Reverb Spaces - E-Mu Vintage Keys Operation Manual

PRACTICE PROGRAMMING
••• The reverb spaces were
created on our Emax II 16-bit
sampling system using a
technique called Transform
Multiplication.
For example, the attack portion of one instrument can be crossfaded
into the body of another instrument, creating a hybrid of the two.
Vintage Keys also contains many digitally generated waveforms that
may be combined with other digital waves or with sampled instru-
ments in order to change the character of the sound, perhaps to add a
digital "edge" or add bass. In addition to the envelope generators,
parameters such as Delay, Sound Start and Crossfade allow you to
further control the blend of primary and secondary instruments. And
of course, the dynamic Low Pass Filters allow you to control the har-
monic content of each instrument during the course of the note.
• Creating a New Sound
As an example, let's add a sampled flute attack to a Mini Moog synthe-
sizer sound to create a sort of Flute Synth. Start with one of the default
presets and change only the parameters listed in the chart below. The
flute instrument is shaped by the Alternate Volume Envelope so that
only the breathy attack "chiff" is heard (a short Decay with the Sustain
set to zero). Also the attack time has been set to 2 to soften the breath
sound a bit.
The Mini Moog 1 instrument serves as the body of the sound. The
delay parameter is used to delay the onset of the Mini Moog until the
flute sound has died away. The Attack parameter of the Secondary
Alternate Volume Envelope is set so that the Mini Moog will smoothly
fade in as the Flute is fading out. Lastly, the volume of each instru-
ment is adjusted to balance the sound.
Instrument: Flute
Volume: 127
Alt Envelope: On
A
02 02
Delay: 000

REVERB SPACES

The reverb spaces allow you to add reverb ambience to Vintage Keys
drums. By layering an instrument containing only reverb with a "dry"
drum instrument, the effect of real reverb is created. In addition, the
reverb spaces can be shaped and filtered just like any other instru-
ment. There are eleven reverb spaces (instruments 76-84, 86, 88) in
Vintage Keys.
Using the reverb spaces is easy. Use one of the default presets as your
starting point. Set up the Edit menu parameters as in the chart on the
following page and change only the parameters specified.
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Primary
Instrument: Mini Moog 1
Volume: 91
Alt Envelope: On
H D S R
16 00 16
Delay: 003
Secondary
A H D S R
12 00 43 59 40