The Proteus 2500 is the most powerful processor ever offered in an E-Mu module. It is expandable up to 128MB of sound ROMs and sports a new lightning-fast processor that is 4 times as fast as the Proteus 2000.

Features
128-voice polyphony

32 MB of sounds, expandable to 128 MB using any of the 11 Proteus expansion ROMs currently available

24-bit outputs (6 analog, S/PDIF)

Lightning fast processor (3x as fast as Proteus 2000)

USB port for OS upgrades, MIDI file transfers, etc.)

Full 16-track sequencer (real-time, step, grid); supports up to 16 MIDI channels per track (up to 256 total)

Plays back/exports Standard MIDI Files

32 MIDI channels

32 syncable, programmable arpeggiators

Over 100 syncable synthesis parameters per preset

16 programmable trigger buttons

Quick edit knobs give you instant access to 16 parameters of preset (filters, envelopes, LFOs, etc.)

Quick edit knobs also control panning and volume per MIDI channel - and can be programmed for external gear

Upgrade your current OS with a FREE 2.0 update from Emu! Check out their website for details.

Features in 2.0:
XMix: allows you to replace tracks of the currently playing pattern with tracks from another pattern. It's designed both for performance use and as a quick way to experimentally swap tracks.

Direct Pattern Access: You can now select one of 16 patterns using the Trigger buttons.

Explode/Combine Tracks: These new functions facilitate the interchange between single multi-channel tracks and multiple… read more single-channel tracks.

Key Up Layer: The synthesizer layers can now be programmed to play when a key is released instead of when it is pressed.

Many other features as well as a couple of bug fixes. read less