Sound Delay; Sound Start - E-Mu Ultraproteus Operation Manual

Sound Delay

This function delays the onset of the note after a key is pressed and is mainly
used when a secondary instrument is also present. Go ahead and select a sec-
ondary instrument now, then come back to this screen to experiment with the
delay. A very small amount of delay can serve to give each layer its own sonic
"identity".
Applications include:
Echo Effect - Bring in a slightly softer version of the same instrument or
even a different instrument. Who says you have to have normal echoes?
Delayed Chorus - Set primary and secondary to the same instrument. Use
Double + Delay, Fine Tuning and Sound Delay on the secondary layer.
Sound Splicing - Splice the attack of one sound with the body of another
using Sound Delay and Sound Start (the next subject of our investiga-
tions). Read on.

Sound Start

Sound Start removes the beginning (attack) of the sound as the value is in-
creased. It's probably time to clean the slate again. Change the preset momen-
tarily then return to the default preset (-defPreset-). Set the primary instrument
to: I008 Tine Strike, which is an electric piano sample. Now flip back to the
Sound Start screen.
As you slowly increase the Sound Start, notice how the percussive attack of the
piano disappears. The sound becomes muted.
SOUND DELAY
pri:000 sec:000
SOUND START
pri:000 sec:000
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