22 E-MU Systems
Instant Gratification
Exploring Beats Mode
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You can select presets
from the Preset Number, Bank
Number, Preset Category or
Preset Name fields.
3. Turn the data entry control knob on the front panel to select a new
preset number. If you turn the knob slowly, the presets advance one
number for each “click” of the knob. If you spin the knob quickly, the
numbers advance much faster (more than one number per click).
4. Play the keyboard (or press the Audition button) and listen to the
sounds made by your MK-6!
5. TRY OUT ANY OF THE CONTROLLER KNOBS on the front panel and
note how they change the sound of each preset! Don’t worry about
ruining the sound, the values are automatically reset as soon as you
select a new preset. The four buttons labeled A-D, E-H, I-L, M-P allow
the four controller knobs to control sixteen functions.
Exploring Beats
Mode
MK-6 contains a 16-track play-only sequencer that is optimized for live
performance and groove creation. MK-6 contains dozens of special 16-part
Beats Riffs. Beats Riffs are normally used in conjunction with a “bts:” preset
containing the appropriate percussion mapping. Before you start exploring
beats, make sure the MK-6 is properly set up.
Beats Setup:
Set the Trigger Buttons to Beats Mode
1. Press the Controllers button on the front panel.
2. Turn the data entry control clockwise until you fin the “TRIGGER
BUTTONS FUNCTION” screen.
3. Set the lower line of the display to read, “Play Beats Parts”.
4. Press the Controllers button on the front panel again to exit the menu.
Set the Trigger Buttons to be Triggers
5. Press the Triggers button in the Command Functions section of the
front panel. OK, now you’re ready to start playing Beats.
Playing Beats:
Selecting Beats Presets
1. Press the right cursor button twice so that the cursor is located
beneath the Category field.
2. Turn the data entry control until bts: is shown in the Category field.
If you don’t select a
“bts:” preset, only the first
trigger key will work.
Riffs marked “bts:” have 16
parts. Riffs without “bts:” have
only 1 part.
3. Press the right cursor button so that the cursor is underneath the
Preset Name field.
4. Now turning the data entry control selects ONLY bts: presets!
Play Beats
5. Press any of the sixteen front panel Trigger Buttons. Notice that each
button brings in a specific part. The chart below shows which buttons
control which part in bts: presets.
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