(and hence capable of 24-bit 192 kHz PCM sound), official press releases for the E-MU sound cards have emphasized Creative's lack of input on the design, and the in-house development of the cards and drivers — that is, they wanted to distinguish their "own" series from Creative's signature Sound Blasters. Notably, the cards and drivers entirely omit internal 'wavetable' sample-based MIDI synthesis, Creative's proprietary EAX sound routines and basically anything commonly associated with the parent company. Although the cards were rushed into market and originally came bundled with fairly raw drivers (which have subsequently received periodical major improvements and even additions beyond the advertised specifications), they have generally met with rather favourable reviews. Timeline of major products 1973 - E-mu Modular System 1980 - Audity 1981 - Emulator 1983 - Drumulator 1984 - Emulator II 1985 - E-mu SP-12 1986 - Emax 1987 - Emulator III 1987 - E-mu SP-1200 1990 - Proteus 1 Pop/Rock 1990 - Proteus 2 Orchestral 1991 - Proteus 3 World 1991 - Pro/Cussion 1993 - Morpheus 1994 - Emulator IV / e 64 1996 - Orbit 9090 1997 - Planet Phatt 1997 - Carnaval 1997 - Orbit 9090 V2 1998 - Proteus 2000 1998 - E-mu APS (Audio Production Studio) 1999 - E4 Ultra Samplers 2001 - XL7/MP7 Command Stations 2003 - PCI Digital Audio Systems 2004 - Emulator X 2005 - CardBus Digital Audio Systems 2006 - Emulator X2 2006 - Xboard 25, 49, 61 2006 - E-mu Proteus X 2007 - Digital Sound Factory licenses and remasters original Proteus and Emulator sound libraries 2009 - E-mu PIPEline Digital Wireless Transmitter and Receiver System 2009 - Emulator X3, the final incarnation of E-MU's flagship software sampler 2010 - longboard 61, shortboard 49 wireless performance keyboards See also Digital Sound Factory (company) Sampler Polyphony (instrument) Oberheim Electronics Sequential Circuits References Further reading External links E-mu Systems Digital Sound Factory Interview with Scott Wedge NAMM Oral History Library. January 21, 2007. Interview with David Rossum NAMM Oral History Library. January 21, 2007. E-mu Planet Phatt - Sound On Sound review (archive.org) E-mu Orbit v2 - Sound On Sound review (archive.org) E-mu Carnaval - Sound On Sound review (archive.org) E-mu E-Synth - Sound On Sound review (archive.org) Synthesizer manufacturing companies of the United States Sound cards Manufacturing companies established in 1971 Creative Technology acquisitions American companies established in 1971 1971 establishments in California