12/7/2021 Emu Systems Hardware: E4 Ultra Sampler Options

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E4 Ultra Sampler Options Chat

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The hardware design, chassis and mainboard for the Ultra samplers Darwin
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allowed for several additional options to be added.
E-64
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E4XT Ultra
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Option spaces included:
E5000 Ultra
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E6400 Ultra
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3 Option 'ports' (covered with blanking panels) at the rear of
EIV
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the unit.
Spaces for the DWAM (Digital I/O, Wordclock, ASCII, MIDI) EOS
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sockets. ESI-2000
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Internal 72-pin ROM and Flash SIMM sockets. ESI-32
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ESI-4000
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The Ultra Sampler upgrades were as follows:

ESynth Ultra
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Planet Earth
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Polyphony Upgrade

E-mu Part Number 6860

Sound Library
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Upgraded the E-Synth Ultra or E6400 Ultra to 128 voices of polyphony.
Vintage Pro
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This upgrade plugged in inside the unit, and was physically invisible Virtuoso 2000
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once installed.

ADAT Option
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E-mu Part Number 6861

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Upgraded the Ultra with 8 channels of ADAT input, and 16 channels of
ADAT output, on 3 TOSLINK connectors.

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This upgrade consumed 1 of the 3 "upgrade port" blanking spaces on
the rear of the sampler.

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Output Expander
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E-mu Part Number 6313

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This option expanded the number of analogue outputs by 8. The
outputs were all balanced, on TRS jacks. On the E6400 Ultra and E-
Synth Ultra, this expanded the number of outputs to 16. On the
E5000 Ultra, this expanded the number of outputs to 12.
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This upgrade consumed 2 of the 3 "upgrade port" blanking spaces on ► 

2010
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the rear of the sampler.
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2009
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June
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D-WAM Option (Digital, Wordclock, ASCII, MIDI)

Sampler Sound Library

E-mu Part Number 6862

This card for the E6400 Ultra and E5000 Ultra added digital (AES/EBU) E4 Ultra Sampler Options
I/O on XLR connectors, Wordclock I/O on BNC connectors, a second Emulator 4 Ultra Series
MIDI In, Out and Thru socket, and an ASCII keyboard input.
Module ROM boards
This upgrade consumed the blanking holes on the rear designed for
this upgrade, and did not affect the ability to install any other ► 
March
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upgrades.

RFX Effects Processor

E-mu Part Number 6864

This option added a quite powerful internal effects processor,

bringing with it 32 channels of effects with highly complex routing
options.

The RFX card was installed internally, and was physically invisible
once the machine was reassembled.

EDI (E-mu Digital Interface)

E-mu Part Number 6863

This option never made it to market, but was developed from the
proprietary multichannel audio bussing system that would later be
seen used to connect E-mu soundcards to breakout boxes on products
like the 1820M and 1616M soundcards.

E-Synth Sound ROM

E-mu Part Number 6870

This was an internally installed optional 16M ROM board of sounds for
the Ultra samplers. This meant that upon booting the unit, you would
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have sounds straight away ready to go. Standard on the E-Synth, it

was optional on all other Ultra units.

Orbit/Phatt Sound ROM

E-mu Part Number 6871

This was an internally installed optional 16MB ROM board, featuring

every sample from the E-mu Orbit and Planet Phatt sound modules.

16MB Flash ROM

E-mu Part Number 6876

This option allowed you to internally install a 16MB Flash SIMM, and
then store your preset/sample data on it, allowing for instant sound
playback upon booting.

32MB Flash ROM

E-mu Part Number 6877

This option allowed you to internally install a 32MB Flash SIMM, and
then store your preset/sample data on it, allowing for instant sound
playback upon booting.

SCSI HD Mounting Kit

E-mu Part Number 6301

This kit allowed you to install an internal SCSI drive in your Ultra
sampler.

IDE HD Mounting Kit

E-mu Part Number 6303

This kit allowed you to install an internal IDE drive in your Ultra
sampler.

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LABELS:
E4XT ULTRA,
E5000 ULTRA,
E6400 ULTRA,
ESYNTH ULTRA

2 COMMENTS:

syn-fi April 4, 2011 at 11:51 AM

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Was there a dual scsi port upgrade?

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Unknown September 10, 2019 at 3:47 AM

Hi, do you know if the AES/EBU ASCII interface is of the 6400
is compatible with the 6400 Ultra too?
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