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Rhythmic Robot Audio Emulator II OMI Universe of Sounds Vol.1 KONTAKT-SYNTHiC4TE screenshot
SYNTHiC4TE | July 28 2015 | 8.9 GB
Over 500 superb sounds from the biggest, bluest sampler of the 80s, brought to Kontakt with the blessing and collaboration of their original publisher, Doug Morton

Vintage EII companding convertors add punch, weight, grain and texture to the classic 8-bit sound

Every key of every patch sampled across the whole EII keyboard – no interpolation means you get the exact tonality of the Emulator II

This has been thirty years coming.

Back in the mid-80s, the sampling keyboard that took the synth world by storm was the Emulator II. Far more pervasive in its influence than the Synclavier or the Fairlight, the Emulator II brought 8-bit sampling to a price point that took it into studios and onto hit records at a rate that helped to define the sound of a generation.

There were several secrets to the EII’s success, and central to these was the sound. At a time when sample memory was worth its weight in platinum, the EII managed a clever collaboration of 8-bit sample depth (keeping the memory footprint manageable) and very advanced, musical-sounding convertors which companded those 8 bits of data into the equivalent of a 12-bit output. This nifty bit of digital trickery made the EII more responsive and better-sounding than should have been possible given the limitations of the bit depth. Moreover, that combo of 8-bit grain and companding output lent the sound a heft and authority that punched sounds right into the thick of a mix. Although the aim was to emulate ‘real’ instruments – often acoustic ones – the EII’s forté was larger-than-life sounds that sounded simultaneously convincing and massive.

Part of the explanation for this is the fact that the established workflow of the time was to record sounds to tape first, and then into the EII, in order to allow for precise level-setting. This two-stage process stamped the soundset with both analogue punch from the tape saturation and digital weight from the sampling conversion. It’s pretty magical, and that alchemy got a further mojo injection when the EII’s pure analogue filters came into play. This instrument was a real beast.

Though the EII shipped with an excellent set of factory sound disks, many of the standout patches that graced the tracks of the time came courtesy of one particular third-party library. That library was the OMI Universe of Sounds – a massive, multi-disk-spanning collection of orchestral stabs, soaring strings, funky basses, thick, punchy drums, classic synths, searing brass solos, chunky keys and loads, loads more. It’s this library that we’ve spent over six months resampling for Kontakt in all its glory – every note of every patch, in meticulous detail, yielding a total of over 31,700 individual samples spanning 21 Gigabytes of uncompressed data. Here are the actual statistics of the library, just for kicks:

31,700 individual samples
33Gb original 24-bit
21Gb uncompressed 16-bit
11.33Gb compressed .ncw format
541 individual instruments, consisting of…
…14 Bass / 18 Bells & Chimes / 52 Brass / 51 Drums / 59 Ethnic & Folk / 8 FX / 36 Guitar / 38 Piano & Keys / 77 Orchestral / 41 Percussion / 61 Strings / 76 Synth / 12 Vocal









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  Member 30.04.2014 31
+3
Mega thanks
  Resident 23.02.2012 157
+18
Excellent! Thank you very much!
  Resident 1.07.2012 100
+17
For me, this is the sample library of the year. Thank you, Horsemen!
  Member 12.08.2014 231
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Thank You Horsemen-Classic-Peace.
  Member 4.12.2014 8
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Absolutely brilliant! Thanks, Horsemen!

I had a real Emulator II+HD from 1989 to around 2000, and it was one of the best pieces of equipment that I ever had. Selling it ranks as one of my top 5 biggest mistakes (selling a mint TR909 was certainly no.1). Massive sound, thick and punchy, the kind that sits perfectly in the mix, though it was heavy as hell and the power supply used to fail all the time...this is the closest you'll ever get to the real deal, very authentic sounding library.
  Member 3.06.2015 68
+30
Looks great... thanks Horsemen!
  Member 24.10.2014 59
+15
much appreciated Horsemen
  Banned 29.10.2012 365
+28
@ Dreamer. I never had the pleasure of owning the equipment you list but I feel your pain man. Long ago I let go of my Juno 106 and sh 101. Oh and akai s950 and Yamaha tr thingy and a JD 800. Fuck I could knife myself for selling them lol. I am gunna cry now m8..... but Ill download this as it hearkens back to a sound of days gone by but I guarantee it will return. Thanks Horesman for this is truly a gem of a share!
  Member 4.12.2014 8
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Never ever sell the kit you like, unless you're really in some deep financial trouble, you'll regret it sooner or later. I'm now re-buying all the stuff (EII, Polysix, Juno 60, Trident mkII) that I foolishly sold in the 90's to get the (then) almighty Akai S3000XL sampler, Roland JV2080, Emu Proteus 2000 and Orbit romplers and VA's such as the original Virus, because I thought they had a "great polyphony" and "loads of presets" , so I could work "faster" and "more effinient" and also got rid of my vintage drum machine collection (CR78, TR909, LinnDrum, OB-DMX, RX5) with a foolish assumption that I can sample them and sell them all. EII is a fantastic, timeless piece of kit that I used as a "sampling workstation" back in the day...I thought it sounded dull compared to 16bit samplers, but I was sooo wrong...it was not dullness, it was it's character!
  Resident 31.12.2013 109
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I got rid of loads of nice old gear over the years and have the same regret. My no.1 regret is selling one of the 1st Minimoog's ever made in Dr.Moog's garage in NYC! Probably worth about £10000+ now.
I've never regretted selling my 101, 303, 808, 909's, Jupiters etc as there are just so many of them around despite being a bit pricey. I've always wanted to own a Emulator but closest I've come is an SP12 drum machine!
  Member 25.04.2012 125
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Sorry all you guys but...I've only own a korg triton one day and till i have a computer nothings matter...Cose u got everything with it...Sure i wanna have many machines to do live with it (nothing compares) but at wich prices...With computer u got everything for a less price.Any sounds you like!.
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THE BEST SOUND TILL THE BIG BANG
  Member 21.08.2014 73
+3
hallo 80s come to my room
  Resident 29.06.2010 103
+5
Great Post.. Please wallpaper and ninct file ... Many thanks
  Resident 21.04.2014 1585
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One day we´ll see all 'SYNCLAVIER' sampled here. A tremendous hard work, one day all these keyboards and CPUs will not turn-on anymore, at the end, we will have all them sampled as if it were a big "Smithsonian Sound Institution" to be preserved for life.

Btw listen to: 'OMI EII - Strings High V1 0136.nki' (with a bit of reverb) - it's perfect for that epoch.
  Member 13.05.2015 261
+93
Thank you for the outstanding share.
Peace.
  Resident 14.01.2014 6 787
+205
this is grreat thanks:)
  Resident 15.01.2014 26
+8
Wow! What. A. SOUND!
I don't think I've ever heard any other software instrument, sampler or synth, capture the sound of the eighties with all the appropriate thickness and weight like this library has. This is truly something special.
Definitely on my next buy list.
Thank you for sharing!
  Resident 16.11.2013 453
+126
UVI synth emulation is excellent too
http://www.uvi.net/en/vintage-corner/emulation-ii.html
  Resident 16.03.2014 1567
+475
If this is not the library of the year, this is very close.
I assume there would be Volume 2?
  Resident 16.03.2014 1567
+475
How to add this lib to Kontakt?
  Member 27.08.2014 1 61
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here a wallpaper+.nicnt file.

-extract this 2 files in "RR EII UNIVERSE OF SOUNDS"
-in kontakt "add library" -> by directing to "RR EII UNIVERSE OF SOUNDS" folder

should do the job. or.. me failed ^^

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  Resident 16.03.2014 1567
+475
It did the trick, thank you very much!
  Banned 29.10.2012 365
+28
Thanks for the Wallpaper and .nicnt :)
  Member 27.08.2014 1 61
+31
most welcome guys ! hail SYNTHiC4TE+Horsemen+supplier !
  Member 26.11.2013 75
+34
I've been waiting for something like this for ages! THANK YOU!!
  Member 21.07.2015 76
+6
Just installed it and honestly compared to sequential circuits Pro One it sounds very bad anyway this is another kind of saturation deal
but thanx anyway
Rey Audio Kinoshita V4 Wrap 5 Never Hear Better than it
  Member 25.04.2012 125
+15
THxxx!.Guys.
https://soundcloud.com/noks771
THE BEST SOUND TILL THE BIG BANG
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  Member 3.05.2015 6 13
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Hello, Any chance of a reup of this gem please ?

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