They each can replay any of the 16-bit sampled waveforms, which are connected to the Z-plane filter, and then a digitally controlled amplifier(DCA) and stereo pan. E-mu Systems have coded up 50 different filters (from the Morpheus which introduced Z-plane filters), and stored them in ROM.Ĭonfiguration There are four 'oscillators' called Instruments, Layers 1 - 4. E-mu Systems have launched eight sound ROMs (at $249 - $295 each):įilters The Proteus 2000 has Z-plane 14-pole digital filters which can be morphed from one type of filter to another. Each slot can take a 16 or 32MB ROM, either a factory sound set or a Flash ROM (16 or 32MB) with sounds created in an Emulator Ultra. The 2000 was true to the original concept with pop, rock (and now) dance sounds - rather than being an out and out programmers or dance machine dream (go choose the Audity or Extreme Lead).Įxpansion The Proteus 2000 has the 32 MB Composer ROM already fitted, this leaves 3 ROM slots free for expansion. The Proteus was re-invented (again) - and not before time as Roland's JV and XV range had been setting the pace for sample & synthesis modules over the last few years. In ten years technology had moved on, and E-mu Systems were able to pack four times the voices and memory into the same 1U rack size.
Overview The Proteus 2000 was launched in early 1999 as a complete update of the orginal 1989 Proteus concept.
