In 2001 E-mu's sound modules were repackaged in the form of a line of tabletop units, the XL7 and MP7 Command Stations, each featuring 128-voice polyphony, advanced synthesis features, and a versatile multitrack sequencer. In 1998, E-mu was combined with Ensoniq, another synthesizer and sampler manufacturer previously acquired by Creative Technology. E-mu also made unsuccessful attempts at breaking into the digital multitrack recorder with the Darwin hard-disk recording system. Throughout the 1990s, E-mu made many different sound modules along the lines of the Proteus series.
Creative Wave Blaster II and Sound Blaster AWE32 used EMU8000 effect processor. In 1993, E-mu was acquired by Creative Technology (the Singaporean parent company of Creative Labs) and began working on PC soundcard synthesis. In 1987, E-mu's SP-1200 drum sampler offered an "all-in-one" box for sequencing not only drum sounds, but looping samples, and it quickly became the instrument of choice for hip hop producers. The success of the Proteus spurred the development of several additional versions, including the Proteus XR, an orchestral version, and a world music version.
At its introduction, the Proteus had a relatively large library of high-quality samples priced much lower than the competition. In 1989, E-mu introduced the Proteus, a rackmount sound module, containing pre-recorded samples in ROM. E-mu, along with Solid State Microtechnologies, also developed several synthesizer module IC chips, that were used by both E-mu and many other synthesizer companies. In 1972, E-mu became a company, developing and patenting a digitally scanned polyphonic keyboard (1973), licensed for use by Oberheim Electronics in the 4-Voice and 8-Voice synthesizers and by Dave Smith in the Sequential Circuits Prophet-5. It was founded in 1970 by Scott Wedge and Dave Rossum, E-mu began making modular synthesizers. Į-mu was last based in Scotts Valley, California, on the outskirts of Silicon Valley. Founded in 1970 as a synthesizer maker, E-mu was a pioneer in samplers, sample-based drum machines and low-cost digital sampling music workstations.Īfter its acquisition in 1993, E-mu Systems was a wholly owned subsidiary of Creative Technology, Ltd. E-MU Systems was a software synthesizer, audio interface, MIDI interface, and MIDI keyboard manufacturer.
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