Cant believe how good this is sounding even today. Sure it doesnt have a 10" touchdisplay, or 10GB of ram, etc. Its just do what it does, and it does it great!.
6:22 nothing will ever sound as good in the future, unless music comes back down to earth and is snatched back from the computers and humans regain control over the sound. Perfection = crap, imperfection is... life
This and the Fairlight CMI were my 80's wet dream. What brilliant sounds, some even by todays standards. The choirs are still amazing. Nice ending with the Terminator theme !
What a great piece of machinery way ahead of its time. Long live hardware samplers! the track at 2:00 is fantastic i feel like I'm going to space or something.
I've heard that one starting after 2:00 in a few things. It is SO evocative, you know? ^_^ One place i know i heard the patch for sure was in a dramatization of one of Ray Bradbury's stories -- "The Moon Be Still as Bright", i think. It was part of a two-part cassette series put out by OMNI magazine in the 80's.
Really amazing. Sorry I can't get one here in Serbia. Anyway, I think this machine is one of the best samplers ever. If you have other videos, pls upload immediately.
This brought back memories! Strange how one can remember sounds so vividly. I paid $ 24500 for mine back in '84 ...including the entire library. Sold it in '87 Somehow this was my last keyboard to really have a soul. The best trick is to use all 8 outputs, and pan them hard L - R ...gives the same huge natural stereo as the OB8
I see CD-Roms for sale with titles like this: eii 8bit sample library volume 3 iso this is the famous eii library volume 3 iso used by dave stuart eurythmics paul wellar style council depeche mode sir paul mccartney claiming one can load them in Kontakt, EmulatorX3 or Proteus or any soft sampler, and getting the sounds you brilliantly showcased here. I hope vst's can capture most of this, because these ARE THE BEST SOUNDS I've ever heard :-) Thank you for keeping these sounds alive!!
That piano sound is pretty hi fidelity for 8-bit samples. Same with the harp patch. I dig the T2 reference. That score was a great plug for this keyboard.
Probably THE first sampler that took advantage of long (well - long for the time - 17.4 seconds) sampling times. A very atmospheric machine and the libraries that sprung up because of it really had some of the world's best samples - much better than the Fairlight's library of very short sounds. I still get chills when playing "Loon Garden" or the ankglung presets on mine - thankfully mine (a II+HD) has yet to fail me other than a sticky 0 button on the keypad.
this is the very thing that reminds me of the 80s more than any other.... numan used these and i can still remember seeing the name as they were on TOTP.. thanks for the memories fella :)
Composer Patricia Cullen used this in Ewoks and Care Bears produced by Nelvana. The scores were also worked alongside David Greene who produced her music and Milton Barnes who did E-MU Orchestrations.
Same here (both of mine are 5.25" drives). You can still buy blank disks on Ebay, just make sure they state DS DD. There's more of the 3.5" DS DD disks available if you fit your new drive.
Beautiful... I have an E4K and an EMAX II HD. I like the sounds very much. Reminds me the day before I started using Apple and Kore, Native Instruments and so on. Nice pictures also.
Argh! Moskwa TV - Interface G at 2:03 ! Had no idea it was just a library preset thing :) Kind of takes away some of the "magic" from my memory of that but cool to hear it anyway :)
At 4:41 it sounds so much like when Private Pyle loses it in the bathroom on Full Metal Jacket!! Excellent keyboard...i wanted one so bad after watching Ferris Bueller!!!
awesome I've still got an Emax II and a huge bank of sounds, I still use it a lot. can't beat the old machines in my opinion. nowadays a synth seems to mean a laptop and a cd. far too many lifeless virtual synths around these days. (although i did pick up Razor from NI and it is awesome.)
Not sure why the chaps here who want these sounds so bad don't just buy the complete library in WAV format on cd from eBay. I bought the EII & the EIII libraries.
Cheers. The reverb comes from a Behringer UB2222FX-PRO mixer ! Not sure I can answer your other query.... I'm sure this would largely depend on the nature of the sample...? My use so far has been mainly with existing libraries of which soundbanks often comprise various patches where the VCA envelope differs including the attack setting. Not heard the 'sterile' thing you mention myself...
It was a disk called Mister E. I've never been able to clarify which library it belongs to. Ultravox used it on a track called Dreams, other have used it too. It's also featured within the UVI Emulation II product which is demo'd here.
No, it's an RS422 interface originally designed for use with an OMI CD rom drive, very rare and unlikely to be working these days. Port may be used for other connections, these days it tends to be old Mac serial ports for use with Sound Designer. Like an external hard drive for loading samples, far easier than the FDD's.
The CD drive shown was a specific OMI optical CD drive for the EII in the 1980's and is extremely hard to find now, particularly still working. No other CD drives work directly with the EII. You can still buy the Northstar library on 5.25" disks directly via the internet.
Unless you know a good tech look for one already working 100%. PSU's (in UK) and 5.25" drives are common faults and compatible FDD are extrememly rare to find. You must have at least one of these working to boot the EII unless you find a +HD version. Dodgy keys, buttons and LCD/backlights can be sorted much easier. IMO they;re the coolest looking sampler ever created... :)
FDD - Floppy disk drive. In this case two ancient 5.25" drives ! Yes, certain old Macs work with Sound Designer and the EII for loading and editing samples and banks. Make sure your EII is a Rev 1 or you need to complete an upgrade to the EII interface port.
EMXP is available free on the web. Just do a search. SD files appear to be widely distributed these days but please don't ask me to as they're not mine to do so.
They are the sounds used by Ultravox on their track 'Dreams'. Came on a 5.25" floppy disk in a collection I bought a while back. Can't remember the name of the patch bank, will check next time it's fired up.
Because when I recorded this demo I put them in there and then decided to refer to it as a library demo later on (as all the sounds but that one are library sounds...!) If you read earlier comments, you'll see these are sampled from another youtube demo.
Hi, it's called Pro Strings, I think it's on OMI 3. If you have a Rev 1 EII get yourself an old Mac & Sound Designer connection as you can get all the library sounds in that format.
classic synth - all the Emu samplers/synths where pretty sweet (I am biased *looks over at the E5000 ultra*). Can't recall was the interface on the back a SCSI port, parallel or a D type.... had some wonderful filters on it (something they never really lost even on the later models).
Most are non working when sold and probably around £300-£500 in the UK. A fully working model more like £700-£800 depending on version and whether there is a library with it etc.
Cant believe how good this is sounding even today. Sure it doesnt have a 10" touchdisplay, or 10GB of ram, etc. Its just do what it does, and it does it great!.
6:22 nothing will ever sound as good in the future, unless music comes back down to earth and is snatched back from the computers and humans regain control over the sound. Perfection = crap, imperfection is... life
Exactly how those old trusty computers got man to the moon.
@@mark12011972 sorry but what is that song hes playing I know it but I just cant remember what it is
@@ProjectHMF 6:22 is the theme for the movie 'Terminator'
@@pihermoso11 thanks 🤝
This and the Fairlight CMI were my 80's wet dream. What brilliant sounds, some even by todays standards. The choirs are still amazing. Nice ending with the Terminator theme !
The Terminator sound is out of this world. Amazing
Oh yes,
after 20 years dreaming of an E II, last year i´ve got one of these incredible machines! What a sound!!! Nothing can top this.
i was lucky i grew up with mine
agreed Syncla...this machine was made in 80's...the same period as the Harmonic Convergence...
The emulator II is by far my fave electronic keyboard
All nostalgic and beautiful sounds
It blows my mind how few people were involved with the development - and they just got it right. Few instruments since have this character charm.
The 'flute' reverbed sound at 2:14 is just beyond superb
Very Tangerine Dream! Esp from the era around the film "Legend". Great stuff. Now I want one.
every single sound of this machine gives me goosebumps ...
i need to get me one......
What a great piece of machinery way ahead of its time. Long live hardware samplers! the track at 2:00 is fantastic i feel like I'm going to space or something.
I've heard that one starting after 2:00 in a few things. It is SO evocative, you know? ^_^
One place i know i heard the patch for sure was in a dramatization of one of Ray Bradbury's stories -- "The Moon Be Still as Bright", i think. It was part of a two-part cassette series put out by OMNI magazine in the 80's.
Tangerine dream canyon dreams
I can't stop listening this demo, it's so wonderful and the sound is so pure and powerfull !
i cant play music to save myself, but instruments like this make me wish with burning desire that i could. this keyboard is fucking awesome!
This demo is so awesome. All I have is an Oberheim DPX-1 and an E-Mu Emax.....would love that Terminator patch. It's just perfect! Props, man.
Amazing sounds for 1984, even today they are very usable.
Gosh, I'd love to have this unit so much more than any of the craptop/VST combo in the world. Emulator II libraries are epic.
Really amazing. Sorry I can't get one here in Serbia.
Anyway, I think this machine is one of the best samplers ever. If you have other videos, pls upload immediately.
This brought back memories! Strange how one can remember sounds so vividly.
I paid $ 24500 for mine back in '84 ...including the entire library.
Sold it in '87
Somehow this was my last keyboard to really have a soul.
The best trick is to use all 8 outputs, and pan them hard L - R ...gives the same huge natural stereo as the OB8
I wish I understood the musical language
I see CD-Roms for sale with titles like this:
eii 8bit sample library volume 3 iso this is the famous eii library volume 3 iso used by dave stuart eurythmics paul wellar style council depeche mode sir paul mccartney
claiming one can load them in Kontakt, EmulatorX3 or Proteus or any soft sampler, and getting the sounds you brilliantly showcased here. I hope vst's can capture most of this, because these ARE THE BEST SOUNDS I've ever heard :-) Thank you for keeping these sounds alive!!
Ok... the question is... who created all those sounds? who created the entire EII library?
That person was THE genious!
holy guacamole! the terminator theme is amazing!
That piano sound is pretty hi fidelity for 8-bit samples. Same with the harp patch.
I dig the T2 reference. That score was a great plug for this keyboard.
Probably THE first sampler that took advantage of long (well - long for the time - 17.4 seconds) sampling times. A very atmospheric machine and the libraries that sprung up because of it really had some of the world's best samples - much better than the Fairlight's library of very short sounds. I still get chills when playing "Loon Garden" or the ankglung presets on mine - thankfully mine (a II+HD) has yet to fail me other than a sticky 0 button on the keypad.
0:42 shakuhachi
0:50 Ah yeah. The famous "Shakuhachi flute" sound.
Instantly reminds me of Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
Adam Jensen Yeah and Enigma - Sadeness if put on bit reverb.
ENIGMA
@@sranug Also Tai Shan - Rush and Me or Him - Roger Waters (I believe Waters actually played the Shakuhachi in that one)
What a gorgeous sounding keyboard.
2:08 that sound is used all over FSOL - Lifeforms
norepetitivebeats I thought Amorphous Andronegus also used E-mu Morpheus.
I was just wondering where the hell i knew that from! Thanks.
06:26 Terminator :]
realy amazing sounds
BEST OF THE EMU PRODUCTS I THINK
6:35 terminator theme. Must have come from this synth, it must have.
fantastic sound of original Depeche Mode! very compliments!!!!!!!!!!!
this is the very thing that reminds me of the 80s more than any other.... numan used these and i can still remember seeing the name as they were on TOTP..
thanks for the memories fella :)
Hello and thanks for the great demo. The sound on 2:01 is:
Bank: FAIRLIGHT_1
Sample: 009_Petosa_'87
Hi, what library is that...? I had it on a floppy disk from memory. Thanks.
@@JMPSynth Hello
Unfortunately, I can't find which library it is under as I have a bit of a mess on my computer regarding my emulator II/emax files.
2:35 "Wheels". Why thank you, Emu. I was wondering what the hell those were :P
these old samplers have such a special quality - iv tried the best I could with software, but its never the same.
The choir sounds in "Broken Wings" was from this sampler, as well as most of the sound effects.
Composer Patricia Cullen used this in Ewoks and Care Bears produced by Nelvana. The scores were also worked alongside David Greene who produced her music and Milton Barnes who did E-MU Orchestrations.
This makes me want to dig out my Ensoniq Mirage and load up some of the EII samples I have for it.
Ah, this beauty sang on so many of my favourite songs. Thanks, Emu.
Hi, this is my favourite sound from the entire EII library. It's called Fantastic Synth or Liquid Stack as it appears in the EII display.
Do you have it in any usable format by EMXP (hfe, wav, emax, emax II or Emulator II image format) ?
@@alregis8668 All banks I have are in .EII format recognised by EMXP.
@@JMPSynth would it be possible to have some of them for free ?
Same here (both of mine are 5.25" drives). You can still buy blank disks on Ebay, just make sure they state DS DD. There's more of the 3.5" DS DD disks available if you fit your new drive.
One thing that makes this 8-bit sampler sound so good is its low-pass 24db/oct 4-pole analog filter. It can also do simple wavetable synthesis.
it amazes me for real, that his sound this good!.
This one is for Tangerine Dream fans of the mid- to late-eighties!
0:34 Depeche Mode People are People.
eastlake93 had no idea that’s where the drums for that song cane from!
Wonderful sounds and a great keyboard.I always wanted one,but never got around to paying the fortune for em! Thanks for sharing.Regards FEZ.
One of the best keyboards in the world. Emulator 2 and Elka Syntex. I want that shakuhashi or enigma flute
Beautiful... I have an E4K and an EMAX II HD. I like the sounds very much. Reminds me the day before I started using Apple and Kore, Native Instruments and so on.
Nice pictures also.
Incredible how this sound font was used for Mr. Dark's theme main lead sound in Rayman 1
It's called 'Expensive Synth' as a soundbank, 'Liquid Stack' as a sample patch. Always happy to consider trades :)
wow those sounds!
LOL the Terminator theme!! Man this thing is a beast!
Génail! que de souvenirs et merci pour avoir partagé. Great job
Argh! Moskwa TV - Interface G at 2:03 ! Had no idea it was just a library preset thing :) Kind of takes away some of the "magic" from my memory of that but cool to hear it anyway :)
oh yes how good it sounds...
instant depeche mode feel :)
i would love to have one ..
At 4:41 it sounds so much like when Private Pyle loses it in the bathroom on Full Metal Jacket!! Excellent keyboard...i wanted one so bad after watching Ferris Bueller!!!
This is an excellent library...
Wow @6:20, Local Hero soundtrack, Mark Knopfler. Incredible.
awesome
I've still got an Emax II and a huge bank of sounds, I still use it a lot.
can't beat the old machines in my opinion.
nowadays a synth seems to mean a laptop and a cd.
far too many lifeless virtual synths around these days.
(although i did pick up Razor from NI and it is awesome.)
It's called 'Mister E' (I think) and has been used on several 80's tracks including 'Dreams' by Ultravox (as played in the demo).
2:30 Underworld - Mmm Skyscraper I Love You
2:08 Christopher Franke, Klemania, the opening of "Scattered Thoughts of a Canyon Flight"
It's a preset of the Mister E library soundbank referred to above, another preset of this bank is heard at 2.12.
Not sure why the chaps here who want these sounds so bad don't just buy the complete library in WAV format on cd from eBay. I bought the EII & the EIII libraries.
You're welcome. There's a couple of EII's for sale on Ebay UK at the moment.
Cheers. The reverb comes from a Behringer UB2222FX-PRO mixer ! Not sure I can answer your other query.... I'm sure this would largely depend on the nature of the sample...? My use so far has been mainly with existing libraries of which soundbanks often comprise various patches where the VCA envelope differs including the attack setting. Not heard the 'sterile' thing you mention myself...
Some great IMAGES there mate !!
Cheers. Original OMI CD's and drives are rare but Northstar Productions still sell their EII floppy library.
It was a disk called Mister E. I've never been able to clarify which library it belongs to. Ultravox used it on a track called Dreams, other have used it too. It's also featured within the UVI Emulation II product which is demo'd here.
It's mentioned above. Expensive Synth or Liquid Stack (as it displays on the EII). Part of the OMI library collection (No. 2 I think).
LOOOOVE that drum beat around 30 seconds into it :)
Sure it was called Moog Bass. Will try and find it on the Mac when the gear is setup again (currently packed away).
fantastic sound
beautiful sounds there ! the first thing you play sounds like the beginning of "rooms on fire" by stevie nicks.
this synth is awesome
It's a sampler.
este sintetizador marco una epoca importante en los 80 depeche mode lo utilizo bastante ..
No, it's an RS422 interface originally designed for use with an OMI CD rom drive, very rare and unlikely to be working these days. Port may be used for other connections, these days it tends to be old Mac serial ports for use with Sound Designer. Like an external hard drive for loading samples, far easier than the FDD's.
The CD drive shown was a specific OMI optical CD drive for the EII in the 1980's and is extremely hard to find now, particularly still working. No other CD drives work directly with the EII. You can still buy the Northstar library on 5.25" disks directly via the internet.
It's a background sound/riff from People are People by Depeche Mode. Think you can hear it more clearly towards the end of the song (from memory).
Unless you know a good tech look for one already working 100%. PSU's (in UK) and 5.25" drives are common faults and compatible FDD are extrememly rare to find. You must have at least one of these working to boot the EII unless you find a +HD version. Dodgy keys, buttons and LCD/backlights can be sorted much easier. IMO they;re the coolest looking sampler ever created... :)
Excellent! Nice job. This thing sounds amazing. There was a time when I would have traded my grandmother in for such an instrument.
Thanks. It's called Liquid Stack or Expensive Synth, part of the OMI library (OMI 2 I think, would need to check).
Love this sampler, Thanks for sharing it.
Hi, it's from OMI CD 1 > Pro Strings > P01 PRPT String.
It means the 'library' doesn't include the PAP drum sounds. The header of the youtube video is Emu Emulator II Sound 'Library' Demo.
Ferris Bueller had this one :)
Parents must have been rich, it cost 1000s
The Residents were one of the very first bands to use this synth.
This one reminds me of a Depeche Mode song.... Oh this one too... And this one ;-)
The most famous users I reckon.
FDD - Floppy disk drive. In this case two ancient 5.25" drives ! Yes, certain old Macs work with Sound Designer and the EII for loading and editing samples and banks. Make sure your EII is a Rev 1 or you need to complete an upgrade to the EII interface port.
EMXP is available free on the web. Just do a search. SD files appear to be widely distributed these days but please don't ask me to as they're not mine to do so.
They are the sounds used by Ultravox on their track 'Dreams'. Came on a 5.25" floppy disk in a collection I bought a while back. Can't remember the name of the patch bank, will check next time it's fired up.
I love those analogue filters! I have an Emulator 4 keyboard but it just isn't the same.
Got a few sounds that converted for Kontakt but the magic disappears. (even though they were recorded from the analogue outs)
My Yamaha EX-5 has that sound. I recognized it as an Emulator patch (well, *sample*) right away! :D
There's a mix from the EMU, Burmer and OMI libraries. There's an EII forum with some of the sounds listed but can't post links here.
Because when I recorded this demo I put them in there and then decided to refer to it as a library demo later on (as all the sounds but that one are library sounds...!) If you read earlier comments, you'll see these are sampled from another youtube demo.
Hi, it's called Pro Strings, I think it's on OMI 3. If you have a Rev 1 EII get yourself an old Mac & Sound Designer connection as you can get all the library sounds in that format.
You're welcome. TOTP , The Tube.... the EII and the Jupiter 8 stuck well in my 80's teenage memory. :)
classic synth - all the Emu samplers/synths where pretty sweet (I am biased *looks over at the E5000 ultra*). Can't recall was the interface on the back a SCSI port, parallel or a D type.... had some wonderful filters on it (something they never really lost even on the later models).
wow 2:05 to 2:52 reminds me exactly of something you'll hear on the album 'Lifeforms' by The Future Sound of London.
Well that's from the Emax as far as I'm aware. Northstar library choirs are still available from their US website.
Most are non working when sold and probably around £300-£500 in the UK. A fully working model more like £700-£800 depending on version and whether there is a library with it etc.