This video popped into my head over breakfast and mimics my story. I went through so many rolands and korgs but landed on the e-mu line. The sound blends so well with samples. Been lusting for a command station for years! Thanks for sharing - good luck
A lot of the Roland JV, XV stuff was used a lot in the 90s and early 2000s R&B as well. You can hear Roland sounds on just about every R&B hit record esp the 90s. Rodney Jerkins used a ton of Roland Sound modules along with his Trinity back then. I just added the Roland Integra-7 to my collection. I still got the Motif ES 6 keyboard but I'm starting to move away from keyboards and replacing them with rack modules now that I sequence everything in the DAW these days. Its just better integration and save a lot of space without the need a keyboards stack on top of each other. So I ordered another Motif ES the rack version. I have the Fantom XR as well.
I'm so glad I found this channel. Seems like this is what I needed to watch. I came up studying DeVante from Jodeci and all I do is smooth r&b. I'm soooooo burnt out on using logic sounds. I recently bought a Roland juno ds keyboard and it's funny because I make better tracks with those keyboard sounds than I do in Logic. I'm about to search this mod right now online. Thanks brotha Smith!!!!
I still hear E-mu preset sounds on records today.Again.the best all around Modules ever and i have used or owned almost everything else in the past in my 40 plus years of producing music.
I got a EMU proteous 1, B3 and i love them still till this day. Still this day 2022. I got the Roland JV1010 with SRJV 08 Keyboards of the 60s and 70s Hammonds. RhodesPianos E.Ps Clavi s etc. Korg X3R and Korg NS5R Hammond XM 1,Korg M50 yes a M50,Yamaha MO6,Yamaha MX49,Alesis QS7.1 and Alesis HD6 Fusions,Hammond XK1,Korg N1 ,Peavey DPM3 remember that? I got that. Yamaha DGX 505,Yamaha MM6 i got sounds for years baby. 64 outs i got Ventilator 1 and Ventilator 2 Leslie Ernie Ball vol pedal. I got 4 ,6, 12,16,24,and32 track recorder. No computers. Raw dog. guitars live Les Pauls Jackson and Fender strats amd 36 different guitar pedal effects products. Lots and lots of gear. I had a proteous 2000 and got rid of it. Didnt like it.... too digital for me. Im oldschool. Analog baby!!!
Roland was the stable sound of 90s R&B esp the the JV-2080. That model was used on everything from Dru Hill, Destiny's Child, Brandy and Monica the boy is mine, to Whitney Houston... The Emu modules wasn't used that much on R&B records, mostly hip hop esp the Mo Phatt, Planet Phatt. Nelly County Grammer album is full of Mo Phatt sounds.
I gave up making beats years ago. I been getting that itch lately. I still have my proteus 2000 and my motif racks. I used this with Cubase like 8 years ago. I'm rusty as he'll but I think I'm about to dust them off. Get FL for my old laptop and see if I still got it. These beats I hear on the radio are so simple im like I can compete with that. Glad I came across this video.
I remember I had a Proteus, not the 2000, just the original, when I was a child, so I got really used to the sounds on it. Listening back to some 90s R&B hits like "Bump N' Grind," I hear those sounds all the time. The acoustic guitar and the drums are the most recognizable.
Can u make a video of going thru some of the sounds on this thing?? And show that worm sound you were talking about?? I’m a upcoming producer trying to really bring back that 2000’s-90’s vibe to hip and rnb and I’m only 21 so I really wanna Change the way music producers approach beats after hearing my production
Morrisman Smith have u try the digital sound factory vst ? I think they are about the same - the filters quality and the midi grooves from the rack module. They got the rights of all the Emu sound sets. I will go as far to say that the vst are better because of the improvement of the audio converters of this era, plus the effects in kontak keep getting better on every release and no limits on the voices, from 128 to what ever your computer can handle. Give them a try my brother. ✌️
My Proteus 2000 + mophatt expansion board, has the best sounds ever. I prefer it over no motif rack. Hey Mman do you have any songs using the protues 2000?
Thank you so much. I'm a young producer myself. And I want to dive into sound modules instead of thin sounding vst's everyone using. This really directs me into that sound I'm searching for. Can you do demos of sound modules you use?
The demise of both E-mu and Ensoniq is kind of sad. They both had great pieces of gear. Maybe one day they’ll resurface in software form (E-mu kind of has...)?
Hello I have a Proteus 2000 sound module, that developed a recent problem, I assigned a different sound to each of the 16A channels save and enter them on the machine, but after powering up again, all the assigned sounds seems to dissapear and the machine reverts to a standard sound setup and not the one I want, basically its not accepting my choice of sounds, please can anyone please tell me what I am doing wrong ???????
Hi Brother Morrisman! I need your help to set up the proteus 2000. I'm using a usb sound card and a midi keyboard please how to connect? Thanks. Best regards
TheYoskeland, you need a usb to midi converter, like www.hobbytronics.co.uk/usb-midi-converter. Keyboard midi out to Proteus 2000 midi in, midi out from the Proteus to midi in on the converter, usb from the converter to your sound card. (Or buy an Arturia Keystep keyboard, it's like a swiss army knife for synth connecting.)
All the hardware is the same. They have removal ROM cards. The stock sounds are nothing more than expansion cards that comes pre-installed in all the Proteus modules. So yes you can pull the Pure Mo Phatt card and install it in the Proteus 2000. The Mo-Phatt is nothing more than a Proteus 1000 that's limited to 2 expansion slots opposed to 4 in the 2000.
This video popped into my head over breakfast and mimics my story.
I went through so many rolands and korgs but landed on the e-mu line.
The sound blends so well with samples. Been lusting for a command station for years! Thanks for sharing - good luck
Thanks for your time and info about this unit. Peace brother
You are most welcome
A lot of the Roland JV, XV stuff was used a lot in the 90s and early 2000s R&B as well. You can hear Roland sounds on just about every R&B hit record esp the 90s. Rodney Jerkins used a ton of Roland Sound modules along with his Trinity back then. I just added the Roland Integra-7 to my collection. I still got the Motif ES 6 keyboard but I'm starting to move away from keyboards and replacing them with rack modules now that I sequence everything in the DAW these days. Its just better integration and save a lot of space without the need a keyboards stack on top of each other. So I ordered another Motif ES the rack version. I have the Fantom XR as well.
I'm so glad I found this channel. Seems like this is what I needed to watch. I came up studying DeVante from Jodeci and all I do is smooth r&b. I'm soooooo burnt out on using logic sounds. I recently bought a Roland juno ds keyboard and it's funny because I make better tracks with those keyboard sounds than I do in Logic. I'm about to search this mod right now online. Thanks brotha Smith!!!!
Old school playing is the way to go I steer away from any computer base stuff.
This is a great module highly recommend
I still hear E-mu preset sounds on records today.Again.the best all around Modules ever and i have used or owned almost everything else in the past in my 40 plus years of producing music.
Indeed a great module
I got a EMU proteous 1, B3 and i love them still till this day. Still this day 2022. I got the Roland JV1010 with SRJV 08 Keyboards of the 60s and 70s Hammonds. RhodesPianos E.Ps Clavi s etc. Korg X3R and Korg NS5R Hammond XM 1,Korg M50 yes a M50,Yamaha MO6,Yamaha MX49,Alesis QS7.1 and Alesis HD6 Fusions,Hammond XK1,Korg N1 ,Peavey DPM3 remember that? I got that. Yamaha DGX 505,Yamaha MM6 i got sounds for years baby. 64 outs i got Ventilator 1 and Ventilator 2 Leslie Ernie Ball vol pedal. I got 4 ,6, 12,16,24,and32 track recorder. No computers. Raw dog. guitars live Les Pauls Jackson and Fender strats amd 36 different guitar pedal effects products. Lots and lots of gear. I had a proteous 2000 and got rid of it. Didnt like it.... too digital for me. Im oldschool. Analog baby!!!
Yes sir.I have the Xl7 Emu Command Station which is the sequencer version with 4 proteus modules built in.It stands the test of time.My favorite also.
Indeed emu makes great music products
Thanks for posting. I just copped one of these on eBay for $130.
You are gonna love it!!
I wish EMU never sold to Creative.. They made the best samples and romplers. I still have my Proteus 2000, E-Synth and 4XT. Great video by the way.
True enough, I haven't worked much with Ensoniq but I know they made quality gear! One of these days I will get an ASR10 or Mirage
Thanks for the post. I've been trying to find a good module for neo-soul and I had just about given up.
I hear you man this is only unit I've found that has those radio ready sounds
Roland was the stable sound of 90s R&B esp the the JV-2080. That model was used on everything from Dru Hill, Destiny's Child, Brandy and Monica the boy is mine, to Whitney Houston... The Emu modules wasn't used that much on R&B records, mostly hip hop esp the Mo Phatt, Planet Phatt. Nelly County Grammer album is full of Mo Phatt sounds.
Thanks for this!!
You are most welcome.
I gave up making beats years ago. I been getting that itch lately. I still have my proteus 2000 and my motif racks. I used this with Cubase like 8 years ago. I'm rusty as he'll but I think I'm about to dust them off. Get FL for my old laptop and see if I still got it. These beats I hear on the radio are so simple im like I can compete with that. Glad I came across this video.
Indeed todays stuff very easy get back in da game Man
Good that you wore your Sunday clothes for this
I remember I had a Proteus, not the 2000, just the original, when I was a child, so I got really used to the sounds on it. Listening back to some 90s R&B hits like "Bump N' Grind," I hear those sounds all the time. The acoustic guitar and the drums are the most recognizable.
Great unit
Bought my “Mo Phatt” new $499 , I’ll never sell it, love it!
cool
Can u make a video of going thru some of the sounds on this thing?? And show that worm sound you were talking about?? I’m a upcoming producer trying to really bring back that 2000’s-90’s vibe to hip and rnb and I’m only 21 so I really wanna Change the way music producers approach beats after hearing my production
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Great video! 👍
Great review brother. 👍 if you can find the earth module get is amazing.
Had one sold it the 2000 to me is much better
Morrisman Smith have u try the digital sound factory vst ? I think they are about the same - the filters quality and the midi grooves from the rack module. They got the rights of all the Emu sound sets. I will go as far to say that the vst are better because of the improvement of the audio converters of this era, plus the effects in kontak keep getting better on every release and no limits on the voices, from 128 to what ever your computer can handle. Give them a try my brother. ✌️
I steer anyway from any computer based stuff ole school hardware. I try not to become anymore computer depend that I'm already im
My Proteus 2000 + mophatt expansion board, has the best sounds ever. I prefer it over no motif rack. Hey Mman do you have any songs using the protues 2000?
Indeed a great module Yes on my next CD release a couple of tunes I'm using the 2000 and 1000
I love my Proteus 2k. What would you recommend for a next purchase after this?
My friend this is all you will be needing for a long time
Thank you so much. I'm a young producer myself. And I want to dive into sound modules instead of thin sounding vst's everyone using. This really directs me into that sound I'm searching for. Can you do demos of sound modules you use?
ua-cam.com/video/JIKFCbefvhg/v-deo.html
many demos are here on utube already
The demise of both E-mu and Ensoniq is kind of sad. They both had great pieces of gear. Maybe one day they’ll resurface in software form (E-mu kind of has...)?
Indeed very sad their both are no more.
Hello I have a Proteus 2000 sound module, that developed a recent problem, I assigned a different sound to each of the 16A channels save and enter them on the machine, but after powering up again, all the assigned sounds seems to dissapear and the machine reverts to a standard sound setup and not the one I want, basically its not accepting my choice of sounds, please can anyone please tell me what I am doing wrong ???????
I love the proteus 2000. BTW, it supports 32 midi channels.
Yes all channels the 1000 only 16 channels
Hi Brother Morrisman! I need your help to set up the proteus 2000. I'm using a usb sound card and a midi keyboard please how to connect? Thanks. Best regards
??? Have no idea i have a standard hook up midi cord to my keyboard midi in and out I don't mess with that computer usb stuff
TheYoskeland, you need a usb to midi converter, like www.hobbytronics.co.uk/usb-midi-converter. Keyboard midi out to Proteus 2000 midi in, midi out from the Proteus to midi in on the converter, usb from the converter to your sound card. (Or buy an Arturia Keystep keyboard, it's like a swiss army knife for synth connecting.)
I have one and I can't see a reason for another sound module
Indeed it's a one stop shop you have everything you need in that module. I have two simply for midi stack
@@morrisman64 What do you think about the korg tr rack module that sounds pretty good to i was thinking of buying either one.
I had one not bad just not a user friendly unit go with the Proteus
@@morrisman64 Ok one more thing I do old school rap music like the 90's is it good for that cause it sounds like it is.
Indeed the Proteus cover all those sounds the Korg won't and the Proteus is cheaper in cost
Is it possible to remove the ROM card out of a Mo'Phatt and put it in your Proteus 2000 expansion slot?
No
@Ian Bonner yes! You can swap roms thru the whole P2K series!
All the hardware is the same. They have removal ROM cards. The stock sounds are nothing more than expansion cards that comes pre-installed in all the Proteus modules. So yes you can pull the Pure Mo Phatt card and install it in the Proteus 2000. The Mo-Phatt is nothing more than a Proteus 1000 that's limited to 2 expansion slots opposed to 4 in the 2000.
Yes you can. I have the PK-6 (61 key version of the 2000) & I have installed both Rob Papen roms into it. They're all interchangeable