Something that I've posted several times around the Internet throughout the years (refering to when I first bought a *CRAP* Wave Blaster 2):
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The Wave Blaster 1 sounded great 😀 It had 4 megabytes of compressed ROM samples, and was based on the E-mu Proteus 1, Proteus 2, and Proteus 3 line of rack-mounted MIDI modules.
I remember buying a Wave Blaster 2 when it first hit the store shelves, and being quite excited that the EMU-8000 processor chip on that MIDI daughterboard provided REVERB AND CHORUS effects. I was drooling on my way home thinking about it... As, although the Wave Blaster 1 sounded EXTREMELY realistic, it was "dry as a bone" (having no reverb or chorus effects processors).
After installing the Wave Blaster 2 and giving it a whirl, I thought something must be TOTALLY screwed up or wrong with my ears... as the Wave Blaster 2 - EVEN WITH it's reverb and chorus effects - sounded like PURE CRAP compared to my Wave Blaster 1!
I then quickly discovered that the Wave Blaster 2 HAD ONLY 1MB of ROM samples <uggh>!
I packaged it up, returned it to the store, and had my money refunded the exact same day!
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