E-Mu EMAX II, Operation Manual

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Emax II operation manual
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CONNECTION INSTRUCTIONS
Connections
Sub Output
Return
(To Main Output)
Tip Ring
To Effect From Effect
SEND/RETURN CABLES
This diagram shows the
type of cable used to ac-
cess the Emax II submix
sends and returns.
Tip
Ring
Tip
Ring
Tip
Ring
Tip
Ring
Tip Tip
Ring
SUB B SUB C MAIN
R L R L R L
R Bus
L Bus
Emax II Output Section
Tip
Ring
Tip
Ring
SUB A
R L
This diagram shows how the stereo jacks are used to
function as effect sends and returns.
CONNECTION TO A MIXER
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STEREO: Emax II has provisions for a variety of output connection schemes. The most
common hookup will probably be for stereo operation. Once you have heard the Emax
II in stereo, you will never be satisfied with mono again. Connect the left and right audio
out phone jacks to the inputs of your mixer or stereo preamp. Emax II will also drive
stereo headphones, which can be plugged directly into the headphone output. For
maximum dynamic range, keep the front panel volume control turned up full.
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MONO: If a monophonic amplifier is used, simply connect the right/mono output to
the input of the amplifier. Guitar amps are not recommended because they are generally
noisy and low fidelity. The output level of the Emax II is somewhere between instrument
and line level. Care should be taken when connecting to an instument amplifier so that
the delicate nerve cells in your ears are not damaged.
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SUBMIX OUTPUTS: There may be times when different equalization or reverb
settings are desired on the various instruments that have been sampled. Emax II has
eight polyphonic outputs that can be used when individual processing on specific
instruments is desired. Any combination of voices can be programmed to appear at any
channel output. Voices are assigned to output channels using the Edit Assignment
function in the Preset Definition module or in the Keyboard Mode function of the
Dynamic Processing module. Each of the Sub A, Sub B, and Sub C outputs on Emax II
are stereo jacks. The tip of each jack (accessed when a standard phone plug is inserted)
connects to the right or left output of the group. If a stereo plug is inserted, the Ring of
the stereo plug serves as a signal return, which sums into the Main outputs.
Therefore, the Sub A, B, C jacks can serve as effect sends and returns in order to further
process selected voices and then return them to the main mix.
The submix send/return jacks can be used to process selected voices and return them to
the main mix instead of using the effects bus on your mixing board. In a pinch, the effects
returns could also be used to sum additional instruments into the main outputs of the
Emax II.