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4. To scroll through the presets available in the bank, move the data slider. The various
preset names will scroll on the lower display line. When this line shows the desired
preset, press ENTER to make that the current preset. This is an alternative preset
selection method.
5. Increment or decrement the current preset (as displayed in the top line) with the
CURSOR buttons. This method is useful for live performance—arrange your presets in
the desired order, and step through them as needed.
When you’re ready to check out some more sounds, proceed.
THE EMAX II “MODULAR” SYSTEM
The left side of the Emax II front panel includes the volume, data slider, ON/YES and
OFF/NO (Increment and Decrement) buttons, the Liquid Crystal Display, two cursor
control buttons, and a numeric keypad. Once you select a module and function, this area
is where you will specify parameters.
The modules start towards the right of the keypad. Each module will be discussed in
detail later on; the following is intended mostly as background information. Each
module affects a certain area of Emax II’s operation.
■ Function Buttons These are the buttons that get you going. Load Bank and Enter load
disk data into the Emax II, Drive Select selects which disk drive will be used, and
Transpose, as you probably suspect, transposes the keyboard.
■ Sequencer This module is a 16-track solid state control data recorder. While
optimized for downloading MIDI data from other sequencers, it has some very useful
features such as Mono operation when driven via MIDI, ability to re-assign presets, track
bounce, and so on. It consists of the Sequencer Setup module (which sets up a sequence
for recording) and the Sequencer Manage module (which lets you load, erase, copy, and
do other sequence “housekeeping”). All sequencer functions are controlled by the left-
hand column of buttons.
■ Master This module contains functions that affect the overall keyboard or bank
(memory remaining, keyboard velocity curve, master tune, erase all and format disk).
This also contains the Special commands, which are explained in the Reference section.
■ Sample This “recording studio” module records sounds from the outside world into
the bank. Features include adjustable preamp gain, variable threshold setting, and
adjustable sample rate and length.
■ Digital Processing With this powerful module, you may edit a voice’s length, loop
(i.e. infinitely sustain) any portion of the voice (with several different looping options),
have Emax II automatically find the best loop points (“Autoloop”), splice two different
voices together, mix two voices, amplify or attentuate the voice, and more.
GUIDED TOURS
Guided Tour #1
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