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SAMPLERS · 1985
SP-12
E-MU Systems
Manufacturer
E-MU Systems
Type
Samplers
Production
1985
Orig. price
$2,745
Model
SP-12
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From the Community
From the community
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Document Library
Manuals
1Service & Technical
103
Audio Demos
04
Compatible Sound ROMs
05
EPROM Archive
06
Modifications
07
Owner Registry
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System Components
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01From the Community02Document Library03Audio Demos04Compatible Sound ROMs05EPROM Archive06Modifications07Owner Registry08System ComponentsManufacturer
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Specifications
- midi
- In/Out/Thru
- filter
- Dynamic filters (Ch 1, 2); Constant filters (Ch 3-8)
- memory
- RAM (battery backed up to 5 years)
- display
- LCD (Segment/Tempo/Graph)
- effects
- None
- presets
- Banks 1, 2, 3 (Factory)
- storage
- Cassette, 5.25" Floppy (1541 drive)
- keyboard
- None
- rom size
- N/A
- variants
- N/A
- polyphony
- 8 notes (drum pads)
- sequencer
- Segment/Song (100 segments, 10 songs)
- synthesis
- Sampling (12-bit)
- audio outs
- 9 (1 Mix, 8 Individual)
- dimensions
- N/A
- interfaces
- Cassette, 1541 Disk
- units made
- N/A
- instruments
- 100 Segments, 10 Songs
- sample time
- 2.5 seconds max (per sample)
- digital outs
- None
- multitimbral
- No (Percussion)
- midi channels
- Omni, Poly
- sampling rate
- 27000 Hz (27 kHz)
- expansion roms
- N/A
- sampling depth
- 12-bit
- production years
- 1985
