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OPERATION MANUAL

PROFORMANCE PROFORMANCE

CONTENTS

INVENTORY

INTRODUCTION

CONNECTIONS

BASIC OPERATION

MAKE MUSIC

PRESETS

CONTROLS

OVERFLOW MODE

INTRODUCTION
TO MIDI

Summary of Contents for Proformance

Page 1: ...OPERATION MANUAL PROFORMANCE PROFORMANCE CONTENTS INVENTORY 6 INTRODUCTION 7 CONNECTIONS 8 BASIC OPERATION 10 MAKE MUSIC 12 PRESETS 13 CONTROLS 16 OVERFLOW MODE 18 INTRODUCTION TO MIDI 19 ...

Page 2: ...PROFORMANCE 2 ...

Page 3: ... use solvents or cleaners 2 There are no user lubrication or adjustment requirements 3 Refer all other servicing to qualified service personnel Instructions pertaining to a risk of fire electric shock or injury to persons Warning When using electric products basic precautions should always be followed including the following 1 Read all instructions before using the PROFORMANCE 2 To reduce the risk...

Page 4: ... PROFORMANCE or The PROFORMANCE has been exposed to rain or The PROFORMANCE does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance or ThePROFORMANCEhasbeendropped ortheenclosure damaged 9 Do not attempt to service the PROFORMANCE beyond that described in the user maintenance instructions All other servicing should be referred to qualified service personnel Radio and Televis...

Page 5: ...enna Relocate the PROFORMANCE away from the receiver Relocate thePROFORMANCE to a different outlet so that the receiver drive and instrument are on different branch circuits Install a rooftop antenna with a coaxial cable lead in between the antenna and receiver If necessary the user should consult E mu Systems or an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions You may find th...

Page 6: ...the correct voltage for your part of the world The USA uses 110 Volt power Europe uses 220V and Japan uses 100V If you do not have the correct AC Adapter please contact your dealer ALSO In addition to the PROFORMANCE and accessories you will also need the following items A MIDI controller such as a MIDI keyboard guitar control ler wind controller personal computer with MIDI inter face etc A MIDI c...

Page 7: ...e sounds are permanently recorded on digital memory chips and pro cessed using our proprietary custom VLSI Very Large Scale Integration technology As a result you can now experience the rich sound of a 18 000 concert grand at a truly affordable price Both PROFORMANCE 1 and PROFORMANCE 1 mod els feature 16 notes of stereo polyphony and a choice of several different piano sounds PROFORMANCE 1 is the...

Page 8: ... Out may be connected to the MIDI In jack of another PROFORMANCE which increases the polyphony from 16 to 32 stereo channels AUDIO OUTPUTS The PROFORMANCE is a high quality stereo audio device In order to reproduce its wide dynamic range and frequency response use a high quality amplification and speaker sys tem such as a keyboard amplifier or home stereo system Stereo connection is highly recomme...

Page 9: ...o Outs Additional MIDI Devices MIDI In L R Use the Left Audio Output for Stereophones OUT THRU AUDIO OUTPUT E MU SYSTEMS INC MIDI IN LEFT STEREO RIGHT MONO 9V AC POWER AC Adapter Connect for MIDI Overflow ONLY OR Connections CONNECTION INSTRUCTIONS This diagram shows a typical equipment setup for the PROFORMANCE Stereo connection is HIGHLY recommended ...

Page 10: ...semitone with a resolution of 1 cent 1 100 semitone Transpose Selector Transposes the PROFORMANCE up or down one octave in semitone increments It also has settings to transpose 1 or 2 octaves Transpose selections are referenced to C on the musical scale With the control set straight up at C there is no transposition The two positions on either side give 1 and 2 octave transpositions As the knob is...

Page 11: ...ided at the selected split point If no split point is defined the factory setting of G2 will be used The split point is not retained upon power down About two seconds after selecting Demo the demo sequence will begin playing Turning the knob to another position stops the sequence Preset Selector This control allows you to select one of the 15 presets sounds When this control is set to the MIDI pos...

Page 12: ...e a pair of headphones to verify that the PROFORMANCE is playing Set the PROFORMANCE to Omni mode and try again Turn down the Modulation Wheel on the keyboard If you have your AC power adapter audio and MIDI cords hooked up it s time to start playing The green LED on the front of the PROFORMANCE should be lit and it should flash when you play your MIDI keyboard or other MIDI controller Turn the MI...

Page 13: ...y detuned and bright good for ragtime 6 Mellow Chorus Same as preset 3 detuned 7 Modern Rock A bright slightly detuned piano 8 Dark Touch Same as preset 1 but with more touch sensitivity 9 Rock Touch Same as preset 4 but with more touch sensitivity 10 Mellow Touch Same as preset 3 but with more touch sensitivity 11 Classic Touch Same as preset 2 but with more touch sensitivity 12 Dark Patterns Sam...

Page 14: ...itivity and overall dark tone creates very soft moods and textures 4 Rock Piano Medium touch sensitivity and bright timbres allow the piano to cut through a mix without EQ 5 Warm Electric Piano A rich dark sound great for solo playing 6 Studio Electric Piano A lighter electric piano sound 7 Electric Organ This is a straight Hammond B3 sample 8 Rock Organ This organ has a full rich sound 9 Straight...

Page 15: ...gital waveforms An 8 voice sound 24 Modern Rock A bright slightly detuned piano 25 Dark Touch Same as preset 1 but with more touch sensitivity 26 Rock Touch Same as preset 4 but with more touch sensitivity 27 Mellow Touch Same as preset 3 but with more touch sensitivity 28 Classic Touch Same as preset 2 but with more touch sensitivity 29 Mellow Patterns Same as preset 3 but with less touch sensiti...

Page 16: ...he sound This modulation may be different for each preset and can take the form of vibrato tremolo or chorusing With the right wheel all the way toward you down there is no modulation As the wheel is pushedforward moremodulationisadded Themodulation amount is assigned to MIDI continuous controller 1 Vibrato is a cyclic change in pitch Tremolo is a cyclic change in amplitude Chorusing is a voice do...

Page 17: ... 5 6 7 8 DEMO OMNI SPLIT 13 12 11 10 9 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MIDI 15 14 13 12 11 10 A F C oct 2oct D E F oct 2oct B A G G D C CONTROL FOOTSWITCHES Your MIDI keyboard may also have footswitches which can control the following functions on the PROFORMANCE Sustain Sustains all notes played while the footswitch is depressed Assigned to MIDI controller 64 Sostenuto Sustains all notes which are being held a...

Page 18: ...as shown in the following diagram in order to double the polyphony A single PROFORMANCE module is capable of playing a maximum of 16 notes simultaneously When a second PROFORMANCE module is connected to the MIDI Out of the first the first PROFORMANCE puts itself into Overflow mode When the first PROFORMANCE runs out of notes any additional notes played are directed to the MIDI Out port and on to t...

Page 19: ...on how hard the note was played velocity Program Change messages tell the instrument to change its program or sound Continuous Controller messages tell the instrument to change a parameter such as the volume INTRODUCTION TO MIDI Note On Off Continuous Controllers MIDI Channel 1 Program Change Note On Off Continuous Controllers MIDI Channel 2 Program Change Note On Off Continuous Controllers MIDI C...

Page 20: ...i and Poly are used on the PROFORMANCE The four MIDI modes currently in use are described below Omni Mode This is the simplest and easiest to use MIDI mode A synth in Omni mode transmits on channel 1 and receives on all MIDI channels simultaneously This mode is useful when you simply want to connect two pieces of gear together Connect MIDI Out to MIDI In and away you go Mono Mode When an instrumen...

Page 21: ...mitted Received Comments Note On No Yes Note Off No Yes Pitch Wheel No Yes Program Change No Yes 0 14 Plus 0 31 Overflow Mode Yes Yes Channel Pressure No No Poly Key Pressure No No Control Change No Yes PWH 1 7 Sustain Footswitch No Yes 64 Sostenuto Footswitch No Yes 66 Soft Footswitch No Yes 67 Split Footswitch No Yes 70 All Notes Off No Yes Omni Mode No No Ignores Mode Poly Mode No No Ignores Mo...

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