E-mu Morpheus “Z-plane” synth
This was a very advanced and clever device which was sold in the early 1990s. There is an excellent history and description page here: Morpheus Z-Plane synth
However, the link to the PDF manual is broken. I happen to have a copy of that! Morpheus User Manual (PDF format)
This was obviously copyrighted by E-mu, but unless I get a note objecting to making it available here, I’ll leave it up.
Retiring the old standbys
Synths to be retired
Many was the hour I spent with these old warhorses. But with the calendar ever accelerating and the amount of time I have to spend tweaking sounds shrinking, soft synths are looking more and more attractive.
One of my favorites is Zebra by Urs Heckmann. This quirky beast is a little strange to use but you can get fantastic sounds out of it. I’ve been using a free “LE” version of it for a long time that came with Computer Music magazine. I found myself always returning to it and started saving money to get the full version.
Herr Heckmann has a great promotion: replacing your dinosaurs with a Zebra. You can apply for a discount on Zebra 2 by sending him a photo of your old hardware synths with a label “retired by Zebra”. (See this page for more on Zebra.)
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