E-Mu EMAX II - Page 152

Emax II operation manual
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PRESET DEFINITION
Realtime Controls
Assigning LEVEL to the left wheel can also be useful. At center position, the volume
level is audible but can be increased by rotating the wheel away from you. Rotate the
wheel towards you to fade out the sound completely.
● Destination: 4 LFO to PITCH
This function controls the extent (i.e., modulation index) to which the LFO modulates
pitch. To assign this destination to the control source, first select the control source then
select 4. (To change the LFO rate and LFO variation, refer to DYNAMIC PROCESSING
15.)
Application hint: This destination is most often assigned to the right wheel; rotating the
wheel away from you increases the amount of vibrato. Assigning this destination to the
pedal provides foot-controlled vibrato.
Note: Assigning this destination overrides the equivalent Dynamic Processing module
function.
● Destination: 5 LFO to FILTER Fc
This function controls the extent to which the LFO modulates the filter cutoff frequency.
To assign this destination to the control source, first select the control source then select
5. (To change the LFO rate and LFO variation, refer to section DYNAMIC PROCESSING
15.)
Application: This destination is most often assigned to the right wheel; rotating the
wheel away from you increases the amount of filter modulation (“filtrato”) which is a
type of timbre modulation. Assigning this destination to the pedal provides foot-
controlled filtrato. Slow filtrato is useful for varying the timbre on long, sustaining
sounds; fast filtrato gives a “bubbly” sound which can resemble that of mechanical
rotating speaker systems.
Note: Assigning this destination overrides the equivalent Dynamic Processing module
function. Also, LFO to FILTER Fc interacts with the filter module frequency and
envelope settings. If this function does not seem to work, check these settings. Example:
If the filter cutoff is already at maximum, you will not be able to modulate it to any great
degree.
● Destination: 6 LFO to LEVEL
This function controls the extent to which the LFO modulates the overall level (this
phenomenon is called tremolo). To assign this destination to the control source, first
select the control source then select 6. (To change the LFO rate and LFO variation, refer
to section DYNAMIC PROCESSING 15.)