EIII XS Turbo

Emu EIII XS Turbo

Released: 1993

MSRP: $6995US

Synopsis:

(Model 6104) Adds internal hard drive and max memory to the EIIIXS. Architecture Class: Sampler.

Ebay Description:

The Emu EIII XS Turbo is a 3U rack, 32 voice multitimbral, velocity and pressure sensitive, 16 bit sampler with 3 stereo submix outputs, featuring a programmable digital low pass filter, LFO, dedicated filter, amp, and auxiliary AHDSR envelopes, arpeggiator, real-time 16 track sequencer, doppler/pan/exciter, RS-422, MIDI, and stereo analog and AES/EBU inputs/outputs. Samples are recorded at 32kHz, 44.1kHz, or 48kHz (32MB memory). Sample editing includes loop, mix, reverse, splice, taper, truncate, and transform multiplication, along with other digital effects. Waveform can be saved/loaded via a 3.5″ DSDD disk drive, SCSI, MIDI SDS, or 100MB internal hard drive.

Physical

Form Factor	Dimensions	Weight	Audio Input	Audio Output	Communication Port	Control Input	Control Output	Switch Input	Power
3U rack	W:17.25" (44cm) H:5.25" (13cm) L:13.5" (34cm)	19lbs	AES/EBU stereo sample	stereo (+4dBm TRS) stereo (+4dBm XLR) stereo sub x3 (+4dBm TRS) AES/EBU	serial (RS-422) SCSI x2 (50 pin Cent) MIDI: IN OUT THRU	SMPTE	SMPTE	two programmable	AC

Interface

Compatibility	Multitimbral Memory	Program Memory	External Storage	External Programming	UI Input	UI Output
EmaxII EIII EIIIXP EIIIXS S1000 S1100	None	Shared with sample memory (256 max)	SCSI MIDI SDS 3.5" DSDD floppy 100MB HD	MIDI SysEx	menu based	LCD display

Architecture

Multitimbral	Polyphony	Unison	Architecture
16	32 (16 dual voice)	no	Sample->VCF->VCA

Output

Effects	Pan Modulator	Volume Modulator	Headphone
doppler/pan exciter	pressure Aux-EG LFO MIDI-CC MIDI-CC1 MIDI-Bend Velocity	pressure LFO MIDI-CC MIDI-CC1 MIDI-Bend VCA-EG Velocity	yes

Control

Arpeggiator	Arpeggiator External	Sequencer	Sequencer Memory	Sequencer External	Continuous	Program Change
up and/or down random forward backward	no	real-time, 16 track, 99 song, metronome	Shared with sample memory	clock:MIDI/external/SMPTE	MIDI-CC-A MIDI-CC-B MIDI-CC1 MIDI-Bend	MIDI

Keyboard

Key Pressure	Chord Memory	External Control	External Sustain	Key Scaling	Velocity Curves
channel	no	MIDI (monophonic mode)	MIDI	no	8

Sample

Stereo	Sample Depth	Sample Rate	Sample RAM	Sample ROM	Sample Points	Sample Trigger	Sample Loop	Sample Edit
yes	16b	32kHz 44.1kHz 48kHz	32MB	no	999	auto	auto forward backward	truncate cut/copy/paste digital effects (stereo/mono, left/right, DC filter, taper, gain, reverse, rate conversion, tuning, compressor, parametric eq, time stretch, pitch, transform multiplication)

Source

Name	Signal Class	Waveform	Octave Range	Amplitude Modulator	Harmonics Modulator	Pitch Modulator	Wave Assign Modulator
Primary	digital	sample memory limited	-	cross-fade: key pressure LFO MIDI-CC MIDI-CC1 MIDI-Bend velocity	sample-start: velocity	pressure Aux-EG LFO MIDI-CC MIDI-CC1 MIDI-Bend	Midi-Pedal velocity
Secondary	digital	sample memory limited	-	cross-fade: key pressure LFO MIDI-CC MIDI-CC1 MIDI-Bend velocity	sample-start: velocity	pressure Aux-EG LFO MIDI-CC MIDI-CC1 MIDI-Bend	Midi-Pedal velocity

Filter

Name	Signal Class	IC	Resonant	Shape	Frequency Modulator	Resonance Modulator	Shape Modulator
DSP	digital	H-chip	yes	resonant 24dB low pass	key pressure LFO MIDI-CC MIDI-CC1 MIDI-Bend Velocity DCF-EG	Velocity	no

Envelope

Name	Level	Rate	Polarity	Trigger	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
DCF-EG	sustain	attack hold decay release	yes	no	velocity	attack: pressure LFO MIDI-CC MIDI-CC1 MIDI-Bend velocity
VCA-EG	sustain	attack hold decay release	no	no	velocity	attack: pressure LFO MIDI-CC MIDI-CC1 MIDI-Bend velocity
Aux-EG	sustain	attack hold decay release	no	no	velocity	attack: pressure LFO MIDI-CC MIDI-CC1 MIDI-Bend velocity

LFO

Name	Waveform	Delay	Polarity	Sync	Delay Modulator	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
LFO	triangle ?	yes	no	no	no	pressure Aux-EG LFO MIDI-CC MIDI-CC1 MIDI-Bend	Aux-EG LFO

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