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via an anonymous reader:
"This unit was used by Cornell University's Psychology department for perceptual studies. Also used by its previous owner to generate vector waveforms for laser light shows.
Inside are all Emu sub-modules. It has 3 Emu Universal Audio Filters, 4 VCAs, a VCO and a noise / random signal generator.
The unit wasn't built very well and arrived complete broken. A lot of work, but it's all happening again. Ugly, but lots of sizzling filters :)"
Update via dougt in the comments:
"Yes the UAF is an amazing unique filter - incredibe resonance without oscillation. I have one in a home-made standalone box - link."
Sunday, September 17, 2006
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Sad how Emu can go from making some top notch modulars, to becoming purveyors of some of the most horrible ROMplers that have afflicted mankind, to being bought out by the soulless Creative Corp.....
ReplyDeleteAnyhow, this thing was used in a psychology department? What in the world for? "This sound sounds like banana?" :D
Kevin nailed it: "sizzling" is the best word in the English language to describe the U.A.F., both sonically and level-wise... those things run way hot.
ReplyDeleteYes the UAF is an amazing unique filter - incredibe resonance without oscillation. I have one in a home-made standalone box -
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The last part of the pict URL is /100_0157.jpg
ReplyDelete"Emu modular to Soundblaster cards."
ReplyDeletedear Kevin,
While it is true that Creative bought Emu, Soundblaster cards are not made by Emu, and Emu soundcards are not made by Creative. Emu makes some pretty cool computer hardware these days, with incredible cost/value ratios. (Unfortunately, while the hardware is good, the software department isn't on the top line...)
Dear H... I knew that.
ReplyDeleteI was making a point.
All the big synth companies made their best units first and over time they turned to crap. Usually after they were bought by large corporations.
All that might be left after a sale is an identity and little property.
Under a large conglomerate, technology and manufacturing gets shared.
So a company like Emu can start in someone's garage and end up being made in a large foreign company that makes and markets other products and brands too.
Like Soundblasters... ;-)
All the big synth companies? Perhaps you are not refering to Yamaha, Korg and Roland who continually improve their digital line of synths to an amazing degree. You get more computer power, more features, better sound quality, and better reliability with time, and within a product life cycle. That's what QA, six sigma, non-conformance data bases, and failure mode analysis are for. You should know this if you worked for Roland before.
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