Original Message 1/14                 Date: 19-Sep-01  @  08:18 AM   -   The Power of the E3

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Just got an E3xs into the studio. Holy shit what a machine. For those of you that have never used one, let me just say that I have never ever in my life encountered a sampler that plays back sound better than the original source tone. Normally a sampled tone sounds sampled, and the original tone just sounds a little cleaner and nicer. This is the exception to that rule. built a kick in my Q and sampled it into the E3, and it came out sound bigger, thicker and punchier from the E3 than from the Q, without any eq'ing, or processing. Never seen or heard anything like it. I'm in shock. You folks have to track these things down and check them out. No bells or whistles, like effects and toys, etc.. This thing is strictly business. I'll do a full review later, just a quick note to clue you folks in.

Ape

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Message 2/14                 Date: 19-Sep-01  @  07:18 PM   -   RE: The Power of the E3

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I've heard of this. Perhaps emu does a little 'sonic enhancer' type dsp on the their samples.

Pongoid, do you plan to use this sample as part of your live PA?

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Message 3/14                 Date: 20-Sep-01  @  01:22 AM   -   RE: The Power of the E3

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I'd like to, but it is something of a treasure. We'll see. It's not mine yet, so I can't say I will. This one belongs to the studio, but I'd like to get one myself and do so, just for sound quality. It keeps getting nicer. However, its frequency response is so good that after a few hours my ears have become a bit fatigued from not normally encountering some of these frequencies in such clarity at volume.


Ape

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Message 4/14                 Date: 24-Sep-01  @  07:36 AM   -   RE: The Power of the E3

Pongoid

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Not only does this thing sound good live through a system, but it's out of hand to record with. This thing is such a secret weapon. Wish I had an E3 years ago. Find out for yourself.

Ape

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Message 5/14                 Date: 24-Sep-01  @  07:56 AM   -   RE: The Power of the E3

Pongoid

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BTW, the one to get is the E3xs module. The keyboard is enormous, and heavy, and the XS holds many more samples, and presets (wierd emu term for programs) than the xp.

Ape

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Message 6/14                 Date: 24-Sep-01  @  09:12 AM   -   RE: The Power of the E3

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I like my E6400 too. sounds good to me and is quite the intriguing toy.

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Message 7/14                 Date: 24-Sep-01  @  04:25 PM   -   RE: The Power of the E3

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I like my e4 too.

Are you sure thats an e3xs? Cos they never had the analogue filters/VCAs, they`re little more than esi32s in a bigger case with maybe nicer convertors or something.

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Message 8/14                 Date: 24-Sep-01  @  05:57 PM   -   RE: The Power of the E3

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looking at the info at the emuarc there, they never made a keyboard version of the e3x ......maybe someone slapped an xs sticker on an older e3 keys to sell it when digital was de rigeur?

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Message 9/14                 Date: 24-Sep-01  @  06:38 PM   -   RE: The Power of the E3

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same with the emax... anything you sample sounds awesomely good.

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Message 10/14                 Date: 24-Sep-01  @  08:33 PM   -   RE: The Power of the E3

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fekkin R-Tek the sampler sleuth.

EIIIXp is it not?

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Message 11/14                 Date: 24-Sep-01  @  10:35 PM   -   RE: The Power of the E3

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xp was all digital too, even had digital inputs only. Must be an e3 classic if its keys unless it was some prototype or summat.

the geek that I am.

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Message 12/14                 Date: 25-Sep-01  @  12:15 AM   -   RE: The Power of the E3

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oops. he said XS not XP.

well Rtek..you and pongoid can bang it out.

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Message 13/14                 Date: 25-Sep-01  @  03:11 AM   -   RE: The Power of the E3

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sure enough, looks like I did get the digital filters. Sounds sick though. Xs has analog sample inputs, and space for more memory and samples.

Ape

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Message 14/14                 Date: 25-Sep-01  @  04:58 AM   -   RE: The Power of the E3

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shall we look up the old "analog v. digital" threads? 

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