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User’s Guide

Summary of Contents for AVISTA 7600

Page 1: ...User s Guide...

Page 2: ...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 qualified electricia...

Page 3: ...product may be equipped with a polarized line plug one blade wider than the other or grounding type plug two blades and a third grounding prong If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet con...

Page 4: ...ENSONIQ Repair Station call ENSONIQ Customer Service This manual is copyrighted and all rights are reserved by EMU ENSONIQ Corp This document may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reprodu...

Page 5: ...ns 7 The Display 7 Selecting Preset Sounds 8 Selecting Other Sounds 8 Playing the Avista 7600 Demos 8 Selecting Sounds 8 The Avista 7600 s General MIDI Sounds 9 The Avista 7600 s General MIDI Drum Per...

Page 6: ...Your Recordings to Disk 18 Updating and Over Writing Disk Files 19 Loading Recordings from Disk 20 Muting an SMF Recording s Melody 20 The Avista 7600 and MIDI 21 Transmitting MIDI from the Avista 760...

Page 7: ...then hear it instantly played back Once recorded you can store your music on a floppy disk using the Avista s built in floppy drive You can load your music back into the Avista s recorder at any time...

Page 8: ...ady Prior to assembling the Avista 7600 s stand make sure that you have all of the necessary parts and tools Contents of the Stand Box 2 stand legs left and right Center support board 2 metal brackets...

Page 9: ...rd 3 use the smaller screws 7 to attach it to the inside of one of the legs and then the other 3 Set the stand upright and place the Avista on top of the stand so that its keyboard is facing the leg f...

Page 10: ...ug on one end the end that connects to the Avista s jack and a pair of mono plugs RCA type or 1 4 at the other end These cables can be purchased at most audio TV supply stores Warning When connectingt...

Page 11: ...xternal device connect one end of a MIDI cable to this jack and the other end to the external device s MIDI In jack Thru When you re interconnecting a series of MIDI devices and want to pass MIDI info...

Page 12: ...Phones jack the Avista s speakers are turned off so that you can listen privately Note If your headphones have a stereo mini plug you can purchase a stereo mini to stereo 1 4 adapter at many audio sup...

Page 13: ...dual purpose When the Disk Rec Play button s LED is lit these buttons control the Avista s floppy disk operations When the LED is unlit these buttons control the Avista s built in recorder The Minus a...

Page 14: ...Bright Piano 002 6 Brass 062 3 Chorused Piano 006 7 Choir Aahs 053 4 Church Organ 020 8 Vibraphone 012 To select one of the eight preset sounds press its button Selecting Other Sounds In GM mode you...

Page 15: ...Ensemb1 049 Strs Ensemb2 050 Syn String1 051 Syn String2 052 Choir Aahs 053 Voice Oohs 054 Syn Voice 055 Orch Hit 056 Trumpet 057 Trombone 058 Tuba 059 Muted Trumpt 060 French Horn 061 Brass 062 Syn B...

Page 16: ...lume as desired Layering Two Sounds You can layer two sounds so that when you play a key on the keyboard both sounds are heard This can be done using the eight preset sounds or sounds you ve temporari...

Page 17: ...you want to raise your key is displayed To transpose downward press the lower Transpose button until the number of semitones by which you want to lower your key is displayed A minus sign will be shown...

Page 18: ...4 6 8 12 8 3 4 5 8 9 8 To select a meter repeatedly press the Meter button until the desired time signature is displayed Activating the Metronome To turn the metronome on click the Metro for metronome...

Page 19: ...On To activate the reverb effect press the Reverb button so that its LED lights To activate the chorus effect press the Chorus button so that its LED lights To Adjust the Volume of an Effect If the d...

Page 20: ...d player piano it doesn t record music itself rather it records the motions of the keyboard and foot switches This has a few interesting advantages You can use the Tempo buttons to change the recordin...

Page 21: ...ike to stop playback before the end of the recording press the Stop button 1 Rewind the recorder back to the beginning or top by pressing the Top button 2 Press the Play button to begin playback To su...

Page 22: ...sound button press any of the buttons and repeatedly press the minus or plus button to select the desired sound Using the Avista Floppy Drive The Avista s built in floppy disk drive allows you to sto...

Page 23: ...remove a floppy from the drive press the drive s Eject button shown above Shutter window Slot Working with Floppy Disks Write Protection Floppy disks can be write protected to prevent you from accide...

Page 24: ...he Avista 1 Make sure the disk is not write protected 2 Insert the floppy into the drive 3 Press the blue Disk Rec Play button if necessary to ensure that the Disk LED is lit 4 Press the Format button...

Page 25: ...isk file s name for editing 5 Press the second sound button Piano2 notice how the underline moved beneath the second character on the display to show that it can now be edited 6 Press the minus or plu...

Page 26: ...disk press the left hand File button 5 When the name of the file you wish to load is displayed press the Yes button to load the file into the recorder Warning When you load a recording into the record...

Page 27: ...ess the Channel button The display will show the settings for the first MIDI channel Channel 1 Channel The number at the left of the display shows the number of the MIDI channel being viewed The aster...

Page 28: ...puter or other external sequencer You can if you like silence or mute the Avista s sound on any of the 16 MIDI channels when it receives MIDI data from an external source Muting a MIDI Channel To mute...

Page 29: ...Avoid leaving the Avista 7600 in temperatures of less than 50 degrees Fahrenheit or more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit When bringing the Avista 7600 indoors after travel allow the unit at least 20 minut...

Page 30: ...an permanently damage the information on the disk Keep disks away from speaker cabinets tape decks power cables airline x ray equipment power amplifiers TV sets and any other sources of magnetic energ...

Page 31: ...und This will prevent equipment damage and minimize hum in the audio output AC outlet testers are available from many electronic supply and hardware stores These can be used to check for proper polari...

Page 32: ...Avista 7600 User s Guide Part Number 9310023301 A Model Number MM 171...

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