E-Mu Classic keys User Manual

Essential safety guidelines for using the product to prevent hazards like fire, shock, or injury.

Overview of the Classic Keys as a musical instrument and its core features.

Identifies and explains the function of each button and control on the front panel.

Guides on selecting presets, MIDI channels, volume, and pan settings for sounds.

Explains how to play multiple sounds simultaneously using different MIDI channels.

Instructions on using the built-in sequencer to play example sequences.

How to access and navigate the Master Menu for global settings.

Setting up effect buses (A/B) and routing MIDI channels through them.

Adjusting global tuning, pitch bend range, and transposition settings.

Setting global velocity curves, MIDI modes, ID numbers, and overflow.

Managing MIDI channel reception and incoming program/bank changes.

Assigning MIDI controllers (A-D) to specific functions for realtime control.

Configuring MIDI footswitches and remapping program changes.

Sending MIDI data, user key tuning, and adjusting display viewing angle.

Describes the dual effects processors (A & B) and their architecture.

How to program effects and route them via MIDI or presets.

Detailed explanations of various reverb types like Room, Hall, Chamber, Plate.

Covers Special Reverbs (Rain, Shimmer), Chorus, Flanger, and Phaser effects.

Explains the operation and parameters of Delay, Cross Delay, and Echo effects.

Details B Effects like Stereo Delay B, Fuzz, and Ring Modulator.

How to link presets to create complex sounds or keyboard splits.

Introduces modulation sources like LFOs, Envelopes, and MIDI controllers.

Explains the function and stages of Envelope Generators for shaping sound.

Describes LFO waveforms and their use in creating vibrato or tremolo.

Connecting modulation sources to destinations via patches.

Routing keyboard and velocity data to various destinations.

Using realtime controllers for dynamic sound shaping.

Understanding MIDI realtime controllers and their usage.

Assigning MIDI controllers A-D and their destinations.

How to enable, navigate, and modify parameters within the Edit Menu.

Setting preset names, selecting primary/secondary instruments, and key ranges.

Adjusting volume, pan, coarse/fine tuning, and chorus parameters.

Configuring delay, solo mode, sound start point, and reverse sound playback.

Managing alternate envelopes and selecting crossfade modes.

Defining crossfade direction, balance, and amount.

Adjusting LFO parameters and auxiliary envelope settings.

Configuring footswitches, pitch bend, MIDI controllers, velocity, and keyboard center.

Setting keyboard tunings, linking presets, and saving edited presets.

Step-by-step instructions for layering and splitting presets using links.

Practical examples of editing presets, changing instruments, tuning, and chorus.

Explains sound reversal and sound splicing synthesis methods.

Using Classic Keys with sequencers, channel rip-off, and instrument definition.

Comprehensive lists of all RAM and ROM presets available in banks 0-3.

Detailed lists of sampled instruments and waveform types used by the device.

Visual representations of drawbar settings for organ sounds.

Diagrams showing keyboard layouts for drum kits and reverb spaces.

Lists key technical details such as audio channels, MIDI, power, and dimensions.

Detailed information on MIDI commands, SysEx, and controller mappings.