Emax II operation manual
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EMAX II BASICS
The Big Re-Cap
Cursor
The cursor is a small line that shows up in the display, and flashes when it wants data
from you about the number or letter under which it is located. Entering a new value will
over-write the old one, whereupon the cursor moves on to the next number or letter (if
applicable). Note: If the Emax II is expecting a two or three-digit number, in most cases
you must enter all the required digits even if some of these are zeroes (called “leading
zeroes”). For example, if Emax is expecting a two-digit number and you want to enter
8, you would enter 08. If it is expecting a single-digit number, entering 8 would be
sufficient.
Data Slider & Increment/Decrement
On virtually all Emax II menus where the data slider selects options, the Increment (ON/
YES) and Decrement (OFF/NO) switches duplicate the slider function.
Saving
We can’t emphasize this enough. Whenever you have done enough work on a preset,
voice, sample or sequence that you would hate to lose it, save it. Hard disks are not
infallible. All hard disk banks should be backed-up on floppy disk. Should you improve
the preset, voice, sample or sequence later, you can always replace the original with the
revised version — and if something goes wrong, the original will still be available to save
you the hassle of starting from scratch.
THE BIG RE-CAP
One more time: A Sample is a raw sound, that upon being recorded into the Bank
immediately becomes a Voice.
To create a new Preset, make sure you have all the voices required for the preset in the
bank, number and name a preset, then assign combinations of voices from the bank to
specific sections of the keyboard. By specifying one or more of these voices as the Current
Voice, the current voice may then be processed by Emax II’s dynamic and digital signal
processors.
Since loading in a disk fills the bank with voices and presets, you can group these voices
into new presets, process the voices or alter the existing presets.
THE REWARD
If you’ve assimilated this information, the rest of the manual should be fairly easy to
understand. If not, re-read the previous information again. If it still doesn’t make
sense, plunge right into the Guided Tours - as you actually work with the Emax II, all
of the above definitions will make sense as you relate theory to practice.
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