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Resampling ........................................................................................................................ 271 Importing Other Sample Formats ................................................................................... 272 Set Original Keys ........................................................................................................... 273 Original Key Algorithms ........................................................................................... 273 Sample Options ............................................................................................................ 274 Build Preset Options ..................................................................................................... 275 12 - Synthesizer Basics .................................................. 277 Editing Presets ................................................................................................................... 277 Modulation........................................................................................................................ 277 Modulation Sources ...................................................................................................... 278 Keyboard Key ............................................................................................................. 278 Key Velocity ............................................................................................................... 278 Release Velocity ......................................................................................................... 278 Gate ............................................................................................................................ 278 Key Glide .................................................................................................................... 278 Pitch and Mod Wheels ............................................................................................. 278 Keyboard Pressure (mono aftertouch) ................................................................... 278 Pedal ........................................................................................................................... 278 Miscellaneous Controllers A-P ................................................................................ 279 Low Frequency Oscillators (2 per voice) ................................................................ 279 Envelope Generators (3 per voice) .......................................................................... 279 Function Generators (3 per voice) .......................................................................... 279 Noise & Random Generators ................................................................................... 279 T-switch and Footswitches ....................................................................................... 279 Modulation Cords ......................................................................................................... 279 Envelope Generators......................................................................................................... 280 Retriggering ................................................................................................................ 280 Complete Mode ......................................................................................................... 280 Low Frequency Oscillators (LFOs).................................................................................. 281 Random Sources ............................................................................................................... 282 Clock Modulation ............................................................................................................. 282 Syncing an LFO to the Clock .................................................................................... 282 Function Generators ......................................................................................................... 283 Modulation Destinations ................................................................................................. 284 Modulation Processors..................................................................................................... 285 Modulation Processor Examples ................................................................................. 286 Dynamic Filters ................................................................................................................. 287 What is a Filter? ......................................................................................................... 288 Parametric Filters ....................................................................................................... 290 The Z-Plane Filter .......................................................................................................... 291 MIDI Channels & Real-time Controls............................................................................. 292 MIDI Program Change Commands ................................................................................ 294 MIDI Bank Select Commands ..................................................................................... 294 Background: Bank Select Commands ..................................................................... 294 MIDI Modes....................................................................................................................... 294 12 Emulator X2 Operation Manual
13 - Appendix ............................................................... 295 The Emulator X File Converter ........................................................................................ 295 Supported File Types .................................................................................................... 295 Background .................................................................................................................... 296 Source Format Information ......................................................................................... 296 Akai S-1000/3000 ............................................................................................................ 296 Akai S-5000 ....................................................................................................................... 297 Emu E3/ESi ....................................................................................................................... 297 Tascam GigaStudio .......................................................................................................... 298 SoundFont ........................................................................................................................ 298 Emagic EXS-24 Mark I and Mark II ................................................................................ 298 Steinberg HALion I and II ............................................................................................... 299 Notes… ........................................................................................................................... 300 Keyswitching & Other Non-Emulator X Features .................................................. 300 Locating Referenced Samples .......................................................................................... 300 Absolute Paths .................................................................................................................. 301 Relative Paths ............................................................................................................ 301 Fixed Location Folder ............................................................................................... 301 Mac Catalog/FSSpec Reference ................................................................................ 301 Monolithic Files ........................................................................................................ 301 Special Notes ................................................................................................................. 301 Combining Dual-Mono Samples into Stereo Files ................................................ 301 Floppy Disk Support ................................................................................................. 302 Note about EOS Banks Saved on DOS Floppies .................................................... 302 Emulator X VSTi ................................................................................................................ 303 Launching the VSTi Application .................................................................................. 303 2 - Setting up the Emulator X VSTi .............................................................................. 304 Checklist for Launching Emulator X VSTi .................................................................. 306 Cubase LE .................................................................................................................. 306 If you’re using PatchMix DSP... ............................................................................... 306 Multisetup is Saved in the Recording Application ..................................................... 306 Keyboard Shortcuts........................................................................................................... 307 Drag & Drop ...................................................................................................................... 308 Toolbar Functions............................................................................................................. 311 MIDI Key Number to Note Chart.................................................................................... 312 MIDI Implementation Chart ........................................................................................... 313 Received Channel Commands ................................................................................ 318 Special Notes: ............................................................................................................ 318 Index ............................................................................ 319 E-MU Systems 13
Page 1 and 2: E-MU Systems 1
Page 3 and 4: Table of Contents 1 - Introduction
Page 5 and 6: Transpose & Volume ................
Page 7 and 8: Tips for Using Chorus .............
Page 9 and 10: Convert to Mono or Stereo .........
Page 11: 4-Band EQ .........................
Page 15 and 16: 1 - Introduction & Installation Int
Page 17 and 18: Install the Emulator X Sound Banks
Page 19 and 20: Setting up the Preferences The pref
Page 21 and 22: Sample Buffers This control allocat
Page 23 and 24: VST Output Buses This control is on
Page 25 and 26: Controllers This is where you set u
Page 27 and 28: Undo •History size - The maximum
Page 29 and 30: 2 - Emulator Architecture This chap
Page 31 and 32: Multisetup A Multisetup is like a m
Page 33 and 34: Preset Diagram The diagram below il
Page 35 and 36: If more than one voice is assigned
Page 37 and 38: 3 - Getting Started Exploring the T
Page 39 and 40: Changing Presets (from Single View)
Page 41 and 42: Changing Presets (from the Multicha
Page 43 and 44: Create Your Own Custom Bank It’s
Page 45 and 46: Load a New Bank Load up a new bank
Page 47 and 48: 6. This page controls the voices us
Page 49 and 50: 7. Each Cord has its own attenuator
Page 51 and 52: Using DSP There are a number of DSP
Page 53 and 54: Pitch Shift 14. Select Pitch Shift
Page 55 and 56: Find your Files 4. Select the Libra
Page 57 and 58: 4 - Multisetup / Preset Globals The
Page 59 and 60: To Select Presets by Category 1. Cl
Page 61 and 62: Output View Button This button allo
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To Use the Limiter 1. Press the Ena
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Filter Override The filter type of
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To Delete a Multisetup 1. Open the
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These parameters affect the entire
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Tuning Tables In addition to the st
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Key CC Window These controls work i
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Preset PatchCords Preset PatchCords
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5 - Voices & Sample Zones Each pres
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Voice Selection In each tabbed page
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Groups Voices can be categorized in
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Overview Section The bottom portion
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Direction For each voice (or zone i
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Mix/Tune Page Volume, pan, directio
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To Layer Voices and Samples The ran
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Velocity Window Page The Velocity W
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Set up the Voices 2. Select the Rea
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Continuous Controller Window Pages
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Cycle Groups The Cycle Group destin
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Cycle 3 Crossfading This next examp
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Region Page The Region window allow
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For example, if you set the sensiti
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Details Page Mute/Solo Group Select
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Expand Voice This function takes ap
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Links Links call up additional pres
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Mix/Tune Window This window allows
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6 - Voice Processing Voice Processi
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Oscillator Pitch Bend Range These t
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Glide Rate & Curve Glide is a smoot
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To Setup the Volume Envelope as an
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The chart below lists all the displ
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Sync Key Sync or Free Running. With
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Function Generators The function ge
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Modify the Sequence & Play 8. Click
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Modulation Destinations The followi
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Filter Controls You can choose from
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Filter Name Order Type Description
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Programmable Morphing Filters There
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Morph Designer Controls Control Fun
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2EQ + Lowpass Morph Peak/Shelf Morp
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Voice Effect Sends Each voice has o
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Modulation Sources Source Descripti
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Modulation Destinations 6 - Voice P
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Summing Nodes All the modulation in
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Retune the Sample Move Loop End Poi
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Poly Key Assign Groups The Poly Key
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Poly Release Trig Release Vel Poly
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7 - Editing a Sample Sample Editor
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Exporting & Importing Samples The E
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Show Grid Show or hide the vertical
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Go to Loop End Positions the cursor
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Cut Section The Cut function remove
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4. Choose the paste mode— Insert,
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More Information about Paste • Yo
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Truncate Truncation shortens a samp
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4. Select the amount of gain increa
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Bit Reduction This DSP tool takes y
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Pitch Shift Pitch Shift offers thre
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To Transform Multiply 1. Select a h
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Batch Processing You can run most o
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Crossfade Looping Crossfade Looping
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Snap To Zero-Crossings When this fu
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Crossfade Looping & Loop Compressio
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8 - TwistaLoop Introduction TwistaL
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Meter When analyzing a sample, shor
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1/8 Sensitivity Fine-Tuning Your An
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To change the Tempo Granularity, ch
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Using Loops Once you create some lo
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Loop Speed and Tempo The speed at w
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Loop Select (Jump) If you want to j
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Multisample Voices and Looping You
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4. Set the TwistaLoop Speed to 100%
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Select a region between two beat ma
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Looping Doesn’t Occur You’ve de
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9 - Effects Overview In addition to
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7. Select one of the Effects from t
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FX Routing Make sure that you are t
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Main Output Window The Main Output
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Controlling the Preset Effect Amoun
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Preset FX Screen All effects have a
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Effects Listing Reverb Delay (mono)
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Parameter Description LF Damping Lo
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Chorus / Delay This effect is a com
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The Ratio control determines how st
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Ping Pong, stereo This mode cross-c
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Delay (BPM) The BPM Delay is simila
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4-Band EQ This 4-band equalizer pro
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Flanger (BPM) The BPM Flanger is si
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Limiter The Limiter sets a “maxim
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Pitch Shifter (mono) The pitch shif
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Ring Modulator Modulation Parameter
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Parameter Description Sync (LFO Pha
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Twin The Twin utilizes two “tube
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10 - Controls This chapter describe
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Changing Settings Entering Numeric
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Selecting Voices using your MIDI Ke
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View Menu Hide Object Numbers Show
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Tree View The Sample, Preset or Mul
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Templates For each module in the Vo
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11 - From Sample to Preset Acquire
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Record Audio Controls Level This co
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To Gate & Chop Samples After record
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10. Click on each of the Region nam
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6. The save to sampler controls all
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To Set Up SynthSwipe 3. Open Emulat
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10. To begin sampling your instrume
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Sort Buttons Selected Samples These
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Build Preset Options These sample o
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12 - Synthesizer Basics This chapte
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Miscellaneous Controllers A-P Any t
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Low Frequency Oscillators (LFOs) A
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The possibilities of clock modulati
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Modulation Processors Modulation pr
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Dynamic Filters Following is a bloc
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Another control found on traditiona
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The Z-Plane Filter A Z-plane filter
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Control MIDI Controller # Routing L
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13 - Appendix The Emulator X File C
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to DOS that represent the Akai form
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EXS-24 files can exist on PC- or Ma
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find where the separate file is in
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Emulator X VSTi Launching the VSTi
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Emulator X 19. In the VST Instrumen
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Keyboard Shortcuts File Menu New...
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Drag & Drop Operations From Drag &
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Toolbar Functions Standard Tools Up
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MIDI Implementation Chart MIDI Info
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MIDI Implementation Chart (part 2 -
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MIDI Implementation Chart (part 2 -
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Index Symbols ~, +, - modulation so
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Delete folder 220 multisetup 67 reg
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tuning tables 71 Keyboard CC Window
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PatchMix DSP, setting up for sampli
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Stop Button, sampling 261 Streaming
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