MATRIXSYNTH: E-mu Emulator 3 keyboard


Friday, September 02, 2011

E-mu Emulator 3 keyboard


via this auction

"Yes, this is the 8mb version. Comes with version 2.4.2

For those of you who know, this is most likely the ultimate analog stereo sampler, offering Curtis chips and 16 voices. I have brought it up to todays spec by adding the CF (Cardflash) modification, which allows for up to 100 banks to be stored on a cardflash which is hooked up to the internal SCSI cabling. I unplugged and therefore silenced the noisy internal HD after copying the banks off of it. It is still inside and can be hooked up if you wish. The internal CF mod allows you to still use the SCSI interface on the outside and save/load banks onto the CF, which is much much faster. It boots up quicker than via standard SCSI, it loads/saves faster, and most importantly, its reliable. I have also loaded the CF with about 90 banks of genuine E-MU sounds and samples including pianos, strings, orchestras, rock sounds and a few drum kits. A lot of these banks include the factory sequences as well. I found these on a public website before E-MU went under a few years back. While I was upgrading it, I also changed out the internal fans to silent brushless fans. It is now much quieter than before. I even have several factory manuals that came with it. I will include these if you wish.

All voices pass all tuning tests. All Sample RAM passes multiple tests. Stereo Sampling has been tested. The internal ADC has been tuned and calibrated without problems. The power supply has been calibrated and tested thoroughly to provide good clean 5.05 volts. All faders have been replaced with OEM parts and tested. All individual voice outputs work. The backlite isnt as bright as it could be, but its also not obnoxious. The LCD screen is perfectly fine and adjusts all the way from not visible to completely saturated. The floppy drive still works well, but I only use it to transfer sounds from PC."




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