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ENSONIQ EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual

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  • Page 1 DIGITAL SAMPLING WORKSTATION MODULE OCRed by nullp01nter...

  • Page 2: Read This First

    READ THIS FIRST! WARNING!! Grounding Instructions This product must be grounded. If it should malfunction or break down, grounding provides a path of least resistance for electric current to reduce the risk of electric shock. This product is equipped with a cord having an equipment-grounding conductor and a grounding plug.
  • Page 3 EPS-16PLUS Digital Sampling Workstation Module Musician's Manual Version 1.1...
  • Page 4 Friday 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. This Manual is copyrighted and all rights are reserved by ENSONIQ Corp. This document may not, in whole or in part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form without prior written consent from ENSONIQ Corp.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Running Your EPS-16 PLUS Through a Home Stereo System Care Feeding Disk Drive Disk Memory vs. Internal Memory Internal Memory FLASHBANK Sometimes the EPS-16 PLUS Asks for the O.S. Disk ..Rear Panel Connections: Audio In Right/Mono Left/Mono Pedal/CV Foot Switch Input 1-10...
  • Page 6 MIDI Controllers (On/Off) 2 - 9 MIDI Sys-Ex (On/Off) 2 - 9 MIDI Program Change (On/Off) To Send a Program Change from the EPS-16 PLUS . . . 2 - 9 Receiving Program Changes 2 - 9 MIDI Song Select 2-10...
  • Page 7 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Table of Contents Section 3 — Instruments and Banks Instruments 3 - 2 Banks 3 - 2 A Few Important Notes About Banks 3 - 3 To Load a Bank 3 - 3 Performance Presets 3 - 4...
  • Page 8 Table Contents EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Programming Effects: The Effects Busses 4 - 5 Single Function Effect Mixer 4 - 5 Effects Mixing 4 - 6 Dual Function Effect Mixer 4 - 6 Triple Function Effect Mixer 4 - 7...
  • Page 9 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Table of Contents Wavesample Commands: Selecting Wavesamples For Editing 6 - 8 Messages 6 - 8 COMMAND/Wave Page: Create New Wavesample 6 - 9 Copy Wavesample 6 - 9 Delete Wavesample 6 - 9 Wavesample Information...
  • Page 10 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Table of Contents Section 7 — Voice Parameters EPS-16 PLUS Voice Configuration 7 - 2 Modulators 7 - 4 About Modulation 7 - 4 Selecting a Modulator 7 - 4 Modulation Amount 7 - 4 Modulation Sources...
  • Page 11 Create New Layer 7-32 Copy Layer 7-32 Delete Layer 7-32 Section 8 — Sequencer Basics Sequencing on the EPS-16 PLUS 8 - 2 The MIDI Connection 8 - 2 Digital Sequencing 8 - 3 What is a Sequence? 8 - 3...
  • Page 12 Table Contents EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual EDIT/Seq•Song Page: Current Sequence/Song; GOTO Function 8 - 7 Tempo; Loop 8 - 8 Clock Source 8 - 8 Click 8 - 8 Click Volume 8 - 8 Click Pan; Click Output 8 - 9...
  • Page 13 To Sync a Drum Machine to the EPS-16 PLUS 10-2 To Sync the EPS-16 PLUS to a Drum Machine 10-2 To Sequence a Drum Machine from the EPS-16 PLUS . . 10-2 Using The EPS-16 PLUS with a MIDI Guitar Controller 10-3...
  • Page 14 Table Contents EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Using the EPS-16 PLUS with an External Sequencer: Poly Mode — The EPS-16 PLUS as One Instrument 10-7 MULTI Mode — The EPS-16 PLUS as Eight Independent Instruments 10-8 Some Important Points about MULTI Mode 10-8 Section 11 —...
  • Page 15 Synthesis Functions Not only does the EPS-16 PLUS provide superb sampling, it is also a full function synthesizer, allowing you to reshape your sampled sounds with complete freedom. 20 voice polyphony, multiple filters and envelopes, and a comprehensive modulation matrix gives the EPS-16 PLUS unequalled versatility.
  • Page 16 After the initial "I just gotta hear it" phase has passed and you're ready to utilize the full potential of the EPS-16 PLUS, please take time to read through the rest of the sections on sampling, programming, sequencing, effects, and storage.

  • Page 17: Booting" The Eps-16 Plus

    Running Your EPS-16 PLUS Through a Home Stereo System Care and Feeding of the Disk Drive Disk Memory vs. Internal Memory Internal Memory FLASHBANK Sometimes the EPS-16 PLUS Asks for the O.S. Disk ..Rear Panel Connections: Audio In Right/Mono Left/Mono...

  • Page 18: Power - Grounding Information

    The Basics "Booting" the EPS-16 PLUS Insert the line cord into the line receptacle on the back of the EPS-16 PLUS. Plug the other end of the cable into a grounded AC outlet (The proper voltage for your EPS-16 PLUS is listed on the Serial Number label on the rear panel) Turn the EPS-16 PLUS power on and make sure the display lights up.

  • Page 19: Ac Line Conditioning

    These can be used to check for proper polarity of outlets and cords. AC Line Conditioning As is the case with any computer device, the EPS-16 PLUS is sensitive to sharp peaks and drops in the AC line voltage. Lightning strikes, power drops or sudden and erratic surges in the AC line voltage can scramble the internal memory and, in some cases, damage the unit's hardware.

  • Page 20: Midi Connections

    If you want to drive additional instruments from the same master keyboard, connect the MIDI Thru jack of the EPS-16 PLUS to the MIDI In jack of the next instrument in line. This jack simply "passes on" the signal received at the MIDI In jack without transmitting any data from the EPS-16 PLUS itself.

  • Page 21: Running Your Eps-16 Plus Through A Home Stereo System

    Move the volume fader all the way up. As with any digital musical instrument, the EPS-16 PLUS will give the best results if you keep the volume slider full on, and use the volume control on your mixer or amp to adjust its level.

  • Page 22: Care And Feeding Of The Disk Drive

    • Use Single-Sided (SSDD or SSSD) disks. These disks have not passed testing on both sides. While a single-sided disk might work successfully with the EPS-16 PLUS, it is possible that you will eventually lose important data to a disk error if you try using Single-Sided disks.

  • Page 23: Disk Memory Vs. Internal Memory

    Wavesample parameters of any sound that came with the EPS-16 PLUS. As long as you have it safely on the disk you can just reload it and start over if your experiments go awry.
  • Page 24 EPS-16 PLUS needs to load a pardon of the Operating System from disk. If the disk in the drive does not have the EPS-16 PLUS Operating System on it, or if there is no disk in the drive you will see this message. Insert a disk containing the Operating System into the drive and press the Enter button, and you will be able to carry on with the function at hand.

  • Page 25: Rear Panel Connections

    Rear Panel Connections 1) Audio In This jack is the audio input used for sampling into the EPS-16 PLUS. You can switch between mic or line level by pressing the Left or Right Arrow button after entering Level-Detect (VU) mode when sampling.

  • Page 26: Foot Switch Input

    • If you plug the ENSONIQ Model SW-1 Foot Switch (which came with your EPS-16 PLUS) into this jack, it will act as a sustain pedal. Holding it down will cause notes to continue to sustain after the key has been released. It can also be assigned to act as the right Patch Select button.

  • Page 27: Auxiliary Outputs

    The supplied line cord should be connected here. The correct voltage for the EPS-16 PLUS is listed on the Serial Number label on the rear panel. If you travel, remember that the EPS-16 PLUS will only operate on this voltage.

  • Page 28: The Front Panel - Communicating With The Eps-16 Plus

    EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual The Front Panel — Communicating with the EPS-16 PLUS Almost everything you do on the EPS-16 PLUS — whether it's selecting a sound, editing that sound, adjusting the tuning, etc. — is controlled from the front panel using the following controls: 1) Headphone Jack This headphone jack is for private listening.

  • Page 29: Effect Select/Bypass

    Lights in the top half of the window, and the 22-character alphanumeric display at the bottom of the window. The indicator lights will tell you which mode the EPS-16 PLUS is in (LOAD, COMMAND, or EDIT); which page it is on; and the sequencer status (STOP, PLAY, RECORD, etc.).

  • Page 30: Mode Buttons

    The highlighted word in the upper left corner of the display tells you which is the current mode. • LOAD mode is the one you will be in most often — since the EPS-16 PLUS lets you continue playing while loading sounds and sequences, LOAD mode also doubles as the "Performance"...

  • Page 31: Sequencer "Transport Controls

    Section 1 — Getting Started Additional Front Panel Controls 10) Sequencer "Transport Controls" These three buttons are used to control the EPS-16 PLUS' built-in multi-track Sequencer. See Section 8—Sequencer Basics, for details. 11) Data Entry Controls Once you are in the desired mode and have selected the proper page, you use the controls in the data entry section to: locate and load the desired file (in LOAD mode);...

  • Page 32: Parameter Illustrations

    This approach has many advantages, the most obvious of which is that it greatly reduces the amount of hardware — knobs, switches, faders, etc. — needed to control a wide variety of functions. (If the EPS-16 PLUS had a separate control for each function, it would literally have hundreds of knobs.)

  • Page 33: Loading And Playing Instruments And Banks About Instruments

    When the LOAD indicator is flashing, the EPS-16 PLUS is showing you disk files (think of it as a question mark - the EPS-16 PLUS is saying "Load the file showing on the display?"). Pressing the Up/Down Arrow buttons takes you through the files on the disk.
  • Page 34 If you tell the EPS-16 PLUS to load an instrument into a location which already has an instrument loaded (red LED), the new instrument will be loaded into that location and the one that was there will be automatically deleted.

  • Page 35: Deleting An Instrument From The Internal Memory

    Banks provide a way to load a whole group of instruments and sequences into the EPS-16 PLUS with a few button presses. When you save a bank to disk, it is like taking a "snapshot" of the contents of the EPS-16 PLUS Internal memory —...

  • Page 36: To Load A Bank

    • Eject the current disk in the disk drive and replace it with the disk that matches the Disk Label ID requested by the EPS-16 PLUS (you are writing these names on your disks, aren't you?). For more information on Disk Label identification see Section 2 —...

  • Page 37: Instrument•Track Buttons

    Once you have loaded one or more instruments, select the instrument you want to play by pressing the appropriate Instrument•Track button. The LOAD indicator stops flashing, and the EPS-16 PLUS shows you the name of the selected instrument, and its volume setting.

  • Page 38: Keyboard Range (How Instruments Share The Keyboard In Load Mode)

    (LOAD indicator lit but not flashing). Keyboard Range (How Instruments Share the Keyboard in LOAD Mode) Whenever the EPS-16 PLUS is in LOAD Mode (which is the normal performance mode) you arc not limited to one instrument on the keyboard at a time (or two, or three for that matter).
  • Page 39 Now let's try the sheets-of-paper analogy in terms of instruments on a keyboard. Suppose you have two instruments loaded into the EPS-16 PLUS: • Instrument #1 is a piano sound, whose range is the entire keyboard;...

  • Page 40: Available Accessories

    • Model CVP-1 CV PEDAL — A Control Voltage Foot Pedal which can be assigned as a modulator within the voice section of the EPS-16 PLUS or used as a volume pedal.
  • Page 41 EPS-16 PLUS is powered down. What this means is that as soon as you power up, the instruments in the FLASHBANK are ready to use. The FB-1 provides 512k of memory (1024 blocks), FB-2 provides 1 Megabyte (2048 blocks).

  • Page 42: Need More Help

    EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 1 — Getting Started Need More Help? Whether you're an aspiring programmer looking for additional information about basic sampling techniques and MIDI theory, or a professional sound designer working with advanced applications, you may want more detailed information that is beyond the scope of this manual.
  • Page 43 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 1 — Getting Started GPI Books For prices and more information call 1-800-999-9018 MIDI ADVANCED MIDI APPLICATIONS BASIC MIDI APPLICATIONS MIND OVER MIDI USING MIDI WHAT IS MIDI? SYNTHESIZERS ART OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC BEGINNING SYNTHESIZER...
  • Page 44 Section — Getting Started EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual 1 - 28...

  • Page 45: Free System Blocks

    MIDI Sys-Ex (On/Off) 2 - 9 MIDI Program Change (On/Off) 2 - 9 To Send a Program Change from the EPS-16 PLUS . . . 2 - 9 Receiving Program Changes 2 - 9 MIDI Song Select 2 - 1 0...
  • Page 46 Adjusts the overall master tuning of the keyboard up or down as much as one semitone. A value of +00 will set the EPS-16 PLUS to concert A=440 tuning. Range: -99 to +99 cents Use this parameter to adjust the pitch bend range. The bend range is adjustable in one-semitone increments from 0 to 12.

  • Page 47: All Notes Off

    • ON — the EPS-16 PLUS will recognize incoming All Notes Off messages. With this in mind, the EPS-16 PLUS does not transmit an All Notes Off command (though it obviously "passes on" any such messages via its MIDI Thru jack).
  • Page 48 Dual Foot Switch) to either start and stop the sequencer or to act as the left-hand patch select button. See Section 1 — Getting Started for more details. • OFF — This setting makes the EPS-16 PLUS ignore the left footswitch. If you arc arc using the single footswitch (SW-1) which came with the EPS-16 PLUS, then you should keep this parameter set to OPT.
  • Page 49 2 and Bus 3 would come out of the auxiliary outputs, while the signal with Effects would come out of the EPS-16 PLUS' Left/Right Audio Outs. • These parameters should be set to ON when not using any auxiliary outputs, allowing you to use up to three effects busses.
  • Page 50 O.S. disk when you SAVE GLOBAL PARAMETERS (see (X>MMAND/System•MIDI page later in this section). Here you can select the Base Channel on which the EPS-16 PLUS transmits and receives MIDI messages. The base channel is used to receive MIDI data while the EPS-16 PLUS is in POLY and MONO A modes.
  • Page 51 MIDI information is sent There are five MIDI modes implemented in the EPS-16 PLUS: • OMNI — In this mode the EPS-16 PLUS will receive on all 16 MIDI channels. This mode is useful when you are only using a few instruments, and you are not concerned with setting up different channels for each device.
  • Page 52 • MONOB — This is the more conventional type of MONO mode. It allows you to set up each track of the EPS-16 PLUS as a monophonic synthesizer. This is the only way to get a different sound on each string when using a MIDI guitar controller.
  • Page 53 Wavesample dumps. When OFF, the EPS-16 PLUS will neither transmit nor receive System Exclusive messages. Note: This parameter does not have to be on for the EPS-16 PLUS to record and store Sys-Ex messages from external devices using its MIDI Sys-Ex recorder function on the COMMAND/System•MIDI page.
  • Page 54 When this is ON, a remote sequencer or drum machine can be instructed to select a new song whenever you load a new song into the EPS-16 PLUS (the default is ON). Whenever there is a song in memory, MIDI song select numbers can be assigned as follows: •...
  • Page 55 Setting this to ON is useful if you are playing the EPS-16 PLUS from an external drum pad or guitar controller in MULTI or MONO modes and want local controllers to affect all the tracks.
  • Page 56 Commands without direct dial numbers can be accessed by scrolling using the Left/Right Arrow buttons. Before you can save EPS-16 PLUS instruments or sequences to a disk it must be formatted. You can use a blank disk or one that was previously formatted by a different device, such as a computer.
  • Page 57 O.S. to another disk, insert another formatted disk and press Enter•Yes. You can repeat this procedure as many times as you like. This makes it easy to update all your O.S. disks when a new EPS-16 PLUS Operating System is released.
  • Page 58 • Press Enter•Yes. The display reads DISK COMMAND COMPLETED. The next time you "boot" the EPS-16 PLUS with that disk, the new settings will be loaded in as the defaults. This command allows you to load global parameters from disk, without having to reboot the EPS-16 PLUS.
  • Page 59 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 2 — System Control Use this command to determine whether the EPS-16 PLUS will use floppy disk, FLASHBANK, or hard disk (SCSI) for storage. • Select CHANGE STORAGE DEVICE. Press Enter•Yes. • Select LOAD DEVICE=FLOPPY/SCSI 1 thru 8/FLASH.
  • Page 60 Sys-Ex signals, it is very important that you save all internal sounds and sequences that are valuable to you before performing this command. The MIDI Sys-Ex recorder in the EPS-16 PLUS lets you store to disk things like: • The program (patch) memory of any MIDI synth, •...
  • Page 61 • Pressing Cancel•No aborts the command. LOADING System Exclusive Data from Disk to an External Device • Connect the MIDI Out of the EPS-16 PLUS to the MIDI In of the receiving device. • Press Load, then MIDI. Scroll until the desired Sys-Ex file is selected. The display looks something like this: •...
  • Page 62 Mirage memory into two Wavesamples: Wavesamples 1 and 17. All Lower data is contained in WS#1. All Upper data is contained in WS #17. All other EPS-16 PLUS Wavesamples are copies of these two (they do not contain their own data). The WAVES AMPLE INFORMATION command will verify this.
  • Page 63 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 3 — Instruments and Banks Section 3 — Instruments and Banks Instruments 3 - 2 Banks 3 - 2 A Few Important Notes About Banks 3 - 3 To Load a Bank 3 - 3...

  • Page 64: Section 3-Instruments And Banks

    Banks provide a way to load a whole group of instruments and sequences into the EPS-16 PLUS with a few button presses. When you save a bank to disk, it is like taking a "snapshot" of the contents of the EPS-16 PLUS internal memory —...

  • Page 65: A Few Important Notes About Banks

    "remembers" what disk it was loaded from. When you load a bank file, the EPS-16 PLUS will ask by name for any disks it needs to load the files included in the bank. This is why it is very important that you give each of your disks a unique name (Disk Label) and write that name on the disk itself.

  • Page 66: Performance Presets

    • Eject the current disk in the disk drive and replace it with the disk that matches the Disk Label ID requested by the EPS-16 PLUS (you are writing these names on your disks, aren't you?). For more information on Disk Label identification see Section 2 —...

  • Page 67: Suggested Uses For Performance Presets

    • Controlling MIDI instruments. Suppose you have created one or more MIDI instruments for sequencing remote devices from the EPS-16 PLUS. Each performance preset can store a different program number, volume setting, keyboard range and transpose amount for each of those instruments.

  • Page 68: Performance Tip - Creating Keyboard Splits

    "accompaniment" sound and your right hand plays a "solo" sound. This is easy to set up on the EPS-16 PLUS by stacking the two sounds and assigning them different key ranges. You can save this arrangement as a preset so that any time you select that preset, you'll recall the keyboard split In fact, using this method you can create up to eight split points across the keyboard.

  • Page 69: The Midi Connection

    The Smart Transmit Function The EPS-16 PLUS' Smart Transmit Function is a unique and powerful feature which allows the EPS-16 PLUS to add new MIDI master controller features to any keyboard hooked up to it Connect your favorite keyboard and it becomes an eight zone controller with independent control over volume, transpose, key range, MIDI channel, program change remapping, and sustain pedal on/off.
  • Page 70 You must have TRANSMIT ON=INST CHAN and MIDI IN MODE=POLY on the EDIT/System•MIDI page in order for Smart Transmit to work. Also remember to have the cables to any external MIDI devices connected to the EPS-16 PLUS'S MIDI Out, not the MIDI Thru jack. The MIDI Connection 3 - 8...

  • Page 71: Making A Midi Instrument

    Pressure The EPS-16 PLUS' Smart Transmit function also allows you to retransmit (and in some cases alter) the type of pressure a track receives, using the Pressure parameter. The chart below shows the relationship between type of pressure...
  • Page 72 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 3 — Instruments and Banks You want to be able to select the SQ-R from the EPS-16 PLUS front panel and then play or sequence it from your master controller just as you would an EPS-16 PLUS instrument.
  • Page 73 Save the instrument to a formatted disk (as described in Section 11 — Storage). You can later load it into any of the eight Instrument•Track locations and play the EPS-16 PLUS just as you would load and play a sampled instrument- Create customized MIDI-only EPS-16 PLUS instruments for each of your remote devices.

  • Page 74: Edit/Instrument Page

    Section — Instruments Banks EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual EDIT/Instrument Page The parameters on this page control the attributes of the individual Instrument. To access these parameters press Edit, then Instrument Using the Patch Select Buttons The two patch select buttons can be programmed to provide instant access to up to four completely different sounds within each instrument.
  • Page 75 The Patch Select buttons are sent and received over MIDI as MIDI controller #70. The EPS-16 PLUS recognizes the 00-31 range as both patch select buttons up; 32-63 as the right patch select down; 64-95 as the left patch select and 96-127 as both patch selects down.

  • Page 76: Keyup Layers

    TRANSMIT ON= parameter on the EDIT/System•MIDI page is set to INST CHANNEL. Any of the 16 MIDI channels can be selected. If TRANSMIT ON=BASE CHANNEL, the EPS-16 PLUS will only send on the Base MIDI channel (also selected on the EDIT/System•MIDI page) no matter which MIDI channel is selected.

  • Page 77: Midi Status

    If you are playing or sequencing an external MIDI device from the EPS-16 PLUS and pressure doesn't seem to have an effect, it could be the EPS-16 PLUS is set to send key pressure and the receiving instrument only recognizes channel pressure.
  • Page 78 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual This parameter will determine whether the instrument will play LOCALLY (only on the EPS-16 PLUS), over MIDI, or both. There are four possible settings: • BOTH — Keys, controllers, etc. will be played locally and will be retransmitted via MIDI over the selected MIDI channel when TRANSMIT ON=INST CHAN and MIDI IN MODE=POLY.

  • Page 79: Patch Select

    This parameter allows you to set the keyboard range of the instrument. Keyboard ranges are very important in the creation of keyboard splits and layers (see earlier this section for more details). The EPS-16 PLUS allows you to set the keyboard range in a very easy fashion.

  • Page 80: Transpose

    Each instrument can have its pitch transposed (raised or lowered) by octaves and semitones within an eight octave range. The transpose setting affects both the pitch played by local EPS-16 PLUS voices and the key number transmitted via MIDI. The Left/Right Arrow buttons will toggle the underline (showing the active field) from octave to semitone and back.

  • Page 81: Command/Instrument Page

    EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 3 — Instruments and Banks COMMAND/Instrument Page Use this command to create a new instrument This is useful for creating instruments that will only play out the MIDI port (MIDI Instruments). • Select CREATE NEW INSTRUMENT.
  • Page 82 — Instruments Banks EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Use this command to save the selected instrument to floppy disk (or to a hard disk). See Section 11 — Storage for more details. Use this command to save the current bank. See Section 11 — Storage for more details.

  • Page 83: Section 4 - Effects

    4 - 1 8 Understanding EPS-16 PLUS Effects The EPS-16 PLUS has a powerful built-in signal processor which can produce a variety of effects. More importantly, its functions are integrated with, rather than added onto, the rest of the sampler. The flexible bus routing scheme and the extensive real-time control give the EPS-16 PLUS its dynamic effects capability.

  • Page 84: Effect Type

    Whenever an independent effect file (one that is not attached to either an instrument or a bank) is loaded from disk into the EPS-16 PLUS, it is placed in the Bank Effect location. The bank effect is displayed by pressing the Effect/Select•Bypass button and edited by pressing the Effects button.

  • Page 85: Selecting Effects

    In this mode, each time an When selected, they regardless instrument is selected, its related effect is become the effect for of their loaded into the EPS-16 Plus. Any stacked all instruments. Each output instruments would use the primary instrument still has setting.

  • Page 86: Instruments And Banks

    EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 4 — Effects Instruments and Banks The complete effects setup, including the values of all effect parameters, is saved when you save an instrument. It is also saved with each bank. The EPS-16 PLUS is smart about switching effects, since all sound must stop for an instant when it changes effects.

  • Page 87: Programming Effects

    • the effect parameter values are reset to their default settings for the preset effect The Effects Busses The output of every voice in the EPS-16 PLUS is assigned to a stereo bus. A bus, like the bus of a mixing board, mixes together all the voices assigned to that bus into a single stereo pair.

  • Page 88: Effects Mixing

    Section 4 — Effects EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Effects Mixing All effects have separate mixing controls for the BUS1, BUS2, and BUS3 (when not used as a DRY path) busses. They are found on three screens within the EDIT/Effects page, and will have slightly different wording depending on the effect they're contained within.

  • Page 89: Triple Function Effect Mixer

    Triple Function Effect Mixer Some effects, such as DIST+CHO+REV, use the above mixing scheme. Effect 1 and Effect 2 usually have a wet/dry mix within them. This mixer can be configured as three independent effects, or three effects in a series. Effect Modulators Most of the effects allow real time control of some parameter within the effect, such as the Reverb Mix or Flanger Feedback.

  • Page 90: Effect Parameters

    EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 4 — Effects Effect Parameters Each of the effects has multiple screens containing a particular set of parameters associated with the effect. The first screen of parameters is very similar for all of the effects. It selects one of four Effect Variations, which feature various "preset"...
  • Page 91 Section 4 — Effects EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Detune Rate Range: 00 to 99 This parameter controls the LFO rate of detuning incorporated within the reverb. Detuning creates a slight pitch shift into the reverberated signal, giving it a more natural sounding decay by breaking up resonant nodes.

  • Page 92: Chorus + Reverb 4 - 1

    EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 4 — Effects CHORUS+REVERB This effect combines a four-voice chorus with the standard reverb. Assign a voice to BUS1 to get both chorus and reverb, or use BUS2 for reverb only. Use BUS3 to bypass the effect (dry).

  • Page 93: Phaser + Reverb 4 - 1

    Section 4 — Effects EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual PHASER+REVERB A 12-pole phase shifter with reverb. Assign a voice to BUS1 for phaser plus reverb; to BUS2 for just reverb; and to BUS3 to bypass the effect (dry). Bus1 Reverb Mix Range: 00 to 99 This parameter controls the Dry/Wet mix of the Phaser into the Reverb.
  • Page 94 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 4 — Effects FLANGER+REV The Flanger+Reverb algorithm is similar to the Chorus+Reverb algorithm with a single LFO. Assign a voice to BUS1 to get the flanger plus reverb, and use BUS2 for reverb only. BUS3 is dry.
  • Page 95 Section 4 — Effects EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual ROT. SPKR+REV A rotating speaker simulation with reverb and distortion. Assign a voice to BUS1 to get rotary speaker with distortion and reverb, and use BUS2 for reverb only. BUS3 is a dry bus (no effect). There are selections on the Variations screen for the Rotary Speaker without Distortion.
  • Page 96 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 4 — Effects Dist Gain IN/OUT — Distortion Input and Output Gain Range: 00 to 99 The IN parameter determines the input signal gain into the amplifier simulation, creating a tube-like overdrive. The OUT parameter controls the output of the amplifier distortion. There is a (fixed) clean path in parallel with the distortion.
  • Page 97 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 4 — Effects CMP+DIST+VERB A screaming guitar+amp simulator that features not only compression, distortion, and reverb, but flanging and EQ as well BUS1 routes the signal through each of these effect processors, while BUS2 is used for reverb only. BUS3 is dry.
  • Page 98 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 4 — Effects Dist Flange Rate Range: 00 to 99 This parameter controls the rate of modulation of the notches due to the flanger effect A setting of 00 effectively turns the flanger off. System Feedback...
  • Page 99 Section 4 — Effects EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Distortion Mix Range: 00 to 99 Determines the wet/dry, or in this case, dirty/clean mix of the signal. A value of 00 gives a clean signal; 99 yields an all-distortion signal. Reverb Decay Time Low Freq Decay —...

  • Page 100: Command/Effects Page

    Bank effect. You can rename the effect using the arrow buttons and the data entry slider if you wish. • Press Enter•Yes. The EPS-16 PLUS then saves the effect file to disk. This command is used to copy an effect either from the bank to an instrument, or the other way around.

  • Page 101: Section 5 - Sampling

    (or "analog") copy onto the magnetic surface of the tape. A digital sampling system, such as the EPS-16 PLUS or a digital tape recorder, works a little differently. When you digitally record the sound, the level of the signal is measured (or "sampled") thousands of times per second, and each...

  • Page 102: What Is Sampling

    EPS-16 PLUS memory more quickly, since you are generating more numbers per second that have to be stored in that memory. The EPS-16 PLUS can sample at any of seven different sample rates, from 11.2 KHz (11,200 samples per second) to 44.6 KHz (44,600 samples per second).
  • Page 103 Suppose we were to sample the wave from our previous example at a much lower sample rate (fewer times per second), like this: When the EPS-16 PLUS tries to reproduce this sound (to connect the dots, as it were) the resulting wave bears litle resemblance to the original, because there are not enough sample points to accurately recreate it: To prevent aliasing, the EPS-16 PLUS has a variable input (or "anti-aliasing")

  • Page 104: Getting Ready To Sample

    EPS-16 PLUS, until you have just the right level— high enough to get the best possible dynamic range, yet low enough to avoid clipping.
  • Page 105 Section 5 — Sampling • Press the Sample button. The EPS-16 PLUS must access the Operating System disk at this point to load the sampling routine. If the disk in the drive doesn't contain the Operating System (or if there's no disk in the drive) the display will say LOAD OS DISK - HIT ENTER.
  • Page 106 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 5 — Sampling • PRE TRIGGER — This lets the EPS-16 PLUS start the sample before the sampling threshold is reached. The problem with using a high sampling threshold is that you can sometimes chop off low-level information at the beginning of the sound (below the threshold), making it sound clipped and unnatural.

  • Page 107: Setting The Input Level

    CD or synthesizer, whose level you can adjust. • Play the signal into the EPS-16 PLUS. Watch the display to see if the AMP indicator lights (this light indicates overload, or clipping). If it does light, turn the signal down a bit.

  • Page 108: Multisampling

    The EPS-16 PLUS makes it easy to "multisample" — which is what we call this process of making several samples within one Instrument •...

  • Page 109: Resampling An Existing Sample

    The cursor should be beneath the Wavesample select (WS= ). If it's not, use the Right Arrow button move it there. • Play a note on the MIDI keyboard connected to the EPS-16 PLUS to select the Wavesample to redo.

  • Page 110: Using Equalization

    EQ to one or more of those samples. The answer is to equalize the signal on the way into the EPS-16 PLUS. Here's a little trick for finding the proper EQ settings (again, we assume a repeatable signal source such...
  • Page 111 Next, without changing any of the settings on the equalizer, repatch so that the equalizer is between the signal source and the EPS-16 PLUS Audio In: Sample the sound again (you probably will need to re-adjust the input level first).

  • Page 112: Looping

    EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 5 — Sampling Looping One of the fundamental challenges of sampling is to make efficient use of the sampler's memory. You simply cannot sample the entire duration of every event. Plus, you usually want a sound to continue playing as long as you're holding the key down, regardless of how long the original event was.

  • Page 113: Auto-Loop Finding

    First press Edit, then System•MIDI and make sure AUTO-LOOP FINDING=ON. Next connect the signal source to the EPS-16 PLUS Audio In, set the input level, and sample the sound. After you have played the root key to conclude the sampling process, the EPS-16 PLUS puts you on the EDIT/Wave page which, happily, is just where you want to be in order to turn the loop on.

  • Page 114: Adjusting Loop Position

    Prior to truncating the Wavesample, you may decide that the loop occurs too early in the sound (before all the attack transients have died down) or too late (wasting memory). The EPS-16 PLUS has a way to move the whole loop (start and end) around while keeping its relative length intact •...

  • Page 115: Long Loops

    Especially difficult to loop are those sounds whose timbre and volume change radically over time. You'll find, however, that the EPS-16 PLUS provides a wide variety of tools for getting the best possible results with even the most difficult sounds. By following the guidelines below (and not being afraid to experiment) you should be able to get an acceptable loop on virtually any sample.

  • Page 116: Section 6 - Wavesample Parameters

    EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 5 — Sampling • Most often you will find a loop which works fairly well except that the splice point is noticeable. In this case, try performing one (or more) of the cross- fades contained on the COMMAND/Wave page. Cross-fading can smooth out the timbral differences between LOOP START and LOOP END, making the transition less abrupt See Section 6 —...
  • Page 117 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 6 — Wave Parameters Section 6 — Wavesample Parameters This section covers those functions which can be edited independently for each individual Wavesample within the instrument About Wavesamples 6 - 2 Selecting a Wavesample or Layer for Editing...
  • Page 118 6-27 About Wavesamples The Wavesample is the most basic level of sound within the EPS-16 PLUS. A Wavesample can be anything — a drum, a note on a piano, a sound effect, your voice. Each Wavesample will have its own set of parameters pertaining to the...
  • Page 119 Wavesample select (WS=_). If it's not, use the Right Arrow button move it there. • Play the MIDI keyboard connected to the EPS-16 PLUS to select the Wavesample you want to work on. When you play the keyboard, the Wavesample number showing on the display will change as you as you play different Wavesamples.
  • Page 120 • LOOP BIDIRECTION. The EPS-16 PLUS will play forward from sample start. At loop end, the EPS-16 PLUS will play the Wavesample in reverse to the loop start, playing the loop section back and forth until the key is released.
  • Page 121 LOOP FINDING. Make sure it is ON. When AUTO-LOOP FINDING=ON, every time you move the LOOP START or LOOP END points of a Wavesample, the EPS-16 PLUS picks only "optimized" loop points - ones most likely to work. • On the EDIT/Wave page, the MODE parameter determines whether the Wavesample will loop (among other things).
  • Page 122 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 6 — Wave Parameters • Select the LOOP START parameter. Move the cursor to underline the Loop Start Percent Reading (the number in parentheses). While holding down a note, move it away from the beginning of the Wavesample (the 25% to 50% range is usually a good starting point).
  • Page 123 The MOD AMT has no way of knowing this sample size, so the EPS-16 PLUS uses the RANGE to tell it To determine what size to set the RANGE parameter, go to the SAMPLE END parameter and look at the Sample End number.

  • Page 124: Selecting Wavesamples For Editing

    If you press Enter•Yes in response to this message, the EPS-16 PLUS will take the data from the original Wavesample and copy it into the Wavesample you are editing. This will make the Wavesample you are editing larger.

  • Page 125: Create New Wavesample

    Section 6 — Wave Parameters COMMAND/Wave Page A primary function of the EPS-16 PLUS is to create new Wavesamples by sampling external sound sources. However, the EPS-16 PLUS also can create a Wavesample without sampling. The CREATE NEW WAVESAMPLE command creates a small squarewave without sampling.

  • Page 126: Wavesample Information

    The memory formerly used by the truncated data is then returned to the available memory. The EPS-16 PLUS will not truncate the Wavesample if there are copies that use the same data. You must move the sample start and end of all the copies.
  • Page 127 (the old loop will be kept no matter the location of the cursor). Whenever the KEEP=OLD NEW message appears, the EPS-16 PLUS is giving you the chance to "audition" the results of the operation, before you commit any changes to memory.

  • Page 128: Reverse Cross Fade

    — Wave Parameters EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual The reverse cross fade loop helps eliminate tonal bumps, and smooths out the tonal content of the loop. The reverse cross fade works well with multiple source sounds such as string sections, brass ensembles, and choirs. The default and manual values are the same as in the cross fade.

  • Page 129: Ensemble Cross Fade

    Section 6 — Wave Parameters The ensemble is essentially a cross fade loop with the fade zone set to 100%. If you use the default values, the EPS-16 PLUS may tell you DEFAULTS CANNOT BE SET. Then it will advise, INCREMENT LOOP START or, DECREMENT LOOP END (EDIT/Wave page).

  • Page 130: Bidirectional X-Fade

    — Wave Parameters EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual This cross fade is optimized for use with bidirectional loops. One advantage of the bidirectional loop (which you can select on the EDIT/Wave page) is that it makes a loop that sounds twice as long as the amount of data being used. It does this by playing the loop forward and backward.

  • Page 131: Make Loop Longer

    SAMPLE RATE commands, you should select only the layer that contains the Wavesample you want to work on. If there are copies of the Wavesample you are editing elsewhere in the instrument, the EPS-16 PLUS will display the COPIES WILL CHANGE-OK? message.

  • Page 132: Synthesized Loop

    With the "smoothness" parameter, the smoother the loop, the more processes the EPS-16 PLUS goes through to create the synth loop. For example, if you do synth loop on a voice sample, and the "smoothness"...

  • Page 133: Resample With Effects

    This command allows you to digitally record a Wavesample with effects from one channel of the output of the EPS-16 PLUS. This is useful when special effects are used for only one or a few samples. It is also very useful when creating drum kits, allowing each individual drum to have its own signal processing.

  • Page 134: Copy Wave Parameters

    — Wave Parameters EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual This command will copy all the parameters (but not the data) from a source Wavesample to a destination Wavesample. All the parameters (envelopes, filters, amp, pitch, mod parameters, etc.) are copied from the source Wavesample to the destination Wavesample, except for the actual sample points (sample start/end, loop start/end) and root key.

  • Page 135: Edit Pitch Table

    EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 6 — Wave Parameters COMMAND/Pitch Page These commands allow you to create, delete and manipulate pitch tables. Use this command to create or edit pitch tables. • Load your operating system and sample a sound. Pick C4 as the root key.

  • Page 136: Copy Pitch Table

    • Press Enter•Yes. The display reads SOURCE LO=## HI=##. This determines the range of the extrapolation. • From the MIDI controller connected to the EPS-16 PLUS, play the low key of the range you wish to extrapolate. • Scroll right to underline HI=ft •...

  • Page 137: Clear Data

    EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 6 — Wave Parameters COMMAND/LFO Page These commands are used for processing wavedata. Use this when you want silence as part of the Wavesample. Use the "start and end" addresses to select a section of Wavesample data you want to clear.

  • Page 138: Reverse Data

    This command is similar to COPY DATA, except it adds data, according to the source and destination range. It could be the same Wavesample, or a different one. When PREVENT CLIPPING is enabled, the EPS-16 PLUS (if necessary) will scale down the destination and source data, so the added data doesn't result in clipping.

  • Page 139: Scale Data

    EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 6 — Wave Parameters This is a "sound sculpting" tool that will enable you to shape the volume contour of the waveform. As in the other commands, you select some range of data using the start and end addresses. You also set the scaling range with scale start and scale end points.

  • Page 140: Volume Smoothing

    You would end up with a click, because of an abrupt change in amplitude. Volume Smoothing will help make the level constant. When the EPS-16 PLUS displays DATA RANGE TOO SMALL, it is advising you that the minimum range to do this command is 256 Samples.

  • Page 141: Mix, Merge, And Splice

    If the Wavesamples are on the same root key, but have different sampling rates, their data will be different. The EPS-16 PLUS can't simply add them together because they would be out of tune with each other. It has to convert the sample rate of one or the other.

  • Page 142: Merge Wavesamples

    EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 6 — Wave Parameters • Scroll to TO INST=## LYR=## WS=##. • Scroll to CONVERT SOURCE PITCH, or CONVERT DEST. PITCH. Press Enter•Yes. • Scroll to VOLUME BALANCE=(-99 TO +99). Use the Data Entry Slider to set the balance between the two.

  • Page 143: Fade In.

    EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 6 — Wave Parameters This command scales the volume of the wavedata from 0% to 100% to create a digital fade-in of the sound. First, select a data range, using the start and end addresses, then choose an appropriate fade curve. 3 dB fades are very smooth and analogous to the way our hearing responds to sound.
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  • Page 145: Eps-16 Plus Voice Configuration

    EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 7 — Voice Parameters Section 7 — Voice Parameters This section covers those functions which can be edited independently for each individual voice within the program. EPS-16 PLUS Voice Configuration 7 - 2 Modulators 7 - 4...
  • Page 146 Delete Layer 7-32 EPS-16 PLUS Voice Configuration Each EPS-16 PLUS Instrument consists of up to eight Layers, and up to 127 Wavesamples. Each of the Wavesamples within an EPS-16 PLUS instrument consists of: • a digital oscillator playing a wave from memory •...
  • Page 147 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 7 — Voice Parameters EPS-16 PLUS Voice Configuration Voice Configuration 7 - 3...

  • Page 148: Modulators

    To modulate something is simply to cause it to change. Within the voice architecture of the EPS-16 PLUS we begin by setting basic, or manual, levels for the volume, pitch, brightness, etc. of a voice, and we then modulate those levels in various ways in order to create movement and dynamics.

  • Page 149: Modulation Sources

    Up Arrow button, then quickly release both buttons. This automatically sets the modulation amount to +00. Modulation Sources The 15 Modulation Sources available on the EPS-16 PLUS are as follows: • LFO — Low Frequency Oscillator KBD — Keyboard Tracking PITCH —...
  • Page 150 — Voice Parameters EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual • PR + VL — Keyboard Pressure + Velocity This is one of two "combination" modulators. When this modulator is selected, either pressure or velocity will affect the level which is being modulated.
  • Page 151 This selects the optional CVP-1 Foot Pedal, which can be plugged into the Pedal•CV jack on the EPS-16 PLUS rear panel as a modulator. Its effect will be the same as that of the mod wheel. It can be applied wherever a modulator is selected.
  • Page 152 Channel pressure (or Mono pressure) which affects all notes that are playing when you exert pressure on any key. The EPS-16 PLUS receives both types via MIDI. There is a performance parameter on a sub-page of the EDIT/Instrument page which determines which of the two types of pressure will be used by the program.

  • Page 153: Edit/Pitch Page

    EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section — Voice Parameters EDIT/Pitch Page Use these parameters to adjust the pitch of the selected wavesample(s). Use this page to change the root key and adjust its fine tuning. The root key is the key at which the sample plays back at the same pitch as it was taken. Root key range: A0 to C8 Fine tune range: -99 to +99 cents This parameter allows you to set the amount by which the LFO will affect pitch...

  • Page 154: Pitch Bend Range

    Select the WS RNG LO parameter, play the key that you want to be the low key from the MIDI keyboard connected to the EPS-16 PLUS, the cursor will then automatically switch over to the HI parameter, which can then be set in the same fashion.

  • Page 155: Plus Envelopes

    • Env 2 is routed to Wavesample filter frequency. • Env 3 is routed to Wavesample amplitude (volume). In the EPS-16 PLUS, the response of the Wavesample volume, ENV 3, and the Instrument mix level all use the same (non-linear) response curve. As shown below, setting any of these volume controls to 50 will attenuate a sound by 16 decibels.

  • Page 156: Edit/Env 1, Env 2, Env 3 Page

    Parameters EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual The EPS-16 PLUS envelope is a descendant of the venerable ADSR (attack, decay, sustain, release) envelope, with a number of refinements. While the ADSR envelope gives you control over three time segments and one level, the EPS-16 PLUS envelopes have six time segments and six levels.
  • Page 157 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 7 — Voice Parameters TIMES shows five time parameters. The first four are the times between the five levels. The fifth time is the (first) release time. ENVELOPE TIMES 2ND RELEASE time and 2nd release LEVEL provide one more breakpoint in the envelope, which occurs after the release (T5).

  • Page 158: Keyboard Time Scaling

    Section — Voice Parameters EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual ATTACK TIME VELOCITY makes time 1 shorter with increasing velocity. Range: 00 to 99 KEYBOARD TIME SCALING makes the envelope shorter for keys above the root key. Keys below the root key will have longer envelopes; the root key is not affected by this parameter.

  • Page 159: Envelope Templates

    EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 7 — Voice Parameters ENVELOPE MODE has three states: • NORMAL: as pictured in the previous envelope diagrams. • CYCLE: envelope runs its full cycle, ignoring the key-up event. • REPEAT: In this mode, the envelope will run through levels 2 through 5, using times 1 through 4, repeatedly as long as the key is down.

  • Page 160: Copying Envelopes 7 - 1

    The message ENVELOPE PARAMETERS SAVED will appear briefly. There is only one SAVED envelope in the entire EPS-16 PLUS at any one time. This envelope becomes your own template, which can be selected on the envelope template page by selecting ENVELOPE=SAVED.

  • Page 161: Edit/Lfo Page

    Section 7 — Voice Parameters EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual EDIT/LFO Page The parameters on this page control the Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO) that can be used to create vibrato, tremolo and other effects. To access these parameters press Edit, then LFO.

  • Page 162: Lfo Speed

    Section — Voice Parameters EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual LFO Speed This parameter allows you to set the speed of the LFO, making the vibrato faster or slower. Range: 0 to 99 LFO FREQUENCIES LFO Depth Depth controls the initial amount of LFO. The effect of any LFO modulator will...
  • Page 163 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 7 — Voice Parameters Use this page to set the LFO in one of three modes: • RESET OFF — The LFO will cycle continuously without resetting. • RESET ON — The LFO waveform will return to the beginning of its cycle each time a new key is struck, •...

  • Page 164: About Filters

    Section 7 — Voice Parameters About Filters Each voice of the EPS-16 PLUS' twenty voices has its own pair of digital filters, F1 and F2, which are connected in series. The filter settings determine which frequencies will be allowed to pass through to the output,...
  • Page 165 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 7 — Voice Parameters EDIT/Filter Page Use these parameters to adjust the filters. Use this parameter to choose one of the four filter modes. On the left are the response curves of the two filters shown separately. On the right are some possible shapes of the combined filters.
  • Page 166 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 7 — Voice Parameters • MODE F1=2/LP F2=2/LP. F1 is a 2-pole low-pass filter. F2 is also a 2-pole low-pass filter. • MODE F1=3/LP F2=1/HP. F1 is a 3-pole low-pass filter. F2 is a 1-pole high- pass filter.
  • Page 167 Range: -99 to +99 This parameter sets the amount by which the location of a note on the MIDI keyboard connected to the EPS-16 PLUS will modulate the filter cutoff frequency (keyboard filter tracking). This allows the relative brightness of a sound to remain constant over the keyboard.
  • Page 168 Section — Voice Parameters EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual EDIT/Amp Page The parameters on this page control the amplitude (or volume) of the Wavesample. Wavesample Volume Use this parameter to set the volume of an individual Wavesample. Range: 0 to 99 Wavesample Pan Use this parameter to assign a Wavesample to a location in a stereo field;...

  • Page 169: Tutorial - Keyboard Crossfade

    We'll use the Crossfade breakpoints to create a keyboard Crossfade. First, create three samples in three layers: • With a microphone connected to the Audio In of the EPS-16 PLUS, press Sample, then pick a sample instrument. Press Enter•Yes and say "one,"...
  • Page 170 Note that when the keyboard is used in this way, the numbers selected for A, B, C, and D refer to MIDI key numbers. The low C on the EPS-16 PLUS keyboard is MIDI key #36; the high C is MIDI key number 96. Middle C is MIDI key # 60.
  • Page 171 Effects Processor and main and auxiliary outputs. The four output buses work as follows: • BUS 1 — Sounds assigned to this bus will always go to the EPS-16 PLUS'S internal effects processor and on to the main audio outputs.

  • Page 172: Edit/Layer Page

    Section — Voice Parameters EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual EDIT/Layer Page Use this page to adjust parameters which affect the layers within an instrument. To access these parameters press Edit, then Layer. Use this parameter to create a portamento glide between notes. This is a monophonic effect that is triggered when you play legato notes.

  • Page 173: Layer Glidemode

    (called legato). When two notes are "slurred" or "trilled" the characteristic attack of the second note is not present The EPS-16 PLUS allows a simulation of this effect when used with one of the glide modes.
  • Page 174 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 7 — Voice Parameters Tutorial — Velocity and Layers This tutorial will give you an example of how velocity can be used to call up layers: • Press the Sample button, and pick a sample instrument. Press Enter•Yes and say "one,"...
  • Page 175 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 7 — Voice Parameters This parameter determines whether a layer will use a STANDARD (equitempered) pitchtable, or have middle C across the keyboard (NO PITCH), or will use any pitch table you create. See the discussion on CREATE PITCH TABLE on the COMMAND/Pitch page in Section 6 —...

  • Page 176: Command/Layer Page

    Section — Voice Parameters EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual COMMAND/Layer Page These commands allow you to create, copy, and delete whole layers. Use this command to create a new layer in the currently selected instrument • Select CREATE NEW LAYER. • Press Enter•Yes. The display reads LAYER ## CREATED.

  • Page 177: Section 8 - Sequencer Basics

    Section 8 — Sequencer Basics Section 8 — Sequencer Basics This section contains an introduction to the EPS-16 PLUS sequencer and all the information you'll need to get started sequencing. More advanced functions are covered in Section 9 — Sequencer Edit Functions and Section 10 —...

  • Page 178: The Midi Connection

    The EPS-16 PLUS is both powerful and easy to use — having your sampler and sequencer right at your fingertips in one unit is what makes the ENSONIQ approach to digital sequencing so intuitive and efficient If you can't wait to start sequencing, you can turn right to "Recording a...

  • Page 179: Digital Sequencing

    A sequence on the EPS-16 PLUS is a collection of eight independent tracks and their associated notes, controllers, etc. The EPS-16 PLUS can have up to 80 sequences in its internal memory at once. Each sequence has a 12-character name, which you give to it when you create it.

  • Page 180: What Is A Song

    Record and Overdub modes. In addition to these three buttons, the Auxiliary Foot Switch (available only when an optional SW-5 dual-pedal Foot Switch is connected to the EPS-16 PLUS) can be used to start and stop the sequencer when both hands are busy.

  • Page 181: Sequencer Status

    Section 8 — Sequencer Basics EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual • Pressing Stop•Continue will stop the sequencer (if pressed while it is running); or will play the current sequence or the song from wherever it was last stopped (if pressed while the sequencer is stopped).

  • Page 182: Playing Sequences And Songs

    EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 8 — Sequencer Basics Playing Sequences and Songs Try selecting a sequence, and pressing the Play button in the sequencer section, to the right of the display. The selected sequence will begin to play. While one sequence is playing you can select another one. You will see the name of the new sequence in the display, but the original one will continue to play.

  • Page 183: Edit/Seq•Song Page

    EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 8 — Sequencer Basics The EDIT/Seq•Song Page This page acts as the main "control panel" for sequencing. This screen is where you select a sequence or the song. With the selected sequence or song underlined (as shown above), use the Up/Down Arrow buttons or the Data Entry Slider to select a different sequence or song.

  • Page 184: Clock Source

    • INTERNAL — The EPS-16 PLUS will use its own internal clock. • MIDI — The EPS-16 PLUS will sync to incoming MIDI clocks from a remote device. This is useful when syncing to a drum machine, but recording on the EPS-16 PLUS.

  • Page 185: Record Mode

    The RECORD MODE parameter determines how data will be recorded by the EPS-16 PLUS sequencer when you enter Record. Use the Data Entry Slider or the Up/Down Arrow buttons to choose between the following options: • RECORD MODE=REPLACE — Anything recorded into an existing track will replace data that was in the track previously.
  • Page 186 MIDI, or both. Setting this parameter to MIDI is useful if you want to send data from the EPS-16 PLUS to a MIDI processor, then record only the incoming data coming back from the processor. This parameter only has an effect in MULTI mode;...
  • Page 187 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 8 — Sequencer Basics EDIT/Track Page These parameters control the track functions used when sequencing. The track status parameter allows you to control the playback status of each track within the selected song or sequence. The Cursor (underline) tells you which track is selected.
  • Page 188 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Track Mix The EPS-16 PLUS stores track mix information for each track of a sequence. When you record a sequence track, the track mix will be recorded into the track. When you play a sequence back, each track will have the correct volume balance.

  • Page 189: Effect Control

    EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 8 — Sequencer Basics Because of the dynamic nature of the EPS-16 PLUS' signal processor, instruments can interact and control certain parameters of the selected effect But what happens when you are using a BANK or ROM effect, one that is accessed...

  • Page 190: Recording A Sequence

    TEMPO parameter. Adjust it to the tempo you want with the Data Entry Slider. • Play the MIDI keyboard connected to the EPS-16 PLUS to commence recording. The bar in which you start playing becomes bar 1 of the sequence.

  • Page 191: Punching In" On A Track

    • Start playing at the point where you want to punch in. As soon as you play anything the EPS-16 PLUS goes into Overdub (or Record for a new track) and records what you play, leaving intact the part of the track before the punch in.

  • Page 192: Midi Connections

    (in fact the song or sequence never knows what instruments are loaded into which locations). Any copied instruments will be forgotten when the EPS-16 PLUS is turned off unless you save the contents of memory as a bank (using the SAVE BANK command on the COMMAND/Instrument page).

  • Page 193: Midi Mode And Channel - Destination Instruments

    MIDI data, and do not transmit what is played on the instrument. This set up is ideal for controlling everything right from the EPS-16 PLUS. Simply by selecting the track which is set to the same MIDI channel as to a particular instrument, you can: •...

  • Page 194: Recording Program Changes

    EPS-16 PLUS. This will avoid accidentally sending unintended MIDI data to an external instrument Recording Program Changes The EPS-16 PLUS allows program changes to be recorded into any track of a sequence at any point within the sequence. To record a program change onto a track: •...

  • Page 195: Song Mode

    You will find more details about song tracks later. First, here are a few things to know about EPS-16 PLUS song mode: • There is only one song in the EPS-16 PLUS at a time. Whenever the song is selected, (as opposed to one of the sequences) the SONG indicator lights on the...

  • Page 196: Making A Song

    EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 8 — Sequencer Basics • Putting together an EPS-16 PLUS song will involve the following steps: > Record (or load from disk) the various sequences which you want to combine to form the song. > Construct the song, using the EDIT SONG STEPS command on the COMMAND/Seq•Song page (you will learn how to do that next).
  • Page 197 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 8 — Sequencer Basics • Press the Right Arrow button again to reveal the following display: Transpose Amount (Only affects those Tracks for which TRK="T.") Here, for each step of the song, you can select Play, Mute, or Transpose for each track of the sequence.

  • Page 198: To Go To A Different Step In The Song

    EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 8 — Sequencer Basics To Go to a Different Step in the Song: Move the cursor to underline the step number, and use the Up/Down Arrow buttons to go to any step within the song. After you have finished editing the...

  • Page 199: Song Tracks

    Section 8 — Sequencer Basics Song Tracks A song on the EPS-16 PLUS is much more than simply a group of sequences chained together. Once you have created a song and edited its steps, you can record another complete set of eight song-length tracks. The length of the song tracks is determined by the combined length of the song's component sequences.

  • Page 200: Sequencer Basics

    Section 8 — Sequencer Basics EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Any notes and controllers recorded in a song track will play the instrument loaded into that location — song tracks "share" the eight Instrument•Track locations with the corresponding sequence tracks. Therefore they are not entirely independent...
  • Page 201 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 9 — Sequencer Edit Functions Section 9 — Sequencer Edit Functions The following parameters control the editing functions of the sequencer. Commands for creating and manipulating sequences, songs, and the tracks contained within are covered here.

  • Page 202: Command/Seq•Song Page

    Section 9 — Sequencer Edit Functions EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual COMMAND/Seq•Song Page Use this command to create a new sequence. See Section 8 — Sequencer Basics for information on recording a sequence. This command allows you to copy an entire sequence, including all tracks and parameters in the sequence.

  • Page 203: Rename Song/Sequence

    EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 9 — Sequencer Edit Functions Use this command to save all sequencer memory to disk as a file. • Select SAVE SONG + ALL SEQS. • Press Enter•Yes. The display reads NEW NAME=••SONG••. You can change the song name at this point •...

  • Page 204: Append Sequence

    Sequencer Edit Functions EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual This command allows a sequence to be attached (appended) to the end of another sequence. You also can append a sequence to itself to make a longer sequence. For example, if you have a drum sequence that is four bars long, you could append it to itself to create an eight-bar sequence.

  • Page 205: Edit Song Steps

    EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 9 — Sequencer Edit Functions This parameter is used when an EPS-16 PLUS song or sequence will be issuing program changes to load instruments from floppy disk or hard drive. Because of the dynamic way in which the EPS-16 PLUS allocates its internal memory, loading in new instruments while the sequencer is running could pose problems in "memory shuffling."...

  • Page 206: Command/Track Page

    This command automatically corrects the timing of a track. After you have recorded a track, the EPS-16 Plus can post-quantize the track and move the notes to the nearest beat boundary. For example, if you set quantize to 1/4, all the notes will be adjusted to the nearest quarter note.

  • Page 207: Copy Track

    EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 9 — Sequencer Edit Functions This command copies any bar range of a track onto another track. • Select COPY TRACK. • Press Enter•Yes. The display reads FROM SEQ=SEQUENCE ##. Use the Up/Down Arrow buttons to select a source sequence.

  • Page 208: Filter Event

    — Sequencer Edit Functions EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual This command provides a convenient way to eliminate or copy specific information in a track, while leaving other track data intact. • Select FILTER EVENT. • Press Enter•Yes. The display reads TRACK=##. Select the track you want to edit by pressing one of the active Instrument•Track buttons.

  • Page 209: Merge Two Tracks

    EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 9 — Sequencer Edit Functions This command merges all key and controller information from one track into another track. This allows you to record several different tracks, all with the same instrument and MIDI configuration, then merge them into one. This is useful for creating sound-on-sound type sequences where you add rather than replace track data.
  • Page 210 — Sequencer Edit Functions EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Use this command to add, delete, lengthen, shorten, change the velocity, or the position of individual notes in a track. EVENT EDIT TRACKS is a very useful command. Here are the fundamentals.

  • Page 211: Event Cursor

    When adjusting this value, you will notice that the Up/Down Arrow buttons change the value by three or four, instead of one. This is due to the velocity response of the EPS-16 PLUS and is perfectly normal. COMMAND/Track Page...

  • Page 212: Event Location

    — Sequencer Edit Functions EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Event Location Shows the current location in terms of Bar, Beat, and Clock. These three location fields can be individually selected by repeated presses of the Left/Right Arrow buttons. This allows you use the Up/Down Arrow buttons to step ahead or back in time by bars, beats or clocks, depending on which field is selected.

  • Page 213: Insert And Delete

    EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Section 9 — Sequencer Edit Functions INSERT and DELETE After selecting a location with the Event Locating Screen, you can INSERT or REMOVE notes, controllers, or program changes. • From the Event Locating Screen, press the Enter•Yes button. The display...

  • Page 214: Transpose Track

    Section — Sequencer Edit Functions EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Use this command to transpose notes in a track by as much as an octave, up or down. • Select TRANSPOSE TRACK. • Press Enter•Yes. The display reads TRACK=##. • Select TRANSPOSE AMOUNT=## (Range -12 to +12 semitones).

  • Page 215: Song Position Pointers

    MIDI Song Selects allow a sequencer such as the EPS-16 PLUS to instruct a remote sequencer or drum machine to select a new song whenever you select a song on the EPS-16 PLUS. Whether or not it sends them depends on the setting of the MIDI SONG SELECT parameter on the EDIT/System•MIDI page.

  • Page 216: Using The Eps-16 Plus With A Drum Machine

    3) Sequence the drum machine from the EPS-16 PLUS, just as you would a synthesizer. To Sync a Drum Machine to the EPS-16 PLUS: • Connect the MIDI Out of the EPS-16 PLUS to the MIDI In of the drum machine. • Set the drum machine to sync to MIDI clocks.

  • Page 217: Using The Eps-16 Plus With A Midi Guitar Controller

    Section 10 — Sequencer Applications EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual • You should now be able to play the drum machine from the EPS-16 PLUS sequence information. You can then record a track on the EPS-16 PLUS, from the MIDI keyboard connected to the EPS-16 PLUS, which will play on the drum machine —...
  • Page 218 • Select an Instrument•Track either by pressing its front panel button or by sending a program change from the guitar controller. • You should now be able to play the EPS-16 PLUS from the guitar controller with all the strings playing whatever instrument(s) are selected or stacked on the front panel.

  • Page 219: Patch Selects And Presets

    17-27 (MONO A only). Each time you send a program change from your MIDI module, the EPS-16 PLUS will respond to that change by selecting one of the eight presets (see Section 3 — Instruments and Presets).

  • Page 220: Recording Into The Eps-16 Plus Sequencer From A Midi Controller

    • Set the MIDI IN MODE to POLY on the EDIT/Systerm•MIDI page of the EPS-16 PLUS. The MIDI controller should be in POLY mode as well. • Set the EPS-16 PLUS MIDI BASE CHANNEL to the same MIDI channel as that which is being transmitted by the MIDI controller.

  • Page 221: Using The Eps-16 Plus With An External Sequencer

    Because of its multi-timbral capabilities, the EPS-16 PLUS is an ideal instrument for use with a MIDI sequencer. Its ability to listen to up to eight MIDI channels at once means that the EPS-16 PLUS can take the place of several instruments in your rig.

  • Page 222: Multi Mode - The Eps-16 Plus As Eight Independent Instruments

    • In MULTI mode, program changes received by a given Instrument•Track on its MIDI channel will cause the EPS-16 PLUS to try to load a disk file into that Instrument•Track, replacing the instrument currently in that location.

  • Page 223: Plus Disk File Types Disk Capacity - Bytes, Blocks And Files

    Disk Capacity — Bytes, Blocks and Files 11-3 EPS-16 PLUS Disk Functions: Format Floppy Disk 11-4 Copy Floppy 11-5 Loading and Saving EPS-16 PLUS Instruments and Banks: Loading an Instrument 11-6 Saving an Instrument to Disk 11-7 To Load a Bank 11-8...
  • Page 224 Section 11 — Storage Functions Disk Storage — Using the Disk Drive to Save and Load Data The EPS-16 PLUS' built-in disk drive can be used to store all your instrument, bank, and sequencer data, as well as System Exclusive messages from other MIDI devices.

  • Page 225: Disk Capacity - Bytes, Blocks And Files

    EPS-16 PLUS uses to measure disk memory — 1 Block=512 bytes; 2 Blocks=lk bytes.) EPS-16 PLUS disk files vary in size — how many will fit on a disk depends on the number and size of the files. There are limits to the number of files on a disk: •...

  • Page 226: Plus Disk Functions: Format Floppy Disk

    EPS-16 PLUS Disk Functions FORMAT FLOPPY DISK — Formatting a Blank Disk Before it can be used by the EPS-16 PLUS to store data, a disk must be formatted. Formatting puts information on the disk which the EPS-16 PLUS needs to read and write files. In addition to formatting a blank disk, the Format procedure can be used to reformat a disk which has been used with some other device, such as a personal computer or another musical instrument.

  • Page 227: Copy Floppy

    • At this point a prompt will appear in the display telling you that the internal memory must be erased. Press the Enter•Yes button to continue. • The EPS-16 PLUS now asks you to insert the source disk (the one you want to copy). Insert the source disk, then press Enter•Yes.

  • Page 228: Loading And Saving Eps-16 Plus Instruments And Banks Loading An Instrument

    Loading and Saving EPS-16 PLUS Instruments and Banks Loading an Instrument You can load up to eight different instruments into the EPS-16 PLUS at once (within the limits of memory). First, insert a disk containing one or more instrument files into the disk drive.
  • Page 229 If you tell the EPS-16 PLUS to load an instrument into a location which already has an instrument loaded (LED lit), the new instrument will be loaded into that location and the one that was there will be automatically deleted.

  • Page 230: To Load A Bank

    When a bank file is showing, the BANK indicator lights on the display along with the INST indicator. • Once a bank file is showing, press Enter•Yes. The EPS-16 PLUS will begin loading the instruments and the song data. As it loads each instrument the display tells you what it doing.

  • Page 231: Saving The Contents Of Memory As A Bank

    By using banks you can avoid this sort of thing. It's easy to save the contents of the EPS-16 PLUS memory as a bank. Just bear in mind that any instruments in the internal memory, as well as the song, must be saved separately before they can be saved as a bank.

  • Page 232: Deleting An Instrument Or Bank File From A Disk

    Loading and Saving E P S - 1 6 PLUS Sequencer Data There are two ways that EPS-16 PLUS Sequencer data can be stored on a disk: • SONG File. A song file contains a song and all its related sequences.

  • Page 233: Saving A Single Sequence To Disk

    Once you have created a song or made changes to an existing one, you can save the song to a formatted EPS-16 PLUS disk. In addition to saving the song itself, the SAVE SONG + ALL SEQS command saves all the individual sequences currently in memory (whether they are involved in the song or not).

  • Page 234: Deleting A Song Or Sequence File From A Disk

    Section — Storage Functions EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual • Press the Left or Right Arrow button until the display reads SAVE SONG + ALLSEQS. • Press Enter•Yes. • Edit the song name (if needed): The display shows the current name of the song, with a cursor (underline) beneath the first character.

  • Page 235: Loading And Saving Eps 16 Plus Effects

    Section 11 — Storage Functions Loading and Saving EPS-16 PLUS Effects Loading an Effect You can load an effect from disk into the internal memory of the EPS-16 PLUS. The effect will load into the BANK effect location, replacing whatever effect was there previously.

  • Page 236: A Note About Saving And Loading From Flashbank And Hard Drives

    ON DISK. Save the effect to another disk (or delete some files from the disk). A Note About Saving and Loading from FLASHBANK and Hard Drives The preceding discussion has dealt with saving and loading EPS-16 PLUS files using the built-in 3.5 inch floppy disk drive. You can also use the optional FB-1 or FB-2 FLASHBANK memory to save sounds, or a hard drive (through the optional SP-2 SCSI kit) to save sounds, banks, and sequence memory.

  • Page 237: Midi System Exclusive Recorder

    In short, any MIDI data (within memory limits) which can be transmitted from one device to another can be received and stored by the EPS-16 PLUS. With the EPS-16 PLUS at the heart of your system you now have disk storage for the data in all your MIDI instruments.

  • Page 238: Saving System Ex Data From An External Device

    1) first get the EPS-16 PLUS ready to receive the data via MIDI; 2) next, send the data from the external device to the EPS-16 PLUS; and finally 3) the data to a disk with the EPS-16 PLUS' disk drive.

  • Page 239: Loading System Ex Data From Disk To An External Device

    3) send the data to the remote instrument(s) from the EPS-16 PLUS. To Load (and Transmit) a System Exclusive File from disk: • Connect the MIDI Out of the EPS-16 PLUS to the MIDI In of the receiving device(s). • Enable the receiving instrument(s) to receive System Exclusive messages.
  • Page 240 • Check the receiving instrument(s) to see that the data was received correctly. If it wasn't, make sure that: > the MIDI connections are correct (EPS-16 PLUS' MIDI Out to the receiving device's MIDI In), > the receiving device(s) is enabled to receive System Exclusive messages, >...

  • Page 241: Plus Disk Messages

    • DISK NOT FORMATTED — the disk format was not recognized, and the disk is either blank or formatted for some other system. • NOT EPS-16 PLUS DISK — the disk format was recognized, but the disk does not contain EPS-16 PLUS data.
  • Page 242 Section 11 — Storage Functions EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual • DISK ERROR - WRITE VERIFY — during a SAVE operation, the data written could not be verified. Probably indicates a bad disk sector. The file may be unusable. • DISK ERROR - LOST DATA — during a disk read operation, the system missed data coming from the disk.
  • Page 243 You can also refer to the MIDI Implementation Chart on the next page for a summary of the EPS-16 PLUS MIDI implementation. If you are writing a computer program to communicate with the EPS-16 PLUS via MIDI, or otherwise require a copy of the full EPS-16 PLUS MIDI...

  • Page 244: Appendix - Eps-16 Plus Midi Implementation

    EPS-16 PLUS MIDI Implementation EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual MODEL: EPS-16 PLUS MIDI Implementation Chart Version: 1.0 Appendix - 2 EPS-16 PLUS MIDI Implementation...
  • Page 245 Index EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Bidirectional X-Fade: 2nd Release: Attack: 5-12, 15-16 6-15 7-1, 13-14 7-1, 12, 14, 29-30 Boost: 44KHZ Delays: 4-8; 7-26 Attack Time Velocity: 4-3, 9 7-14 Bowtie Cross Fade: 44KHZ Reverb: Auditioning Changes: 6-1, 14 4-1, 3, 8...
  • Page 246 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Index Create New Controllers: Chorus Mix: Instrument: 1-16 4-6, 10, 14, 16-17 3-7, 18 2-1, 6-8, 11 Chorus Rate: 3-8, 15 Create New Layer: 4-4, 13 4-10, 14, 17 7-32 8-3, 10, 13, 15- Chorus&Reverb: Create New Sequence:...
  • Page 247 Index EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Disk Functions: 8-2, 20, 22 Data Entry Controls: 11-1, 4 9-1-2, 4, 7, 10, 1-12-13 12-13 2-16-18 Disk Label: 11-7-9, 11, 13, 6-5, 7, 11, 18 1-2, 6, 21 16, 18-19, 21 7-5, 31 2-12, 17; 3-3;...
  • Page 248 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Index 7-27 Envelope Templates: Edit Song Steps: 7-16 8-20 External Controller: Envelope Times: 1-23 7-13 Effect Control: 2-10 Equalization: 7-5, 7 Effect Modulators: 5-10 9-12 10-6 Erase: 2-12-13, 15-16, Effect Select-Bypass: External Sequencer: 1-14; 4-2-5 10-1, 7-8...
  • Page 249 Index EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Hard Velocity Levels: Footswitch: Filter Configurations: 7-12 2-4; 5-7 7-20 Help: Filter Cutoff: Format Floppy Disk: 1-1, 4, 15, 27 11-4, 7; 2-12 1-17 6-10, 25 2-10 Free Disk Blocks: 8-3, 12 4-14, 16 3-15...
  • Page 250 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Index Loading an Effect Layer Glidetime: Invert Data: 11-14 7-28 6-23 Loading an Layer Name: Key Name: Instrument: 7-31 9-11 11-6 1-18 Layer Restrike: Key Range: 7-31 1-25 Loading Effects: 3-4, 9, 16-17 Layer Velocity: 7-9-10...
  • Page 251 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Index MIDI Program Make Loop Longer MIDI In: 1-1, 11-12 Number 6-16 2-1, 7, 9-10, 16 2-7; 3-4 Making a MIDI MIDI Sequencing: Instrument: 8-10, 13, 16 8-1, 16 10-2, 4, 6-8 11-18-20 MIDI Song Selects:...
  • Page 252 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Index Pan Location: Modulation Source: Noise: 1-17 1-10 4-13 7-5, 9 Pan Mod: Normalize Gain: 7 - 2 7-4, 6, 19, 31 6-25 Pan: Modulation Wheel: 1-5, 9, 17 OEX-6: 1-16; 2-11; 1-10, 26 6-8; 7-5, 7...
  • Page 253 Index EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Playing Instruments: Patch Select: Phones: 1-9-10, 16, 18, 25 1-1, 14, 18, 21 1-5, 9 2-1, 4, 11 3-1, 4-5, 10-11, Pitch Bend: Playing Sequences: 1-16 8-1, 6 2-2, 8, 11 9-8, 12 Poles: 7-1, 5-6, 10 4-11;...
  • Page 254 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Index Speaker: Programming Effects: 14-20, 23, 25 4-13 4-1, 5 10-3, 6, 8 Reverb Decay Time: Programming Patches: 11-9 4-10-15, 17 3-1, 10 Record Source: Reverb Mix: Punch In: 10-6, 8 4-7, 10-17 8-5, 14-15 Recording a Sequence: 8-2, 14;...
  • Page 255 Index EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Exclusive Data: Sample: Sequencer Tracks: 2-1, 16 1-7. 14 8-6; 9-10 11-1, 18 2-14, 18 Scale Amount: 3-7, 15 Sequencing: 9-14 1-8. 17. 25. 27 5-1-12, 14-17 Scale Data: 6-1, 3-5, 8, 11, 3-5. 7-8, 14-15,...
  • Page 256 EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual Index Transpose: 3-4-5, 9, 17 Switching Effects: Song Step: 8-4, 20-23 8-18-19, 21-22 Synthesized Loop: 9-1, 14 Song Tracks: 6-17 Triple Function Effect 8-4, 11, 19-20, System Exclusive 4-1, 7 23, 25 Storage: Truncate Wavesample Song uses effect 11-17 5-15;...
  • Page 257 Index EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual 4-17 Wave Mod Type: 6-7-8 Wave: 5-1, 3, 9, 14-15, 6-1-5, 7-11, 14-15, 18-19 7-2. 5. 17. 32 Wavesample Information: 2-18; 6-9, 11 Wavesample Pan: 7-24 Wavesample Volume: 7-2, 11, 24 Wavesamples: 1-12, 18 2-18...

  • Page 259: Important Safety Instructions

    "INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS" IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING — When using electric products, basic precautions should always be followed, including the following: 1. Read all the instructions before using the product. 2.
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