By vandominic
Tue Nov 30, 2004 3:28 am
Does anyone have this setup or know anything about the Emulator X Studio?
By MAD T
Tue Nov 30, 2004 11:46 pm
basically it's a software sampler with hardware utilizing FX chips on the soundcard.
By renegadebliss
Wed Dec 01, 2004 12:39 am
vandominic wrote:Does anyone have this setup or know anything about the Emulator X Studio?
My guess would be that you would need to use this if you are fully maxing out your
MPC 4000 at 64 voices at 44.1/48k and 32 voices at 96k. Until then, I don't
see the need in it myself.
Or I guess if you are looking to handle Samples that are larger then 512M as that is the limit
of the MPC, where I"m assuming that the the Emulator X can handle what ever your hardware
can handle (depends on your PC).
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By Paul Oakenfold
Sat Dec 04, 2004 11:01 pm
I've got emulator X and a 4000. Emulator X is like having an E6400 Ultra on your PC, only it crashes a lot more and sounds like c rap.
If you want to know anything else let me know. The soundcard they give you is pretty good though.
If you want to know anything else let me know. The soundcard they give you is pretty good though.
By ikke
Sun Dec 05, 2004 12:41 am
How are the onboard FX on the 1212 or 1812M ? Im planning on buying me one of those 1212M's. Tho after readin that the sampler is crappy... 
.... donno 
Is your computer stable when using vst(i) on low latency and channel ADAT routed with MPC?
.... donno
Is your computer stable when using vst(i) on low latency and channel ADAT routed with MPC?
By Paul Oakenfold
Sun Dec 05, 2004 11:09 am
The onboard effects are real good to be fair - much better than, say, one of the Lexicon or Zoom budget effects - much more like on a par with the Digital Studio Quad2 I use... so value wise you're getting a hell of package for the money I guess.
The software being so buggy is my only concern - it was obviously either rushed out for release, or not properly tested, but this will hopefully be sorted in the next few months.
The sampler is good -when it works-, there's no doubt about that. The filters are all there (and even more), plus the control of it is better because you can see frequency plots of the filters, which is good for some of the crazier ones.
They've put some work into the on-screen knobs to make them as "tactile" as possible (whilst being on a computer screen and moving with a mouse), and I guess it's ok.
I kind of hate software with a passion, but decided to sell my E5000 Ultra and fully loaded proteus to buy the MPC4000 - I had enough cash left over for a few other bits so bought the Emulator X (mainly to use as a rompler for "real" instruments, for which it's very good).
I'd recommend buying the Emulator X over just a soundcard anyday, as the sound library they give you is GREAT and MASSSSSSIVE.
My only gripe is definitely with the Emulator-X software itself, crashes too often and is less than intuitive to set up programmes. Turning a sample into a working preset is a nightmare compared to the E5000 Ultra, which I thought was weird - if anything it should have been easier.
The software being so buggy is my only concern - it was obviously either rushed out for release, or not properly tested, but this will hopefully be sorted in the next few months.
The sampler is good -when it works-, there's no doubt about that. The filters are all there (and even more), plus the control of it is better because you can see frequency plots of the filters, which is good for some of the crazier ones.
They've put some work into the on-screen knobs to make them as "tactile" as possible (whilst being on a computer screen and moving with a mouse), and I guess it's ok.
I kind of hate software with a passion, but decided to sell my E5000 Ultra and fully loaded proteus to buy the MPC4000 - I had enough cash left over for a few other bits so bought the Emulator X (mainly to use as a rompler for "real" instruments, for which it's very good).
I'd recommend buying the Emulator X over just a soundcard anyday, as the sound library they give you is GREAT and MASSSSSSIVE.
My only gripe is definitely with the Emulator-X software itself, crashes too often and is less than intuitive to set up programmes. Turning a sample into a working preset is a nightmare compared to the E5000 Ultra, which I thought was weird - if anything it should have been easier.