E-Mu EMAX II, Operation Manual

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Emax II operation manual
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CREATING SOUNDS
The best way to learn about the spectrum synthesizer is by creating a sound, so load the
Spectrum Synth development disk into your Emax II and follow these simple steps...
DEFINE THE LOCATION
First, we must define the location and the length of the sound. This can be accomplished
in one of three ways:
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Select a preset 95-99 on the Spectrum Synth development disk. These contain empty
samples.
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1. Clear all memory. ( Master #4 )
2. Enter the SAMPLE module
3. Press #4 on the keypad and select the length that you want the synthesized sound
to be. (The longer the sound, the more time it will take to synthesize.)
4. Press #7 on the keypad to force sampling.
5. Press the SAMPLE button to exit the sample module
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Write over an existing sample. The synthesized sound will replace the sampled sound.
(Remember to back up the sample first!)
START SYNTHESIZING
Now you that you have defined a location and length for the sound, its time to start
synthesizing!
1. Enter the DIGITAL PROCESSING module and select the voice you just created.
2. Press #9 on the keypad to access the Digital Effects menu.
3. Press #6 on the keypad to access “Spectrum Synth”. The display will read “
Synth
Changes Data! OK?
” Press YES to continue. ( NO to exit)
4. Now you are in the Synth Options menu. Press #1 (Freq. Spectrum) on the keypad
andhit ENTER . The display will show Spectrum #1 and you will see a series of vertical
lines. These lines represent the amplitudes of the 24 partials contained in the spectrum.
Spectrm: Select
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Note: Because of the limited display resolution, each dot in the bar graph represents 14% of full
level. If a partial has a level of less than 14%, the bar will appear to be 0%.
5. Press NO until the display says “ Spectrum->TS Y/N ”, then press YES .
SPECTRUM SYNTHESIS
Creating Sounds