Reference Manual E-MU Systems 1 Reference Manual © 2006 E-MU Systems All Rights Reserved Version 3.0 E-MU World Headquarters Europe E-MU Systems Creative Labs (Ireland) Ltd 1500 Green Hills Road Ballycoolin Business Park Scotts Valley, CA 95066 Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 USA IRELAND Asia Pacific, Africa, Middle East Japan Creative Technology Ltd Creative Media K. K. 31 International Business Park Kanda Eight Bldg., 3F Creative Resource, Singapore 609921 4-6-7 Soto-Kanda SINGAPORE Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0021 JAPAN 2 Emulator X3 Reference Manual Table of Contents 1 - Introduction & Installation ......................................... 15 Introduction .........................................................................................................................15 Emulator X3 Features ......................................................................................................15 Streaming ......................................................................................................................15 Sampling .......................................................................................................................15 Synthesizer ....................................................................................................................16 Before you Begin… ...........................................................................................................16 Notes, Tips and Warnings ...........................................................................................16 Tutorial List .......................................................................................................................16 What’s New in X2 ............................................................................................................17 New in X3 .........................................................................................................................17 Minimum System Requirements ........................................................................................18 Software Installation............................................................................................................18 Programs installed: ......................................................................................................18 Running the Application for the First Time.......................................................................19 Setting up your Audio..........................................................................................................20 Setting up the Preferences ...................................................................................................21 Audio Preferences ............................................................................................................22 Streaming ......................................................................................................................22 Audio Setup ..................................................................................................................23 MIDI ..................................................................................................................................26 MIDI Inputs ..................................................................................................................26 MIDI Response .............................................................................................................27 Controllers ........................................................................................................................28 Appearance Settings in Windows ...............................................................................29 Other Settings ...............................................................................................................29 2 - Emulator Architecture ................................................ 31 Organization of the Emulator X Modules .........................................................................31 A Modular System................................................................................................................32 Bank ..................................................................................................................................32 Saving ............................................................................................................................32 Undo/Redo ...................................................................................................................32 Multisetup .....................................................................................................................34 Preset .............................................................................................................................34 Voice ..............................................................................................................................34 Sample ...........................................................................................................................35 Flexible Architecture ........................................................................................................35 Preset Diagram .................................................................................................................36 Voices ................................................................................................................................36 Multisample Voices ......................................................................................................37 The Sample .......................................................................................................................38 TwistaLoop™ ................................................................................................................39 E-MU Systems 3 3 - Getting Started .......................................................... 41 Exploring the Tree ................................................................................................................41 Multisetup Page....................................................................................................................42 Changing Presets (from Single View) ............................................................................43 Multi Channel View .........................................................................................................44 Changing Presets (from the Multichannel view) ..........................................................45 Adjusting the Controllers ................................................................................................45 Create Your Own Custom Bank .........................................................................................47 Load a New Bank .................................................................................................................49 Opening a Preset ..................................................................................................................49 Examine a Voice ...................................................................................................................52 Wipe the Slate ...............................................................................................................53 Examine the Samples...........................................................................................................54 Using DSP .........................................................................................................................55 Experiment! ..................................................................................................................57 Save and Save As ..............................................................................................................57 Emulator X Bank Structure ..............................................................................................57 Building a Preset from the Ground Up..............................................................................58 Emulator X Advanced Applications Guide ................................................................65 The Librarian ........................................................................................................................66 4 - Multisetup / Preset Globals ........................................ 69 The Multisetup......................................................................................................................69 Changing Presets (from Single View) ............................................................................70 Multi Channel View .........................................................................................................71 The Current MIDI Channel .........................................................................................72 MIDI Channel ..............................................................................................................72 Preset Assignment ........................................................................................................72 Channel Volume ..........................................................................................................72 Channel Pan .................................................................................................................72 Output Assignment ......................................................................................................72 Output View Button