Taking its new design from the Vintage Keys and Morpheus modules, the Proteus FX is housed in a rugged metal casing that surprisingly weighs only a couple of pounds more than the earlier more 'plastic' and fragile‑feeling Protei. Does the new Proteus FX fall within that category? New Looks With such a continuing evolvement of the Proteus range it is almost inevitable that Emu would be tempted to combine the various elements of each type and produce a 'do‑all' machine. You can take your pick from the Proteus 1 (Rock & Pop), Proteus 1 Plus Orchestral, Proteus 2 and 2XR (Orchestral), Proteus 3 and 3XR (World), Procussion Percussion module, Proformance 1 and 1 Plus, MPS and MPS Plus Keyboard, Vintage Keys (with optional Expansion and Plus versions) and the most recent Morpheus Z‑Plane Synth module. Since the release of the ground‑breaking Proteus 1 way back at the end of 1989, Emu have extensively added to the Proteus range and the potential purchaser is now faced with a daunting selection of associated products. The newest addition to the family takes care of that. The Proteus series of sound modules have gained a reputation for being all things to all musicians – but they've never had on‑board effects.
