The E-mu Systems EMAX SE is a digital sampler and synthesizer workstation. It was released in 1989 and featured 8-bit sampling, 8-voice polyphony, and a built-in sequencer. It was popular among hip-hop producers in the early 1990s and was used on many classic hip-hop tracks.
New Species of Production Workstation The Akai MPC Key 61 represents a bold evolutionary step in music production technology, seamlessly merging the beloved MPC workflow with a fully-featured keyboard workstation. This isn't simply an MPC with keys bolted...
Released in 1984, the Emulator II (EII) was E-mu's second eight-bit sampler. It improved upon the original by using companding digital-to-analog converters and a 27.7 kHz sample rate, along with resonant analog filters. The EII offered enhanced real-time...