As E-MU ended production of their hardware samplers in 2003, they were getting ready to release the final Emulator in 2004 – Emulator X. This was a software-only Emulator, and was backwards compatible with the hardware Emulator IV series samplers as it could both read and write .E4B files. Important … Continue reading
Even though E-mu’s operation manual for the ESI series does technically state how multiple outputs can be used, it’s not clearly explained and is a bit ambiguous on some points. The goal of this primer is to bring the use of multiple discrete outputs into focus, especially within the context … Continue reading
CDs for the Emulator IV sampler and compatibles (E4K, E4X, E4XT Ultra) from the late ’90s. Also see the E-Mu EIII/ESI series library. Producer Series Vol. 1 – Studio Essentials Producer Series Vol. 2 – More Studio Essentials Producer Series Vol. 3 – Hollywood Sound Effects Producer Series Vol. 4 … Continue reading
The ESI-32, ESI-2000, and ESI-4000 were essentially a tweaked re-release of the Emulator III and can use all the same libraries. It should be noted that the later generation EIV series CDs cannot be used in this early to mid ’90s family of samplers. Factory Floppy Content (ESi Series) Download: … Continue reading
Feed your Mirage! Documentation Ensoniq Mirage Parameter Reference Card Chart Sequencer Expander Cartridge (SXQ-1) Instruction Manual Utilities EDM2IMG & EDM2HFE v0.3 Quickly convert those pesky EDM Giebler-type Ensoniq Mirage floppy disk images to raw (Omniflop) and HxC HFE format. Also batch converts 440K IMGs directly to Mirage and EPS/EPSm/EPS16+ compatible … Continue reading
