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E-Mu E4k User Manual

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GETTING AROUND

on the E4K
© 1995 E-mu Systems, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
• FI499 Rev. A
E-MU WORLD HEADQUARTERS
E-MU SYSTEMS, INC. U.S.A.
P.O. BOX 660015
SCOTTS VALLEY, CA USA
95067–0015
TELEPHONE: 408-438-1921
FAX: 408-438-8612
EUROPE, AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST
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  • Page 1: Getting Around

    GETTING AROUND on the E4K © 1995 E-mu Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved • FI499 Rev. A E-MU WORLD HEADQUARTERS E-MU SYSTEMS, INC. U.S.A. P.O. BOX 660015 SCOTTS VALLEY, CA USA 95067–0015 TELEPHONE: 408-438-1921 FAX: 408-438-8612 EUROPE, AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST E-MU SYSTEMS, LTD.
  • Page 2 • Sequencer WELCOME • Controller Charts If you have just met the E4K for the first time, we suggest that you follow through these “guided tours” until you get familiar with the way the E4K operates. THE EMULATOR FOUR MODULAR SYSTEM The E4K is divided up into six main modules and each module contains a particular group of functions.

  • Page 3: Main Screen

    Once the module has been activated, the function keys below the display are used to select the function located directly above it. You can think of the E4K like a book— each time you press a function key, you are turning to another page in the book.
  • Page 4 To Access Presets Via SoundSprint: 1. Turn on the E4K and wait for it to come up. The E4K power switch is located on the rear panel adjacent to the power cord. The display will appear as shown below.

  • Page 5: Real-Time Controllers

    If you get lost… If in your mad button pressing, you find yourself somewhere other than the Sprint screen, use this shortcut. The E4K is shipped with Assignable Key 3 programmed to access SoundSprint mode. Simply press Assignable Key #3.

  • Page 6: Setting Bookmarks

    While holding the Set key, press one of the numeric keys. A pop up dialog box will inform you that the bookmark is set. • If you don't Save your bookmarks using the Set/Save button, they will be lost when power is turned off. Getting Around on the E4K...
  • Page 7 990-999. Press the Disk button, extinguishing the LED. The main preset screen will appear. Tip: When you Save a bank, the E4K asks you if you want to save the SoundSprint presets (in locations 990-999) as well as the other presets.
  • Page 8 This is also where RAM (memory) comes into play. The more RAM you have in your E4K, the more sounds can be loaded at one time. The E4K comes standard with 4 megabytes of RAM, but can be expanded all the way up to 128 megabytes (See the Appendix chapter of the operation manual for details).
  • Page 9 9. This screen should look familiar. The demo sequences are multi-timbral, meaning that they have multiple presets (sounds) playing at the same time. Press the Multi button (F6) to put the E4K into multi mode. The screen will change to look like this.
  • Page 10 You're probably starting to learn your way around. Feel free to explore. That's what the E4K is all about. You don't have to worry about losing any sounds unless you Save a bank over another one. So go forth and conquer. The E4K is an incredibly powerful instrument and you won't learn it all overnight.
  • Page 11 SOUND DESIGNING THE PROGRAMMER'S TOOLBOX The E4K is a powerful sampling synthesizer and one of the neatest things about owning one is the opportunity for doing some creative sound design. You might think that developing voices with a sampler begins with a micro- phone, but this need not be the case.
  • Page 12 6. Set the Automatic Parameters as shown above: Truncate: both, Normalize: relative, Loop: 1/8. 7. Press Keep (F4), to keep the sample. The E4K will perform automatic truncation, gain boosting and looping on the sample you just recorded. The sample will be named, “Wavemake#00”. You now have a single cycle wave ready to use in building up a preset.
  • Page 13 SOUND DESIGNING Fat Waves Preset 009 “Multi Whatever” is a very useful tool for synthesizing complex waveforms. Try this… 1. Load any sample into the preset - do this by entering preset edit and going to the main voice page shown below. 2.
  • Page 14 6. Your preset will be saved as its own bank (Sprint style) in its own folder. Discard the bank in RAM with all its weeds - the original toolbox is safely intact on the hard drive. Getting Around on the E4K...

  • Page 15: Using The Sequencer

    USING THE SEQUENCER USING THE SEQUENCER The E4K's sequencer was originally designed as a “scratchpad” to quickly and easily capture your musical ideas. With key features such as Standard MIDI File Import/Export, 16 track operation and the ability to resample a sequence, the sequencer becomes a powerful composition and synthesis tool.
  • Page 16 Standard MIDI Files from your computer sequencer. Simply export your computer sequencer file as a “Standard MIDI File” in DOS format and trans- fer via floppy disk to the E4K. Tip: Standard MIDI Files To Import a Standard MIDI File: should be named according to the format: 12345678.MID...
  • Page 17 The realtime controllers are PERFORMANCE controls, designed to be actuated while playing.These controls are just a part of what makes the E4K such a great instrument. Sometimes a controller will adjust several parameters at once to achieve a desired effect. On some presets the controls are somewhat standardized.
  • Page 18 Add Voice Attack Filter V1 Fiter LFO -> Pitch LFO -> Pitch Yum Lead Filter Resonance Release Decay FF Pitch (Oct) None LFO -> Pitch Serious Organ Filter Samp Start Add Voice Chorus None None None Getting Around on the E4K...
  • Page 19 SOUNDSPRINT REAL-TIME CONTROLLERS NAME SLIDER A SLIDER B SLIDER C SLIDER D THUMBY MOD WHL PRESSURE Memory Brass Filter Resonance LFO -> Pan Chrs Amt Pitch Thumb Pitch LFO -Pitch FIlter Resonance Release Chorus Mom. SStart LFO -> Pitch None Tron Flutes Filter Add Voice...
  • Page 20 Add Voice Filter Release Chorus Pitch LFO -> Pitch None Halo of Stars Filter S-Start Attack Pitch->LFO Glide Qntz LFO None 1600 Green Hills Road Scotts Valley, California U.S.A 95067-0015 E-mu PN FI499 Rev A Getting Around on the E4K...

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