E-MU Systems Proteus Virtuoso 2000

The sounds of the Proteus series 1, 2 & 3  included with this Virtuoso 2000 were used by Dead Can Dance on numerous tours and also on the award winning album 'Into the Labyrinth'. 

Includes the following expansion card libraries;

9082: Protozoa 16 MB ROM - standard in .
9085: Orchestral Session Vol. 1 32 MB ROM
9086: Orchestral Session Vol. 2 32 MB ROM 
9087: World Expedition 32 MB ROM 

Overview

The Virtuoso 2000 is a 128-voice orchestral sound module with over 64 MB of sounds - an entire orchestra in a single rack space! Featuring the "Orchestral Session" soundsets 1&2 from E-mu, the sounds are great and they include violins, violas, celli, double basses, trumpets, French horns, trombones, bass trombones, tubas, piccolos, flutes, oboes, English horn, clarinets, bass clarinets, bassoons, contra bassoons, harp, orchestral bells, tubular bells, bell trees, celeste, xylophone, marimba and a percussion battery with over 20 instruments! With 128 voices, 32 MIDI channels, lightning-fast MIDI response and over 1,000 sounds you can create the largest of orchestral ensembles!

Additional professional features worth mentioning include the twelve assignable real-time front panel controls, six analog outputs plus an S/PDIF digital output, two additional internal ROM expansion slots, ability to play back Flash ROMs authored on E4 Ultra Samplers and an advanced synthesis architecture based on the . The Virtuoso 2000 is likely the best all-in-one orchestral sound module ever!

Every one of these ships with one 32 MB sound-set, but are expandable up to 128 MB via three additional slots for 32 MB expansion cards. These cards include (ranging from $249 to $395):

• 9061: Siedlaczek Orchestra 32 MB ROM.
• 9062: Pure Phatt 32 MB ROM - standard in ,  and .
• 9063: Beat Garden 32 MB ROM - standard in .
• 9082: Protozoa 16 MB ROM - standard in .
• 9083: Definitive B-3 32 MB ROM - standard in .
• 9084: Techno Synth Construction Yard 32 MB ROM - standard in .
• 9085: Orchestral Session Vol. 1 32 MB ROM - standard in .
• 9086: Orchestral Session Vol. 2 32 MB ROM - standard in .
• 9087: World Expedition 32 MB ROM - standard in .
• 9088: Sounds of the ZR featuring the Perfect Piano 32 MB ROM - standard in Ensoniq .
• 9089: X-Lead 32 MB ROM - standard in ,  and .

The original black power button has been replaced with a white one.