Introduction - E-Mu Classic keys Operation Manual

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INTRO - CONNECTION INSTRUCTIONS

Introduction

CLASSIC KEYS
Classic Keys is a musical instrument
whose sounds are based on actual digital
recordings of "real" instruments. In this
way, Classic Keys is very similar to a
sampling instrument. With Classic Keys,
we have done the sampling for you and
loaded it with a collection of the cleanest
16 bit sounds ever sampled.
Classic Keys contains a massive 8 Mega-
bytes of the greatest keyboard sounds in
the world. These superb samples have
been selected from the Emulator III
sound library and stored in ROMs for
instant access. We have included every-
thing you need to play and compose in a
wide range of contemporary styles. You
simply plug in and play.
But this is only the beginning. Classic
Keys gives you the ability to literally take
these sounds apart and reassemble them
into an almost limitless number of
entirely new sounds, combining parts of
one sound with another or with any of a
selection of digital waveforms also stored
on ROM. For example, the attack of a
flute can be faded out as a vibe tone is
faded in, giving you a completely new
sound! The monophonic and true stereo
16 bit samples are arranged into 512
preset locations, 256 of which are user-
programmable.
Classic Keys features 32 voice polyphony,
allowing you to take full advantage of its
layering capabilities (up to 8 sounds on
each key) and its ability to respond multi-
timbrally to all 16 MIDI channels makes
it ideally suited for multitrack sequencing
and composing using a MIDI sequencer.
Other features include two studio-quality
effects processors with 27 different
effects, a user definable alternate tuning,
and of course, an extensive MIDI imple-
mentation.
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