E-Mu EMAX, Owner'S Manual

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Emax Owners Manual
© 1986 E-mu Systems, Inc. Enhanced by The Emulator Archive 2001 Page 64
5. If desired, repeat steps 2 to 4 until you get the best possible loop.
Note: Sometimes it will be impossible for you or the computer to find a perfect splice point. When you
first try looping, you will probably think this is a common occurrence. However, you’ll generally
find that Autoloop, combined with practice and experimentation, can usually produce smooth,
glitch-free loops.
6. After establishing the desired loop points, press ENTER. The display asks:
Press YES to discard all Voice data after the loop end point (this conserves memory). However, if you
might want to use the same sample later with a different loop point, press NO to keep the entire
sample intact, or save the Preset containing the original sample to disk.
Module: DIGITAL PROCESSING 4 Function: LOOP ON, LOOP IN RELEASE, and
BACKWARDS modes
Loop on turns the loop on and off for a particular Voice.
Loop In Release turns on the Release Loop. Without Release Loop, the signal may cut off abruptly
after you remove your fingers from the keys; with Release Loop, you can loop the final portion of
the sample so that the loop will keep playing -- even after you lift your finger off the key--for as
long as the VCA release lasts.
Backwards reads the Voice out of memory in the reverse order from which it was stored. Note that
Backwards mode uses the Sustain Loop for its release, and the Release Loop for its sustain.
Applications: Backwards tape effects simulation. Reverse attack and decay characteristics of Voices.
1. Activate DIGITAL PROCESSING 4 . Move the cursor under the parameter to be adjusted in the
display. Turn the function on or off with the ON or OFF keys respectively. To adjust other parameters,
move the cursor under the next parameter to be adjusted and again use the ON or OFF keys to make
your selection.
2. After making your selection(s), press ENTER. Emax returns to the Module Identifier.
Module: DIGITAL PROCESSING 5 FunctIon: TAPER
This adds a fade-in and/or fade-out to the sample, thus smoothing out samples with abrupt
beginnings or endings .
Please note: You will not hear the effects of tapering until the taper is made permanent. Always make
sure you have a backup of anything that you taper in case the taper does not turn out
well.
1. Activate DIGITAL PROCESSING 5 . The display shows:
Truncate After Loop?
Y/N
Taper Start End
00ms 000ms