Bob Moog Foundation Announces “From the Source” Session 1 Livestream with Dave Rossum

via The Bob Moog Foundation

"New interactive series launches October 24 with synthesizer pioneer Dave Rossum in a live, audience-driven conversation moderated by Marcus Ryle

As the Bob Moog Foundation continues its 20th anniversary celebration, we are excited to announce From the Source: Live Conversations with Iconic Music Innovators, a new series of exclusive livestream events connecting audiences directly with the innovators who have helped shape the sound of modern music.

Designed in an “Ask Me Anything”-style format, From the Source puts audience questions at the center of the conversation. Synth enthusiasts, musicians, composers, engineers, and music fans are invited to join these intimate events and hear influential designers, engineers, musicians, and other innovators respond directly to questions about their work, experiences, and contributions to music technology.

The inaugural From the Source session will feature legendary synthesizer pioneer Dave Rossum, with fellow music technology innovator Marcus Ryle moderating and guiding the conversation. The event will take place Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 5 p.m. ET in a private Zoom session limited to 100 participants.

Participants are encouraged to submit questions in advance when purchasing their tickets. Advance questions will be provided to Ryle before the event and will help shape the conversation. Additional questions may be taken during the live session as time allows."

E-mu Proteus/1 Sound Module

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Black hole destruction of a piano | Collision Devices Black Hole Symmetry

video upload by Lo-Fi-Si

"Collision Devices - Black Hole Symmetry
EMU Systems - Proformer 1

Massive fuzz at 02:00

First using the Modulated delay section which adds delay and flutter (tape effects). Within this section is the feedback knob which creates long trails that are then destroyed by the Fuzz knob later.

Second, adding in the pitch shifted reverb to add more depth and complexity to the feedback trails. This starts building the atmospheric ’space’ sounds.

Third, add in the destruction fuzz section. A massive screaming fuzz that creates layers of harmonics by distorting the feedback. No gain control. Just instant destruction.

No idea if this pedal is useful to me but blimey it’s terrifying. You can get it to howl and scream and I guess if a black hole sounded like anything, it could be this😀"

E-mu Emax II Rack: Why He Bought a Vintage Sampler

video upload by Ian Dixon

"The E-mu Emax II Rack is a 1990 vintage sampler with 16-bit sampling, digital resonant filters, 16 voices and that classic E-mu sample-library character.

In this video I explain why I bought an Emax II Rack, how it fits into the E-mu Emulator family, and what makes this 2MB version with a Gotek drive interesting today. I look at the history from the original Emulator through to the Emax II, load sounds from the Gotek/sample library, play through factory-style patches, explore the filter and envelope controls, and talk about why vintage samplers still feel different from modern software.

This is partly a first look, partly a vintage sampler demo, and partly the start of a new Emax II journey: building a usable sound library, tagging useful sounds, sampling my own material and finding out what this classic rack sampler can add to modern tracks.

Timestamps
00:00 Intro and music
00:15 E-mu Emax II Rack overview
00:39 Emax and Emulator history
01:03 Emax II specs and 16-bit sampling
02:06 Front panel and loading sounds
02:37 Gotek drive workflow
03:30 Sampling rates, filters, SCSI and MIDI
04:23 Exploring the sample library
05:08 Loading Grey Sounds Volume 1
06:45 Brass sounds and loading workflow
07:10 Emulator library sounds and synth-style editing
07:55 Digital resonant filter and Q
08:34 Filter envelope experiments
09:50 Synth-style modulation and envelopes
10:14 Sampling, looping and editing options
10:57 Piano, guitar, vocal and classic library sounds
14:26 Building a personal Emax library
15:08 Tagging sounds and using the library tool
15:48 Reflections on vintage digital samplers
16:26 Comments, resources and wrap-up"

E-MU Rackmount Sound Modules

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E-MU PROTEUS 1 via this listing

E-MU VINTAGE KEYS via this listing

E-MU CLASSIC KEY via this listing

E-MU PRO/CUSSION DRUM & PERCUSSION MODULE via this listing

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"The Proteus 1 is a compact 1U rack module built around a 4MB ROM library of 16-bit samples drawn from the E-mu Emulator III, covering rock and pop sounds including pianos, organs, strings, horns, guitars, basses, drums, and Latin percussion. It offers 32-voice polyphony, 16-part MIDI multitimbrality, six individual polyphonic outputs, and an extensive modulation and editing system. The Proteus 1 could be expanded to a "Plus Orchestral" configuration using an additional 4MB orchestral ROM card."

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Create Sounds for the Proteus 2000

video upload by Coffeeshopped

"A quick demo of the E-mu Proteus 2000 editor/librarian in Patch Base. Other editors in Patch Base include the Proteus 1000, Orbit-3, Virtuoso 2000, Xtreme Lead-1, Planet Earth, and Mo'Phatt. Available for Mac and iPad. https://coffeeshopped.com/patch-base"

09.26.2026 EMU Modular by Exclusively Analogue UK

video upload by batchas

"Very short session: music as pain therapy."

More than DOUBLE your Sample Time on the Emu or Rossum SP1200 !

video upload by TONELAB

"Here, I demonstrate a useful trick that can, more than, double the length of your E-MU (or Rossum!) SP1200's Sample 'play back'.

'Download ready-made' Kits for SP1200, ASR, MPCs and more from TONELAB! https://store.tonelab.au"

Vintage Digital Synth Sounds: E-MU Ultra Proteus "Morphing Worlds"

video upload by Synth Cloud

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E-MU Ultra Proteus is one of the most unique digital rack modules of the 90s, and Morphing Worlds was created to bring out exactly what makes it special: Z-Plane filter movement, evolving pads, drones, textures, sweeps and expressive digital sound design.

This video demos Morphing Worlds, a 128-preset soundset for E-MU Ultra Proteus, built for musicians, producers and hardware synth users who want more than static preset sounds.

The Ultra Proteus is known for its PCM-based engine, its internal waveform ROM and its powerful Z-Plane filter architecture. This soundset focuses on that character, with presets designed to move, morph and respond through Modulation Wheel and Aftertouch.

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E-mu MP7 Mo' Phatt Workstation Quick Demo

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moogfish5000 on eBay

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Ambient Sound Journey w/ Proteus 2000

video upload by Coffeeshopped

"Headphones on! Creating an on-the-fly ambient soundscape using the Randomize feature in Patch Base with the E-mu Proteus 2000. Come along."

E-MU Ultra Proteus - "Morphing Worlds" Soundset 128 Presets

video upload by LFOstore

"It took a lot of time but finally we did it!

Welcome to the 'Morphing Worlds' Soundset for one of a kind - E-MU Ultra Proteus!

BUY: https://lfo.sellfy.store/p/e-mu-ultra...

So whats so special about Ultra Proteus?

An updated EMU Morpheus version with different wavetable and filter table.

A one of kind module able to create and morph motion textures with evolving pads.

WAVETABLE the internal 16 MB ROM contains 484 PCM waves at 39 kHz / 16 bits resolution, most of these are from previous Emu Proteus machines.

FILTER this section features 288 Z-PLANE pre-calculated filters, these are combinations of 20 comb EQ with variable bandwidth parameters.

The famous filter Morphing function interpolates 2 selected filter models simply using the modulation wheel control.

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Sting – Russians | Vintage Synth Cover with Moog Taurus bass pedal

video upload by RetroSound

"A vintage synth reinterpretation of Sting’s “Russians”, originally released in 1985 on his debut solo album The Dream of the Blue Turtles.

Please use headphones or a subwoofer for the full audio range.

For this cover, I wanted to capture the atmosphere of the original while giving the track a distinctly analog, vintage synthesizer character.

The bass foundation was created with the legendary Moog Taurus bass pedal synthesizer, known for its massive, deep and powerful low-end sound. The Taurus has become one of the most iconic bass synthesizers of the 1970s and is especially famous for its thunderous sub-bass character.

All additional sounds, sampled elements, drums, percussion, effects and sound-design elements in this version come from the E-mu Emulator II. Released in 1984, the Emulator II became one of the defining samplers of the 1980s, combining early digital sampling technology with analog sound-shaping circuitry. Its unmistakable 8-bit character gives this version a deliberately authentic vintage texture.

'Russians' itself was written by Sting during the Cold War and became known for its powerful anti-war and peace message.

The goal of this cover was to combine two very different worlds of vintage electronic music:

1970s analog synthesis + 1980s digital sampling

The massive analog low end of the Moog Taurus meets the gritty, unmistakable character of the E-mu Emulator II to create a new interpretation of Sting’s 'Russians'.

If you are interested in vintage synthesizers, analog bass synthesizers, E-mu samplers, 1980s electronic music, synth covers and classic studio gear, you will hopefully enjoy this version.

Thanks for listening!

🎛️ Main bass: Moog Taurus Bass Pedal Synthesizer (1976)
🎹 String and Lead sounds & samples: E-mu Emulator II Sampling Synthesizer (1984)
🥁 Drums / percussion / FX: E-mu Emulator II

This is a cover/reinterpretation created as a tribute to the original composition and its timeless message."

And the original:

Sting - Russians

video upload by Sting

"REMASTERED IN HD!
Official Music Video for Russians performed by Sting."

Antonus 3620 with E-mu Modular (By Mos-Lab) Session 1

video upload by Antonus

"The Antonus 3620 was released just a few days ago, and we wanted to share one of its many powerful applications in action!

We recently had the incredible Mos-Lab Synthesizers E-Mu Modular replica in our studio, and Toni patched a demo that you definitely need to hear.

This is the first of two session, living impro with no multitrack o pre-recordings. Just to show the powe
r of the two elements, the Antonus 3620 in Split mode, one voice with the Sequencer, and the second voice for the lead with all the expressivity and modulations, and the Emu Modular from Moslab for all the powerful and living sound."

1990 E-MU Proformance piano synth with saturation & effects

video upload by Lo-Fi-Si

"#lofi #noise #dawless #electronicmusic #ambientmusic #experimentalmusic #synth #synthesizer

E-MU Systems - Proformance 1
Herbs and Stones - 3 Stems
Walrus Audio - Qi Etherealizer

I’ve been drawn to vintage gear lately and searching for something to add to the lofi set up. Signal Sounds now have a Pre-owned section and I saw this E-MU piano rack mount synth. I’ve wanted a way of getting a hardware lofi piano vibe and this little E-MU box worked out perfectly.

From 1990, it’s in perfect condition with a mint condition manual. Very basic set up with minimal settings and 15 presets.

This was an experiment to see how to combine the lofi saturation of the 3 Stems with granular delay and reverb of the Etherealizer.

I’m controlling the E-MU with a basic Keystep 32."

E-mu Orbit 9090 V2 Rackmount 32-Voice Synthesizer

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E-Mu Orbit 9090: Welcome to "The Dance Planet"

video upload by Nostalgic Explorer

"Some machines are built to do a little bit of everything. This one was built to do exactly one thing, in the mid-90s, that one thing was the dancefloor.

Before the Orbit, E-Mu had been chasing real instruments: strings, pianos, upright bass, the works. Then they took all that sampling power and aimed it somewhere completely different, and out came the first module made purely for dance music. Techno, house, and a couple of genres you might not expect.

In this one I get into where it came from, what it actually sounds like as you move through the banks, and how I hooked it up to a sequencer to start putting a groove together. And then... I'll let the last few minutes do the talking. If you've ever wondered whether you could build a whole track out of one little yellow box, stick around to the end."

E-MU Systems Proteus 2500 Rackmount 128-Voice Sampler Module SN 040202882

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"This Proteus is an excellent rompler with the original 32mb of sampling memory. Its z-plane filters and punchy converters give it a classic sound, perfectly fitting into all of your mixes."

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How Recorded Sound Became an Instrument | Voltage Labs

video upload by Voltage Labs

"Sampling changed the way music could be made.

What began with tape loops and musique concrète evolved through machines like the Fairlight CMI, SP-1200, Akai S950, MPC and ASR-10: each introducing new limitations, new workflows and, eventually, entirely new musical languages.

From hip-hop and jungle to French house, microhouse and experimental electronics, producers learned to treat recorded sound not as something fixed, but as raw material.

This video traces how the sampler became an instrument and how chopping, pitching, looping, resampling and microsampling reshaped electronic music."

Daft Punk / J-Dilla / MachineDrum Sounds, Inside a LinnDrum. Da funk

video upload by Program 17

"This is the exact drums Daft Punk sampled for Da Funk, J-Dilla Drums, and Elektron Sounds inside the Linn drum. I made the EPROMs using a Oberheim Prommer. It was not an easy task. But I took layered drums. Sampled them, turned them to binary, then program them for the Linn drum. I loved daft punk growing up. I’m from Detroit. I use to hang around J-Dilla at the time. I owned a Linn drum since I was a teenager. It was my dream to program sounds for a Linn drum. I spent thousands of hours programming a Linn drum and often times wondered how to make my Linn drum sound like daft punk. Well I did it. Inside of using a SP-1200, these are the sounds inside a Linn drum.

Kick and snare are the daft punk drums.
The hat is Machine drum.
Kicks from a machine drum are in the toms and congas.

The J Dilla claps and snares are the same exact method J Dilla would use on his Drums. After reading the book “dilla time” I was inspired to make the drums a little bit off. If you look at the actual original binary files of the Linn Drum on a spectral graph or analyze the way form, you will notice that the drums are not perfect. Prince always said you need air to make it an instrument so I gave the samples a little bit of room in the beginning so it kind of sounds off but it’s not off because you can program the timing with the pitch now exactly like a clap trap, which is ironic because that’s what I heard where the Drum clap originally came from.

#linndrum #jdilla #drummachines #prince #oberheim"