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VOICE DEFINITION MODULE
© 1985, 1986, 1987 E-mu Systems, Inc. Page 94
21 - VELOCITY ASSIGNMENT TO LEVEL and ATTACK
This function ties overall dynamics (level) and/or VCA attack time to how
forcefully you play the keyboard.
Application:
Sample sounds from an instrument (i.e. older synthesizers) without
dynamics, and assign dynamics.
Application:
Keyboard-controlled VCA attack is excellent for string and horn sounds,
where bowing or blowing softly produces a slower attack than rapid bowing or blowing,
which produces a much faster attack.
Application:
Since each Voice in a Preset can have its own keyboard dynamics
settings, lower register bass sounds can have minimum dynamics to provide a constant
bottom, while upper register lead sounds can be played more dynamically.
1. With the module active, Current Voice assigned (see GENERAL
INSTRUCTIONS 2), and the ENTER LED either lit steadily or off, key in 21. The
display says:
Vel-Lvl Vel-Atk
XX XX
...where XX is a two digit number between 00 and 15. Slider A determines the
extent to which keyboard velocity controls dynamics. When set to 00, the overall
level is at maximum (loudest possible dynamics) no matter how forcefully or
softly you play the keyboard. Progressively higher values give a progressively
wider dynamic range by making soft sounds softer (see
Fig. VDEF-16
). Example:
When set to 05, softly played notes sound somewhat quieter than forcefully
played notes; when set to 15, softly played notes sound drastically quieter than
forcefully played notes.
Slider B determines the extent to which keyboard velocity controls attack time.
When set to 00, no matter how hard or soft you play the attack time will remain
as set by VCA/LFO parameter 1A. Increasing the value causes the attack time to
increase as you play more softly. A setting of 15 gives the greatest variation in
attack times between hard and soft playing.
2. To exit to another function, see GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 3 (“Exiting a
Function”).
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 ...