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Proteus | |
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Manufacturer | E-mu |
Technical specifications | |
Polyphony | up to 128 voices |
Timbrality | up to 128 notes |
Oscillator | Digital |
Synthesis type | Sample-based synthesis |
Input/output |
Two Proteus modules, the Xtreme Lead-1 and the Mo-Phatt, sit atop an Akai multi-track recorder, together forming a system typical of Hip hop production
The E-mu Proteus was a range of digital sound modules and keyboards manufactured by E-mu Systems in the late twentieth century.
History[edit]
E-mu Systems came to prominence in the early 1980s with their relatively affordable Emulatorsampler, and subsequently pioneered sample-based synthesis technology with the Proteus range. Unlike the true synthesiser, sample-based equipment does not derive its raw sounds from electronic oscillators but from recorded sounds held in read-only memory (ROM) chips. These sounds may then be layered, filtered, modulated by low frequency oscillation and shaped by envelopes. However, unlike a true sampler, such devices do not allow the user to record sounds but instead offer a range of factory sounds suitable for any given use. This type of sound production dominated electronic music production for several years in the late 20th century. The exclusive license for re-formatting and managing historical E-MU Proteus sound content has been acquired by Digital Sound Factory.
Models[edit]
The Proteus range was developed into several models, some differing from each other only by the sound banks they contained, which were optimised for different purposes. However, since most allowed four ROM chips to be mounted, and these chips were available separately, real differences might be simply cosmetic. The available ROM chips included the Composer, a work-horse set of sounds useful for popular music production, three orchestral ROMs, the Vintage Keys collection of electric organs, pianos and classic synthesisers, a chip dedicated to the Hammond organ and a drum ROM as well as the Orbit and Mo-Phatt collections, aimed at dance and urban genres and the Xtreme Lead, optimised for monophonic synthesiser soloing. The original Proteus trilogy contains 192 patches each (Proteus 1, Proteus 2 and Proteus 3). However, they could be also upgraded by obtaining XR versions, having extra read-only memory (ROM) for more sound patches, that would have 384 each.
Proteus 1 Pop/Rock (1989) |
Proteus 1 Plus Orchestral (1989) |
Proteus 1 XR (1989) |
Proteus 2 Orchestral (1990) |
Proteus 2 XR (1990) |
Proteus 3 World (1991) |
Proteus 3 XR (1991) |
Pro/Cussion (1991) |
Proteus FX (1994)[1] |
Planet Phatt [Hip-Hop] (1997) Orbit [Techno/Electronica] (1996) |
Xtreme Lead-1 [Techno/Electronica] (2000) Mo'Phatt [Hip-Hop] (2000) Turbo Phatt [Hip-Hop] (2002) |
Internals of an ORBIT V2 with its beat mode:
Though the Proteus was mainly known as a keyboardless MIDI sound module, E-mu also marketed the Proteus MPS (Master Performance System), a 61-key keyboard version of the Proteus module.
Proteus 2000[edit]
E-mu Proteus 2000 (1998)
The Proteus 2000 released in 1999 was a 1U rack sound module based on Audity 2000 released in 1998. It contained many 'bread and butter' sounds,[2] among just over a thousand waves utilising 32 megabytes of ROM. It featured up to 128 voice polyphony and 32-part multi-timbrality.[3] It could be expanded with slots for three additional sound ROM cards. A cheaper Proteus 1000 model was also introduced with the same soundset and ROM but only 64 voice polyphony and fewer individual sound outputs. The Proteus 2000 also has Protozoa ROM expansions that contain the first 128 patches of the original Proteus trilogy that were faithfully re-mastered digitally from scratch that could be purchased to add onto the module, consisting a total of 384 patches of up to 16 MB of memory.
Proteus 2500[edit]
This 4U rack model was designed to function as a rack-mounted, front-panel-programmable sound source. It was equipped with sixteen multi-function pads and the same number of programmable knobs and had an onboard sequencer.
Launch-Pad controller for Orbit in 1996 may be a forerunner of Command Station
Command Station[edit]
In 2001 the Proteus line of modules was repackaged in the form of a line of tabletop units, the XL7 and MP7 Command Stations, broadly similar to the rack-mounted 2500 in features but featuring touch-sensitive pads suitable for recording drum patterns.
MK-6/PK-6/Halo[edit]
E-mu PK-6 (Pop/Rock) - 2001
In 2001-2002, E-mu/Ensoniq released a trio of entry-level keyboards, essentially the keyboard versions of the Proteus 2500 module. The E-mu MK-6, XK-6, PK-6 and Ensoniq Halo featured the same 61-key keyboard and controls layout, but slightly different soundset.
Software Editor[edit]
prodatum[4] is a cross-platform software editor for the Proteus 1000/2000, Command Stations and keyboard versions. prodatum is free software.
Proteum[5] is a free Windows software editor for Proteus and Command Stations.
OS Updates[edit]
Since Creative withdrew their provision of historical OS updates and manuals for most of the older E-Mu gear sometime around August 2011,[6] many of these files have been made available elsewhere, such asSynth Gear Docs Archive and the E-Mu Legacy Archive.
Notable users[edit]
The following artists have used an E-mu Proteus series sampler in their recordings.
- Mark Snow, known for utilizing the Whistl'n Joe instrument patch (Patch #125) for The X-Files theme) [7][8]
- James Gelfand, used Proteus 2 and 3 on the Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat and Journey to the West – Legends of the Monkey King soundtracks.
References[edit]
- 'Product History'. E-MU Systems. Archived from the original on 2011-08-09.
- ^'Emu Proteus FX'. Sound On Sound. May 1994. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015.
- ^'The Ultimate Sequel?'. Sound on Sound. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^'Proteus 2000 Operations Manual'(PDF). E-mu Systems. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^'prodatum'. Jan Eidtmann. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ^'proteum'. Keith Young. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^'yahoo group post'. steve the composer. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
- ^'How The 'X Files' Composer Made TV's Creepiest Theme Song, Partly By Accident'. motherboard.vice.com. 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
- ^'The X-Files composer Mark Snow talks creating one of the most recognizable sci-fi theme songs of all time'. syfy.com. 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=E-mu_Proteus&oldid=883714155'
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E-MU Proteus X is a Virtual Sound Module produced by E-MU Systems that is a software-based audiosample-based synthesis product that includes the complete library soundset of the popular and legacy Proteus 2000 MIDI Module, as well as additional sounds/samples.
Proteus X LE, Proteus VX, Proteus X, Proteus X2, Emulator X, Emulator X2 and Emulator X3 only work on an IBM compatible type PC. While they work for most people on Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista 32-bit, all but Emulator X3 are only tested and currently supported for Windows XP. Only Emulator X3 is tested and officially supported for both XP & Vista and is the only version that works as a VSTi in x64 and DAW software.
All versions of the Proteus X Software Sound Module can operate as a stand-alone program with 64-MIDI channels or as a VST instrument with 16-MIDI channels.
Proteus X LE, Proteus X, Proteus X2, Emulator X and Emulator X2 are all copy protected software. User must also have a qualifying E-MU hardware such as a E-MU digital audio interface, E-MU Xmidi 2x2 or E-MU Xboard keyboard controller connected, powered on and installed correctly as the E-MU hardware also acts as a software copy protection dongle for the protected software. Not having all of these things in order often results in the failed launch of the program or the Streaming engine error message. The E-MU Xmidi 1x1 and E-MU Tracker Pre do not function as a copy protection dongle.
References[edit]
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=E-mu_Proteus_X&oldid=577243542'
E-mu Systems was a software synthesizer, audio interface, MIDI interface, and MIDI keyboard manufacturer. Originally founded in 1971 as a synthesizer maker, E-mu was a pioneer in samplers, sample-based drum machines and low-cost digital sampling music workstations. Since its acquisition in 1993, E-mu Systems was a wholly owned subsidiary of Creative Technology, Ltd. E-Mu was last based in Scotts Valley, California, on the outskirts of Silicon Valley.Unofficially founded in 1970 by Scott Wedge and Dave Rossum, E-mu began making modular synthesizers. In 1972, E-mu officially 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. 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 1993, E-mu was acquired by Creative Technology (the Singaporean parent company of Creative Labs) and began working on PC soundcard synthesis. Creative Wave Blaster II and Sound Blaster AWE32 used EMU8000 effect processor. Throughout the 1990s, E-mu made many different sound modules along the lines of the Proteus series. E-mu also made unsuccessful attempts at breaking into the digital multitrack recorder with the Darwin hard-disk recording system. In 1998, E-mu was combined with Ensoniq, another synthesizer and sampler manufacturer previously acquired by Creative Technology.
The E-mu Proteus was a range of digital sound modules and keyboards manufactured by E-mu Systems in the late twentieth century.
Proteus | |
---|---|
Manufacturer | E-mu |
Technical specifications | |
Polyphony | up to 128 voices |
Timbrality | up to 128 notes |
Oscillator | Digital |
Synthesis type | Sample-based synthesis |
Input/output |
Two Proteus modules, the Xtreme Lead-1 and the Mo-Phatt, sit atop an Akai multi-track recorder, together forming a system typical of Hip hop production
History
E-mu Systems came to prominence in the early 1980s with their relatively affordable Emulatorsampler, and subsequently pioneered sample-based synthesis technology with the Proteus range. Unlike the true synthesiser, sample-based equipment does not derive its raw sounds from electronic oscillators but from recorded sounds held in read-only memory (ROM) chips. These sounds may then be layered, filtered, modulated by low frequency oscillation and shaped by envelopes. However, unlike a true sampler, such devices do not allow the user to record sounds but instead offer a range of factory sounds suitable for any given use. This type of sound production dominated electronic music production for several years in the late 20th century. The exclusive license for re-formatting and managing historical E-MU Proteus sound content has been acquired by Digital Sound Factory.
Models
The Proteus range was developed into several models, some differing from each other only by the sound banks they contained, which were optimised for different purposes. However, since most allowed four ROM chips to be mounted, and these chips were available separately, real differences might be simply cosmetic. The available ROM chips included the Composer, a work-horse set of sounds useful for popular music production, three orchestral ROMs, the Vintage Keys collection of electric organs, pianos and classic synthesisers, a chip dedicated to the Hammond organ and a drum ROM as well as the Orbit and Mo-Phatt collections, aimed at dance and urban genres and the Xtreme Lead, optimised for monophonic synthesiser soloing. The original Proteus trilogy contains 192 patches each (Proteus 1, Proteus 2 and Proteus 3). However, they could be also upgraded by obtaining XR versions, having extra read-only memory (ROM) for more sound patches, that would have 384 each.
Proteus 1 Pop/Rock (1989) |
Proteus 1 Plus Orchestral (1989) |
Proteus 1 XR (1989) |
Proteus 2 Orchestral (1990) |
Proteus 2 XR (1990) |
Proteus 3 World (1991) |
Proteus 3 XR (1991) |
Pro/Cussion (1991) |
Proteus FX (1994)[1] |
Planet Phatt [Hip-Hop] (1997) Orbit [Techno/Electronica] (1996) |
Xtreme Lead-1 [Techno/Electronica] (2000) Mo'Phatt [Hip-Hop] (2000) Turbo Phatt [Hip-Hop] (2002) |
Internals of an ORBIT V2 with its beat mode:
Though the Proteus was mainly known as a keyboardless MIDI sound module, E-mu also marketed the Proteus MPS (Master Performance System), a 61-key keyboard version of the Proteus module.
Proteus 2000
E-mu Proteus 2000 (1998)
The Proteus 2000 released in 1999 was a 1U rack sound module based on Audity 2000 released in 1998. It contained many 'bread and butter' sounds,[2] among just over a thousand waves utilising 32 megabytes of ROM. It featured up to 128 voice polyphony and 32-part multi-timbrality.[3] It could be expanded with slots for three additional sound ROM cards. A cheaper Proteus 1000 model was also introduced with the same soundset and ROM but only 64 voice polyphony and fewer individual sound outputs. The Proteus 2000 also has Protozoa ROM expansions that contain the first 128 patches of the original Proteus trilogy that were faithfully re-mastered digitally from scratch that could be purchased to add onto the module, consisting a total of 384 patches of up to 16 MB of memory.
Proteus 2500
This 4U rack model was designed to function as a rack-mounted, front-panel-programmable sound source. It was equipped with sixteen multi-function pads and the same number of programmable knobs and had an onboard sequencer.
Launch-Pad controller for Orbit in 1996 may be a forerunner of Command Station
Command Station
In 2001 the Proteus line of modules was repackaged in the form of a line of tabletop units, the XL7 and MP7 Command Stations, broadly similar to the rack-mounted 2500 in features but featuring touch-sensitive pads suitable for recording drum patterns.
MK-6/PK-6/Halo
E-mu PK-6 (Pop/Rock) - 2001
In 2001-2002, E-mu/Ensoniq released a trio of entry-level keyboards, essentially the keyboard versions of the Proteus 2500 module. The E-mu MK-6, XK-6, PK-6 and Ensoniq Halo featured the same 61-key keyboard and controls layout, but slightly different soundset.
Software Editor
Download gta v ocean of games. prodatum[4] is a cross-platform software editor for the Proteus 1000/2000, Command Stations and keyboard versions. prodatum is free software.
Proteum[5] is a free Windows software editor for Proteus and Command Stations.
OS Updates
Since Creative withdrew their provision of historical OS updates and manuals for most of the older E-Mu gear sometime around August 2011,[6] many of these files have been made available elsewhere, such asSynth Gear Docs Archive and the E-Mu Legacy Archive.
Notable users
The following artists have used an E-mu Proteus series sampler in their recordings.
- Mark Snow, known for utilizing the Whistl'n Joe instrument patch (Patch #125) for The X-Files theme) [7][8]
- James Gelfand, used Proteus 2 and 3 on the Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat and Journey to the West – Legends of the Monkey King soundtracks.
References
- 'Product History'. E-MU Systems. Archived from the original on 2011-08-09.
- ^'Emu Proteus FX'. Sound On Sound. May 1994. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015.
- ^'The Ultimate Sequel?'. Sound on Sound. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^'Proteus 2000 Operations Manual'(PDF). E-mu Systems. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^'prodatum'. Jan Eidtmann. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ^'proteum'. Keith Young. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^'yahoo group post'. steve the composer. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
- ^'How The 'X Files' Composer Made TV's Creepiest Theme Song, Partly By Accident'. motherboard.vice.com. 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
- ^'The X-Files composer Mark Snow talks creating one of the most recognizable sci-fi theme songs of all time'. syfy.com. 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
Aurora is Susumu Hirasawa's fourth solo album.
Cakewalk SonarSonar was a digital audio workstation created by Cakewalk.
Christopher CrocodileChristopher Crocodile is a British children's cartoon TV series. It was produced by Direct Entertainment Ltd, and aired from 18 September 1992 to 11 December 1992 in the United Kingdom on CBBC and on the Cartoon Network in the United States from 28 March 1993 to 20 June 1993. It was produced by Mike Joyce, with the idea created by Graham Purcell. The music score was composed by Kick Production using E-mu Proteus 1 Pop/Rock and E-mu Proteus 2 Orchestral audio samplers.
The protagonist of the series is Christopher Crocodile, who, according to the plot, left his native Mudagascar (a clear parallel of Madagascar) to devote his energy and inventive mind to helping the people of Muddytown, where most of the programmes are set. Muddy Town receives a lot of rain, which makes it a very muddy place; this makes Mayor Muggins and the townsfolk unhappy but it makes the crocodile very happy because he like to wallow in the muddy pools around town. Christopher proves to be an asset to Muddy Town, because he invents new gadgets, almost all of which are highly improbable in real life.
Digital Sound FactoryDigital Sound Factory is a sound design company that creates sound libraries, known as SoundFont libraries, for playback on synthesizers and computers compatible with Steinberg Cubase, Cakewalk Sonar, Propellerhead Reason, Steinberg Halion, Native Instruments Kontakt, Apple GarageBand, Apple Logic, Ableton Live, GenieSoft Overture, Finale, Creative Labs Audigy/X-Fi, E-MU Systems EmulatorX/Proteus X, LMMS, FL Studio, MuseScore, Mixcraft, VSamp, SFZ, SynthFont, and more.
Dr. T's Music SoftwareDr. T's Music Software was a software company based in Massachusetts. Development was started in 1984 by Emile Tobenfeld. The company operated until the mid-1990s, and developed music software for the Commodore 64, Commodore 128, Commodore Amiga, Macintosh and mainly the Atari ST.
E-mu Proteus XE-MU Proteus X is a Virtual Sound Module produced by E-MU Systems that is a software-based audio sample-based synthesis product that includes the complete library soundset of the popular and legacy Proteus 2000 MIDI Module, as well as additional sounds/samples.
Proteus X LE, Proteus VX, Proteus X, Proteus X2, Emulator X, Emulator X2 and Emulator X3 only work on an IBM compatible type PC. While they work for most people on Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista 32-bit, all but Emulator X3 are only tested and currently supported for Windows XP. Only Emulator X3 is tested and officially supported for both XP & Vista and is the only version that works as a VSTi in x64 and DAW software.
All versions of the Proteus X Software Sound Module can operate as a stand-alone program with 64-MIDI channels or as a VST instrument with 16-MIDI channels.
Proteus X LE, Proteus X, Proteus X2, Emulator X and Emulator X2 are all copy protected software. User must also have a qualifying E-MU hardware such as a E-MU digital audio interface, E-MU Xmidi 2x2 or E-MU Xboard keyboard controller connected, powered on and installed correctly as the E-MU hardware also acts as a software copy protection dongle for the protected software. Not having all of these things in order often results in the failed launch of the program or the Streaming engine error message. The E-MU Xmidi 1x1 and E-MU Tracker Pre do not function as a copy protection dongle.
E-mu SystemsE-MU Systems was a software synthesizer, audio interface, MIDI interface, and MIDI keyboard manufacturer. Founded in 1971 as a synthesizer maker, E-mu was a pioneer in samplers, sample-based drum machines and low-cost digital sampling music workstations.
After its acquisition in 1993, E-mu Systems was a wholly owned subsidiary of Creative Technology, Ltd.
In 1998, E-mu was combined with Ensoniq, another synthesizer and sampler manufacturer previously acquired by Creative Technology.
E-mu was last based in Scotts Valley, California, on the outskirts of Silicon Valley.
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RomplerA rompler is an electronic music instrument that plays pre-fabricated sounds based on audio samples. In contrast to samplers, romplers do not record audio and have limited or no capability for generating original sounds. The term rompler is a portmanteau of the terms ROM and sampler. Both may have additional sound editing features, such as layering several waveforms and modulation with ADSR envelopes, filters and LFOs.
The waveforms are commonly stored in form of PCM-encoded waveforms which were similar to those stored in WAV or AIFF file formats, although in some hardware design other encodings and forms of (usually lossless) compression could be used.
The term rompler most often describes sample based software instruments such as VSTis, whereas for mostly historical reasons, the term used for hardware rompler synthesizers was sound module or workstation keyboard, depending on whether the device has a keyboard interface or not. The core characteristic of a rompler, compared to a sampler, is that they do not have the ability to record new samples, or in case of software instruments, the ability to add user samplers from disk.
Note that earlier digital synthesizers, which used short-cycle sampled waveforms, are usually not considered romplers but are either called 'PCM synthesizers' or 'Wavetable synthesizers' because the sampled waveform in this case is usually only made of a single full cycle (or a handful of full cylces) of the wave and would therefore be a fraction of a second in length, whereas in case of a sampler or a rompler, the recording would usually contain the sample's decay and sometimes even release sections, such as with a recorded drum hit or piano note. Also, in their usage of sampled waves filters (usually digital) were employed to gradually alter the timbre of cycling wave which makes them somewhat similar to analog subtractive synthesizers. However in many such designs, the attack section of a sound was often sampled as a full, longer sample, and then crossfaded or mixed with the looping PCM waveform, such as with Roland's Linear Arithmetic synthesis and its competitors from other manufacturers, further blurring the difference.
Hardware romplers emerged in the late 1980s, as price drops of memory chips allowed for longer recording storage to be used without making the instruments prohibitively expensive. They were meant to displace previous FM and PCM-based digital synthesizers in the market, by offering more realistic sound of real, acoustic and electronic instruments, and by the early 1990s they became the dominant technology for mainstream keyboards. The most successful early romplers are considered to be Korg M1 workstation, and E-mu Proteus module.
Before the emergence of software virtual instruments, computer sound hardware gradually shifted from synthesizer based sound and music reproduction (such as with Commodore SID or Yamaha OPN chips) to PCM-based chips, such as Commodore Amiga's Paula. Combined with computer's RAM and disk storage, these chips allowed for longer PCM recordings to be reproduced, and games and other software often used rompler-like software technology to reproduce music, most notable example being music trackers on Amiga. Later computer sound hardware employed hardware rompler and sample-based synthesizers (such as Gravis Ultrasound and E-mu/Creative SoundBlaster) to increase number of voices and reduce CPU usage for sound processing.
As the processing power of personal computers grew, these hardware synthesizers were gradually abandoned and sound hardware of contemporary computers now usually has only PCM reproduction converters with all synthesis and reproduction logic implemented in software. Modern computers are capable of real-time reproduction of large number of voices, as well as real-time emulation of analogue sound circuits. With the introduction of digital audio workstations, musicians started to employ more and more virtual instruments, so a market for software romplers, as a source of instantly available sampled instruments, also emerged. Some popular examples of software romplers are reFX Nexus and IK Multimedia Sampletank.
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