Emu E5000 Ultra 64-Voice Sampling Synthesizer

64-voice polyphony allows you layer and playback huge sequences. Upgradeable to 128 MB of RAM (4 MB standard), giving you the ability to load gigantic sounds and banks.

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"E-mu E5000"

This is not a very sexy instrument. It doesn't even look that cool. But it's a very good one!
This is because the E5000 simply gets the job done. So easy, and without making any fuzz about it. I thinkk that is what makes a good instrument; you just work with it and keep concentrating on the music, not the tools. Then, of course, one could argue that it lacks some personality. But, hey! there are tons of old machines out there screeming to be tweeked again! On the other hand, vintage gear really won't be the creative base in a studio environment of today. If you can afford just one sampler/synthesizer, or need a main engine in your studio, I would go for the E5000. I've had it for about a year and a half, and I won't sell -rather I'm planning on getting another one since prices are getting really good. You just can't get this much fire power at this low cost anywhere else!

Submitted: 11/20/2001

Style of Music: Pop and Electronic music.

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"Best value for money sampler"

It is the only hardware sampler in the market that:

1) Can use an internal IDE hard-disk. This is very useful
since you can load up to 17 GB of sounds (that is more
than a dozen sample CDs) and your sequences. Thus, you don't
need to carry a CD-ROM drive and your disks to every gig you
go to. Great convenience!

2) It has a built-in 48-track sequencer. It accepts MIDI
files so you can write your sequences using a sequencer
software(Cakewalk, Cubase, etc.) and play the disk back
on your sampler when you travel on the road.

3) Sound quality is subjective but in my opinion, it is
comparable if not better than other samplers in the
market.

Submitted: 6/20/2001

Style of Music: Orchestral

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Description
E5000 Ultra is the newest member of E-MU's E4 Ultra sampler family and the most affordable Emulator ever! As an E4 Ultra sampler, the E5000 provides you with the same professional features that countless musicians, composers, and sound designers depend on every day: the intuitive Emulator Operating System, the new lightning-fast Ultra processor, access to the most comprehensive sound library in the world and proprietary tools like Beat Munging and Z-Plane Filters — all at a remarkably low price!

Features
Ý 64-voice polyphony allows you layer and playback huge sequences

Ý Upgradeable to 128 MB of RAM (4 MB standard), giving you the ability to load gigantic sounds and banks

Ý 4 line level balanced outputs (upgradeable to 12)

Ý Z-plane filters (21 different types) and advanced modulation of synthesis parameters

Ý Optional EOS Link software (Mac/PC) allows remote operation of your E5000 Ultra

Ý Beat-Munging tool for unprecedented control and editing of loops and grooves

Ý 16 MIDI channels (expandable to 32)

Ý 3 external and 5 internal expansion slots for extreme upgrade flexibility

Technical Info

Polyphony: 64 voices

RAM: 4MB

MIDI Channels: 16 (expandable to 32)

Stereo Effects Processor: 24-bit

Balanced Analog Outputs: 4 (expandable to 12)

EOS 4.61 Software: Standard

CD-ROMs: 2
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