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THE GUIDED TOURS
© 1985, 1986, 1987 E-mu Systems, Inc. Page 45
GUIDED TOUR #7: DIGITALLY PROCESSING SAMPLES
Digital processing allows for radically altering Voices stored in the Bank. In this Guided Tour,
we’ll learn -- among other topics -- how to truncate, loop, reverse, splice, and mix samples. First,
though, we need to take a couple of samples with which we can practice.
1. If the Emulator II has been turned off, insert a formatted Performance or Library disk in
Drive 1 and boot the instrument. After booting, or if the instrument was already on, check
that there is nothing in memory you want to save. If there is, save it. If not, clear the
Bank memory by activating the Preset Definition module then pressing 16, YES, and
YES. Finally, deactivate the module.
2. Make a sample of yourself speaking some words by doing the following:
a.
Plug a microphone into the SAMPLE INPUT jack.
b.
Activate the sample module and turn up the sample module CAIN control.
c.
Talk into the mic. If the display’s VU meter reads a low signal level, press 3 to
increase the gain. Move Slider A until the display shows an input gain of 40
dB, then press ENTER.
d.
While continuing to talk into the mic, adjust GAIN for the strongest possible
VU meter signal short of overload.
e.
Press 4 and use Slider A to set a threshold above the background noise
present at the mic. Then press ENTER.
f.
Press 5 and use Slider A to select about a 3 second sampling time.
g.
Press 7 to arm sampling, and begin talking. If the sample is not good or you
want to try again, press 7 and take another sample.
h.
Play C2. You should hear your sample. Now play in the range of C1 through
C3 to hear the transposed sample.
i.
If you’re not satisfied with the sample, erase it with PRESET DEFINITION 13
and try again. Once you’re satisfied with the sample, de-activate the sample
module. The sample you just recorded is Voice V01.
3. We will need a second sample of you talking, so...
j.
Activate the sample module. Talk into the microphone to check for level; the
level should already be correctly set from the last sample. Note that the
sample module will remember the +40 dB preamp gain setting until you
change it or turn off the Emulator. If the level is not correct, repeat steps C
and D above.
k.
Press 4 and use Slider A to set a threshold above the background noise
present at the mic. Then press ENTER.
l.
Press 5 and use Slider A to select about a 3 second sampling time.
m.
We want to assign this new sample to a different range of the keyboard, so
press 2.
n.
Press C4 (this becomes the original pitch), then C3 (this sets the lowest
transposition from the original pitch), then C5 (this sets the highest
transposition from the original pitch).
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 ...