E-Mu ESI-32 Operation Manual page 54

Tip: The optimum gain level setting for
ESI-32 is +00. For high-quality sampling,
use an external microphone preamplifier
such as the one built into your mixer. The
mic preamp in the ESI-32, while acceptable
for some applications, is not designed to be
used for ultra-critical sampling.
!
Caution: When sampling in stereo, the
Threshold circuit only reads the left channel
to initiate sampling.
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6. Use the left cursor/page button to go back to the first page.
SETUP
Thresh: |
L: on
R: on
Speaking into the microphone, you should see the VU meter move,
indicating that the ESI-32 is receiving signal. Place the cursor on line
one of the display and use the data entry control to adjust the input
gain. Adjust the gain so that the peak bar comes close to the extreme
right side without actually reaching it.
7. Go on to the third page of Sample Setup by pressing the right
cursor button twice. The display shows:
Truncate:
Normalize:
Placement:
Set the automatic parameters as shown. The auto-placement parameter
determines where the samples we are going to take will be automatically
placed. In this case, with auto-placement set at 12 keys, the first sample
will be placed on the lowest octave (C1 to B1), the next sample on the
next octave up (C2 to B2), and so on.
8. Go back to the first page and set the Threshold using the data
entry control. Set it up a few bars from the bottom so that the
ambient room noise does not cause the ESI-32 to trigger falsely.
Press ENTER to return to the Module Identifier.
9. Select 7. Arm Sampling. You're ready to sample! Speak into the
microphone. As soon as the level exceeds the threshold, the display
will say "Sampling." Chat away freely. If you run out of inspiration,
press Escape to stop sampling.
More Sampling
Continue to experiment with sampling. Try setting a particular sample
length, or using forced sampling instead of threshold-sensitive sampling,
or assigning the sampled sound to other portions of the keyboard. Also,
practice terminating the sampling process.
Let' s try another sample. Notice that the ESI-32, will overwrite the
existing sample unless you exit an re-enter the sample module. The
new sample is automatically assigned to the next higher octave. This
assignment can always be modified in the Sample Management module,
6. Place Sample.
AdcGain: +24
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SAMPLE AUTO
off
off
12 keys