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E-Mu EII+ Owner's Manual

E-Mu EII+ Owner's Manual (226 pages)

Brand: E-Mu | Category: Electronic Keyboard | Size: 2 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
2
Introduction

11
- What's an Emulator II
  12
  - WELCOME to the EII+ and EII+HD
    13
  - Manual Restoration Notes
    13
- Send in Your Warranty Card Now
  14
- How to Use this Manual
  17
- Definitions: How the Emulator II Organizes Sound
  18
  - Sampling Basics
    18
  - The Emulator II "Map
    19
  - The Bank
    21
  - The Voice
    21
  - The Preset
    21
  - Voice Processing
    22
  - The Disk Archives
    23
  - The Keyboard
    24
  - The Output Channels
    24
  - Re-Cap
    24
  - Always Remember to Save Your Work
    24
- Other Definitions
  25
The Guided Tours

26
General Instructions

51
- Selecting the Current Preset
  52
- Assigning the Current Voice
  53
- Exiting a Function
  55
- Library Disk Voice Numbering Protocol
  55
- Disk Handling
  56
  - Common Courtesy for Disks
    56
  - Disk Type
    56
  - The Disk Drive
    56
  - Labeling Disks
    56
  - Write-Protecting Disks
    57
  - Single-Drive Vs. Dual-Drive Emulator Il's
    58
  - Inserting the Disk in the Drive
    58
  - Always Have a Disk in the Top Drive
    58
- Selecting Real Time Control Functions
  59
- Cataloguing
  60
- Keyboard Numbering Protocol
  61
Master Control Module

62
- Dynamic Allocation
  63
- Tune
  63
- Transpose
  64
- Double Memory
  65
  - Double Memory Hard Disk Saves
    66
Filter Module

67
- Change Current Voice
  68
- Frequency, Q, Envelope Amount
  68
- Lfo Amount, Keyboard Amount
  69
- Adsr Settings
  70
Lfo/Vca Module

71
- Change Current Voice
  72
- Adsr Settings
  72
- Lfo Parameters and Vca Amount
  73
Voice Definition Module

74
- Change Current Voice
  75
- TRUNCATE START and END of SAMPLE
  76
- SET LOOP START and LOOP LENGTH POINTS
  80
  - About Autolooping
    83
- Forward/Reverse Loop
  87
- Splice
  89
  - About Autosplicing
    91
- Sound Length
  93
- VELOCITY ASSIGNMENT to LEVEL and ATTACK
  94
- Velocity Assignment to Filter
  96
- Vibrato Depth
  98
- Voice Attenuate/Tune
  98
- Solo Mode
  99
- Loop in Release
  99
- Backwards Mode
  100
- Combine Voices
  102
- 28 - Combine Voices
  
  103
  - Control Enable
    103
  - Save Voice to Disk
    104
Preset Definition Module

105
- Get Voice
  106
- Copy/Name Voice
  107
- Erase Voice
  108
- Erase Sequence
  109
- Erase Preset
  110
- Erase Bank
  111
- Catalog Voices
  111
- Catalog Sequences
  112
- Catalog Presets
  112
- Memory Remaining
  113
- Create Preset
  114
- Assign Voice
  115
- Edit Assignment
  117
- De-Assign Voice
  119
- Velocity Switch
  120
- Velocity Crossfade
  121
- Positional Crossfade
  122
- Nontranspose
  123
- Arpeggiator
  124
- MIDI Setup
  126
- Copy/Rename Preset
  130
- Replicate Preset
  131
Sample Module

132
- Vu Mode
  133
- Define Voice
  133
- Gain Set
  135
- Threshold Set
  135
- Sample Length
  136
- Arm Sampling
  136
- Force Sampling
  137
- Stop Sampling
  137
Disk Module

138
- Get Bank Disk 1
  139
- Get Bank Disk 2
  140
- Space Remaining
  141
- Disk Identity
  142
- Copy Disk
  142
- Catalog Voice
  144
- Erase Voice
  144
- Save Bank
  146
- Formatting a Performance or Library Diskette
  147
Hard Disk Supplement

149
- Background : Why Hard Disks
  150
- The Hard Disk Personality
  150
- Power-On with Hard Disk Model
  151
- Hard Disk Section Notes
  151
- Disk 2 - Getting a Bank from Hard Disk
  152
- Disk 7 - Saving a Bank to Hard Disk
  153
- Disk 8 - Formatting Floppies in a Hard Disk System
  154
- Hard Disk Special Functions
  155
- Special 22 - Formatting
  155
  - Important Note: Errors
    157
- Special 21 - Show Hard Disk Error Location
  158
- Special 20 - Error Scan
  159
- Special 19 - Enter Error List
  160
- Special 18 - Auto Hard Disk Backup
  161
- Special 17 - Copy Hard Disk Software
  161
Realtime Control Module

162
- CONTROL 0 - Destination: off
  163
- CONTROL 1 - Destination: PITCH
  163
- CONTROL 2 - Destination: FILTER Fc
  163
- CONTROL 3 - Function: LEVEL
  164
- CONTROL 4 - Function: LFO to PITCH
  164
- CONTROL 5 - Function: LFO to FILTER Fc
  165
- CONTROL 6 - Function: LFO to LEVEL
  165
- CONTROL 7 - Function: ATTACK RATE
  166
- FOOTSWITCH 0 - Function: off
  166
- FOOTSWITCH 1 - Function: SEQ CTRL
  166
- FOOTSWITCH 2 - Function: SUSTAIN
  166
- FOOTSWITCH 3 - Function: RELEASE
  167
- FOOTSWITCH 4 - Function: SUSTENUTO
  167
- FOOTSWITCH 5 - Function: ADVANCE PRESET
  167
Enter Module

168
- Enter Data
  169
Sequencer Module

170
- Background
  171
  - Working with a Sequence
    171
  - Activating and De-Activating the Module
    172
  - The "Current Sequence
    172
  - NOTES, PRESETS, TRACKS, and CHANNELS
    172
  - Setup Protocol
    173
- Sequencer Ext Clock
  174
- DEFINE 1 - Function: CREATE SEQUENCE
  178
- DEFINE 2 - Function: TIME SIGNATURE
  179
- DEFINE 3 - Function: SEQUENCE LENGTH
  180
- Define 4 - Supermode
  181
- SETUP 1 - Function: SELECT TRACK
  183
- SETUP 2 - Function: TEMPO
  184
- SETUP 3 - Function: AUTO CORRECT
  184
- SETUP 4 - Function: CUE
  185
- SETUP 5 - Function: SMPTE START
  186
- Setup 6 - Countdown
  186
- RECORD, PLAY and STOP
  187
  - Record
    187
  - Playback
    187
  - Stop
    187
- Select Sequence
  188
- Edit 1 - Erase Track
  189
- Edit 2 - Punch-In
  190
- Edit 3 - Bounce Tracks
  191
- Edit 4 - Store Controls
  192
- Edit 5 - Reassign Preset
  193
- Edit 6 - Append Sequence
  193
Advanced Applications

194
- The Art of Sampling
  195
- Part 1: Taking the Best Possible Sample
  196
  - General Tips
    196
  - Sampling from Tapes
    197
- Part 2: Manipulating the Sample
  198
  - Tips on Manipulating Synthesizer Samples
    199
  - Signal Processing" with the Emulator II
    199
- Part 3: Efficiently Combining Samples into Presets
  201
  - The Situation
    201
  - Getting Ready
    201
  - Sampling the Voices
    202
- Part 4: Creating Multi-Instrument Presets
  204
MIDI Supplement

207
Smpte Supplement

214
- Smpte Overview
  215
- Smpte Protocol
  215
Appendices

217
- Appendix A: Glossary of Terms
  
  218
- APPENDIX B: EMULATOR II FUNCTIONS, DEFAULT SETTINGS, and CONTROL
  
  220
  - Ranges
    220
- Appendix C: Emulator II Error Messages
  
  224
  - Emulator II Credits
    226

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