ESI ESI2000 Operation Manual page 21

THE BANK
(Holds up to 256 Presets)
Preset 000
All Preset Definition Parameters
All Dynamic Processing Parameters
(One entire keyboard setup)
Sample Sample
Sound Sound
Data Data
Loop Points Loop Points
Tip: Use the "Mount Drives" utility
(Master/Global, Disk Utilities, 1) whenever
an external SCSI device does not appear in
the list of available devices.
Now, suppose you wanted just the lower half of the keyboard to have
increased velocity response. You would simply select a zone for the
lower half of the keyboard, then change the velocity settings as desired.
When you copy a zone, the appropriate samples will be picked up along
with the Dynamic Processing parameters.
The Bank
The memory bank contains samples, zones and presets. Everything.
Consider the bank as the central storehouse for all of the ESI' s data.
Although the memory is volatile, meaning that the data disappears when
you turn off power, all bank data can be saved permanently to the hard
disk drive or other media to keep a record of your work.
Sample Sample
Sound Sound
Data Data
Loop Points Loop Points
THE BANK All the data loaded into the ESI is called the Bank. Each individual keyboard setup is
called a Preset. Individual Samples can be shared among presets.
The Internal Drive
A disk drive is a memory storage device that stores banks of data. The
standard ESI has a built-in floppy disk drive which can be used to load
and store bank data. However, other types of drives, as described later,
can connect to the ESI to provide sound storage.
• Floppy Disk Drive (Drive 0): The floppy disk drive accommodates
3.5", double-sided, high-density (1.4 MB) floppy disks. The floppy
drive on the ESI is used mainly as a convenient way to load and save
small sound banks. When a bank size larger than 2 MB is used,
(which requires 2 disks) the floppy disk becomes impractical for
backing-up sound data.
• Iomega 100 MB Zip Drive: The ESI is also available with an
internal 100 MB Zip removable disk drive in place of the floppy disk
drive. Treat the internal Zip with care, just as you would any other
hard disk drive. To use: simply insert a disk into the drive with the
label side up.
To eject the disk: press the button on the right.
Preset 255
All Preset Definition Parameters
All Dynamic Processing Parameters
(One entire keyboard setup)
Sample Sample
Sound Sound
Data Data
Loop Points Loop Points
Sample
Sound
Data
Loop Points
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Intro/Basic Setup