If you think all this seems rather familiar, you're right. The Proteus 2500 is closer in spec to the recent Emu MP7 and XL7 Command Stations than previous Proteus models, though it shares many characteristics with the Proteus 2000 as well. So, rather than re-examine every knob and button...
On power‑up the ESI2000 defaults to Single performance mode but the creation of a multitimbral set (a real chore on some machines) is made easy by a single keystroke. The Multi Mode button instantly sets up the ESI for 16‑channel reception, and the screen changes to reveal a Proteu...
The Emu name needs little introduction to anyone familiar with modern music technology. From the days of the 8‑bit Emulator sampling keyboard through the highly successful Proteus series to the powerful Emulator IV, Emu Systems have become something of a legend in the digital audio field. It ...
containing the excellent 1000 X-Producer presets from Emu's Proteus 2000 hardware synth module, the Hip-hop Producer pack, Saint Thomas strings, a 20MB GM soundset, the Studio Grand piano, and theBeat Shop 1set of kits, loops and grooves, plus a new CD-...
The new synth also has a different look from previous Emu modules; it's not soberly grey as were the original Proteus family, and it's not as self‑consciously jazzy as the Carnaval Latin module. Its blue front panel is completely different from what has come before from Emu: the stylis...
the first thing you run out of is polyphony and the second is memory. Modules like Proteus have established a previously undreamed of sound quality for the ordinary user, forcing the guys at the top of the profession to go one better. Everyone's ears are now accustomed to increased fidelity...
so editing needn't be hard work. If you're starting to think this sounds rather familiar, that's because the effects and routing structure is very similar to that of the Proteus 2000, reviewed back in March of this year, although, unlike the 2000, the Ultra doesn't have the provision ...