E-Mu Ultraproteus, Operation Manual

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108 UltraProteus Operation Manual
PRESET MENU
Nontranspose
This function turns keyboard transposition On or Off for the primary and
secondary instruments. With Nontranspose On, the keyboard will not control
the pitch of the instrument. This is a useful function for drones or “chiffs”,
which you may not want to track the keyboard.
NONTRANSPOSE
pri:Off sec:On
Loop Enable
This function allows you to turn the loop in a sound On or Off. Looping is a way
that sounds can be sustained indefinitely. If you want an instrument to play
once, then stop, turn Off the Loop Enable function.
LOOP ENABLE
pri:Off sec:On
Loop Offset
All the UltraProteus instruments have been factory looped for your convenience.
The Loop Offset function allows you to modify the Loop Start Point and the
Loop Size so you can create your own loops.
By looping the sound on the attack portion of an instrument, you can create
new waveforms. The Loop Start and Loop Size parameters can cross sample
boundaries so that more than one instrument will play. Sample boundary
crossing may be useful to create a special effect or background ambience. A
Start and Size Offset of 000,000 returns you to the factory loop setting.
LOOP OFFSET LOOP OFFSET
StartP +000,000 SizeP +000,000
LOOP OFFSET LOOP OFFSET
StartS +000,000 SizeS +000,000
IN SOME CASES, SUCH AS
THE INDIVIDUAL PERCUSSION
SOUNDS, LOOPING MAY
NOT BE DESIRABLE. IF THIS IS
THE CASE, TURN LOOP
ENABLE OFF.
Primary
Secondary
LOOP OFFSET IDEAS
LOOP OFFSET CAN BE USED TO
CREATE INTERESTING NEW
TIMBRES BY LOOPING ON THE
ATTACK TRANSIENT OF AN
INSTRUMENT.
BY TRAVERSING SEVERAL
INSTRUMENTS YOU MAY FIND
INTERESTING POLYRHYTHMS.
EXTREMELY LONG LOOP SIZES
CAN CREATE INCREDIBLE
BACKGROUND AMBIENCE. USE
PITCH-SHIFTING AND MULTIPLE
KEYS.