E-mu SP-12 Drum Machine: Museum Object and Cultural History
E-mu SP-12 Drum Machine: date made: 1985-1986. maker: E-mu Systems, Inc.. Object Name: synthesizer.
The object in the museum catalogue
This E-mu P-12 sampling drum computer was first released in 1986 by E-mu Systems. It is a drum sampler machine at twelve bits, allowing the user to sample and augment drum sounds. It has a 5000-note memory enabling the E-mu P-12 to store 100 songs.
E-mu Systems was founded in 1971 as a software synthesizer, audio interface, MIDI interface, and MIDI keyboard manufacturer based in Scotts Valley, California.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1985-1986
- maker: E-mu Systems, Inc.
- Object Name: synthesizer
- Physical Description: plastic (overall material)
- Physical Description: metal (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 7 in x 19 in x 15 1/4 in; 17.78 cm x 48.26 cm x 38.735 cm
- place made: United States: California, Santa Cruz
- Subject: Hip-Hop
- ID Number: 2006.0164.01
- accession number: 2006.0164
- catalog number: 2006.0164.01
- serial number: 1950
- model number: 7021
- Credit Line: Gift of Tim Simcox
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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