Glide; Z-Plane Filters - E-Mu Xtreme Lead-1 Manual

Glide

Z-Plane Filters

140 E-MU Systems
Glide creates a smooth transition from one note to the next instead of the
normal instantaneous change in pitch when a new key is pressed. This
effect is commonly heard on slide guitars, synthesizers and violins.
L1
GLIDE RATE
0.000 sec/oct
The Glide Rate parameter defines the time it takes to glide to the new
pitch (the larger the value, the slower the glide rate) The glide rate value
range is from 0 through 32.738 seconds (zero means off).
The Glide Curve describes how the glide accelerates as it slides between
notes. Because of the ear's non-linear response to pitch, a linear glide
sounds slow at the beginning and speeds up toward the end. Exponential
curves actually sound smoother and more linear. Eight exponential curves
are provided. Choose one that suits your style.
Linear
Last New
Note Note
Glide can be either polyphonic or monophonic depending of the state of
Solo Mode.
A filter is a device which changes the output of a signal (sound) by
removing certain elements of the signal based on the frequency and
amplitude. The "Order" of a filter defines the number of filter elements it
contains. The more elements, the more complex the filter.
Xtreme Lead contains 50 different types of E-mu's celebrated Z-plane filters.
In addition to the standard Low pass, High pass and Band pass filters,
Xtreme Lead contains Swept Octave Equalizers, Phasers, Flangers, Vocal
Formant Filters, and digital models of classic synthesizer filters.
In the filter chart below you will notice that the "Order" of the filters varies
from 2 to 12 order. Higher order filters have more sections and can produce
more complex formants. XL-1 can produce 64 filters of up to 6th order or
32 filters of 12th order complexity. Therefore, if you decided to use all 12th
Exp1
Last New
Note Note
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Glide
CURVE
linear
Exp8
Last New
Note Note