E-Mu ESI-32, Operation Manual

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ESI-32 Operation Manual
The second line shows the note being played on the keyboard (or
scrolled with the data entry knob). After selecting a note, the third line
will display the primary sample number, and the fourth line will display
the secondary sample number associated with the note on line two. After
pressing ENTER, the zone selection process is complete and the ESI-32
will return to the Module Identifier.
This module establishes the controls for several functions, including
tuning, delay before onset of a note, and chorus on/off.
1. Activate Dynamic Processing module.
2. Select Submodule 1.
3. Move the cursor to the parameter(s) to be adjusted, and select
the desired value(s) with the data entry knob. The display shows:
DYNAMIC SETUP
Tuning: +0.0 cents
Delay: 0.000s
Chorus: off
• Tuning: varies the zone pitch over a range of -100 to +100 cents.
(One hundred cents equals 1 semitone.)
• Delay: varies the time between when a MIDI Note On message is
received and the onset of the note, up to 1.53 seconds.
• Chorus: “thickens” the sound by doubling the primary sample and
detuning the doubled sample somewhat. Chorus uses two channels.
When chorus is on, the number of available channels in the zone
will be cut in half. Chorus cannot be used with stereo samples.
APPLICATION: Creating an Alternate Tuning “Template”.
1. Tune each key by selecting it as a zone and then adjusting the
tuning.
2. To use the “template” with other samples, load in new samples
to the existing sample numbers.
3. Return the samples to their true pitches using the Original Key
function.
4. Select page two by pressing the right cursor button. The second
page displays the following parameters for the selected zone.
DYNAMIC SETUP
Original Key: E0
S01 Piano E1
1. Setup
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Caution: If a zone contains more than one
sample, the new original key will be
assigned to all samples in the selected zone.