The Audio Playground Synthesizer Museum

Founded in 1972

Based out of Scotts Valley, California U.S.A
merged with Ensoniq in 1998 to become E-mu/Ensoniq

E-MU Timeline

YEAR	EMU SYSTEMS Products
1971	Analog Modular Synthesizer System
1972	Founded in 1972 Based out of Scotts Valley, California U.S.A
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980	Audity digital controlled analog synth (first disk drive in a keyboard)
1981	Emulator sampling keyboard
1982
1983	Drumulator drum machine
1984	Emulator II sampling keyboard
1985	SP-12 sampling drum machine
1986	Emax sampler Emax sampling keyboard
1987	Emulator III sampling keyboard
1988	SP1200 sampling drum machine
1989	Proteus sound module Emax II sampler Procussion drum sound module
1990	Proteus 2 orchestral sound modules Proformance piano sound module Procussion drum sound module
1991	MPS Proteus Keyboard Proteus 3 World sound module
1992	Emulator IIIXP Proteus 1+2 (As Standard Product)
1993	Vintage Keys sound module SP1200 Re-issue Sound Engine Music Module Morpheus sound module
1994	Vintage Keys Plus sound module Proteus FX sound module Ultra Proteus sound module
1995	Esi-32 sampler Emulator IV sampler E-64 sampler Classic Keys sound module
1996	E-6400 sampler E4X sampler E4XT sampler E4K sampling keyboard E4KT sampling keyboard Launch Pad Performance Controller Orbit sound module
1997	Orbit V2 sound module Planet Phatt sound module Carnaval sound module E-Synth sampler/synthesizer E-Synth synth/sampler Keyboard ESI-4000 sampler
1998	E-Synth DANCE Rack E-Synth DANCE Keyboard Audity 2000 Synthesizer Module PROTEUS 2000 Sound Module Merged with Ensoniq in 1998 to become E-mu/Ensoniq
1999	E6400 ULTRA Sampler E-SYNTH ULTRA Sampler E4XT ULTRA Sampler
2000	E-5000 SAMPLER XTREME LEAD 1 64 VOICE BPM EXPANDABLE SYNTHESIZER B-3 64 VOICE EXPANDABLE TONE WHEEL ORGAN Summer NAMM Show MO'PHATT 64 VOICE EXPANDABLE URBAN DANCE SYNTH PLANET EARTH 64 VOICE EXPANDABLE WORLD SOUND MODULE VIRTUOSO 2000 128 VOICE EXPANDABLE VIRTUAL ORCHESTRA
2001	XL-7 Command Station MP-7 Command Station E4 Platinum Sampler PROTEUS CUSTOM Sound Module ORBIT 3 Sound Module PROTEUS 2500 Sound Module
2002	PK-6 PROTEUS KEYS XK-6 XTREME KEYS MK-6 MO'PHAT KEYS PROUTEUS 1000 30th Anniversary 64 voice sound module PROTEUS S/F
2003	VINTAGE PRO 128 voice classic synth/keys module VINTAGE KEYS 61 note keyboard 64 voice

Older list

E-Drum	Drumulator	Drumulator II
SP-12	SP-1200	Audity
Emulator	Emulator II	Emulator III
Emulator IV	E-Max	E-Max II
E-Max SE	Modular	Proteus 1
Proteus 2	Proteus 3	Proteus FX
Ultra Proteus	Vintage Keys	Proteus MPS
Procussion	Proformance	Orbit
Orbit V2	Morpheus	ESI-32
E-64	E-6400	Carnaval
Classic Keys	Planet Phat	Audity 2000
ESI-4000	E-Synth	Launch Pad
Proteus 2000	Sound Engine	ESI-2000
E-5000 Ultra	E-Synth Ultra	E-6400 Ultra
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