ENSONIQ HALO (2002)

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This appears to be the first one pictured on the site. There are a couple of references to the HALO ROM sounds but not the actually keyboard synth. Some pics and details of one I found on eBay:

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SN 030200610

"The new ENSONIQ® Halo™ Keyboard delivers cutting-edge performance features and professional sound quality at an affordable price. Halo ships with a diverse 32 MB soundset that includes the acclaimed Perfect Piano – an incredibly expressive acoustic piano that gives you unmatched realism. Halo also offers you three additional internal ROM slots, allowing you to expand your sound palette using any ROMs from the comprehensive E-MU® Proteus® Expansion Library. This expandability lets you customize your Halo with ROM soundsets that are generally more genre-specific (i.e. Hip-Hop, Electronica, Orchestral, B-3, etc.).

Halo also gives you 12 real-time controllers that put Halo's powerful synthesis features at your fingertips. You can tweak Halo's filters, LFO's, effects and more – giving you total performance control over your sounds. And Halo's 16 syncable/programmable arpeggiators and interactive Super BEATs Mode are perfectly syncronized with each other and over 100 rhythm-based synthesis and effects parameters, letting you perform entire pieces in real-time, all in perfect unison. Together with pristine 24-bit analog outputs and a lightning-fast processor, Halo offers professional results and playability at an incredible price.

61 keys
64 voice polyphony
32 MB Soundset w/ 640 factory/512 user presets (expandable to 128 MB)
16 programmable real-time control parameters/preset
16 simultaneous/syncable ARPs
SuperBEATs interactive Groove Mode (w/16 trigger buttons)
24-bit dual stereo effects processor
Four 24-bit analog outputs"

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Ensoniq Halo keyboard demo #shorts

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"The Ensoniq Halo keyboard was introduced in 2002. It was basically an E-mu product (a sister to the the E-mu PK-6 keyboard). This demo shows a custom sequence (pattern/arppegio) played with a special technique in which the right hand is played sparsely and sometimes with polyrhythms to create a melody line. The Halo was the last product released by Ensoniq. It used the same samples that were in the ZR-76 in a "less industrial" package, at a much lower price point."

Ensoniq E-MU Halo Keyboard 64 Voice Synthesizer

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"Words from the manual. Manual not included. Can be easily downloaded.

Upgradable Sounds:
Halo contains a new collection of presets designed for music composition in a wide variety of styles.These sounds are rich in harmonic texture and a perfect complement to the Z-plane filters. Halo contains three additional, user-upgradable sound SIMM sockets, allowing you to mix and match sound sets according to your needs. New sounds can be added as easily as plugging in a new 16MB or 32MB SIMM module. Each sound set has been
meticulously crafted to be the finest of its kind. Samples are expertly matched across the keyboard and perfectly looped to create realistic instruments which form the exceptionally playable presets.

1024 Presets & more:
Halo contains 512 user presets and 512 factory ROM presets, but it can be expanded with literally thousands of ROM presets. (ROM presets are automatically added when sound SIMMs are installed. As an example, a 32 MB SIMM may contain up to 1024 ROM presets.) Halo’s Sound Navigator makes it easy to find the exact sound you want. It’s powerful, yet simple to use.

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Emu Proteus 2500 128 Polyphony Synthesizer

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Note the following. Do these not have a built in synth engine?

"This Proteus 2500 does not have a sound ROM installed. You will need to supply your own in order to use this unit. This Mo'Phatt takes standard E-mu 16 and 32 MB sound ROMs. You can use your ROMs from Command Stations and also from Proteus 2000 series rack synths and keyboards. This is a great way to add sound ROM capacity to your studio or replace a broken Emu synth.

The following ROMs will work with this unit:
9061: Siedlaczek Orchestra 32 MB ROM.
9062: Pure Phatt 32 MB ROM - standard in Mo'Phatt, MP-7 and MK-6.
9063: Beat Garden 32 MB ROM - standard in Orbit 3.
9064: Ensoniq Project 32MB ROM - Containing sounds from EXP-1 Real World and EXP-3 Urban Dance expansion boards
9082: Protozoa 16 MB ROM - standard in Proteus 1, 2, 3.
9065: Vintage Collection 32MB ROM - Standard in Vintage Pro
9083: Definitive B-3 32 MB ROM - standard in B-3.
9066: Protean Drums 32 MB ROM - Standard in PX-7
9084: Techno Synth Construction Yard 32 MB ROM - standard in Orbit 3.
9081: Holy Grail Piano 16MB ROM - From Q-Up Arts, utilizes a new sample processing and preset programming technology called VMS, for Virtual Modeling Synthesis, developed exclusively for E-mu products
9085: Orchestral Session Vol. 1 32 MB ROM - standard in Virtuoso 2000.
9086: Orchestral Session Vol. 2 32 MB ROM - standard in Virtuoso 2000.
9087: World Expedition 32 MB ROM - standard in Planet Earth.
9088: Sounds of the ZR featuring the Perfect Piano 32 MB ROM - standard in Ensoniq Halo.
9089: X-Lead 32 MB ROM - standard in Xtreme Lead-1, XL-7 and XK-6.
9140: Proteus Pop Collection - Standard in Proteus 2500, contains same 32 MEG sample set a"
SN 110204182 9180

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E-Mu Proteus 2000

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There is space inside for other ROMs.
There are 16 E-MU ROMS, some more rarer than others:
9061: Peter Siedlaczek Advanced Orchestra (32MB ROM)
9062: Pure Phatt (32MB ROM) Standard in Mo'Phatt, MP-7 and MK-6
9063: Beat Garden (32MB ROM) Standard in Orbit 3
9064: Ensoniq Project (32MB ROM)
9065: Vintage Collection (32MB ROM) Standard in Vintage Pro
9066: Protean Drums (32MB ROM) Standard in PX-7
9081: Holy Grail Piano (16MB ROM)
9082: Protozoa (16MB ROM) Standard in Proteus 1, 2, 3
9083: Definitive B-3 (32MB ROM) Standard in B-3
9084: Techno Synth Construction Yard (32MB ROM) Standard in Orbit 3
9085: Orchestral Sessions Vol. 1 (32MB ROM) Standard in Virtuoso 2000
9086: Orchestral Sessions Vol. 2 (32MB ROM) Standard in Virtuoso 2000
9087: World Expedition (32MB ROM) Standard in Planet Earth
9088: Sounds of the ZR, feat. Perfect Piano (32MB ROM) Standard in Ensoniq Halo
9089: X-Lead (32MB ROM) Standard in Xtreme Lead-1, XL-7 and XK-6
9140: Proteus Pop Collection (32MB ROM) Standard in Proteus 2500

Ensoniq Halo Digital Keyboard Synthesizer

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