Models
10 models
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E-mu Emulator II
Sampler
Sampler · United States
The E-mu Emulator II, released in 1984, is a sampling keyboard that improved on the original with longer 8-bit samples, analog filters, and a sequencer. Its warm, characterful sound features on many 1980s records.
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Ensoniq Mirage
Polyphonic synthesizer
Synthesizer · United States
The Ensoniq Mirage, released in 1984, was an affordable 8-bit digital sampling keyboard that helped bring sampling to working musicians. Its gritty sound and disk-based sample loading made it a popular and characterful early sampler.
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E-mu Emulator
Series of digital sampling synthesizers
Synthesizer · United States
The E-mu Emulator is a series of digital sampling keyboards and workstations E-mu Systems introduced in 1981. Among the first affordable samplers, the Emulator line let musicians record and play back real sounds across a keyboard and was influential in 1980s pop and film music.
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Ensoniq EPS / ASR Samplers
Family of Ensoniq performance sampling workstations
Sampler · United States
The Ensoniq EPS and ASR sampling instruments form a family of performance sampling keyboards that integrated sampling, onboard synthesis and effects, and a sequencer into a single self-contained digital studio, from the EPS and EPS-16 Plus to the 16-bit ASR-10.
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Ensoniq EPS
Performance sampling keyboard workstation
Sampler · United States
The Ensoniq EPS (Ensoniq Performance Sampler), released in 1988, is a polyphonic sampling keyboard with up to twelve to twenty voices depending on sample rate, a 61-note velocity- and aftertouch-sensitive keyboard, an onboard sequencer, and disk storage, designed as an affordable performance-oriented sampling workstation.
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Ensoniq ASR-10
Thirty-one-voice 16-bit sampling workstation
Sampler · United States
The Ensoniq ASR-10 (Advanced Sampling Recorder), produced from 1992 to 1998, is a 31-voice 16-bit sampling workstation that integrated sampling, resynthesis, onboard effects, and a sequencer into a single instrument. It shipped with a 61-note keyboard (88 weighted keys on the ASR-88) and became a favorite of hip-hop and electronic producers.
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E-mu Emulator III
Digital sampler workstation model
United States
The E-mu Emulator III, released in 1987, is a sampling workstation offering 16-bit sampling, analog filters, and an integrated sequencer, delivering high-quality sampling for professional studios.
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E-mu Emulator I
Digital sampling keyboard model
United States
The E-mu Emulator I, released in 1981, was E-mu's first sampler: a keyboard that recorded and played back digital samples, bringing sampling to musicians at a far lower price than the Fairlight. Its lo-fi 8-bit sound is part of its appeal.
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E-mu Emulator IIIXP
Rackmount digital sampler model
United States
The E-mu Emulator IIIXP is a rackmount version of the Emulator III, packaging E-mu's 16-bit sampling and sound engine into a studio-friendly rack module.
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E-mu SP-1200
Sampling drum machine
Sampler · United States
The E-mu SP-1200, released in 1987, is a sampling drum machine that combined 12-bit sampling with an analog filter and a sequencer. Its gritty, crunchy sound and short sampling time shaped hip-hop production and remain prized by beatmakers.