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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/E-mu_Emulator_II_on_the_floor.jpg/330px-E-mu_Emulator_II_on_the_floor.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/E-mu_Emulator_II_on_the_floor.jpg/440px-E-mu_Emulator_II_on_the_floor.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2810" data-file-height="1316" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">E-mu Emulator II (1984)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Manufacturing" title="Manufacturing">Manufacturer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/E-mu_Systems" title="E-mu Systems">E-mu Systems</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Price</th><td class="infobox-data">$7,995 (Emulator II in 1984)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> equivalent to $23,447 in 2023</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Technical specifications</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Polyphony_and_monophony_in_instruments" title="Polyphony and monophony in instruments">Polyphony</a></th><td class="infobox-data">8 voices (Emulator II)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Timbre" title="Timbre">Timbrality</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Monotimbral" class="mw-redirect" title="Monotimbral">Monotimbral</a> Emulator, 8-part Multitimbral (Emulator II)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Electronic_oscillator" title="Electronic oscillator">Oscillator</a></th><td class="infobox-data">8-bit 27 kHz sample (Emulator II)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Low-frequency_oscillation" title="Low-frequency oscillation">LFO</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sine_wave" title="Sine wave">Sine wave</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Synthesis type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sample-based_synthesis" title="Sample-based synthesis">Sample-based synthesis</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Audio_filter" title="Audio filter">Filter</a></th><td class="infobox-data">24 dB/octave resonant analog low pass (Emulator II)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Aftertouch <a href="/wiki/Keyboard_expression" title="Keyboard expression">expression</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Yes (Emulator II)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Velocity expression</th><td class="infobox-data">Yes (Emulator II)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Computer_data_storage" title="Computer data storage">Storage</a> memory</th><td class="infobox-data">512 kB to 1 MB (Emulator II)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Input/output</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Musical_keyboard" title="Musical keyboard">Keyboard</a></th><td class="infobox-data">61 keys</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Left-hand control</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pitch_bend" class="mw-redirect" title="Pitch bend">Pitch bend</a>, <a href="/wiki/Modulation" title="Modulation">mod wheel</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">External control</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/MIDI" title="MIDI">MIDI</a> (Emulator II)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Emulator</b> is a series of digital <a href="/wiki/Sampling_(music)" title="Sampling (music)">sampling</a> synthesizers using <a href="/wiki/Floppy_disk" title="Floppy disk">floppy-disk</a> storage that was manufactured by <a href="/wiki/E-mu_Systems" title="E-mu Systems">E-mu Systems</a> from 1981 until 2002. Although it was not the first commercial sampler, the Emulator was innovative in its integration of computer technology and was among the first samplers to find widespread usage among musicians. While costly, its price was considerably lower than those of its early competitors, and its smaller size increased its portability and, resultantly, practicality for live performance. The line was discontinued in 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Impetus">Impetus</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=E-mu_Emulator&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Impetus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>E-mu Systems was founded in 1971 as a manufacturer of <a href="/wiki/IC_chip" class="mw-redirect" title="IC chip">microprocessor chips</a>, digital scanning keyboards and components for electronic instruments. Licensing revenue for this technology afforded E-mu the ability to invest in <a href="/wiki/Research_and_development" title="Research and development">research and development</a>, and it began to develop boutique synthesizers for niche markets, including a series of modular synthesizers and the high-end <a href="/wiki/E-mu_Audity" title="E-mu Audity">Audity</a> system, of which only one prototype was produced. In 1979, founders Scott Wedge and Dave Rossum saw the <a href="/wiki/Fairlight_CMI" title="Fairlight CMI">Fairlight CMI</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Linn_LM-1" title="Linn LM-1">Linn LM-1</a> at a convention, inspiring them to design and produce a less expensive digital sampling keyboard. </p><p>E-mu originally considered selling the design for the Emulator to <a href="/wiki/Sequential_Circuits" class="mw-redirect" title="Sequential Circuits">Sequential Circuits</a>, which was using E-mu's keyboard design in its <a href="/wiki/Prophet-5" title="Prophet-5">Prophet-5</a> synthesizer. However, Sequential Circuits ceased paying E-mu <a href="/wiki/Royalties" class="mw-redirect" title="Royalties">royalties</a> for its keyboard design, which prompted E-mu to release the Emulator commercially. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Products">Products</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=E-mu_Emulator&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Products"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Emulator">Emulator</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=E-mu_Emulator&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Emulator"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:E-mu_Emulator_I.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/E-mu_Emulator_I.jpg/350px-E-mu_Emulator_I.jpg" decoding="async" width="350" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/E-mu_Emulator_I.jpg/525px-E-mu_Emulator_I.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/E-mu_Emulator_I.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="195" /></a><figcaption>E-mu Emulator (1981)</figcaption></figure> <p>Finally released in 1981, the Emulator was a floppy disk-based keyboard workstation that enabled the musician to sample sounds, recording them to storage media and allowing them to be played as musical notes on the keyboard. The 5<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">4</span></span>" floppy disk drive enabled the owner to build a library of samples and share them with others, or to purchase prerecorded libraries on disk. </p><p>The original Emulator was a very basic eight-bit sampler with only a simple filter, and it only allowed for a single loop.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The initial model did not include a <a href="/wiki/Variable-gain_amplifier" title="Variable-gain amplifier">VCA</a> <a href="/wiki/ADSR_envelope" class="mw-redirect" title="ADSR envelope">envelope</a> generator. It was produced in three forms: a two-voice model (only one of which was ever sold), a four-voice model and an eight-voice model. The keyboard was designed to be played in split mode with one sample on each side, so playing the same sound on the full keyboard required loading the same sound from disk into each side.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a>, who gave the sampler a glowing review at the 1981 <a href="/wiki/NAMM_Show" title="NAMM Show">NAMM International Music & Sound Expo</a>, received the first unit (serial number 0001). The first unit had originally been promised to <a href="/wiki/Daryl_Dragon" title="Daryl Dragon">Daryl Dragon</a> of <a href="/wiki/Captain_%26_Tennille" title="Captain & Tennille">Captain & Tennille</a>, as he was a longtime E-mu modular-system owner, but Wonder's greater fame moved him to the top of the list.<sup id="cite_ref-synthmuseume_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-synthmuseume-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1982, the Emulator was updated to include a VCA envelope generator and a simple sequencer, and its price was lowered. Approximately 500 units were sold before the unit was discontinued in early 1984.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Other users of the original E-mu Emulator were <a href="/wiki/New_Order_(band)" title="New Order (band)">New Order</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tangerine_Dream" title="Tangerine Dream">Tangerine Dream</a> and Tony Banks of <a href="/wiki/Genesis_(band)" title="Genesis (band)">Genesis</a>, and it was among the instruments used in the production of <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Thriller_(Michael_Jackson_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thriller (Michael Jackson album)">Thriller</a></i> album.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Composer and writer <a href="/wiki/David_Frank_(musician)" title="David Frank (musician)">David Frank</a> of <a href="/wiki/The_System_(band)" title="The System (band)">the System</a> used the original Emulator on his productions from <i><a href="/wiki/Sweat_(The_System_album)" title="Sweat (The System album)">Sweat</a></i> to <i><a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Disturb_This_Groove_(album)" title="Don't Disturb This Groove (album)">Don't Disturb this Groove</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> <a href="/wiki/The_Residents" title="The Residents">The Residents</a>, who had received the fifth Emulator produced, used the instrument extensively on their album <i><a href="/wiki/The_Tunes_of_Two_Cities" title="The Tunes of Two Cities">The Tunes of Two Cities</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Vangelis" title="Vangelis">Vangelis</a> had an Emulator at <a href="/wiki/Nemo_Studios" title="Nemo Studios">Nemo Studios</a> in London and used it on the <a href="/wiki/Blade_Runner_(soundtrack)" title="Blade Runner (soundtrack)"><i>Blade Runner</i> soundtrack</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Emulator_II">Emulator II</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=E-mu_Emulator&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Emulator II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:E-mu_Emulator_II_-_front.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/E-mu_Emulator_II_-_front.jpg/350px-E-mu_Emulator_II_-_front.jpg" decoding="async" width="350" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/E-mu_Emulator_II_-_front.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="490" data-file-height="160" /></a><figcaption>E-mu Emulator II (1984)</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:354px;max-width:354px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:352px;max-width:352px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E-mu_Emulator_II%2B_(rectified,_colours_improved).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/E-mu_Emulator_II%2B_%28rectified%2C_colours_improved%29.jpg/350px-E-mu_Emulator_II%2B_%28rectified%2C_colours_improved%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="350" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/E-mu_Emulator_II%2B_%28rectified%2C_colours_improved%29.jpg/525px-E-mu_Emulator_II%2B_%28rectified%2C_colours_improved%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/E-mu_Emulator_II%2B_%28rectified%2C_colours_improved%29.jpg/700px-E-mu_Emulator_II%2B_%28rectified%2C_colours_improved%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3200" data-file-height="1500" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">E-mu Emulator II+</div></div></div></div></div> <p>Released commercially in 1984, the Emulator II (or EII) was E-mu's second sampler. Like the original Emulator, it was an eight-bit sampler, but it delivered superior fidelity by employing <a href="/wiki/Companding" title="Companding">companding</a> digital-to-analog converters and a 27.7 kHz sample rate. It also allowed more flexibility in editing and shaping sounds, as resonant analog filters (provided by longtime E-Mu collaborators SSM) were added.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The EII also featured greatly improved real-time control. Its price was similar to that of the original Emulator, at <a href="/wiki/United_States_Dollar" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Dollar">US$</a>7,995 for a regular model and $9,995 for a "plus" model featuring extra sample memory. Several upgrades, including a second floppy drive, a 20 <a href="/wiki/Megabyte" title="Megabyte">MB</a> hard drive, and a 512K memory upgrade were also available.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite the EII's price, it was considered a value in comparison to the <a href="/wiki/Fairlight_CMI" title="Fairlight CMI">Fairlight CMI</a> Series II, the most basic model of which was priced at $30,000 upon its initial release. </p><p>The Emulator II offers a unique sound because of its <a href="/wiki/DPCM" class="mw-redirect" title="DPCM">DPCM</a> mu-255 companding, divider-based variable sample-rate principle and analog output stages featuring SSM2045 24 dB/oct analog four-pole low-pass resonant filters.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Several <a href="/wiki/Original_equipment_manufacturer" title="Original equipment manufacturer">OEM</a> and third-party sample libraries were developed for the Emulator II, including orchestral sounds. Many of the EII's original library sounds were sampled from the more expensive Fairlight and Synclavier workstations (for example, the Fairlight's "Sarrar/Arr1" choir sample is called "DigiVcs" in the E-mu library).<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Samples include the <a href="/wiki/Shakuhachi" title="Shakuhachi">Shakuhachi</a> flute used by <a href="/wiki/Peter_Gabriel" title="Peter Gabriel">Peter Gabriel</a> on "Sledgehammer"<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and by Enigma on their album <i><a href="/wiki/MCMXC_a.D." title="MCMXC a.D.">MCMXC a.D.</a></i>, and the Marcato Strings heard on <a href="/wiki/Pet_Shop_Boys" title="Pet Shop Boys">the Pet Shop Boys</a>' "<a href="/wiki/West_End_Girls" title="West End Girls">West End Girls</a>". According to the Pet Shop Boys' <a href="/wiki/Neil_Tennant" title="Neil Tennant">Neil Tennant</a>, every instrumental sound on the track was produced with an Emulator II.<sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe2_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Musicians who used The Emulator II in the 1980s includes early adopter <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a>, <a href="/wiki/Front_242" title="Front 242">Front 242</a>, <a href="/wiki/Depeche_Mode" title="Depeche Mode">Depeche Mode</a>, <a href="/wiki/808_State" title="808 State">808 State</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Order_(band)" title="New Order (band)">New Order</a>, <a href="/wiki/ABC_(band)" title="ABC (band)">ABC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Genesis_(band)" title="Genesis (band)">Genesis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_McCartney" title="Paul McCartney">Paul McCartney</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Bowie" title="David Bowie">David Bowie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Herbie_Hancock" title="Herbie Hancock">Herbie Hancock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vangelis" title="Vangelis">Vangelis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tangerine_Dream" title="Tangerine Dream">Tangerine Dream</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jean-Michel_Jarre" title="Jean-Michel Jarre">Jean-Michel Jarre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yes_(band)" title="Yes (band)">Yes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark" title="Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark">OMD</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Nicks" title="Stevie Nicks">Stevie Nicks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mr._Mister" title="Mr. Mister">Mr. Mister</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe2_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was also used on the <i><a href="/wiki/Terminator_2:_Judgment_Day" title="Terminator 2: Judgment Day">Terminator 2: Judgment Day</a></i> film score by <a href="/wiki/Brad_Fiedel" title="Brad Fiedel">Brad Fiedel</a>, many of <a href="/wiki/Michael_Kamen" title="Michael Kamen">Michael Kamen</a>'s film scores (such as <i><a href="/wiki/Lethal_Weapon" title="Lethal Weapon">Lethal Weapon</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Highlander_(film)" title="Highlander (film)">Highlander</a></i>) and nearly all of <a href="/wiki/John_Carpenter" title="John Carpenter">John Carpenter</a>'s films in the 1980s.<sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Emulator II is featured in the film <i><a href="/wiki/Ferris_Bueller%27s_Day_Off" title="Ferris Bueller's Day Off">Ferris Bueller's Day Off</a></i> when the titular character plays samples of coughing and sneezing in order to feign illness over a phone.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> <a href="/wiki/David_Foster" title="David Foster">David Foster</a> mentioned his Emulator II in the 1985 documentary about the creation of <i><a href="/wiki/Tears_Are_Not_Enough" title="Tears Are Not Enough">Tears Are Not Enough</a></i>, a song in which a note of a French horn was included in the single.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Emulator_III">Emulator III</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=E-mu_Emulator&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Emulator III"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:E-mu_Emulator_III.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/E-mu_Emulator_III.jpg/350px-E-mu_Emulator_III.jpg" decoding="async" width="350" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/E-mu_Emulator_III.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="490" data-file-height="180" /></a><figcaption>E-mu Emulator III (1987–1991)</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:224px;max-width:224px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:222px;max-width:222px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E-mu_Emulator_IIIXP.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/E-mu_Emulator_IIIXP.jpg/220px-E-mu_Emulator_IIIXP.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/E-mu_Emulator_IIIXP.jpg/330px-E-mu_Emulator_IIIXP.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/E-mu_Emulator_IIIXP.jpg/440px-E-mu_Emulator_IIIXP.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2131" data-file-height="585" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">E-mu Emulator IIIXP (1993)</div></div></div></div></div> <p>The Emulator III was introduced after the discontinuation of the Emulator II in 1987, and was manufactured until 1991. A rack-mountable version was introduced in 1988.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>It featured four or eight megabytes of memory, depending on the model, and it could store samples in 16-bit, 44 kHz stereo, which was equivalent to that of the most advanced, professional equipment available.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The Emulator III's sound quality was also improved greatly over that of its predecessors, with quieter outputs and more reliable filter chips produced by CEM.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> However, the Emulator III was considerably less popular than its predecessors, largely because of its price; at a time when manufacturers such as Akai, Ensoniq and Casio offered samplers at less than $2,000, the Emulator III's use of high-quality components resulted in a price as high as $12,695 for the 4 MB model and $15,195 for the 8 MB model.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> E-mu had previously been able to sell its samplers in the $10,000 range because the only alternatives were the $30,000–$200,000 <a href="/wiki/Fairlight_CMI" title="Fairlight CMI">Fairlight CMI</a> and the $75,000–$500,000 NED <a href="/wiki/Synclavier" title="Synclavier">Synclavier</a> system. However, as technology had advanced and become increasingly accessible, E-mu faced great difficulty remaining competitive.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Although the Emulator III did not prove a great success, it may be heard in the music of <a href="/wiki/Tony_Banks_(musician)" title="Tony Banks (musician)">Tony Banks</a> of <a href="/wiki/Genesis_(band)" title="Genesis (band)">Genesis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lynda_Thomas" title="Lynda Thomas">Lynda Thomas</a>, <a href="/wiki/808_State" title="808 State">808 State</a> and <a href="/wiki/Depeche_Mode" title="Depeche Mode">Depeche Mode</a>, who used it on their 1990 album <i><a href="/wiki/Violator_(album)" title="Violator (album)">Violator</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Emulator_IV_and_EOS">Emulator IV and EOS</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=E-mu_Emulator&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Emulator IV and EOS"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:224px;max-width:224px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:222px;max-width:222px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E-mu_e6400_Ultra_on_desk.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/E-mu_e6400_Ultra_on_desk.jpg/220px-E-mu_e6400_Ultra_on_desk.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/E-mu_e6400_Ultra_on_desk.jpg/330px-E-mu_e6400_Ultra_on_desk.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/E-mu_e6400_Ultra_on_desk.jpg/440px-E-mu_e6400_Ultra_on_desk.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1232" data-file-height="798" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">E-mu e6400 Ultra (1999)</div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:222px;max-width:222px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E4XTUltra.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Front bezel of an E-MU E4XT Ultra" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/E4XTUltra.jpg/220px-E4XTUltra.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="62" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/E4XTUltra.jpg/330px-E4XTUltra.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/E4XTUltra.jpg/440px-E4XTUltra.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2431" data-file-height="686" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">E-mu E4XT Ultra (1999)</div></div></div></div></div> <p>The Emulator IV (EIV or E4) series of samplers was introduced in 1994. The new, proprietary operating system used in the EIV was known as the Emulator Operating System or EOS. The flash memory in these models was expandable. </p><p>The Emulator IV was the first to be released, a rack sampler that featured 128 voices and memory expansion up to 128 MB.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Options included a multi-effects processor, additional output sockets, and 32 MIDI channels. </p><p>The e64 was launched in 1995 and, in order to meet a lower price point, was limited to only 64 voices and a maximum 64 MB of memory.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was joined in 1996 by the E4K, essentially an E64 with a 76-key weighted keyboard, although it could be expanded to 128 voices and 128 MB of memory and included the effects processor and other previous options as standard.<sup id="cite_ref-Wiffen_1997_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wiffen_1997-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A second series of rackmount EIV was launched in 1997 with the E4X Turbo as the new 128-voice flagship model.<sup id="cite_ref-Wiffen_1997_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wiffen_1997-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The E4X (without Turbo) and e6400 offered only 64 voices and fewer options in order to meet lower price points, although unlike the e64, it was fully upgradable. E-mu also released the E-Synth in both rack and keyboard form, with both models including a 16 MB sound ROM and an optional 16 MB "Dance" factory-installed sound ROM that would be accessible immediately upon startup of the unit. The E-Synth Keyboard was the final Emulator keyboard model to be produced.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 1999, the final EIV samplers were marketed with the Ultra designation. The Ultras featured a fast processor and upgraded analog output stages, as well as the ability to install the RFX dedicated high-quality effects processor and ultimately run the very final version of EOS. The entry-level model was the E5000 Ultra, which was limited to four output jacks, could not accept the voice upgrade, and was unable to write sound ROMs.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The E6400 Ultra (now with a capital "E") was a basic model but with full upgradability, the E-Synth Ultra (rack only) refined the previous E-Synth models (since referred to as "Classic"s) with one or two new 16 MB sound ROMs, and the E4XT Ultra was the top model with the full 128 voices, digital audio inputs and outputs, 32 MIDI channels, and an ASCII keyboard input for remote control. The final Ultra sampler, called the E4 Platinum, was loaded with the RFX effects card and every option.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The EIV series was discontinued in 2002.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_players">Notable players</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=E-mu_Emulator&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Notable players"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following musicians have played an E-mu Emulator series sampler in their recordings:<sup id="cite_ref-synthmuseume_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-synthmuseume-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe2_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe3_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe3-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ABC_(band)" title="ABC (band)">ABC</a><sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe2_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Bowie" title="David Bowie">David Bowie</a><sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daft_Punk" title="Daft Punk">Daft Punk</a><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Depeche_Mode" title="Depeche Mode">Depeche Mode</a> used Emulator I, II and III in studio recordings and in live performances<sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe2_11-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe3_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe3-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enya" title="Enya">Enya</a><sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe2_11-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Front_242" title="Front 242">Front 242</a><sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe2_11-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Banks_(musician)" title="Tony Banks (musician)">Tony Banks</a> of <a href="/wiki/Genesis_(band)" title="Genesis (band)">Genesis</a> used Emulator I, II and III models<sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe_12-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe2_11-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe3_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe3-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philip_Glass" title="Philip Glass">Philip Glass</a><sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe_12-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herbie_Hancock" title="Herbie Hancock">Herbie Hancock</a><sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe_12-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jean-Michel_Jarre" title="Jean-Michel Jarre">Jean-Michel Jarre</a><sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe_12-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe2_11-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitaro" class="mw-redirect" title="Kitaro">Kitaro</a><sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe_12-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_McCartney" title="Paul McCartney">Paul McCartney</a><sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe2_11-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mr._Mister" title="Mr. Mister">Mr. Mister</a><sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe2_11-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Order_(band)" title="New Order (band)">New Order</a><sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe_12-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe2_11-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark" title="Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark">Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark</a><sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe_12-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pet_Shop_Boys" title="Pet Shop Boys">Pet Shop Boys</a> used an Emulator II<sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe2_11-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tangerine_Dream" title="Tangerine Dream">Tangerine Dream</a><sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe2_11-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simple_Minds" title="Simple Minds">Simple Minds</a> used an Emulator II<sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe2_11-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vangelis" title="Vangelis">Vangelis</a><sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe_12-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe2_11-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Wilson" title="Brian Wilson">Brian Wilson</a><sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe2_11-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a> purchased the first production Emulator I<sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe_12-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe2_11-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yes_(band)" title="Yes (band)">Yes</a><sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe_12-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vintagesynthe2_11-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vintagesynthe2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margita_Stefanovi%C4%87" title="Margita Stefanović">Margita Stefanović</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yellow_Magic_Orchestra" title="Yellow Magic Orchestra">Yellow Magic Orchestra</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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June 1995. p. 35. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0967-0378">0967-0378</a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1032779031">1032779031</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Future+Music&rft.atitle=Emulator+IV&rft.issue=32&rft.pages=35&rft.date=1995-06&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F1032779031&rft.issn=0967-0378&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AE-mu+Emulator" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1">"Retro review: Emulator 1". <i><a href="/wiki/Future_Music" title="Future Music">Future Music</a></i>. No. 32. Future Publishing. 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