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Proteus/1 XR
SYNTHESIZERS · 1989

Proteus/1 XR

E-MU Systems
Manufacturer
E-MU Systems
Type
Synthesizers
Production
1989
Model
Proteus XR
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Document Library

Manuals

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Proteus 1/2/3 Operation Manual

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Audio Demos

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Compatible Sound ROMs

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EPROM Archive

E-mu Proteus XR

os·0FB3F23E0
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E-mu Proteus XR LSB-MSB

os·E8154A650
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Factory Sound Library

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Modifications

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Owner Registry

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System Components

Manufacturer

E-MU Systems

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Specifications

midi
3
filter
No
effects
No
presets
384 (256 RAM, 128 ROM)
rom size
4MB
polyphony
32 Voices
audio outs
6
instruments
125
digital outs
No
midi channels
16
sampling rate
39kHz
expansion roms
Protologic (4MB ROM expansion board by InVision Interactive), Proteus 1 Preset Library Vol. 1: Fresh Mix (disk 3100), Proteus 1 Preset Library Vol. 2: Fusion (disk 3101), Proteus 1 Preset Library Vol. 3: Textures (disk 3102), Proteus 1 Preset Library Vol. 4: ProPower (disk 3114), Proteus 1 Preset Library Vol. 5: Introspection (disk 3115), Proteus 1 Preset Library Vol. 6: Full Spectrum (disk 3116)
sampling depth
16-bit

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