The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

EMU8000

    The "Advanced WavEffect" music
   synthesizer integrated circuit used on the SB AWE32 card.

   The EMU8000 is a sub-system offering high quality music
   synthesis and an "effect engine" which provides musical
   effects like reverb and chorus to MIDI playback.  The
   EMU8000 supports up to 32 voices, and the effect amount for
   each voice can be controlled via MIDI.

   (1996-12-15)