Matthew & Doris
Today I’m covering the original Emulator, Emulator II, and Emulator III. The Emulator series are a cool digital workhorse sampler series that was similar to the Fairlight CMI but much more affordable. Its low sampling rate combined with analog filters is what gave it the crisp, analog sound. The combination of these rich analog VCF’s and it’s low-fi 8-bit sampling technology allowed for an entirely new sound and new abilities to sculpt interesting textures and allowed the user to store patches and sounds via floppy disc. This technology allowed for live replaying of patches and songs with great ease of use. Additionally, the Emulator featured 8 LFO’s and an 8-step sequencer to further sample and sequence and also featured further editing via Mac computer. This synth was famously used in the film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
Previous Synthesizer videos mentioned:
Fairlight CMI video:
Synclavier video: https://youtu.be/1CzbG11JLQ0
0:00 – 4:20 Inception of the 1st Emulator
4:20 – 7:13 Emulator II
7:13 – 9:07 Emulator III
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