Includes Proteus X 1.5 Desktop Sound Module.
25 People rated this product : 8 out of 10
4 People wrote reviews









9 out of 10
Feature:
The best feature about this is the keyboard action ... perfect "synth type action" ... not mushy or too springy.
Quality:
Lightweight but surprisingly sturdy. Doesn't feel like you are about to snap it in half.
Value:
You get a great controller, free sequencer software and a sample playback VST (comparable to SampleTAnk2 in a lot of ways) for less than the price of some VSTs alone. What's not to like?
Desirability:
Well, the panel graphics are sorta bland ... whatever.
Sound:
It doesn't make sound ... it's a controller. Even so, the included Proteus X stuff is top-notch. Mine came with 3 extra sound sets as ... including Planet Earth, Planet Phatt and Protean Drums.
Ease of Use:
Dead simple with any of my VSTs it works great.
Support:
Emus has always been very cool to me.
Overall:
I'd buy another in a heartbeat if I ever lost it or it was damaged/stolen.
Submitted: 10/1/2007
Style of Music: EVERYTHING









2 out of 10
Feature:
This is where I had major issues, have now been through two units and returned both of them, in the process of looking for something more reliable. On the first unit, the "Zone Enable" keys stopped working after a couple of weeks and the unit started warping, despite the unit being nowhere near any heat source. I returned it and it took 3 months for them to eventually decide to replace it.
On the second unit, half the keys did not work, the "Zone Enable" keys did not work, half the patch selector keys did not work and.....
the modulation wheel did not work!!!!!! I kid you not!!!! Second unit also has a "rainbow" warp to it where the two centre feet at the keyboards centre are completely off the surface!!!
Quality:
Nuff said!!!!!
Value:
If E-MU gave me one for free, I would use it for decoration.
Desirability:
Retuned the second unit very promptly, thought maybe the first one was a dud, but two duds out of two is a 100% failure rate. Will stay far away from E-MU products in future. I will not recommend this product at all.
Sound:
Sound is OK. Lots of latency issues at first, but managed to sort them out eventually. Lots of clipping when playing full or busy scales, and it was not a CPU/RAM issue.
Ease of Use:
This keyboard professes that it does all these wonderful things, if it actually works!!!! Unfortunately I was was not able to explore the keyboard much as half the features didn't work and wasn't about to wait another 3 months for another exchange, so I opted for a refund. Currently looking at a CME 7 which looks far mor robust and solid.
Support:
3 Months to decide to exchange a faulty keyboard for another faulty keyboard. Need I say any more.
Overall:
Enough said already.
Submitted: 12/12/2006
Style of Music: Alternative, Rock, Dance etc.
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