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INTRODUCTION
Sounds are stored on commonly available double-sided, double-density (DS/DD) 5.25" floppy
disks (as used with many personal computers). Thanks to sophisticated disk management
techniques, it's easy to save, organize, retrieve, rename, and catalog various sounds. In fact, if
the Emulator II was just a computer it would be pretty impressive: There's almost four times
more RAM (memory) than a basic IBM PC, and the two disk drives store as much data as
fourteen Commodore-64s!
For outside-world interfacing, the built-in eight-track sequencer (and the arpeggiator) can sync
up to a 24, 48, or 96 pulses-per-quarter note click track, SMPTE time code, or MIDI; there's also
a complete complement of MIDI functions, as well as an RS-422 port for control via external
computer.
Despite all this flexibility the Emulator II is nonetheless not that hard to learn...as you will see
during the course of this manual.
WELCOME TO THE EII+ and EII+HD
If you have purchase the enhanced version of the Emulator II, it has all the features of the
original with new expanded capabilities as well. Throughout this manual, you'll find references to
the Emulator II. Just ignore the name difference. All instructions for the operation of the
Emulator II are compatible with those for the Emulator II+ and Emulator II+HD, except for the
Double Memory and Hard Disk sections described later in this manual. Please refer to specific
sections for the instructions on procedures that you are not familiar with.
If you have just purchased an Emulator II+ or Emulator II+HD, please refer to the Double
Memory Section in this manual for operating instructions.
If you have just purchased an Emulator II+HD please refer to the Hard Disk Supplement in this
manual for operating instructions and other pertinent advice.
MANUAL RESTORATION NOTES
This manual is a collation of all the known User Instructions for the EII, EII+ and EII+HD. It
includes information on all operating systems release up until the final OS 3.1 and OS 3.1 HD
versions of late 1987. It is based around the Owners Manual for OS 2.3 - the last full manual
released by E-mu Systems in 1985. All original errors have been corrected, except for the
sampling rate, which is incorrectly stated as 27,500 Hz rather than the actual sample rate of
27,777Hz.
The manual was restored in June 2002 by the Emulator Archive - www.emulatorarchive.com.
We have tried to keep as much of the original style as possible, but we have made it easier to
use and included all the supplements as sections. This manual is not for resale or reproduction
and it is FREE.
Rob Keeble
Sussex, UK
June 2002
Thanks to Craig Anderton for writing a great manual.
Thanks to E-mu Systems for the best sampler in the universe.
© 1985, 1986, 1987 E-mu Systems, Inc.
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