An updated EMU Morpheus version with different wavetable and filter table.

A one of kind module able to create and morph motion textures with evolving pads.

RACKMOUNT 1 rack height unit.
The main panel features a 16 x 2 lines display, 8 buttons and a data encoder.

Back panel terminal connectors:
- Midi interface
- main signal out
- 2 assignable AUX

Front panel terminal connectors:
- headphones out
- data card slot.

VOICE a 16 bits core Motorola MC68020 manages up to 32 voices polyphony, EMU DACS are 6 X 16 bits analog devices AD1860. A basic sound patch is a combination of 2 samples primary + secondary - each with individual parameters:

- oscillators crossfade osc1-> osc2 / osc2 -> osc2 - stereo panning position - keyrange - pitch tune - monophonic with portamento - reverse sample play - loop mode

 

WAVETABLE the internal 16 MB ROM contains 484 PCM waves at 39 kHz / 16 bits resolution, most of these are from previous Emu Proteus machines.

The wavetable contains various kind of PCM including: drums, choir, strings, organ, moog bass, guitar, harmonics, piano, basic waveforms and ethno percussions.

 

MULTIMBRAL the 32 voice polyphony can be assigned to hypermode performance mode which manages 16 parts with individual settings:

- volume gain - stereo panning - pitchtranspose - keyboard zone - velocity offset - effect amount

 

FILTER this section features 288 Z-PLANE pre-calculated filters, these are combinations of 20 comb EQ with variable bandwidth parameters. The famous filter Morphing function interpolates 2 selected filter models simply using the modulation wheel control.

hear filtering Z-planes FULL LIST.

 

ENVELOPE 3 EGs:

- Primary amp : 4 segments +2 level times - Secondary amp: 4 segments +2 level times - AUX assignable: 4 segments +2 level times Special function generator segments a curve into 8 parts and creates a special motion mode using 64 preset shapes (e.g: linear, exponential or random).

LFO up to 2 delayed modulators (shapes: triangle, sinewave, square, saw and random). Modulators offer other special parameters such as depth and variance mode which is a natural strings instruments emulation, a kind of natural desynch process.
LFO destinations:

- LFO to filter cutoff - LFO top anning image - LFO to volume - LFO to pitch tuning.

 

MATRIX matrix mod codes every parameters from one the another with many different path routing assignable to Midi CC# - these are really similar on the one found on the EMU samplers like ULTRA series.

SOURCES: DESTINATIONS: pitch wheel pitch OSC 1-2 Midi control assignable ABCD volume OSC 1-2 mono pressure ADSR osc1-2 polyphonic pressure crossfade LFO1 LFO1-2 amount/rate LFO2 AUX EG amount AUX EG AUX EG ADSR function generator 1 portamento OSC1-2 function generator 2 filter morph 1-2 free run function generator pan 1-2   function gen1 -2 amount

 

EFFECT there are 28 effects e.g : ring modulation, reverb, shimmer, phaser, delay, echo and fuzz.
hear phaser

MEMORY:
- 128 ROM presets
- 128 RAM sounds
RAM card doubles using PCMCIA SRAM cards.

LEFT - BATTERY REPLACEMENTRAM system works with a lithium battery model BR-2330, but it is possible to use more common BR-2325 model. - Click to enlarge picture -

 

EDITOR softwares for the module:

- Midiquest ($$$, PC/Mac) - Morphedit (freeware, PC) PIC - Zeus (freeware, Atari ST)

 

VST PLUGIN / SAMPLED VERSION there are some free and commercial samples set:

	Rhythm lab	free sample set 65Mb
	Creative/EMU Emulator X3	Commercial VST a sampler with Zfilters. Closest plugin available

 

 

AUDIO DEMO

	a whole track only with Ultraproteus
	noise Z-sequence
	pads
	bass
	filter with drums
	glitch effect
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