Proteus/3
1991
The Proteus/3: World is a 1U rackmount sound module based on the same architecture as the previous Proteus models but with a different set of waveforms. It contains 4MB of ethnic "World" instruments including Celtic harps, tablas, tamburas, banjos, didgeridoos, bagpipes, shofars, flutes, and much more. It offers 32-voice polyphony with 192 presets (64 RAM, 128 ROM) drawn from 211 instruments.
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