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E-Mu Xtreme Lead-1 User Manual

E-Mu Xtreme Lead-1
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Xtreme Lead-1 Operation Manual
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction ..............................................................................9
Product Description ............................................................................. 9
Overview ........................................................................................... 10
Important Safety Instructions ................................................11
Foreign Language Warnings - German.................................. 14
Foreign Language Warnings - French ....................................17
Declaration of Conformity ......................................................20
Setup .......................................................................................21
Unpacking ......................................................................................... 21
Connection Instructions ..................................................................... 22
Basic Setup ............................................................................................... 22
Studio Setup ............................................................................................23
Power Up! ................................................................................................24
Instant Gratification............................................................................ 25
Playing Demo Sequences ......................................................................... 25
Auditioning Presets ...................................................................................25
Selecting and Quick Editing Presets .......................................................... 26
Playing BEATS ..........................................................................................28
Exploring the Master Arpeggiator .............................................................30
Multi-Channel Arpeggiator ....................................................................... 31
Basic Operations .....................................................................33
Front Panel......................................................................................... 33
Volume Control ........................................................................................ 33
Master Button .......................................................................................... 33
Edit Button ...............................................................................................33
Control Button ......................................................................................... 33
Audition Button ........................................................................................ 34
Left/Right Cursor Buttons .........................................................................34
Save/Copy Button .................................................................................... 34
Home/Enter Button ..................................................................................34
Data Entry Control ................................................................................... 35

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E-Mu Xtreme Lead-1 Specifications

General IconGeneral
TypeSynthesizer
Polyphony64 voices
ROM32 MB
MIDIIn/Out/Thru
Timbrality16
Oscillators2 per voice
LFO2
Keyboard61 keys
OutputsStereo Headphone
Number of Presets512 presets (256 user, 256 factory)
Filter24 dB/octave

Summary

Important Safety Instructions

Grounding Instructions

Explains product grounding requirements and risks of improper connection to reduce electric shock.

Foreign Language Warnings - German

Wichtige Sicherheitsvorschriften

Safety instructions in German covering cable use, servicing, and environmental exposure.

Erdungsinstruktionen

German instructions on grounding, providing a path of least resistance to reduce shock risk.

Foreign Language Warnings - French

Instructions de Sécurité Importantes

French safety instructions covering power cord, rain/humidity exposure, and servicing.

Instructions de Mise à la Terre

French instructions on grounding the apparatus to minimize electrocution risks.

Setup

Unpacking

Instructions for safely removing the Xtreme Lead from packaging and checking components.

Connection Instructions

Details on connecting the Xtreme Lead, including MIDI In/Out and audio outputs.

Studio Setup

Explains connecting the Xtreme Lead in a studio environment with MIDI interfaces and computers.

Instant Gratification

Selecting and Quick Editing Presets

Explains selecting factory presets and the bank organization for storage.

Exploring the Master Arpeggiator

Introduction to the Master Arpeggiator, explaining how to arpeggiate a single preset.

Multi-Channel Arpeggiating

Explains running multiple arpeggiators simultaneously on different MIDI channels.

Basic Operations

Front Panel Overview

General description of the Xtreme Lead's front panel controls, buttons, and displays.

Front Panel Controller Modes

Explains the three modes for real-time controller knobs: Real-time, Quick Editing, and Deep Editing.

Quick Edit Mode

Mode for editing presets using controller knobs without entering the main Edit menu.

Deep Edit Mode

Allows controller knobs to edit parameters within Master or Edit menus for finer precision.

Main Screen

Preset Selection

Instructions on selecting presets and understanding how they are arranged into banks.

Channel Arpeggiator

Controls the arpeggiator for each MIDI channel, allowing preset or master arpeggiator settings.

Sound Navigator

Multitimbral Operation

Arpeggiator/Beats Menu

BEATS Mode

Enables BEATS mode and defines status modes for Riff assignment and playback.

Arpeggiators

Master Arpeggiator Parameters

Accessing and adjusting parameters for the Master Arpeggiator.

Editing a User Arpeggiator Pattern

Multi-Channel Arpeggiating

Using a MIDI Interface to Channelize Data

Guide on using MIDI interfaces to convert data for multi-channel arpeggiators if the controller is single-channel.

Master Menu

Defining Master Parameters

Covers Master parameters affecting overall performance, range, and global effects.

Transpose/Tune

Transposes all presets by semitone intervals and adjusts fine tuning for other instruments.

Velocity Curve

Modifies incoming velocity data using curves for different dynamics or controller adaptation.

Effects Multi Mode Control

Controls effects in Multi mode using master settings or preset settings on a specified channel.

Master FXA Algorithm

Selects the effect type for Effect Processor A, including reverb and delay types.

Master FXB Algorithm

Selects the effect type for Effect Processor B, including chorus and flange types.

FXB Parameters: Feedback/LFO Rate Delay Time

Sets feedback, LFO Rate, and Delay Time characteristics for Effect B.

MIDI Parameters

Controls how the Xtreme Lead sends and receives MIDI data.

MIDI Mode

Selects Omni, Poly, or Multi modes, affecting response to MIDI data.

MIDI Program Change -> Preset

Remaps incoming MIDI program changes to different numbered presets for custom control.

Real-time Controller Assignment

Assigns twelve real-time control sources (A-L) to controller numbers for synth parameters.

Knob Preset Quick-Edit

Edits presets using controller knobs without entering the main Edit menu.

Knobs Deep Edit

Specifies if front panel controller knobs can edit parameters in Master or Edit menus.

Front Panel Knob Calibration

Calibrates front panel knob values for wear compensation or to fix strange behavior.

Send MIDI System Exclusive Data

Transmits MIDI SysEx data to MIDI Out port for backup or transfer.

User Key Tuning

Creates and modifies 12 user-definable tuning tables for individual key tuning.

Programming Basics

Modulation

Defines modulation as dynamically changing parameters using sources and destinations.

Modulation Sources

Lists modulation sources like Envelope Generators, Performance Controllers, and LFOs.

Modulation PatchCords

Connects modulation sources to destinations, controlling modulation amount via PatchCords.

Envelope Generators

Details the three envelope generators shaping sound contours over time with six stages.

Modulation Destinations

Explains how PatchCords connect sources to destinations, controlling modulation amount.

Modulation Processors

Devices that modify modulation sources like LFOs and envelopes before applying them to a destination.

Preset Modulation Processors

Modulation processors located at the Preset Level PatchCords screen, affecting parameters upon preset selection.

Using the Modulation Processors

Explains inserting modulation processors into routings with an example of velocity controlling pitch.

Dynamic Filters

Shows the signal path and explains filters analyzing sound waves as sine wave mixes.

What is a Filter?

Explains filters removing sound components based on frequency, illustrating low-pass and high-pass filters.

The Z-Plane Filter

Describes the Z-plane filter's ability to change function over time via interpolation.

MIDI Channels & Real-time Controls

Details how factory presets connect MIDI A-L controls to functions and how knobs operate.

Stereo Mix Outputs

Edit Menu

Four Layer Architecture

Explains the 4-layer structure, allowing crossfading or switching by position, velocity, or control.

Defining Layer Parameters

Covers parameters defining layers: instrument, ranges, tuning, envelopes, filters, patchcords.

Z-Plane Filters

Filters that change function over time, interpolating between two complex filter types.

Xtreme Lead Filter Types

Lists and describes filter types: LPF, HPF, BPF, EQ+, etc., for the current layer.

Low Frequency Oscillators (LFOs)

Slow repeating waves for modulation, with parameters like Shape, Sync, Rate, Delay, Variation.

PatchCords

Connects modulation sources to destinations, controlling modulation amount via PatchCords.

Common Preset Parameters

Preset Effects

Explains how Master Mix Output settings determine if Preset Mix Output routing is used.

FXA Parameters: Decay/HF Damping FxB -> FxA

Defines FXA parameters like Decay, HF Damping, and routes B effect through A effect.

Preset Patchcords

Initial Controller Amount

Keyboard Tuning

Preset Links

Programming Tutorial

Working with Filters

Explains filters removing sound components and guides on selecting filter types and adjusting cutoff.

Troubleshooting

Linking Presets

Effects

Effects Overview

Details how effect routings are programmed per layer or overruled by Master Mix Output settings.

Effect Types

Lists available A and B effect types: reverb, delay, chorus, flange, distortion.

Effects Programmed in the Preset

Describes how to program and modify preset effects for a different effect per preset.

Master Effects

Explains programming effects globally for Omni/Poly modes or for all 16 MIDI channels in Multi mode.

Effects Mode

Provides true bypass of the effects engine, turning effects off for all presets.

General Effect Descriptions

Provides descriptions of various effects like Reverb, Chorus, Flanger, Delay, and Distortion.

Reverb

Simulates natural spaces like rooms or halls, with adjustable Decay Time and High Frequency Damping.

Save/Copy Menu

Saving a Preset

Saves changes to a preset, making them permanent and overwriting existing information.

Multisetups

Create Random Preset

Copy User Bank to Flash

Appendix

Preset Listing

Lists presets in User Bank 3 and XLEAD Bank 3 with their numbers and names.

Instrument Listing

Continues the list of raw instruments in the XL-1 ROM set.

Velocity Curves

Continues the description of velocity curves, illustrating their effect on played velocity.

MIDI Implementation Chart

Lists MIDI information transmitted and recognized, including channels, modes, and commands.

MIDI

Provides MIDI Device Inquiry Responses and Product ID information.

Technical Specifications

Lists technical details: audio channels, MIDI, presets, memory, and dimensions.

Warranty

States product warranty terms, conditions, and limitations for the original purchaser.

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