EMU procussion, Operation Manual

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Procussion operation manual
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Introduction
INTRODUCTION
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MAXIMUM PERCUSSION MODULE
I/O
What is PRO CUSSION?
Procussion is a multi-timbral percussion instrument whose sounds are
based on actual digital recordings of “real” instruments. With Procussion,
you can instantly have hundreds of different drum and percussion
instruments at the tip of your drumstick.
Procussion begins with sound. Four megabytes of the highest quality 16
bit percussion samples selected from the Emulator III sound library and
stored on ROM (Read Only Memory) for instant access.
But this is only the beginning. Procussion gives you the ability to literally
take these sounds apart and re-assemble them into an almost limitless
number of entirely new percussion sounds, combining parts of one
instrument with another or with any of a selection of digital waveforms
also stored on ROM. The extensive cross-switching functions allow a
high degree of musical expression not normally attainable from sampled
percussion instruments. The 16 bit samples are arranged into 128 kit
locations, 64 of which are user-programmable.
Procussion also features 32 voice polyphony allowing you to take full
advantage of its layering capabilities (up to 8 sounds on each key or drum
pad) and its ability to respond multi-timbrally to all 16 MIDI channels
makes it ideally suited for multitrack sequencing and composing using
a MIDI sequencer.
Other features include 3 stereo outputs for individually processing
sounds (also configurable as 6 polyphonic submixes with fully program-
mable panning), integral sends and returns to allow the addition of
external effects units without the need for a separate mixer, and of course,
an extensive MIDI implementation.