Starting From Scratch; The Instrument - E-Mu MORPHEUS Operation Manual

STEP-BY-STEP

STARTING FROM SCRATCH

When starting from scratch, first select the Default Preset (-defPreset-)
which is located in the factory location 127 (bank 1). A default is basi-
cally a blank preset which is ready to program. After selecting the de-
fault preset, press the Preset button.

• The Instrument

The instrument is the basis of your sound. The instruments in
Morpheus are digital recordings of various sounds from the simple (sine
wave) to the complex (Bosendorfer Piano). The second screen in the
Preset menu selects the primary instrument.
Move the cursor down to the bottom line and change the primary
instrument using the data entry control. You should be hearing the
instrument change as you scroll through the instruments. A patch
diagram (shown below) is useful to visualize the connection you have
just made. Press Enter when you find an instrument you like.
Turn the data knob one click to the right to the secondary instrument
Instrument
select screen. The secondary instruments are identical to the primary
instruments. Change the secondary instrument and listen to the various
combinations of the two. What you are doing is actually a simple form
of additive synthesis. You are adding two sounds together to form a new
sound.
Blending two instruments together can create an ensemble effect
if the instruments are different, or a thicker sound if both instru-
ments are the same. Two instruments can "fuse" into one new sound
if their harmonic content is similar or if harmonic changes such as
vibrato (pitch variation) occur in both instruments simultaneously.
For the next experiment, set the primary instrument to "010 Acoustic
Guitar" and the secondary instrument to "034 Piano Bright". Press
Enter.
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