The Next Generation?

[frisian]

http://www.uvisoundsource.com/emulation-ii/product_info.php/products_id/66

Had not yet come across this.
Anybody heard or tested it?

[Elmbeatz]

  haha cute

[Elmbeatz]

Wait...
It's not even a sampler?!     

[Syncla]

Sounds good, but i hadn´t had the "Wow"-feeling in my stomach, as if someone use the original E II!
Sorry, that no demo is available, to test it.


For me it sounds very static and digital. like Akai S 1000.

[seamonkey]

Sounds good, but i hadn´t had the "Wow"-feeling in my stomach, as if someone use the original E II!

Exactly the impression I had.

[JMP]

I had an email last week from UVI asking if I would consider linking to this product from my EII youtube vids in return for a full copy of it. Said I would 'consider' it depending on the quality of the product and comparison to the EII etc. Not received it yet but will let you know what I think if it comes through...

Looking at this launch info, it seems just a sample player of 80's type sounds (note the D50 sound at the beginning of EDO's demo track) with mod, amp/filter envelopes and effects etc. to tweak, rather than a replication of classic EII sounds. I don't recognise a single one from the Emu/OMI/Northstar etc. libraries in the demo tracks.

Ommitting the obvious name of 'Emulator II' in their blurb, it's obvious they've not paid for licencing to use the Emulator name, makes sense if not working as a sampler and so presume they haven't included EII library sounds too.... Shame really, a VST of the EII with reproduction of its classic sounds would have mass market appeal IMO.       

[JMP]

Although,  I do realize that you can sample any hardware or soft synth and make custom EII disks. 
Just sayin.

Yeah, been trying to prompt this between EII users for some time. I think the EII library is so vast it's just too easy to load up and play these days. I've found it very satisfying to get new soundbanks created whilst working with limited memory etc.

I think I will be the only one liking this product and wanting to buy it after it's all said and done.

Listening to the demo tracks I do like the 'sound' of some parts and as a lover of 80's sound, it may be the first VST I get on with. Although, a software EII, it doesn't appear to be....

Watch this space. 

[Elmbeatz]

I really like some of the demo tunes. Fun!

[vitosky]

Mythical when it extracts the floppy disk of Emulator II from the pocket in the video.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/4Ncq_EVQ_VY&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/4Ncq_EVQ_VY&rel=1</a>

[JMP]

Heh, all for effect.

Note the Emulator II+ is masked out. Not sure how they get away with that and the insinuates tbh. Wonder what EMU think...?   

[vitosky]

The E-mu it would have to make a new edition of E-mu Emax of it would sell many.

[Elmbeatz]

I don't think they think anything...  

That's what I think, too.
They're out of that old stuff for decades now...

[Syncla]

I hope, that the french guys from Arturia are going to recreate the E II for us!!!! The synths they have "re-Birthed" the last years are very fine. Think that they can do this job well.

[Mr Mode]

Have you seen this......a VSTi software emulation of the EII and Drumulator!

http://www.uvisoundsource.com/emulation-ii/product_info.php/products_id/66)

According to UVI, the sounds were recorded and carefully selected from the authentic restored instrument! I am skeptical about the quality of this product though, as the filters and 12-bit resolution of the EII can never be replicated or surpassed in my opinion.

In addition, UVI have included Drumulation, a beatbox with step sequencer from the eighties, loaded with 500+ drums and percussion sounds.

If any of you guys on the forum use Emulation II or Drumulation, I'd be interested to know your opinions. Here's some screenshots 

[JMP]

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