E-Mu EMAX II - VCA and Filter Envelope Shaping

Emax II operation manual
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REALTIME CONTROL DESTINATIONS
● Destination: 0 OFF
To turn off (disable) the control source, first select the control source then select 0.
● Destination: 1 PITCH
To assign pitch bend to the control source, first select the control source then select 1.
Application: Generally, this destination is assigned to the left-hand wheel, which has a
center detent. When so assigned, the center position gives no pitch bend. Rotating the
wheel away from you bends pitch up, while rotating the wheel towards you bends pitch
down. Maximum pitch bend is ±4 semitones, as set in PRESET DEFINITION 8.
● Destination 2 FILTER Fc
To assign filter cutoff frequency control to the control source, first select the control
source then select 2.
Application: This destination is normally assigned to the right wheel, pressure, or pedal
to add expressiveness to your playing. Example: Brass sounds often increase in bright-
ness towards the end of notes; simulate this by using the wheel to increase the filter cutoff
frequency towards the end of a note. FILTER Fc can also be assigned to the Pedal for “wa-
wa” effects; turn up the Q to simulate the most commonly used wa-wa sound.
Note: This function interacts with the filter module frequency and envelope settings. If
the wheel does not seem to be working correctly, check these settings. Example: If the
filter cutoff is already at maximum, you will not be able to use the wheel to increase the
cutoff frequency. Therefore, for the right wheel to cover the greatest possible filter
sweep, select DYNAMIC PROCESSING 13 (“filter Fc”) and set Env (envelope) to +00.
Next, assuming that the right wheel is assigned to filter Fc, rotate it fully towards you and
adjust Fc for the lowest desired filter cutoff frequency. Rotating the right wheel away
from you will increase the filter cutoff.
● Destination: 3 LEVEL
To assign overall level to the control source, first select the control source then select 3.
Application: Probably the most common use is to assign LEVEL to the pedal, thus giving
pedal-controlled volume. Or, assign this destination to the Right wheel when you need
a manual volume control (such as during fadeouts) or to a MIDI control for pseudo-
automated mixdown effects when driving Emax II from a sequencer.
PRESET DEFINITION
Realtime Controls
■ To assign Emax II
Level to the MIDI stan-
dard controller #7, first
assign MIDI A or B to #7
(MIDI Menu), then as-
sign the MIDI A or B to
Level.