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E-mu Emulator II sampler keyboard (1984)

SAMPLERS · 1984

Emulator II

E-MU Systems

Manufacturer

E-MU Systems

Type

Samplers

Production

1984–1988

Orig. price

$7,995

Model

Emulator II

OverviewHistory Registry Discussions Docs (17)Downloads (8)Parts (116)Schematics Museum Archive

01

From the Community

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02

Models & Configurations

keyboard

Emulator II

512K RAM

keyboard

Emulator II+ (Plus)

1MB RAM

keyboard

Emulator II+ HD

1MB RAM

03

Document Library

Manuals

3

Sound Design User Manual

🇬🇧EN·98pp·1.6 MB

Hard Disk Conversion Manual

🇬🇧EN·10pp·278.3 KB

Owner's Manual

🇬🇧EN·226pp·2.6 MB

Service & Technical

6

Service Manual

🇬🇧EN·95.7 MB

Service Manual

🇬🇧EN·151pp·15.8 MB

Schematics

🇬🇧EN·55pp·1.9 MB

Memory Upgrade Instructions

🇬🇧EN·1pp·397.1 KB

Memory Upgrade

🇬🇧EN·28.4 KB

Floppy Disk Layout (v4)

🇬🇧EN·2pp·22.4 KB

04

Utilities & Downloads

E-MU Emulator II — OS v2.1 (Boot Disk Image)

OS Update

Bootable disk image — use with Gotek drive or write to real floppy

emuii-os-v21-disk.zip·88.0 KB

E-MU Emulator II — OS v2.3 (Boot Disk Image)

OS Update

Bootable disk image — use with Gotek drive or write to real floppy

emuii-os-v23-disk.zip·89.6 KB

E-MU Emulator II — OS v2.6 HD (Boot Disk Image)

OS Update

Bootable disk image — use with Gotek drive or write to real floppy

emuii-os-v26hd-disk.zip·92.7 KB

E-MU Emulator II — OS v3.0 (Boot Disk Image)

OS Update

Bootable disk image — use with Gotek drive or write to real floppy

emuii-os-v30-disk.zip·92.1 KB

E-MU Emulator II — OS v3.1 (Boot Disk Image)

OS Update

Bootable disk image — use with Gotek drive or write to real floppy

emuii-os-v31-disk.zip·90.2 KB

E-MU Emulator II — OS v3.1 HD (Boot Disk Image)

OS Update

Bootable disk image — use with Gotek drive or write to real floppy

emuii-os-v31hd-disk.zip·93.6 KB

Emulator II — Memory Test Disk (zm325)

OS Update

Bootable disk image — use with Gotek drive or write to real floppy

emuii-memorytest-zm325-disk.zip·34.1 KB

HxC Floppy Emulator Package (Emulator I & II)

Software

Editor / librarian software for Mac or PC

hxc-for-emui-and-emuii-v1-1.zip·1.5 MB

05

Audio Demos

06

Compatible Sound ROMs

07

EPROM Archive

E-mu Emulator II

os·8CFB28180

E-mu Emulator II Diagnostic

Version 0.00

os·7CD30C300

E-mu Emulator II HD SCSI

os·ECF9334A0

E-mu Emulator II Main and Scanner

os·C83035510

08

Parts & Components

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09

Modifications

10

Owner Registry

Production figures for the Emulator II 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.

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11

System Components

CONTENTS

01From the Community 02Models & Configurations 03Document Library 04Utilities & Downloads 05Audio Demos 06Compatible Sound ROMs 07EPROM Archive 08Parts & Components 09Modifications 10Owner Registry 11System Components

Manufacturer

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Specifications

filter: 8x SSM2045 analog 4-pole 24 dB/oct VCF+VCA
memory: 512 KB (1 MB on EII+)
storage: 5.25" floppy; optional 20 MB hard drive (EII+HD)
keyboard: 61 keys velocity+pressure
variants: EII, EII+, EII+HD
polyphony: 8 voices, multitimbral
sequencer: 8-track MIDI
interfaces: SCSI and RS-422
units made: ~3,000
sample time: ~17.5s
sampling rate: 27.7 kHz
sampling depth: 8-bit (mu-255 companding, ~14-bit effective)
production years: 1984-1988

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E-mu Emulator II sampler keyboard (1984)

E-mu Emulator II sampler keyboard (1984)

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