E-MU has released Emulator X2 and Proteus X2. Emulator X2 Software Sampler is the culmination of over 30 years of sampler development that offers the sound quality, synthesis and filters of E-MUs hardware samplers and introduces a host of new tools that includes SynthSwipe automated hardware sampling, TwistaLoop non-destructive audio manipulator, Morph Filter Designer to create custom filters, Multi-Function Generator for advanced LFO/envelope/arpeggiator programming, advanced Transform Multiply convolution DSP tool, real-time control of multiple loop points, REX2 and MP3 import, and much more.