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Summary of Contents for Planet Phatt

Page 1: ...OPERATION MANUAL E mu Systems Inc Fhlanett Phatt ...

Page 2: ...ystems Inc U S A P O Box 660015 Scotts Valley CA USA 95067 0015 Telephone 408 438 1921 Fax 408 438 8612 Europe Africa Middle East E mu Systems Ltd Suite 6 Adam Ferguson House Eskmills Industrial Park Musselburgh East Lothian Scotland EH21 7PQ Telephone 44 0 131 653 6556 Fax 44 0 131 665 0473 This product is covered under one or more of the following U S patents 4 404 529 4 506 579 4 699 038 4 987 ...

Page 3: ... grounded in accordance with all local codes and ordinances DANGER Improper connection of equipment grounding conductor can result in the risk of electric shock Check with a qualified electrician or service personnel if you are in doubt as to whether the product is properly grounded Do not modify the plug provided with this product if it will not fit the outlet have a proper outlet installed by a ...

Page 4: ...oted previously If you experience any hearing loss or ringing of the ears consult your physician 8 Planet Phatt may be equipped with a polarized line plug one blade wider that the other This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert this plug into the outlet do not defeat the safety purpose of the plug Contact an electrician to replace your obsolete outlet 9 The power supply cord of Planet P...

Page 5: ...net Phatt 18 MASTER MENU 19 Enabling the Master Menu 21 Master Tune 21 Transpose 22 Global Bend 22 Global Velocity Curve 22 Mix Output 24 MIDI Mode 24 MIDI Mode Change 25 MIDI Overflow 25 MIDI Enable 25 MIDI Bank Select 25 MIDI Program Preset 26 Preset Change 27 MIDI Controller Assign 27 X Factor Control 27 Tempo Control 28 Retrigger 28 Pitch Wheel Scratch 29 MIDI Footswitch Assign 29 Send MIDI Da...

Page 6: ...att Signal Flow 48 Keyboard Velocity Modulation 49 Key Number 50 Velocity Curves 50 Realtime Modulation 51 MIDI Realtime Controls 52 Stereo Mix Outputs 54 EDIT MENU 55 Enabling the Edit Menu 57 Preset Name 58 Primary Instrument 59 Secondary Instrument 59 Key Range 59 Primary Key Range 60 Secondary Key Range 60 Coarse Tuning 61 Fine Tuning 61 Volume 61 Pan 61 Alternate Envelope On Off 62 Primary Al...

Page 7: ...n 71 LFO 2 Shape Amount 72 LFO 2 Rate Delay Variation 72 Keyboard Velocity Modulation Control 73 Realtime Modulation Control 74 Footswitch Control 75 Pitch Bend Range 75 Pressure Amount 75 MIDI Controller Amount 75 Velocity Curve 76 Keyboard Center 77 Keyboard Tuning 77 Mix Output Assign 78 Preset Links 78 Save Preset 79 STEP BY STEP 81 Linking Presets 83 Editing Presets 84 Changing the Tuning of ...

Page 8: ...CONTENTS REFERENCE SECTION 95 Preset Listing 96 Instrument Listing 101 Beat Maps 106 Technical Specifications 109 MIDI Specifications 110 Warranty 126 Index 127 ...

Page 9: ...1 Chapter 1 Basic Setup INTRODUCTION BASIC SETUP ...

Page 10: ...Planet Phatt Operation Manual 2 ...

Page 11: ...grammers and other industry experts Of course you can edit or modify any and all parameters to create a limitless number of entirely new sounds Edit and tweak Planet Phatt s sounds the way you like them by using its powerful filters MIDI synced LFO s and MIDIpatch modulation system Planet Phatt has plenty of real time controls and destinations that allow users to create floor slamming heart poundi...

Page 12: ...assigned to each of the Primary and Secondary layers of the preset The primary and secondary layers are essentially two complete sounds stacked or placed adjacent to each other which can be switched or crossfaded together in various ways Up to four presets can be Linked in order to have more than one preset on the keyboard at a time The linked presets may overlap each other for layered sounds or b...

Page 13: ...se of the added realism of stereophonic sound Headphones can be used if an amplifier and speaker system is not available Plug stereo headphones into the headphone jack located on the left side of the front panel The Right Main output jack serves as a mono output when the Left Main plug is not plugged in R SUB2 L R SUB1 L R MAIN L MONO STEREO THRU OUT IN OUTPUTS MIDI Scotts Valley California U S A ...

Page 14: ...uts Planet Phatt has three sets of programmable stereo outputs Main Sub 1 and Sub 2 Specific Planet Phatt presets or MIDI channels can be routed to one of these stereo pairs in order to be further processed or mixed separately Sub 2 Outputs Sub 1 Outputs Main Outputs MIDI Out MIDI Controller MIDI Keyboard Sequencer etc MIDI In Additional MIDI Devices MIDI Switcher MIDI Out Out In Out Out In In R S...

Page 15: ...HRU OUT IN OUTPUTS MIDI Scotts Valley California U S A 100 250VAC 50 60 Hz E MU SYSTEMS INC WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE Sub Output Return To Main Output Tip Ring To Effect From Effect SEND RETURN CABLE Send Return Effect Device Main Outs to Mixer In Additional MIDI Devices MIDI Controller Launchpad MIDI Keyboard Sequencer MIDI...

Page 16: ...itional instruments into the main outputs The Sub 1 and Sub 2 jacks can be used as effect returns to the Main Outputs POWER UP The power switch is located on the right side of the front panel Planet Phatt and its MIDI controller may be turned on in any order When power is applied the liquid crystal display will light indicating that Planet Phatt is operating You may have noticed that there is no 1...

Page 17: ...Chapter 2 Basic Operation 9 BASIC OPERATION ...

Page 18: ...Planet Phatt Operation Manual 10 BASIC OPERATION ...

Page 19: ...rsor is a little flashing line underneath one of the parameters in the display Press either cursor control repeatedly until the cursor is underneath the desired parameter The cursor can also be moved bi directionally using the data entry control while the right cursor select button is being held down i e Press and hold the right cursor button and turn the data entry knob Data Entry Control The dat...

Page 20: ...cursor key repeatedly until the cursor is underneath the program number The cursor is a little flashing line underneath one of the parameters in the display As the data entry control is rotated the preset number and name will change The displayed preset will be assigned to the displayed MIDI channel Programs are arranged into banks of 128 as shown in the diagram at left Banks can be selected indep...

Page 21: ...and the Master and Edit LEDs will flash once each time the Beat pattern loops 3 Press either cursor button and use the data entry control to select a new beat or song change the tempo transpose the sequence X Factor or change the preset Song numbers are located imme diately after beat 99 4 Press the Enter button again to Stop the beat or song 5 Press and hold both the Master button and the Edit bu...

Page 22: ...his has the effect of changing the instruments on each beat By combining the various beats presets and transpositions you can create literally hundreds of thousands of different grooves On presets where there is one sound stretched across the entire keyboard transpose will trans pose the pitch 1 3 2 4 1 3 2 4 808 Kick Snare Chord Scratch Lawn Mower Synth Pad Deep Kick Noise Burst Transpose 24 Beat...

Page 23: ... and play it a specified number of times S 00 T 120 X 00 E2 to E1 04 go back to event E1 play 4 times GoTo a particular new Song S 00 T 120 X 00 E2 to S05 go to Song S05 NO REPEATS Stop the Song S 00 T 120 X 00 E2 Stop end of Song NO REPEATS Number of times played from 1 to 64 Multiple plays are not allowed on GoTo Song or Stop events Moving the data entry control one increment past 64 selects Inf...

Page 24: ... E0 and E1 have looped 16 times the song moves on to steps E3 E4 and E5 which stops the song Beat 07 Play 01 E0 Beat 18 Play 01 E1 GoTo E1 Play 16 E2 Beat 48 Play 01 E3 Beat 23 Play 01 E4 Stop Play E5 16 times S21 Beat 21 Play 01 E0 Beat 30 Play 01 E1 Beat 62 Play 01 E2 GoTo E0 Play E3 Infinite Repeat S22 In the above example beats 21 30 and 62 are simply repeated indefi nitely until you turn off ...

Page 25: ... using the MIDI mode function in the Master menu page 24 2 Decide which MIDI channels you wish the Planet Phatt to receive and turn all other channels OFF using the MIDI Enable function in the Master menu page 25 Up to 16 channels can be selected simultaneously 3 Select the desired preset for each of the MIDI channels you wish the Planet Phatt to receive using the MIDI Channel Preset selection scr...

Page 26: ...ms have been truncated looped and processed they are masked into the Planet Phatt ROM Read Only Memory chips Conceptually the sampling process is very simple as shown in the Basic Sampling System diagram As a sound wave strikes the dia phragm of a microphone a corresponding voltage is generated To sample the sound the voltage level is repeatedly measured at a very high rate and the voltage measure...

Page 27: ...Chapter 3 Master Menu 19 MASTER MENU ...

Page 28: ...Planet Phatt Operation Manual 20 MASTER MENU ...

Page 29: ...g the data entry control until the cursor is underneath the screen title heading Rotate the data entry control to select an other screen To modify a parameter Press the either of the cursor keys repeatedly or hold the right cursor key while turning the data entry control until the cursor is underneath the parameter value Rotate the data entry control to change the value To return to Preset Select ...

Page 30: ...bend range is 12 semitones This function only affects presets which have their individual pitch bend range set to global GLOBAL BEND 12 semitones Global Velocity Curve Incoming velocity data can be modified by a velocity curve in order to provide different types of dynamics in response to your playing or to better adapt to a MIDI controller This function allows you to select one of eight global ve...

Page 31: ... 60 80 100 Played Velocity 120 Result Velocity 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 0 20 40 60 80 100 Played Velocity 120 Result Velocity Curve 5 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 0 20 40 60 80 100 Played Velocity 120 Result Velocity Curve 6 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 0 20 40 60 80 100 Played Velocity 120 Result Velocity Curve 4 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 0 20 40 60 80 100 Played Velocity 120 Result Velocity Curve 7 0 20 40 60 80 100...

Page 32: ...nds to note information received on the currently selected MIDI channel on the preset selection screen and plays that channel s associated preset Multi mode Planet Phatt responds to data on any combination of MIDI chan nels and plays the specific preset associated with each of the MIDI channels Mono mode Planet Phatt responds to data on any combination of MIDI chan nels but plays each channel mono...

Page 33: ... When in MIDI Multi mode this function lets you turn each MIDI channel On or Off This is useful when you have other MIDI devices connected and do not want the Planet Phatt to respond to the MIDI channels reserved for the other devices MIDI Enable only operates in Multi Mode MIDI ENABLE channel 01 On MIDI Bank Select The MIDI specification only allows for 128 presets per MIDI channel This function ...

Page 34: ...026 0120 This chart shows how MIDI preset changes can be re mapped In this example program changes 10 29 have been re mapped All other programs will be selected normally Selected Program Mapped Program 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 6...

Page 35: ...er from 00 31 Note If controller numbers 7 or 10 are selected they will override the standard MIDI volume and pan control routings CONTROLLER ABCD 01 02 03 04 X Factor Control This function allows any MIDI controller number from 0 31 mono pressure or the pitch wheel to change the X Factor transpose of Beats mode Two controllers can be assigned to move the X Factor both up and down from its initial...

Page 36: ... rate of retriggering is based on the Global Tempo which is divided down by the Retrigger Rate parameter A MIDI continuous controller 0 31 or Mono Pressure can also be assigned to control the Global Tempo divisor Set the rate parameter to Off to disable retriggering RETRIGGER ch 01 rate 1 16 The following Retrigger divisors are available Dbl Double Whole Notes Dbl T Double Whole Note Triplets Whol...

Page 37: ...u move the wheel back and forth the faster the sound plays through The amount of control the wheel has is adjust able from 1 to 100 Adjust the amount depending on the type of sound being scratched and to suit your personal preference Scratch can be assigned to any MIDI channel from 1 16 or to All channels Setting the channel to None turns scratch mode off PITCH WH SCRATCH ch 01 amt 50 MIDI Footswi...

Page 38: ...presets User Presets Transmits all the user presets Any Individual Preset Transmits only the selected preset The Enter LED will be flashing Press the Enter button to confirm the operation To receive MIDI data simply send the MIDI data into Planet Phatt from another Planet Phatt or your sequencer SEND MIDI DATA 000 sbs 1st Bass To Record MIDI Data into a Sequencer 1 Setup sequencer to receive syste...

Page 39: ...fine tuning The key name is variable from C 2 to G8 MIDI key number is variable from 0 to 127 The fine tuning is variable from 00 to 63 in increments of 1 64 of a semitone approx 1 56 cents For each preset the specific tuning table is selected in the Edit menu USER KEY TUNING Key C1 036 00 Song Start Stop This function enables or disables MIDI Song Start Stop for Beats mode In some cases you may w...

Page 40: ...o control Beats mode using standard MIDI Note on messages The selectable options are Mute Key Start Key and Stop Key The Mute Key while pressed silences the beat or song without stopping it and also silences MIDI transmission of beats Any MIDI key number can be assigned to the three controls but they must be received on MIDI channel 16 to be recognized unless Planet Phatt is in Omni mode in which ...

Page 41: ...set are user adjustable and will remain constant when new beats are selected 3 User Settings All Beat parameters Tempo X Factor Preset are user adjustable and are immediately saved to non volatile RAM These user settings remain stored in RAM even if another Beats mode such as factory settings has been selected BEATS MODE Factory Settings Demo Sequence Planet Phatt contains a play only demo sequenc...

Page 42: ...to change the viewing angle of the display so that it may be easily read from either above or below The angle is adjustable from 7 to 8 Positive values will make the display easier to read when viewed from above Negative values make the display easier to read from below VIEWING ANGLE 7 ...

Page 43: ...Chapter 4 Programming Basics 35 PROGRAMMING BASICS ...

Page 44: ...Planet Phatt Operation Manual 36 PROGRAMMING BASICS ...

Page 45: ...s Best of all it s easy to edit or create new presets using the edit menu Presets can be made up of both a primary and secondary instrument Presets can also be linked with up to 3 additional presets to create layering or splits One way to create a keyboard split is assign an instrument to a specific range and then link it to other presets which fill in the empty keys Using a combination of 4 linke...

Page 46: ...he knob and the destination is the volume control If we had a device that would automatically turn the volume control we would also call that device a modulation source The Planet Phatt is designed so that for each of the variable parameters such as the volume there is an initial setting which can be changed by a modulation source Therefore in the case of volume we have an initial volume and we ca...

Page 47: ...rollers 4 Any type of MIDI controller data Keyboard Pressure mono aftertouch Key pressure applied after the key is initially pressed Polyphonic Key Pressure Pressure from a controller capable of generating polyphonic pressure data Low Frequency Oscillators 2 Generate repeating waves Envelope Generators 3 Generate a programmable contour which changes over time when a key is pressed FOOTSWITCH MODUL...

Page 48: ...h in turn shape the sound The Envelope parameters can be described as follows Delay The time between when a key is played and when the attack phase begins Attack The time it takes to go from zero to the peak full level Hold The time the envelope will stay at the peak level before starting the decay phase Decay The time it takes the envelope to go from the peak level to the sustain level Sustain Th...

Page 49: ... their rates will follow the tempo as set in Beats mode By examining the diagram of the LFO waveforms you can see how the LFO will affect a modulation destination Suppose we are modulating the pitch of an instrument The sine wave looks smooth and will smoothly change the pitch The square wave changes abruptly and will abruptly change the pitch from one pitch to another The sawtooth wave smoothly d...

Page 50: ...any possible way to the modulation destinations You can even modulate other modulators Each patch also has an amount parameter which determines how much modulation is applied to the destination The modulation amount can be positive or negative and will either add or subtract from the initial value Keyboard and velocity sources can be simultaneously patched to any 6 of the 42 destinations for each ...

Page 51: ...ment WHAT IS A FILTER To understand how a filter works we need to understand what makes up a sound wave A sine wave is the simplest form of sound wave Any waveform except a sine wave can be analyzed as a mix of sine waves at specific frequencies and amplitudes One way to represent complex waveforms is to use a chart with fre quency on one axis and amplitude on the other Each vertical line of the c...

Page 52: ...gh frequencies present If the same note is played softer there will be fewer of the high frequencies generated by the string We can simulate this effect by routing the velocity of the keyboard to control the amount of high frequencies that the low pass filter lets through The result is expressive natural control over the sound The auxiliary envelope generator is commonly used to control the cutoff...

Page 53: ...unds which have a high Q Turning up the Q will emphasize the frequencies around the cutoff point Another important feature of a filter is the number of poles it con tains The lowpass filters on Planet Phatt can be either 2 pole 4 pole or 6 pole filters The highpass and bandpass filters can be either 2nd or 4th order filters another way to describe the number of filter sections they contain The num...

Page 54: ...hich attenuates reduces frequencies outside the selected band The parametric filter is quite flexible Any range of frequencies can be either amplified or attenuated Often times several parametric sections are cascaded placed one after another in order to create complex filter response curves THE Z PLANE FILTER The Z plane filter can change its function over time In a simple Z plane filter we start...

Page 55: ...vowels A vowel is really a configuration of many muscles but we consider it a single object In changing from one vowel to another you don t need to consider the frequencies of the resonant peaks You remember the shape of your mouth for each sound and interpolate between them Filter morphing can be controlled by an envelope generator an LFO modulation wheels or pedals keyboard velocity key pressure...

Page 56: ... is used to shape the harmonic content of an instrument The Fc can be modulated by any source The auxiliary envelope is commonly used to dynamically shape the harmonic content over time The Q parameter can only be modulated by a velocity or key source There are 17 types of filters available See page 67 for complete descriptions of each filter type DCA Digitally Controlled Amplifier Together with t...

Page 57: ...ay Secondary Decay Release Primary Release Secondary Release Crossfade LFO 1 Amount LFO 1 Rate LFO 2 Amount LFO 2 Rate Auxiliary Envelope Amount Auxiliary Envelope Attack Auxiliary Envelope Decay Auxiliary Envelope Release Portamento Rate Primary Portamento Rate Secondary Portamento Rate Filter Fc Primary Filter Fc Secondary Filter Fc Filter Q Primary Filter Q Secondary Filter Q Sample Start Prima...

Page 58: ...vely louder above middle C and progressively softer below middle C VELOCITY CURVES Incoming velocity values can be scaled by one of the velocity curves in order to match your playing style or better adapt to the MIDI controller Experiment with the curves to find the one that works best for your style and MIDI controller KEY CENTER 0 Curve 1 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 0 20 40 60 80 100 Played Velocity 1...

Page 59: ...ressure LFO 1 LFO 2 Auxiliary Envelope Destinations Off Pitch Primary Pitch Secondary Pitch Volume Primary Volume Secondary Volume Attack Primary Attack Secondary Attack Decay Primary Decay Secondary Decay Release Primary Release Secondary Release Crossfade LFO 1 Amount LFO 1 Rate LFO 2 Amount LFO 2 Rate Auxiliary Envelope Amount Auxiliary Envelope Attack Auxiliary Envelope Decay Auxiliary Envelop...

Page 60: ... for each of the 16 MIDI channels Some of the controllers such as pitch wheel volume and pan have been standardized For example volume is usually sent on continuous controller 7 Common realtime controllers such as the modulation wheel or mod wheel volume pan and pressure are pre programmed to their proper destinations Your keyboard may have other realtime controls such as a control pedal or data s...

Page 61: ... for a particular preset go to the Edit menu Realtime Control and route the MIDI A B C D to the desired destinations These could be patched to any 4 destinations or even to the same destination The MIDI Controller Amount menu in the Edit menu allows you to scale the amounts of each of the controllers by a positive or negative value The signal flow is shown in the diagram below 0 1 2 3 31 MIDI Cont...

Page 62: ...ets of polyphonic stereo outputs Main Sub 1 Sub 2 The channels used by a particular preset may be directed to appear at any one of these three stereo outputs This feature is useful for signal processing EQ reverb etc of individual sounds prior to final mixdown By panning a preset completely left or right it can be routed to a single output jack Note All presets will be automatically routed to the ...

Page 63: ...Chapter 5 Edit Menu 55 EDIT MENU ...

Page 64: ...Planet Phatt Operation Manual 56 EDIT MENU ...

Page 65: ...the machine The cursor will appear underneath the first character of the screen heading on line one To select a new screen Press either cursor key repeatedly or hold the right cursor key while turning the data entry control until the cursor is under neath the parameter name Rotate the data entry control to select the screen To modify a parameter Press either cursor key repeatedly or hold the right...

Page 66: ...racter The keyboard can also be used to select characters The charts below show the key board character assignment PRESET NAME 000 Untitled 0 2 3 5 7 8 A C D F H J K M O P R T V W Y b c e g h j l n o q s t v x z b l a n k 4 6 9 B E G I L N Q S U X Z _ a d f i k m p r u w y 1 C C D D E F F G G A A B Pitch Octave No 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 blank 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U ...

Page 67: ...he current user preset INSTRUMENT sec I013 Bass Slap 1 Key Range Key range sets the keyboard range of both primary and secondary instruments This sets the keyboard range for the entire preset and will further limit the primary and secondary keyboard ranges The key range can be set anywhere from C 2 to G8 KEY RANGE C 2 G8 Simply changing the instrument creates a new sound while retaining all other ...

Page 68: ...ge sets the keyboard range of the secondary instrument The key range can be set anywhere from C 2 to G8 KEY RANGE sec G 4 G8 This diagram shows how instruments can be layered or stacked using the primary and secondary instruments This diagram shows how a split keyboard can be programmed using the primary and secondary instruments Entire presets can also be Linked to form split or layered keyboards...

Page 69: ...ary instruments in 1 64 semitone intervals approx 1 56 cents The fine tuning range is 1 semitone TUNING fine pri 00 sec 00 Volume Volume sets the amplitude of the primary and secondary instruments This function also allows you to compensate for the relative volume differences between instruments VOLUME pri 127 sec 64 Pan Pan allows you to independently set the initial pan position of the primary a...

Page 70: ...lternate volume envelope parameters for the primary instrument The parameters are Attack time Hold time Decay time Sustain level and Release time and are adjustable from 00 to 99 P A H D S R 00 00 00 99 16 Secondary Alternate Envelope Parameters This function allows you to adjust the alternate volume envelope parameters for the secondary instrument The parameters are Attack time Hold time Decay ti...

Page 71: ...lays a sound from the beginning higher values move the sample start point toward the end of the sound SOUND START pri 000 sec 000 Reverse Sound When reverse sound is turned On the instrument will be played backwards When an instrument is reversed any loops in the sound will be ignored which means that the sound will not sustain indefi nitely REVERSE SOUND pri Off sec On The Sound Start parameter a...

Page 72: ...th mode The envelope generator attack begins at whatever point the envelope is in when a new key is pressed SOLO MODE pri Off Portamento Rate Portamento is a smooth gliding between notes instead of the normal instantaneous change in pitch when a new key is pressed The porta mento rate is the time it takes to glide to the new pitch The larger the value the slower the glide rate The rate is adjustab...

Page 73: ...ertain threshold or if a footswitch controlling cross switch is activated The switch occurs only at the start of the note no further switching takes place while the key is held down If key position or velocity is routed to cross switch the threshold is the switch point Realtime controllers do not have any effect when routed to cross switch For more information see Cross Switch Point on page 67 XFA...

Page 74: ... secondary volume When crossfade modulation and balance equal 64 the two instruments are at equal volume XFADE BALANCE 064 Modulation and Crossfade Balance are added together to determine the mixture of primary and secondary instruments Higher values increase the secondary volume Crossfade must be assigned to a modulation source in the Realtime or Key Velocity modulation screens A Crossfade Balanc...

Page 75: ...ects the type of filter for the primary layer 17 differ ent filter types are provided If no filtering is desired you can bypass the filter by turning it Off FILTER TYPE pri 2 Pole Lowpass FILTER TYPES 2 pole Lowpass Lowpass filter with 12dB octave rolloff and Q control 4 pole Lowpass Lowpass filter with 24dB octave rolloff and Q control 6 pole Lowpass Lowpass filter with 36dB octave rolloff and Q ...

Page 76: ...1 octave Parametric filter with 24 dB of boost or cut The bandwidth of the filter is three octaves wide at the low end of the audio spectrum gradually changing to one octave wide at the upper end of the spectrum Fc controls center frequency and Q controls boost or cut Phaser 1 Creates a comb filter effect typical of phase shifters Filter Fc moves the position of the notches Q varies the depth of t...

Page 77: ... set the cutoff frequency the frequency at which filtering begins and the Q or resonance for the lowpass and highpass filters On a lowpass or highpass filter turning up the Q causes the frequencies near the cutoff to be emphasized On the other filter types Fc and Q control various other parameters See the filter descriptions of these functions FILTER pri Fc 255 Q 05 Secondary Filter Type Selects t...

Page 78: ...elay Attack Time Hold Time Decay Time Sustain Level and Release Time The delay time is variable from 0 to 13 seconds 000 127 The envelope amount is variable from 128 to 127 Negative values will produce inverted envelopes AUX ENV AMT DLY 127 000 A A H D S R 00 00 00 99 20 This diagram shows the six stages of the Auxiliary Envelope Generator D e l a y level time key down A t t a c k H o l d D e c a ...

Page 79: ... Rate Delay Variation This screen controls the rate delay and variation of LFO 1 LFO Rate Varies the LFO speed from 0 052 Hz to 25 Hz 000 127 Certain LFO rates are marked on Synced LFOs to show you that they correspond to various note values when synced to the Beats tempo LFO Delay Sets the amount of time between hitting a key and the onset of modulation This can be used to simulate an effect ofte...

Page 80: ...yed has a slightly different modulation rate The higher the number the greater the note to note variation in LFO rate LFO variation is variable from 000 127 LFO1 RT DLY VAR 000 000 000 The LFO wave begins after the specified delay time has elapsed LFO 2 Shape Amount LFO 2 is functionally identical to LFO 1 LFO 2 Rate Delay Variation LFO 2 is functionally identical to LFO 1 time key down Delay ...

Page 81: ...ry Volume Attack Primary Attack Secondary Attack Decay Primary Decay Secondary Decay Release Primary Release Secondary Release Crossfade LFO 1 Amount LFO 1 Rate LFO 2 Amount LFO 2 Rate Auxiliary Envelope Amount Auxiliary Envelope Attack Auxiliary Envelope Decay Auxiliary Envelope Release Portamento Rate Primary Portamento Rate Secondary Portamento Rate Filter Fc Primary Filter Fc Secondary Filter ...

Page 82: ...1 LFO 2 Auxiliary Envelope Destinations Off Pitch Primary Pitch Secondary Pitch Volume Primary Volume Secondary Volume Attack Primary Attack Secondary Attack Decay Primary Decay Secondary Decay Release Primary Release Secondary Release Crossfade LFO 1 Amount LFO 1 Rate LFO 2 Amount LFO 2 Rate Auxiliary Envelope Amount Auxiliary Envelope Attack Auxiliary Envelope Decay Auxiliary Envelope Release Po...

Page 83: ...on allows you to specify the pitch wheel range for the current preset or it can be set to be controlled globally set in the Master menu Pitch bend range is only applied when the pitch wheel is used to control pitch PITCH BEND RANGE 12 semitones Pressure Amount This function allows you to specify an amount parameter for mono or poly keyboard pressure data The pressure amount is variable from 128 to...

Page 84: ... data unaltered Off In addition the velocity curve can be set to Global which means that the global velocity curve programmed in the Master menu is used VELOCITY CURVE Global Curve 1 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 0 20 40 60 80 100 Played Velocity 120 Resulting Velocity Curve 2 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 0 20 40 60 80 100 Played Velocity 120 Resulting Velocity Curve 3 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 0 20 40 60 80 100 Pla...

Page 85: ...lects which tuning will be used in the current preset The choices of keyboard tunings are Equal tuning 12 tone equal temperament Standard Western tuning Just C tuning just intonation Based on small interval ratios Sweet and pure non beating inter vals Vallotti tuning Vallotti Young non equal temperament Similar to 12 tone equal temperament For a given scale each key has a different character 19 To...

Page 86: ...her presets Each linked preset can be assigned to a specific range in order to easily create keyboard splits The modulation parameters and Mix Output assignments specified in each preset remain in effect for each preset in the link LINK 1 C 1 F 4 LINK 2 C 1 F 4 000 Preset Name 122 Preset Name LINK 3 C 2 G8 Off Key Range Key Range CREATING A SPLIT KEYBOARD LINK Preset 1 Preset 2 LAYERING TWO PRESET...

Page 87: ... with the data entry control The Enter LED will be flashing Pressing the Enter switch will confirm the operation Any user preset Banks 0 1 may be selected using the data entry control Writing to a user preset erases the existing preset in that location Make sure that the destination preset does not contain information that you want to keep SAVE PRESET to 064 Preset Name To Save a Preset 1 Select t...

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Page 91: ...he cursor to the second line of the display then select the preset that you want to be linked with this preset You may want to play the keyboard as you scroll through the various presets in order to hear the results 5 If you want the link to be a permanent part of the preset be sure to SAVE PRESET Otherwise simply change the preset to erase your work Create a Split Keyboard Using Links 1 Follow st...

Page 92: ...nging the Instrument This is probably the easiest and most dramatic way to modify an existing preset Scroll through the Edit menu functions until you come to INSTRUMENT pri IXXX Instr Name Move the cursor down to the bottom line using the cursor button and change the primary instrument with the data entry control Play the keyboard as you scroll through the various instruments When you find an inte...

Page 93: ...e plaster off the walls Experiment with radical pitch shifting You ll be surprised at the results CHORUS This is an easy one With the cursor on the top line of the display turn the data control until you find CHORUS Various amounts of chorusing can be selected for each of the primary and secondary instruments Chorus works by doubling the instruments detuning and panning them slightly The larger th...

Page 94: ...irly normal preset like an organ or synth which continues to sustain when the key is held down Go to the Secondary Instrument screen and set it to None Next go to the Alt Volume Envelope screen and turn the Primary Volume Envelope On ALT VOL ENVELOPE pri On sec Off Now move on to the next screen P A H D S R 00 00 10 99 10 Increase the Attack time and play a note The attack controls the time it tak...

Page 95: ...e then set the Primary Instrument to one which is rich in harmonics such as Instrument I074 Clavinet Since filters work by removing or accentu ating certain frequencies we want to make sure that we have a lot of frequencies to start with Set the parameters as listed in the chart below in order to clean the slate for your filter investigation Go to the primary filter cutoff and Q screen shown on th...

Page 96: ...Fc notice that the sound now has a sharp nasal quality With a high Q frequencies at the cutoff frequency Fc are being boosted or amplified Now let s modulate the filter Fc with the Auxiliary envelope generator The envelope generator is a device that can automatically change the filter Fc during the course of the note Set the Fc way down until you can just hear the sound about 60 then press Enter a...

Page 97: ...ilter Q is set high you can hear the different harmonics of the sound being accentuated as the filter cutoff sweeps past Now scroll back to the Auxiliary Envelope parameter screen A A H D S R 15 00 00 99 50 Change the attack rate and note the change in the sound The diagram below shows approximately how the envelope looks when the param eters are set as shown above Note that all the enve lope para...

Page 98: ...ual A t t a c k T i m e Hold Time Decay Tim e Sustain Level R e l e a s e time Go back to the Primary Filter Type screen shown below and move the cursor down the lower line of the display Change the filter type while playing the keyboard FILTER TYPE pri 2nd Ord Hipass These filters are extremely powerful and have been carefully crafted to offer maximum flexibility and musical control You may want ...

Page 99: ...his hap pens and it will don t panic Troubleshooting is a normal part of the synthesis process Simply examine the various parameters and try to be as analytical as possible as you solve the problem Usually the solution will be simple The filter is already wide open and can t open any more Learning to play an instrument takes Practice You re probably getting the general idea by now Remember not to ...

Page 100: ...ond to multiple MIDI channels Planet Phatt must be in Multi Mode Multi Mode is selected in the Master menu Press the Master menu button and use the data entry control to scroll through the screens until you find MIDI MODE MIDI MODE ID Multi 00 Move the cursor down to the second line and change the mode to Multi as shown Planet Phatt will now respond to multiple MIDI channels MORE ADVANCED SEQUENCI...

Page 101: ...umes and pan positions In addition presets volumes and pan positions or anything else for that matter can be adjusted in realtime during the song Note If the wrong presets are being selected check the MIDI Program Preset map To carry the pre sequence setup even further you can even include preset data for each preset used in the sequence See page 30 for details Using the 32 Channels As stated earl...

Page 102: ...another Planet Phatt unit Using External Processing Don t be afraid to use external processing on specific sounds if you feel the urge The submix sends and returns on Planet Phatt are there for a reason In many instances a bit of reverb or EQ will be just the thing an instrument needs to give it a distinct identity Incidentally an external fuzz box can work wonders on otherwise harmless sounds By ...

Page 103: ...Chapter 7 Reference Section 95 REFERENCE SECTION ...

Page 104: ... gtr Strummer 113 scr Trails 114 scr Skrachd3 115 scr Vhocal 116 prc PhatSnrs 117 prc PhatBds 118 prc PhatPerc 119 prc PhatBlks 120 prc PhatSnps 121 prc PhatClps 122 prc PhatBels 123 prc PhatHats 124 prc PhatTbls 125 prc PhatBong 126 prc SplitKit 127 prc Flexit 43 org Thudder 44 org Cheezey1 45 org Hitted 46 org Low Harm 47 org KorusBoy 48 org EnsOrgn 49 org DanceOrg 50 org Dissinit 51 org OldTime...

Page 105: ...n Mosquito 57 syn Sublime 58 syn UnderPad 59 syn MusiCrwd 60 syn Dorothy 61 syn Cool luv 62 syn Dream 63 syn Planet 64 vox EthnoVox 65 vox She Said 66 vox OhYeaLaf 67 vox Ether 68 sfx Skarface 69 sfx Strumbel 70 sfx LFOPhatt 71 sfx E and E 72 sfx Oleo 73 hit Dance 9 74 hit HanSoLow 75 hit Dance 1 76 hit Dance 2 77 hit Dance 4 78 hit Dance 5 79 hit Dance 6 80 hit Dance 7 81 hit Dance 8 82 hit FX 3 ...

Page 106: ...70 org SlowSpin 71 org Voxey 72 org Voxhit 73 brs Mutefret 74 brs Stevie 75 brs Harmonia 76 brs BrasKord 77 brs Sinbrass 78 brs Boink 79 cmp ClavenIt 80 cmp Wirlibid 81 cmp EPeazy 82 cmp Rodezy 83 cmp Rolled 84 cmp Polysensi 85 cmp Hiss Man 86 cmp EepRoll 87 cmp GlokMute 88 cmp Polytown 89 cmp Dirty EP 90 cmp DirtWave 91 cmp Philterz 92 cmp Lownoise 93 cmp Poly syn 94 syn Cutoff 95 syn Mood Hit 96...

Page 107: ...Harmonizin 56 led JazSplit 57 led Trumpbel 58 led Troompet 59 cmp EPee 1 60 cmp Wrodes 61 cmp Bellza 62 cmp Syntho 63 cmp Xylitzer 64 cmp Krouded 65 cmp Douser 66 cmp fogAdirt 67 brs Lo Dirty 68 pad SubCrowd 69 pad UpStairs 70 pad DlbHeadr 71 pad DreamOn 72 pad BigStrng 73 pad Mulatron 74 sfx Effex Ya 75 sfx Trix Ya 76 sfx SpakDirt 77 sfx Hal 999 78 sfx TronDite 79 sfx Distonit 80 sfx Juicy Q 81 s...

Page 108: ...w 71 bts WestUp 72 bts Wicked 73 bts UTrip 74 bts Yukka 75 bts Zonin 76 bts Combo 77 bts Deluxe 78 bts Bomb 79 bts Freestyl 80 bts Playa 81 bts Tasty 82 bts G Funk 83 bts Big Up 84 bts Props 85 bts Droppin 86 bts Got It 87 bts Betta 88 bts Dry Wood 89 bts HardWood 90 bts GiveItUp 91 bts Flavor 92 bts Laurel 93 bts Nu Jak 94 bts Brass 95 bts Copper 96 bts Zink 97 bts Steel 98 bts Potash 99 bts Iron...

Page 109: ...er Bass 042 Syn Tone 043 BassBalls1 044 BassBalls2 045 Bas Boy Syn 046 All Purpose 047 Standard 048 Buzz Bass 049 Home Bass 050 Gtr Mutes 051 Sine Wave 052 Saw Wave 053 Synth Axe 1 054 Synth Axe 2 055 Zippy Lead 056 Mini OD2 057 Bell Synth 058 BuzzSynth 1 059 BuzzSynth 2 060 Dance Lead 061 Worm Lead 1 062 Worm Lead 2 063 Worm Lead 3 064 Worm Lead 4 065 Worm Lead 5 066 Worm Lead 6 067 ElectriWorm 0...

Page 110: ...ks 142 Tams 143 Claps 144 Snaps 145 Misc Perc 146 DanceHit1 E 147 DanceHit2F 148 DanceHit3G 149 DanceHt4C m 150 DanceHit5C 151 DanceHit6 G 152 DanceHit7Gm 153 DanceHit8 A 154 DanceHit9 D 155 DanceHt10Cm 156 FX Hit1 157 FX Hit2 158 FX Hit3 F m 159 FX Hit4 F 160 FX Hit5 161 FX Hit6 E 162 FX Hit7 B 163 GtrHit1 D s 164 GtrHit2 D 165 GtrHit3 F 166 GtrHit4 D 167 GtrHit5 Bm 168 GtrHit6 F 169 GtrHit7 E 17...

Page 111: ... 7 236 Scratch 8 237 Scratch 9 238 Scratch 10 239 Scratch 11 240 Scratch 12 241 Scratch 13 242 Scratch 14 243 Scratch 15 244 Scratch 16 245 Scratch 17 246 Kick 1 247 Kick 2 248 Kick 3 249 Kick 4 250 Kick 5 251 Kick 6 252 Kick 7 253 Kick 8 254 Kick 9 255 Kick 10 256 Kick 11 257 Kick 12 258 Kick 13 259 Kick 14 260 Kick 15 261 Kick 16 262 Kick 17 263 Kick 18 264 Kick 19 265 Kick 20 266 Kick 21 267 Ki...

Page 112: ...are 57 334 Snare 58 335 Snare 59 336 Snare 60 337 Snare 61 338 Tom 1 339 Tom 2 340 Tom 3 341 Tom 4 342 Tom 5 343 Tom 6 344 Tom 7 345 Tom 8 346 Tom 9 347 Timbale 1 348 Timbale 2 349 Conga 1 350 Conga 2 351 Conga 3 352 Conga 4 353 Conga 5 354 Conga 6 355 Conga 7 356 Bongo 1 357 Hat 1 358 Hat 2 359 Hat 3 360 Hat 4 361 Hat 5 362 Hat 6 363 Hat 7 364 Hat 8 365 Hat 9 366 Hat 10 367 Hat 11 368 Hat 12 369 ...

Page 113: ...ll 9 428 Bell 10 429 Bell 11 430 Bell 12 431 Bell 13 432 Block 1 433 Block 2 434 Block 3 435 Block 4 436 Block 5 437 Block 6 438 Tam 1 439 Tam 2 440 Tam 3 441 Tam 4 442 Tam 5 443 Clap 1 444 Clap 2 445 Clap 3 446 Clap 4 447 Clap 5 448 Clap 6 449 Clap 7 450 Clap 8 451 Clap 9 452 Clap 10 453 Clap 11 454 Clap 12 455 Scraa 456 Snap 1 457 Snap 2 458 Snap 3 459 Snap 4 460 Snap 5 461 Snap 6 462 Misc Perc ...

Page 114: ...er Snap 3 Clap 5 Tambourine 1 Kick 11 R B Snare 34 R B Snare 33 Buzz Roll Snare 33 Buzz Roll Tom 9 R B Tom 9 R B Kick 15 Rap Snare 6 Rim Hi Hat 7 open Closed Hi Hat 16 Closed Tip Hi Hat 17 Semi Hi Hat 32 Open Tip Snare 2 Stick Snare 31 R B Hi Hat 8 Closed Electronic Hi Hat 6 Open Electronic Cymbal 2 Rap Ride Kick 16 Rap 28 29 31 33 35 36 38 40 41 43 45 47 48 50 52 53 55 57 59 60 62 64 65 67 69 71 ...

Page 115: ... Open Bell 5 Sleigh Bells Bongo 1 Conga 7 Slap Timbale 1 Bell 9 Cowbell Shaker 7 Maraca Shaker 12 Block 3 Clave FX Hit 5 Bell 3 Triangle Closed Shaker 4 Bell 3 BellTree 28 29 31 33 35 36 38 40 41 43 45 47 48 50 52 53 55 57 59 60 62 64 65 67 69 71 72 74 76 77 79 81 83 84 86 88 89 91 93 95 96 98 100 101 103 105 107 108 C3 Scratch 6 Gtr Hit 27 Brass Hit 5 Sax FX 2 Squeal UnderPad Gtr Hit 19 Spacy Tru...

Page 116: ...ll 4 Chimes Cymbal 2 Hand Clap 5 Tambourine 1 Kick 4 Electronic Snare 34 R B Snare 33 Buzz Roll Scratch 17 Tom 9 R B Tom 9 R B Kick 15 Rap Snare 30 Hi Hat 26 Tambourine 4 Scraa Bass Hit 2 Snare 56 Snare 56 Hat 8 Closed Electronic Hat 6 Open Electronic Cymbal 2 Rap Ride Kick 16 Rap 28 29 31 33 23 24 26 35 36 38 40 41 43 45 47 48 50 52 53 55 57 59 60 62 64 65 67 69 71 72 74 76 77 79 81 83 84 86 88 8...

Page 117: ...l 4 dBv Output Impedance 1KΩ MIDI In Out Thru Data Encoding 16 bit linear data 18 bit linear outputs Sample Playback Rate 39 kHz Signal to Noise 90 dB Dynamic Range 90 dB Frequency Response 20 Hz 15 kHz THD N 05 IMD 05 Stereo Phase Phase Coherent 1 at 1 kHz Power Requirements 25 watts Dimensions H 1 75 W 19 L 8 5 Weight 6 lb 14 oz 3 1 Kg ...

Page 118: ... Note Number True Voice Velocity Note ON Note OFF After Touch Keys Channels Pitch Bender Control Change Program Change True Number System Exclusive System Common Song Pos Song Sel Tune System Real Time Clock Commands Aux Messages Local On Off Active Sense Reset No No 1 1 16 Memorized No Mode 1 3 4 MONO POLY OMNI ON OFF Memorized No No 0 127 0 127 No No Yes No v 1 127 No No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No...

Page 119: ...left 127 right 64 center All Sound Off Bn 78 00 turns all sound off Reset All Controllers Bn 79 00 ignored in omni mode All Notes Off Bn 7B 00 ignored in omni mode Omni Mode Off Bn 7C 00 forces all notes controls off Omni Mode On Bn 7D 00 forces all notes controls off Mono Mode On Poly Off Bn 7E 00 forces all notes controls off Poly Mode On Mono Off Bn 7F 00 forces all notes controls off Bank Sele...

Page 120: ...meter s value range Preset data may also be transmitted or received in a single block one complete preset using system exclusive commands A preset data request may be issued by a host computer to which the machine will respond sending the data block for the requested preset Conversely the computer may send new preset data which will replace the speci fied preset currently in the machine Additional...

Page 121: ... dd 04 F7 see note 7 Tuning Table F0 18 0A dd 05 F7 262 bytes Program Map Request F0 18 0A dd 06 F7 see note 8 Program Map Data F0 18 0A dd 07 F7 262 bytes Master Setting Request F0 18 0A dd 08 F7 Version Request F0 18 0A dd 0A F7 see note 1 Configuration Request F0 18 0A dd 0C F7 see note 2 Instrument List RequestF0 18 0A dd 0E F7 see note 3 Preset List Request F0 18 0A dd 12 F7 see note 4 MMA Tu...

Page 122: ...ation of machine type and software revision Planet Phatt will respond to the request with the version data F0 18 0A dd 0B ss r1 r2 r3 F7 r1 r2 r3 software revision in ascii decimal point between r1 r2 ss E mu module type 02 Orbit 03 Planet Phatt Note 2 Configuration Message This MIDI command is used to identify the sound sets in a given Planet Phatt The configuration request command is F0 18 0A dd...

Page 123: ...d Sets note 9 in lsb msb format followed by the instrument name 11 ascii characters plus a zero terminator for a total of 14 decimal bytes The first instrument is 1 as displayed on Planet Phatt The total number of instrument names is equal to n1 n2 in the configuration message above Note that there are less than 255 instruments in the first sound set therefore there will be a hole in the instrumen...

Page 124: ...onsists of 64 presets Planet Phatt has ten ranks of presets 0 639 Banks may be requested using the preset request command and the appropriate preset code listed below Rank Preset Range Preset Code MIDI Message 0 0 63 1024 F0 18 0A dd 00 00 08 F7 1 64 127 1025 F0 18 0A dd 00 01 08 F7 2 128 191 1026 F0 18 0A dd 00 02 08 F7 3 192 255 1027 F0 18 0A dd 00 03 08 F7 4 256 319 1028 F0 18 0A dd 00 04 08 F7...

Page 125: ...ernal preset This feature allows any of the internal presets to be selected from a MIDI keyboard controller See Program Preset on page 26 PRESET DATA FORMAT Preset data is transmitted and received using the following format The standard system exclusive header is followed by the preset number lsb msb a 14 bit word for each preset parameter value lsb msb starting at parameter 0 and continuing upwar...

Page 126: ...ent 42 sec sound start offset 0 127 43 sec tuning coarse 36 to 36 44 sec tuning fine 64 to 64 45 sec volume 0 127 46 sec pan 7 to 7 47 sec delay 0 127 48 sec low key 0 127 49 sec high key 0 127 50 sec alt volume attack 0 99 51 sec alt volume hold 0 99 52 sec alt volume decay 0 99 53 sec alt volume sustain 0 99 54 sec alt volume release 0 99 55 sec alt volume envelope on 0 1 56 sec solo mode 0 2 57...

Page 127: ... aux envelope sustain 0 99 79 aux envelope release 0 99 80 aux envelope amount 128 to 127 81 86 key vel source 1 6 0 1 87 92 key vel dest 1 6 0 42 93 98 key vel amount 1 6 128 to 127 99 106 realtime source 1 8 0 9 107 114 realtime dest 1 8 See list 115 117 footswitch dest 1 3 0 10 118 121 controller amount A D 128 to 127 122 pressure amount 128 to 127 123 pitch bend range 0 13 124 velocity curve 0...

Page 128: ...ng start stop enable 0 1 338 Beats Song number 0 127 339 Beats Song transpose x factor 36 340 Beats Song mode 0 3 341 X factor up 0 34 342 X factor down 0 34 343 Beat MIDI Out 0 2 344 Beat mute Key 0 127 345 Beat start key 0 127 346 Beat stop key 0 127 347 Retrigger channel 0 15 348 Retrigger rate 0 49 349 Tempo up 0 34 350 Tempo down 0 34 351 Pitch wheel scratch channel 0 17 352 Pitch wheel scrat...

Page 129: ...Within any given sound set the first instrument is 1 and 0 selects None The magic numbers 3328 3584 represents the start number for the two banks of Planet Phatt instruments To calculate the complete instrument number follow the instructions below SysEx Instr No Bank 1 3328 Planet Phatt Instr No Next you must convert the SysEx instrument number to a 14 bit MIDI number See the information on the fo...

Page 130: ...28 divide and use only the remainder To go the other way convert 14 bit signed 2 s complement to a signed real number raw Value msb 128 lsb gives you the unsigned raw value if raw Value 8192 8192 2 13 then signed Value raw value 16384 16384 2 14 Example To find the nibble ized Hex value of 127 1 127 16384 16252 2 16252 128 126 r 124 3 126 in Hex 7E msb 4 124 in Hex 7C lsb 5 Parameter value would b...

Page 131: ...rollers MIDI value Destination 0 Off 1 Pitch 2 Pri Pitch 3 Sec Pitch 4 Volume 5 Pri Volume 6 Sec Volume 7 Attack 8 Pri Attack 9 Sec Attack 10 Decay 11 Pri Decay 12 Sec Decay 13 Release 14 Pri Release 15 Sec Release 16 Crossfade 17 LFO 1 Amount 18 LFO 1 Rate 19 LFO 2 Amount 20 LFO 2 Rate 21 Aux Envelope Amount 22 Aux Envelope Attack 23 Aux Envelope Decay 24 Aux Envelope Release 25 Sound Start 26 Pr...

Page 132: ...tamento Rate 42 Sec Portamento Rate Realtime Controllers MIDI value Destination 0 Off 1 Pitch 2 Pri Pitch 3 Sec Pitch 4 Volume 5 Pri Volume 6 Sec Volume 7 Attack 8 Pri Attack 9 Sec Attack 10 Decay 11 Pri Decay 12 Sec Decay 13 Release 14 Pri Release 15 Sec Release 16 Crossfade 17 LFO 1 Amount 18 LFO 1 Rate 19 LFO 2 Amount 20 LFO 2 Rate 21 Aux Envelope Amount 22 Aux Envelope Attack 23 Aux Envelope D...

Page 133: ...Repeats ll mm ll mm ll mm ll mm Event 7 s Tempo X Factor Type Repeats ll mm ll mm ll mm ll mm Event 8 s Tempo X Factor Type Repeats ll mm ll mm ll mm ll mm Event 9 s Tempo X Factor Type Repeats F7 EOX If this command is being received it is ignored if the Song Beat number is greater than 27 Repeats are clipped to 1 to 65 with 65 infinite Type Field 0 99 Play Beat 0 99 100 127 To Song 0 27 128 Stop...

Page 134: ...e of the shipping carton clearly with your RA number Send to E mu Systems Inc 1600 Green Hills Road Scotts Valley California 95066 You must pre pay shipping charges to the service location E mu Systems will pay return shipping fees You will be responsible for any damage or loss sustained during shipment in any direction E mu Systems does not cover Damages due to improper or inadequate maintenance ...

Page 135: ...nerator Crossfade Amount 67 Balance 66 Direction 66 Mode 65 Cross switch 65 Curves velocity 50 Cutoff frequency 44 69 D Data entry control 11 DCA 48 Decay 40 70 Delay Envelope 40 70 Instrument 63 LFO 71 Demo sequences 33 Dimensions 109 Display 34 E Edit menu select 11 Editing presets 84 Effect returns 8 Effect devices 7 8 94 Enter 11 Envelope generators 40 70 Equal tuning 77 Event number 15 Extern...

Page 136: ... Controllers A B C D 27 52 75 Enable 25 Footswitch assign 29 Implementation chart 110 In 5 7 Mode 24 Mode change 25 MIDI cont Mono mode 24 Multi mode 24 Omni mode 24 Out 6 30 Out beats 31 Overflow 25 Poly mode 24 Program Preset 26 Realtime controllers 27 52 74 75 Recording SysEx data 30 112 Specifications 110 125 System exclusive 112 125 Thru 7 MIDI patch 42 Mix outputs 24 54 78 Modulation 38 dest...

Page 137: ...5 7 Sequencing 92 Multi timbral 17 Sequencer hookup 6 Signal flow 43 73 74 Sine wave 41 Solo mode 64 Song examples 16 Song mode 13 15 Song start stop 31 Sound start 63 74 Split keyboard 37 60 78 83 Square wave 41 Stereo outputs 5 8 54 Studio setup 6 Sub 1 2 outputs 8 54 Submix returns 7 8 94 Sustain Envelope generator 40 70 Pedal footswitch 75 Synced LFO 42 71 Synth mode 64 SysEx 30 112 125 T Tech...

Page 138: ...ctor control 27 Xfade 65 Xswitch 65 Z Z Plane Filter 46 PROPS Special thanks to the following developers for their contributions to making Planet Phatt David Ritch Clark Salisbury Andrew Schlesinger Robert Semrow Michael Von Struble Sam Ward Fred Z and all the Emu folks who helped Ron E Beck Mark Blasquez Eric Cunningham Jay Dittamo G L O W O r m Chris Lang Rob Lodes Jason Miles INDEX ...

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