB)
- keyboard
- 49 keys (4-octave), no velocity
- polyphony
- 8 voices (also sold as 4-voice)
- sequencer
- Real-time digital sequencer (1982 Mark 2 onward)
- price note
- $10,000 at 1981 launch; cut to ~$8,000 with the 1982 Mark 2
- units made
- ~500
- sample time
- ~2 seconds total (128 KB)
- sampling rate
- ~27 kHz (variable)
- sampling depth
- 8-bit (companding DACs)
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