User Manuals: ENSONIQ EPS-16 PLUS Sampling Workstation

Manuals and User Guides for ENSONIQ EPS-16 PLUS Sampling Workstation. We have 3 ENSONIQ EPS-16 PLUS Sampling Workstation manuals available for free PDF download: Musician's Manual, Service Manual

ENSONIQ EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual (260 pages)

digital sampling workstation module

Brand: ENSONIQ | Category: Recording Equipment | Size: 2 MB

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Table of Contents
5
Booting" the EPS-16 PLUS
17
Power - Grounding Information
18
- Section 1 - Getting Started
  18
AC Line Conditioning
19
MIDI Connections
20
Amplification
20
Running Your EPS-16 PLUS through a Home Stereo System
21
Care and Feeding of the Disk Drive
22
- Disk Memory Vs. Internal Memory
  23
- Internal Memory
  23
Flashbank
23
Rear Panel Connections

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- Audio in
  25
- Right/Mono
  25
- Left/Mono
  25
- Pedal/CV
  25
- Foot Switch Input
  26
- MIDI In/Out/Thru
  26
- Optional SCSI Connector
  26
- Auxiliary Outputs
  27
- AC Line in
  27
The Front Panel - Communicating with the EPS-16 PLUS

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- Headphone Jack
  28
- Volume Slider
  28
- Sample
  28
- Page Buttons
  28
- Effect Select/Bypass
  29
- Display
  29
- Mode Buttons
  30
- Instrument•Track Buttons
  30
- Sequencer "Transport Controls
  31
- Data Entry Controls
  31
- Parameter Illustrations
  32
- Parametric Programming
  32
Loading and Playing Instruments and Banks about Instruments

33
- Loading an Instrument
  33
- Deleting an Instrument from the Internal Memory
  35
- About Banks
  35
- To Load a Bank
  36
- Playing Instruments
  36
- Instrument•Track Buttons
  37
- Keyboard Range (How Instruments Share the Keyboard in LOAD Mode)
  38
  - Available Accessories
    40
- Need more Help
  42
System Parameters

45
Edit/Systen•MIDI Page

45
- Free System Blocks
  45
- All Notes off
  47
Eps-16

64
Section 3-Instruments and Banks

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- Instruments
  64
- Banks
  64
  - A few Important Notes about Banks
    65
  - To Load a Bank
    65
- Performance Presets
  66
- The MIDI Connection
  69
  - The Smart Transmit Function
    69
  - Making a MIDI Instrument
    71
Edit/Instrument Page

74
- Using the Patch Select Buttons
  74
- Programming Patches
  74
- Keyup Layers
  76
- MIDI Status
  77
- Patch Select
  79
- Transpose
  80
Command/Instrument Page

81
- Create New Instrument
  81
- Copy Instrument
  81
Section 4 - Effects

83
Programming Effects

87
- The Effects Busses
  87
- Single Function Effect Mixer
  87
- Effects Mixing
  88
- Dual Function Effect Mixer
  88
- Triple Function Effect Mixer
  89
Effect Parameters

90
- Hall Reverb, 44KHZ Reverb, Room Reverb
  90
- Chorus + Reverb 4 - 1
  92
- Phaser + Reverb 4 - 1
  93
- Command/Effects Page
  100
Section 5 - Sampling

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- What Is Sampling
  101
- What Is Sampling? Sample Rate Aliasing
  101
  - What Is Sampling
    102
  - Sample Rate
    102
- Getting Ready to Sample
  104
- Easy Sampling
  104
- Setting the Input Level
  107
- Multisampling
  108
- Resampling an Existing Sample
  109
- Using Equalization
  110
- Looping
  112
- Auto-Loop Finding
  113
- Short (Single-Cycle) Loops
  113
- Adjusting Loop Position
  114
- Long Loops
  115
Section 6 - Wavesample Parameters

116
Wavesample Commands

124
- Selecting Wavesamples for Editing
  124
Command/Wave Page

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- Create New Wavesample
  125
- Wavesample Information
  126
- Reverse Cross Fade
  128
- Ensemble Cross Fade
  129
- Bidirectional X-Fade
  130
- Make Loop Longer
  131
- Synthesized Loop
  132
- Resample with Effects
  133
- Copy Wave Parameters
  134
Command/Pitch Page

135
- Edit Pitch Table
  135
- Copy Pitch Table
  136
- Clear Data
  137
- Reverse Data
  138
- Scale Data
  139
Command/Amp Page

140
- Volume Smoothing
  140
- MIX, Merge, and Splice
  141
- Merge Wavesamples
  142
- Fade In.
  143
- EPS-16 PLUS Voice Configuration
  145
- Modulators
  148
  - About Modulation
    148
  - Selecting a Modulator
    148
  - Modulation Amount
    148
  - Modulation Sources
    149
Edit/Pitch Page

153
- Pitch Bend Range
  154
- PLUS Envelopes
  155
Edit/Env 1, Env 2, Env 3 Page

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- Keyboard Time Scaling
  158
- Envelope Templates
  159
- Copying Envelopes 7 - 1
  160
EDIT/LFO Page

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- LFO Wave
  161
- LFO Speed
  162
About Filters

164
- Poles: Rolloff Curves
  164
- Low-Pass and High Pass
  164
- Cutoff Frequency 7 - 2
  164
- Tutorial - Keyboard Crossfade
  169
Edit/Layer Page

172
- Layer Glidemode
  173
Command/Layer Page

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Section 8 - Sequencer Basics

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- The MIDI Connection
  178
- Sequencing on the EPS-16 PLUS
  178
- Digital Sequencing
  179
- What Is a Sequence
  179
- What Is a Song
  180
- Banks
  180
- Sequencer "Transport Controls
  180
- Sequencer Status
  181
- Playing Sequences and Songs
  182
- Sequencer Tracks
  182
- Creating a New Sequence
  182
  - Edit/Seq•Song Page
    183
  - Clock Source
    184
  - Record Mode
    185
  - Effect Control
    189
Edit/Seq•Song Page

184
MIDI Sequencing

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- MIDI Connections
  192
- Additional Notes
  192
- MIDI Mode and Channel - Destination Instruments
  193
- Recording Program Changes
  194
- Recording MIDI Tracks
  194
Song Mode

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- Making a Song
  196
- To Go to a Different Step in the Song
  198
- To Change Anything in an Existing Song Step
  198
- To Insert a Step Anywhere in the Song
  198
- To Delete a Step Anywhere in the Song
  198
- Song Tracks
  199
- Recording Song Tracks
  199
- Sequencer Basics
  200
Command/Seq•Song Page

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- Copy Sequence
  202
- Delete Sequence
  202
- Save Current Sequence
  202
- Rename Song/Sequence
  203
- Append Sequence
  204
- Change Sequence Length
  204
- Edit Song Steps
  205
Command/Track Page

206
- Quantize Track
  206
- Copy Track
  207
- Erase/Undefine Track
  207
- Filter Event
  208
- Merge Two Tracks
  209
  - Event Cursor
    211
  - Current Event Type
    211
  - Event Value
    211
  - Event Location
    212
  - Event - Event Type Filter
    212
  - Insert and Delete
    213
- Transpose Track
  214
- Scale Event
  214
- Song Position Pointers
  215
Using the EPS-16 PLUS with a Drum Machine

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Recording into the EPS-16 PLUS Sequencer from a MIDI Controller

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- Recording into a Single Track (One MIDI Channel)
  220
Using the EPS-16 PLUS with an External Sequencer

221
Disk Storage

223
- PLUS Disk File Types Disk Capacity - Bytes, Blocks and Files
  223
- Disk Capacity - Bytes, Blocks and Files
  225
PLUS Disk Functions: Format Floppy Disk

226
- Copy Floppy
  227
Loading and Saving EPS-16 PLUS Instruments and Banks Loading an Instrument

228
Loading and Saving EPS 16 PLUS Effects

235
MIDI System Exclusive Recorder

237
Appendix - EPS-16 PLUS MIDI Implementation

244
- Important Safety Instructions
  259

ENSONIQ EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual (260 pages)

ENSONIQ EPS-16 PLUS Digital Sampling Workstation Module

Brand: ENSONIQ | Category: Recording Equipment | Size: 27 MB

ENSONIQ EPS-16 PLUS Service Manual (47 pages)

Brand: ENSONIQ | Category: Musical Instrument | Size: 3 MB

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ENSONIQ EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual (260 pages)

Table of Contents

Rear Panel Connections

The Front Panel - Communicating with the EPS-16 PLUS

Loading and Playing Instruments and Banks about Instruments

System Parameters

Edit/Systen•MIDI Page

Eps-16

Section 3-Instruments and Banks

Edit/Instrument Page

Command/Instrument Page

Section 4 - Effects

Programming Effects

Effect Parameters

Section 5 - Sampling

Section 6 - Wavesample Parameters

Wavesample Commands

Command/Wave Page

Command/Pitch Page

Command/Amp Page

Edit/Pitch Page

Edit/Env 1, Env 2, Env 3 Page

EDIT/LFO Page

About Filters

Edit/Layer Page

Command/Layer Page

Section 8 - Sequencer Basics

Edit/Seq•Song Page

MIDI Sequencing

Song Mode

Command/Seq•Song Page

Command/Track Page

Using the EPS-16 PLUS with a Drum Machine

Recording into the EPS-16 PLUS Sequencer from a MIDI Controller

Using the EPS-16 PLUS with an External Sequencer

Disk Storage

PLUS Disk Functions: Format Floppy Disk

Loading and Saving EPS-16 PLUS Instruments and Banks Loading an Instrument

Loading and Saving EPS 16 PLUS Effects

MIDI System Exclusive Recorder

Appendix - EPS-16 PLUS MIDI Implementation

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