UltraProteus
| ¢ UltraProteus MIDI sound
module combines the great
sound quality you'd expect from
the renowned &-mu® Proteus® family,
with a host of powerful new features—state-of the-art
Z-Plane” filter technology, onboard effects and a front
panel ROM/RAM card slot. UltraProteus encompasses
a superb 16MB complement of sounds based on the
resident sound sets in Proteus/1 Pop Rock, Proteus/2,
Orchestral and Proteus/3 World. UltraProteus also.
includes the incredible Proformance® stereo grand,
piano and a variety of other new waveforms.
UltraProtcus features 384 onboard presets or 640
with a ROM or RAM eard. The presets range from
accurate emulations of traditional musica instruments
to extraordinary new sounds created by combining
diverse and unrelated instruments, Create your own
entirely new sounds with UltraProteus using its
470 samples and waveforms
a8 source material
Or if yon prefer, use the ~
ROM/RAM preset card slot on
the front panel for the easy addition
of new UltraProreus presets from
E-mu and thied-party developers
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‘UltraProteus features state-of the-art Z-Plane filter
technology. E-mu’s proprietary Z.-Plane technology
delivers unmatched creative control for expressive
and realistic acoustic sounds, as well as sounds you've
never even imagined!
‘To maximize your creativity and minimize limitations,
UltraProteus has all the great features that make
Proteus famous: 32-voice polyphony for access
multaneously; 16-MIDI
channel multi-timbral operation for demand
Ing sequencing projects six assignable
polyphonic outputs for creative mixing;
and E-mu’s proprietary MIDIPatch
‘modulation system for creating new
ing a universe of sounds
sounds easily. UltrProteus also features
27 programmable digital effects such as reverb,
chorus and flanging to add depth to your sound.
‘Whether you're into rock, jazz, world beat,
funk, industrial, symphonic or something,
beyond description, UltraProteus offers
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{ally in composition and performance
UltraProteus—the ultimate in Proteus
family sound modules
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Menus
* Master Edit Menu
Master Tune, Transpose, User Key Tuning, Global Bend, Global
Velocity Curve, MIDI Mode, MIDE ID#, MIDT Mode Change
Program Change Map, Consoler Assign, Footewtch Assign, Sond
MIDI Das, Asto-Selest, Compare Mode, Viewing Angle
+ MIDI Map Edit Menu
Selece MIDI Map, MIDI Map Name, Peeset/HypesPicst Assign,
Volume Assign, Pan Assan, Mix Output Asien, MIDI Mesengee
able, Bank Sclet, rogram Change Map Selec, Ect A Select,
fect B Sekt, Elects Amount, Eales Osp Selec, Save MIDI Map
Preset Edit Menu
Preset Name, Primary Tnsteument, Secondary Instrument, Vohume,
Pan, Key Range, Transpose, Ditch Tune, Alternate Envelope On/O8,
Pritary Alt. Env, AHDDSR, Secondary Alt Env. AHDSR,
Douile-Detune, Sound Delay, Sound Start, Sound Reverse,
Nontanspose, Loop Enable, Loop Offt, Solo Mode, Sola Priority,
Ponamento Rare, Poramento Shape, Poramento Mode, Crostide
Mode, Direction, Balance, Amount; Cross-Swatch Pot, Fter Type
Pamaty/Secondary, Filter Level, Morph Offset, Fler Frequency
‘Trac, falter Transform 2, Biter Reverse, Auniaey Envelope: Amount,
Delay, AHDSR; LFO 1/3 Shape, Amoxing, Rate; Delay, Variation,
-Eunetion Generator 1/2 Segment; Level, Time, Shape, Conditional
Jump, Concitional Vale, Destination Segment; Function Generate
1/2 Amount, Note-On Contol 0.9 (9 Soares, 50 Destination)
Beale Contr 0-9 (13 Sources, 35 Destinations), Footswitch
‘Control 1:8 (13 Destinations), Pitsh Bend Range, Pvesure Amount,
‘Contoller ABCD Ainounts, Vdocty Cuve, Keyed Center,
‘Keyboard Tuning, Mix Output Selec, Save Preset
= HyperPreset Edit Menu
Hypertreset Name, Zone: Select (1-16), Preset Select, Volume Assign,
Pan Assign, Key Range, Velocity Range, Velocity Ofer, Trmapore,
Pitch Tune, Pocamento Mede, Fee Run Fanction Genert
Saye HyperPreset,
= Copy Menu
(Copy: Preset, Laer (Psi/Sec), Filter, LEO, Function Generator,
Autliary Envelope, Note-On Gonteol Resins Control, HyperPrest,
[HyperPrese Zone, Fre Ken Function Gensrtor, MIDI Map, MID
‘Map Channel, Fer, Program Change Map, Bank
= Digital Effects
“Two simultancous effets may be programmed. Efects include:
Reverbs (Room, Warm Room, Small Room 1-2, Hall 1-3, Chamber-2,
Plate 12, Barly Reflections 1-4, Revere Euly Reflections, Rain),
Shimmer Serco Flange, Phaser, Stereo Chorus, Delay, Coss Dely,
cho, Buzz, Puna Lis, Ring Modulator
Technical Specifications
Aucio Channel 32
Data Encoding obi inca, 18- ontput DACS
Sound Memory: 688
reset Capacty: 640 (256 Prescs and 128 HyperPrests ctrl
128 Pres an 128 HyperPrests on ad)
Filer 32 1 Pol Intepelaing Distal Hers
Programmed Fer Type 288
Signal to Note Rao. 29008
Dynami Range 2908
Frequency Response: 20H Ike
Inputs
Stereo Biects Return Tn (2 pais), MIDI in
= Outputs
Six, polyphonic (configurable a 3 pairs of stereo ouputs
programmable panaing), Mono Bix, Headphone Oxtpat,
MIDI Out, MIDI Thru
= Data Card
PCMCIA card stoves 128 Presets, 128 HyperPresets and
16 MIDI Maps
What Is Z-Plane Synthesis?
“Plane Synchesiis F-ma's propery ecology Se providing
new levels of expressiviey and dynamic tintral contro of simple
based waves,
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simply less you atenate a watcloem’s harmonie content above 2
Single eqency with (is Some eases) an optional resonant peak at
that fequeny. In contrast, a Z-Plane fier consis of seve econ
ack (very much like aban’ of parmetis EQ) allowing independent
control of frequency, bandwith and degre af peak or noxch Asa
result, 2-Plane filters cn model virally any resonant characteris
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‘The UltraProteus Function Generator
‘To give you maximum creative cortrl ofits Z-Plane fers,
‘each UlraProteus voice includes (salon to cree wadtional
AHDDSR envelope generators) two advanced programmable
Panction Generstors For each of Function Generitor's eight
segments you can specify nor only level and rate, but shape (slect
from 64 shapes nelucng Linea, Exponential, Random and Chaos)
and + Congitional Jump that wil cae a jump to another specified
‘egment based on the sae of a chosen parameter (such a veloc,
fPorswitch postion, and aote-of, tc).
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Function Generator canbe assigned zo any of 35 real-time control
destinations including filter morphing.
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