64 voice polyphony non-tensile converters 16 bit 44.1khz, two types of effects (to follow parallel or in series): reverb chorus flanger delay and other distortion.
4 MB of RAM expandable to 128 home (about 25 min sampling).

2 stereo outputs (1 + 1 sub main extension to 3 or more sub with the adat card and rfx32)
1 x 1 x 1 through twelve o'clock expandable to 2
scsi connector slightly exceeded the storage and loading dd pc via pc or cd but it's quite fast, able to mount an internal IDE HDD

can connect a PC keyboard to control (via an extension)

There is editing software that I do not have (he call'd zeeos I think)

It features a sequencer with a few options (transpose cut ...) but no publisher or style grid step (that's real time) with the possibility of changing the sequence in progress (juke box)

UTILIZATION

The config is pretty simple (three MIDI modes: Omni poly or multi depending on whether you play one or more channels)

Edition type emu sound: a sampling method for the treatment of the sample (x looping pitch time compressor gain beat converter ... etc. There's already what to do if we know its sounds to choose) and a preset mode (48-way possible by preset keyboard range, velocity, fade, transpose, tuning, chorus, trigger mode, a envellope, filter, filter envelope, envellope auxiliary, 2 LFOs, and the section specific to emu cord: a total of 24 cords to the routing of modulation sources to the destination module and the programmable controllers in real time + 12 + ModWheel Pitchwheel footswitch + + volume + pan). Not bad but it takes a little getting used to as implementation.

For the effects you can choose between a master control or a preset setting (for both there are 2 types of effects and four items).

The manual is pretty clear but still lack some details especially at the menu and sample sequencer.

Personal, there's way to do good things but being a novice in terms of program changes galley bah I just compared to a machine groove box style edition with its style pattern.

SOUNDS

This is my 2 nd sampler so I find it difficult to talk about. That said I use a lot of banks to charge via cd and I must say that the output quality is comparable to the sounds of my XL7. The emu samplers are generally known to color the sound and it is true that the heat supplied is not the same as on the korg. I would say that the grain is slightly thinner which can be an advantage as a inconveniant (depending on what you want to do as a style of music).

The filters are not bad (low pass, band pass, high pass, notch, voice and morph phaseshift) and parameters but use with care (for pregnant gaffe).

The dynamics are good and sometimes too violent of sound perceived by the former (well it all depends on the preset settings that you do)

OVERALL OPINION

It has been three months since I use it and I'm not disappointed;
actually what I wanted from my es1 was a time of higher sampling and sample editing further what I have today.

Most of this sampler is probably enough builds upon the sampling mode and sampling time (well at the time of any computer everything is relative).

Bah least I think it's certainly the way to my taste noon which is a fair bit (especially in filters) and the lack of automation and editing sequencer (otherwise it would have made a bin self-contained unit with full)

I had a small es1 before and I had heard a mpc. I made this choice because having a machine emu I just wanted to test this method of synthesis (re-reading of samples).

Purchased Pre-Owned I find the prices quite competitive (up to the fact that I was still quite a hassle to find a storage device scsi cheap + price still exorbitant input options output).

If I had to redo the choice I would say that I will seek a model can be expandable to 128 channels if I have no complaints.