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E-MU Emulator X2
Desktop Sampling System

Emulator® X2 Software Sampler for PC is the culmination of over 30 years of sampler development that offers the pristine sound quality, powerful synthesis and filters of E-MU's legendary hardware samplers and introduces a host of new groundbreaking tools that includes SynthSwipe™ automated hardware sampling, TwistaLoop™ non-destructive audio manipulator, Morph Filter Designer to create custom filters, Multi-Function Generator for advanced LFO/envelope/arpeggiator programming, advanced Transform Multiply convolution DSP tool, real-time control of multiple loop points, REX2 and MP3 import, and much, much more. Emulator X2 still offers the unmatched sound quality of E-MU's pristine 24-bit/192kHz sound engine and patented pitch interpolation, and can be run either standalone (64 MIDI channels) or as a VST instrument (16 MIDI channels per instantiation). Emulator X2 runs on Windows XP and includes over 3GB of sounds and a 2in/2out USB MIDI interface.

Included in the box is the E-MU Xmidi 2x2 USM/MIDI Interface, a great solution for delivering the best from your music and audio applications including: Image Line FL Studio (Fruityloops), Cakewalk SONAR, Pro Audio, Guitar Tracks Pro, Home Studio, Steinberg Cubase VST, Cubase SX, Cubase SL, Cubase SE, Nuendo, Wavelab, Emagic Logic Audio, Sonic Foundry Sound Forge, Acid, Samplitude, Propellerheads Reason, Ableton Live and other music software.

"Some of you may have noticed my enthusiasm for the Emulator X2 seeping through this review. I'd seen demos of the new features at trade shows and been suitably impressed, but it was still far more fun using them than I'd expected, and occasionally jaw-dropping in the creative department. There are now quite afew soft samplers, but Emulator X has always had a good reputation for its audio quality, and the X2 version stands out for its incredible versatility, although CPU overhead can rocket if you avail yourself of too many of the features in a single preset. "

"I also suspect that severing the requirement for an Emu soundcard, will now tempt others who already own a perfectly good audio interface but are looking for a soft sampler. ."

Martin Walker Sound on Sound August 2006

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Emulator X2 features:

Automated sampling, pitch detection and preset creation with integrated waveform editor
Powerful synthesis architecture with over 50 Z-Plane filters and 100 tempo-based parameters per preset
Standalone (64 MIDI channels) or VSTi operation (16 MIDI channels per instantiation)
Sound Engine supports RAM and streaming playback
Integrated effects processors
2in/2 out USB MIDI interface
Comprehensive sound format support, including EOS, EIII, GigaSampler, MP3, REX2, .AIFF, SoundFont 2.1, .WAV and more
Ships with over 3GB of sounds, including the complete Proteus 2000 soundset, a stunning 1.5GB Grand Piano, 24-bit drums and grooves and more - additional soundsets available


What's New in Emulator X2:

SynthSwipe
SynthSwipe is a sampling tool that will automatically sample and create playable presets from any hardware or software MIDI instrument. Simply set the initial sampling parameters (i.e. key range, how many notes, how many velocities per note, velocity range) and SynthSwipe does the rest with the utmost precision. SynthSwipe is an invaluable tool for sound designers and anyone who wants to bring their old synth and sound module soundsets into the computer.

TwistaLoop
TwistaLoop is a tool that automatically analyzes any audio by dissecting it into its rhythmic components, allows the editing of this audio with multiple loop points and regions, and offers total control over tempo with real-time audio time expansion/compression - all with E-MU's patented pitch interpolation for unmatched audio fidelity.

Morph Filter Designer
The Morph Filter Designer provides users with filter creation tools that E-MU's sound designers have been using for years to create the legendary morphing Z-Plane filters. The Morph Filter Designer now allows the construction of all-new exotic filter types that can be morphed from one type to another in real-time.

Multi-Function Generator
The Multi-Function Generator offers advanced LFO/envelope/arpeggiator programming, providing three function generators per voice that are directly tied into Emulator X2's powerful synthesis architecture (over 100 parameters). These Function Generators have several key sync and direction modes that enable complex levels of control, and can be programmed to modulate pitch, filters, volume, retrigger samples or LFO's, change tempo or trigger other events.

Transform Multiply
Transform Multiply is a convolution DSP tool that creates new sounds by combining the timbral and time elements of two signals in a way that reinforces frequencies common to both sources and discards frequencies not present in both. This powerful tool is applicable to everything from adding a custom reverb (by adding a reverb impulse to another sound) to full blown voice articulation of musical instruments (combining speech with an instrument).

Specifications

Software

  • Playback Engine: 24-bit up to 192Khz Streaming or RAM playback
  • Playback operation: Stand Alone or VSTi (Multi instantiation support)
  • Sampling Engine: 24-bit up to 192Khz
  • Sampling:
    • Re-sampling with effects
    • Play while sampling
    • Automated preset creation
  • Sample Edit: full suite of tools including Pitch Detection, Gate/Chop, Time Compression/Expansion, Pitch Change, Reverse, Fade, Sample Rate Convert, Cut, Copy, Paste and Bit Reduction
  • Polyphony: Unlimited (CPU depended)
  • MIDI: 32 channels
  • ASIO Output Busses: 32 channels, 16 stereo
  • Filter Types: 54
  • Rhythmic Modulation: LFOs, Envelopes, Sample Start, Sample Delay and Patchcords can be clock driven
  • Velocity Switching: 128
  • Layers/Zones: Unlimited
  • Quick Edit Controllers: 16 per presets
  • Librarian: Full Bank, Preset and Sample Search engine across all disks.
  • Drag and Drop Bank Preset and Sample Load

Package Includes

  • Emulator X2 Software/Operation manual CD-ROM
  • Quick Start guide for Emulator X2
  • Four sound CD-ROMS
  • E.MU Xmidi 2x2 USM/MIDI Interface

System Requirements

Minimum System Requirements

  • Native USB port (for E-MU Xmidi 2x2 USB/MIDI Interface, or an installed E-MU Digital audio System, E-MU USB Audio Interface or E-MU Xboard USB/MIDI Controller
  • Genuine Intel® Pentium® III or AMD® K6® class processor or higher operating at 1.5GHz or faster (Pentium® 4 at 2.4GHz or faster recommended)
  • Intel ®, AMD® or 100% compatible motherboard and chipset
  • 7200 RPM hard disk or faster recommended for streaming
  • 200MB of free hard disk space for minimum installation (3.5GB for full sound library installation)
  • Windows® XP
  • CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive required for software installation
  • XVGA Video (1024 X 768)

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