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Arturia Emulator II V

CurrentReleased 2021

The E-mu Emulator II sampler with its original factory library, 8-bit companding and 27.7 kHz sample rate, eight multi-timbral voices each with filter, LFO and envelopes, and MPE.

Specifications

General

Manufacturer
Arturia
Status
Current
Released
2021

Engine

Synth type
Digital (sampling)
Emulates
E-mu Emulator II (1984)
Voices
8
Polyphony
8 voices
Oscillators
8-bit sample playback (27.7 kHz), original factory bank
Filter
Modelled analogue filter per voice
Effects
Reverb, Phaser, Flanger, Chorus, Drive, Delay

Software

Plugin formats
VST2, VST3, AU, AAX

Features

Features
Multi-timbral, Arpeggiator, MPE, MTS-ESP microtuning, Standalone app, NKS

Heard on

Artists and records that used the original E-mu Emulator II, as Arturia tells it.

  • Depeche Mode
  • New Order
  • Genesis
  • John Carpenter
  • Trent Reznor

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