E-Mu EMAX II, Operation Manual

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Multi-Timbral Banks
One of the most powerful ways to use the Emax II sound library is to create an
arrangement of sounds drawn from different disks and combine them all on your own
disk. It is also one of the most asked questions of our customer service department.
HOW?
Creating a multi-timbral bank is easy. It's basically a matter of loading a preset from one
bank and saving it into another.
1) Decide which presets you want in your multi-timbral bank.
2) Let's start with a clean slate, just to avoid confusion. So, clear the bank ( MASTER 4 ).
3) Activate PRESET MANAGEMENT 1 , Load Preset.
4) Use the data slider or inc/dec buttons to select the bank containing the first preset you
want to use, then press ENTER .
5) Now use the data slider or inc/dec buttons to select the first preset you want, then
press ENTER . You can now rename the preset if you desire.
6) Go back to step 3 and select the next preset that you want on your multi-timbral disk.
Continue until you run out of memory or have enough presets.
7) Save the bank ( PRESET MANAGEMENT 8 ), or your work will be lost.
NOT ENOUGH SAMPLE MEMORY
Problems come when you see the flashing error message;
"
Not Enough Sample Memory
".
This message is telling you that you have run out of sample memory. On an Emax II with
only one Megabyte of RAM, this message will appear frequently when trying to load
presets.
When this message appears, you have two alternatives;
1) Get more memory, or
2) Make room for the new preset by erasing unwanted presets, voices, parts of voices,
making loops shorter or by using Sample Rate Conversion.
EXPAND YOUR MEMORY!
By far the easiest method is #1. Get More Memory! The Emax II can be memory expanded
up to 7 or 8 Megabytes of RAM. To be honest, it's really a pain trying to create multi-
timbral disks with only one Megabyte. On the other hand, creating a multi-timbral disk
with 3 or more Megabytes is quick and easy. It's the only way to go.
MULTI-TIMBRAL BANKS