E-mu Planet Phatt Synth Module
January 16, 1997
E-mu Systems® is proud to announce the release of
Planet Phatt the Swing System(TM), a professional tone module/synthesizer. Planet Phatt is
a groundbreaking tool in the latest sound design technology, combining over seventeen different
6-pole filter types, MIDI synchronized LFOs, and an intensely interactive groove mechanism called
BEATS Mode. With the release of Planet Phatt, music professionals have a superb enhancement
to their system, and can expect nothing less than spectacular results.
Planet Phatt-More Than a Tone Module/Synthesizer
Planet Phatt is not your basic tone module. It is a highly focused, professional tone module that
caters to the needs of hip-hop, rap, acid-jazz, and trip-hop musicians. Planet Phatt is 16-part multi-timbral, featuring thirty-two notes of polyphony and 640 presets.
It is perfect as a song writing tool and is a superb addition to the modern keyboard player's MIDI
setup. With its combination of different filter types, MIDI synchronized LFOs, and BEATS Mode,
Planet Phatt limits sound synthesis only to one's imagination.
Words From E-mu's Product Manager
"This product swings" claims a delighted Sean Wilhelmsen, product manager for Planet Phatt at
E-mu Systems. "While Orbit the Dance Planet handles straight-ahead, high-energy dance
music, we found that the urban, funky, swinging style of music needed a product to call its
own--thus the creation of Planet Phatt."
BEATS Mode Feature
Based on E-mu's highly successful product, Orbit the Dance Planet, Planet Phatt utilizes all the
cutting edge features found in Orbit, plus intuitive, new, and modified features as only E-mu(R) can
produce. One of the features that moves E-mu dance modules light years beyond the competition
is BEATS Mode.
First introduced in Orbit The Dance Planet, BEATS Mode has since been highly enhanced. BEATS
Mode now features 100 drum loops that can be synchronized to their own internal clock or an
external MIDI clock. There are twenty-eight user songs and twenty-eight factory songs available.
Each user song can have ten events linking beats together. Both songs and beats can be
accessed from the front panel or remotely by using MIDI Song Start/Stop and Song Select
commands.
All functions can be sent out by E-mu's compact performance controller, Launch Pad(TM). Another
innovative function of BEATS Mode is the ability to transpose (X-Factor) the entire beat, creating
completely new grooves based around a single drum loop. This type of functionality gives Planet
Phatt users over ten thousand different groove ideas. These drum loops are definitely not going to
sound like everybody else's.
Spectacular Presets
There are 640 presets found on Planet Phatt, created by talented E-mu programmers and industry
experts. These presets merely scratch the surface of the types of unique and powerful sounds that
can be designed using Planet Phatt's synthesizer architecture. Planet Phatt has plenty of real-time
controls and destinations that allow users to create floor-slamming, heart-pounding masterpieces.
Planet Phatt-An Overall Solution
The latest in cutting-edge technology, Planet Phatt is targeted toward the urban dance scene with
sounds and features no other product can match for this genre of music. It makes a great addition
to any modern MIDI setup for users looking for the latest innovative products. Planet Phatt is the
perfect overall solution for music professionals who require an individualistic, competitive edge in
the business. For more information, visit their web site at www.emu.com. | 
