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THE GUIDED TOURS
© 1985, 1986, 1987 E-mu Systems, Inc. Page 29
THE EMULATOR II’s “MODULAR” PHILOSOPHY
The Emulator II front panel is divided into modules. Each module will be discussed in detail later
on; the following is intended mostly as background information. Each module affects a certain
area of the Emulator II’s operation. Refer to the map (Fig.
INTRO-2)
to see how some of these
modules fit into the Emulator II’s overall structure.
Master Control.
This includes controls that affect the entire keyboard (such as Tune, Volume,
and Transpose), a ten-digit calculator-like keypad with numbers printed above the keys, the
display, and four sliders, which set variable parameters (described later). Note that keypad
switch 7 doubles as a NO button and keypad switch 9 doubles as a YES button (sometimes the
Emulator II will ask you yes-no questions, and this is how to communicate with it).
Sequencer.
This module is an eight-track solid state recorder with sophisticated features such
as SMPTE and MIDI control, punch-in and erase, track bounce, cue, and auto correct.
Filter.
You can dynamically change the timbre of any Voice or group of Voices (in other words,
the Current Voice) via lowpass filtering. The filter features variable cutoff, variable Q, variable
envelope amount (normal or inverted), variable keyboard tracking, LFO modulation, and
includes its own ADSR envelope generator.
VCA/LFO.
You may change the attack/decay/sustain/release characteristics of the Current
Voice by modulating the VCA with its associated ADSR envelope generator. This module also
sets most LFO parameters.
Voice Definition.
With this powerful module, you may edit a Voice’s length, loop (e.g. infinitely
sustain) any portion of the Voice (with several different looping options), have the Emulator II
automatically find the best loop points (“AutoLoop”), adjust the relative mix of various Voices,
save Voices to disk, and perform other Voice-related operations. This module also sets
independent keyboard touch sensitivity for each of several filter and VCA destinations
(dynamics, cutoff frequency, Q, attack time) and programs the mix (audio balance) for each
individual Voice in the Preset.
After modifying Voices, don’t forget chat the only way to keep these modifications is to save
them to disk. Otherwise, any changes will be lost as soon as power to the Emulator II is
interrupted.
Preset Definition
Does all the “housekeeping” for the Emulator II: You may name Voices or
Presets, erase them, copy them, assign Voices to different places on the keyboard, “catalog”
the names of Voices and Presets stored in the Bank, etc. Other Preset Definition functions
include MIDI and arpeggiator selection as well as three keyboard-related special effects
(velocity switch, velocity crossfade, and positional crossfade).
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
length.
Disk.
The DISK module archival data traffic between the Emulator II and its disks. Sounds may
be stored on disk, read back from disk, catalogued, and more.
Summary of Contents for EII+
Page 11: ...INTRODUCTION 1985 1986 1987 E mu Systems Inc Page 11 INTRODUCTION ...
Page 20: ...INTRODUCTION 1985 1986 1987 E mu Systems Inc Page 20 ...
Page 26: ...THE GUIDED TOURS 1985 1986 1987 E mu Systems Inc Page 26 THE GUIDED TOURS ...
Page 84: ...VOICE DEFINITION MODULE 1985 1986 1987 E mu Systems Inc Page 84 Fig VDEF 8 Fig VDEF 9 ...
Page 118: ...PRESET DEFINITION MODULE 1985 1986 1987 E mu Systems Inc Page 118 ...
Page 168: ...ENTER MODULE 1985 1986 1987 E mu Systems Inc Page 168 ENTER MODULE ...
Page 214: ...SMPTE SUPPLEMENT 1985 1986 1987 E mu Systems Inc Page 214 SMPTE SUPPLEMENT OVERVIEW PROTOCOL ...