E-mu E-Synth Keyboard
The E-mu E-Synth Keyboard is a 76-note synthesizer/sampler keyboard. It pairs E-mu's Proteus sound engine with real sampling. It shipped with 128 MB of sounds and 64 MB of RAM for user samples, plus 24-bit built-in effects and an arpeggiator. The keyboard has a 16-track sequencer, a built-in floppy drive, SmartMedia support for playing back MIDI files, and five expansion ROM slots for adding more sounds. You could also fit an optional SCSI/IDE hard drive for more storage.
The list price was $2,495. The E-Synth Keyboard was also General MIDI compatible.
Documentation on the E-Synth Keyboard is thin past the core specs. The sources available record no production years, no dimensions and no detailed performance specs. No period reviews of the instrument have surfaced either.
Known specifications:
- 76-note keyboard
- Proteus sound engine; General MIDI compatible
- 128 MB of sounds; 64 MB of RAM for user samples
- 24-bit effects; arpeggiator
- 16-track sequencer
- 5 expansion ROM slots
- Built-in floppy drive; SmartMedia MIDI file playback
- Optional SCSI/IDE hard drive
- Original price: $2,495
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