Automating E-Mu Powerfx; E-Mu Powerfx Resource Availability - E-Mu 404 Owner's Manual

Automating E-MU PowerFX

E-MU PowerFX can be automated in Cubase (or other recording host) just like any other
VST effect. When "Write Automation" is activated in Cubase, control changes made in
the PowerFX window during playback will be recorded on a special "Audio Mix" track
located at the bottom of the Arrange Window. When "Automation Read" is activated,
the recorded control changes will be played back.
To Record E-MU PowerFX parameter changes in Cubase VST
Add E-MU PowerFX as a Channel Insert.
1.
Rewind the song and enable "Automation Write" by pressing the WRITE button on
2.
the VST Channel Mixer, illuminating it. (Refers to Cubase and Cubasis.If you are
using another application, refer to the documentation.)
Bring the E-MU PowerFX window to the front and select the Effect you want to
3.
automate. The effect parameters appear in the TV screen. Make sure the red "On"
button is lit.
Press the Play button on the Cubase Transport control. The song begins playing.
4.
Adjust the E-MU PowerFX controls to achieve the effect you want. Rewind the song
5.
when finished.
Disable "Automation Write" and enable "Automation Read". Playback the song to
6.
hear and view your changes.
To edit Automation, first enable both "Automation Write" and "Automation Read"
7.
and press Play. Cubase/Cubasis begins overwriting as soon as you change a control.
If you don't like the results and want to try again, scroll to the bottom of the
8.
Arrange Window, select the "Audio Mix" track and press the Delete key.
Note: This erases the entire control track with any other automation. See the
9.
Cubase/Cubasis manual for specific information about automation editing.

E-MU PowerFX Resource Availability

Because different collections of VST plug-ins and PatchMix Sessions can be run simulta-
neously, it is possible to load a new plug-in for which resources are not available. If DSP
resources are NOT available for an existing setup:
• E-MU PowerFX loads a Hardware I/O Path and simply passes audio through with-
out any effects. The effects insert slot(s) in PowerFX will be "redded out".
• If no Hardware I/O Paths are available, the plug-in will be disabled and run in a soft
pass-through mode. The effects insert slot(s) in PowerFX will be "grayed out".
• If DSP resources ARE available, but no Hardware I/O Paths are available, the plug-in
will run in soft pass-through mode.
• If the sample rate is changed in the middle of a PowerFX session, E-MU PowerFX
plug-ins will be bypassed, since the hardware effects cannot operate at 96kHz.
E-MU Digital Audio System
5 - Effects
E-MU PowerFX
Steinberg Cubasis
does not have the control
automation feature.
Once you have
recorded or drawn
automation, do not
delete or move effects
from the Insert Strip.
Doing so will result in
unpredictable behavior.
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