Vintage Pro Op Rev. B

248 Pages·2002·4.1 MB·English

Vintage Pro
Owners Manual
© 2002 E-MU Systems, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
FI 12482 Rev. B
E-MU World Headquarters Europe, Africa, Middle East
E-MU Systems, Inc. U.S.A. E-MU Systems, Ltd.
1600 Green Hills Road Suite 6, Adam Ferguson House
Scotts Valley, CA USA Eskmills Industrial Park
95066 Musselburgh, East Lothian
Telephone: [phone] Scotland, EH21 7PQ
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Internet: www.emu.com Fax: [phone]
Important Notice:
In order to obtain warranty service on your Vintage Pro unit, the serial number
sticker must be intact and you must have a sales receipt or other proof of
purchase. If there is no serial number sticker on the Vintage Pro, please contact
E-MU Systems at once.
This product is covered under one or more of the following U.S. patents:
4,404,529; 4,506,579; 4,699,038; 4,987,600; 5,013,105; 5,072,645;
5,111,727; 5,144,676; 5,170,367; 5,248,845; 5,303,309; 5,317,104;
5,342,990; 5,430,244 and foreign patents and/or pending patents. Vintage
Pro is a registered trademarks of E-MU Systems, Inc. All other trademarks
belong to their respective companies.
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Table of Contents
Introduction .............................................................................1
Product Description.............................................................................1
Overview.............................................................................................3
Important Safety Instructions ..................................................4
Wichtige Sicherheitsvorschriften .............................................7
Consignes de sécurité importantes .......................................10
Setup ......................................................................................13
Unpacking.........................................................................................13
Connection Instructions.....................................................................14
Basic Setup ...............................................................................................14
Studio Setup .............................................................................................15
Performance Setup ...................................................................................16
Power Up! ................................................................................................17
Instant Gratification...........................................................................18
Playing Demo Sequences ..........................................................................18
Auditioning Presets & Beats ......................................................................18
Selecting and Quick Editing Presets ..........................................................19
Basic Operations ....................................................................21
Front Panel........................................................................................21
Volume Control ........................................................................................21
Master Button ..........................................................................................21
Edit Button ...............................................................................................21
Control Button .........................................................................................21
Audition Button ........................................................................................22
Left/Right Cursor Buttons .........................................................................22
Arps/Beats Button .....................................................................................22
Save/Copy Button ....................................................................................22
Home/Enter Button ..................................................................................23
Data Entry Control ....................................................................................23
Controller Knobs ......................................................................................23
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Front Panel Controller Modes.............................................................23
Real-time Control .....................................................................................23
Quick Edit ................................................................................................24
Deep Edit Mode .......................................................................................25
Main Screen.......................................................................................26
MIDI Channel Selection ............................................................................26
Preset Selection ........................................................................................26
Channel Volume .......................................................................................27
Channel Pan .............................................................................................27
Channel Arpeggiator ................................................................................28
Sound Navigator................................................................................29
Preset Category ........................................................................................29
Instrument Category ................................................................................29
Multitimbral Operation......................................................................30
Arp/Beats Menu ......................................................................31
Base Tempo .............................................................................................33
Beats..................................................................................................34
Beats Mode ..............................................................................................36
Status ...................................................................................................36
Beats Channel.......................................................................................36
Trigger Channel ...................................................................................36
Beats Controllers ......................................................................................38
Beat Velocity Group 1-4........................................................................38
Beat Xpose Group 1-4...........................................................................38
Beat Busy .............................................................................................39
Beat Variation .......................................................................................40
Beats Keys Layout .....................................................................................40
1-Bar Trigger Option ............................................................................40
Beats Keys Offset ......................................................................................41
Beats Part Velocity ....................................................................................42
Beats Part Transpose .................................................................................43
Beats Part Group ......................................................................................44
Master Riff ................................................................................................44
Riff Tempo ...............................................................................................45
Riff Controllers ..........................................................................................45
MIDI Song Start .......................................................................................46
Arp/Riff MIDI Out .....................................................................................46
Arpeggiators......................................................................................47
Arp Controllers .........................................................................................48
Arpeggiator Resolution..........................................................................48
Arpeggiator Extension ..........................................................................48
Arpeggiator Velocity .............................................................................48
Arpeggiator Gate .................................................................................48
Arpeggiator Interval .............................................................................48
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Master Arpeggiator Parameters..........................................................48
Status .......................................................................................................49
Mode .......................................................................................................49
Note Value ...............................................................................................50
Arpeggiator Pattern Speed ........................................................................50
Pattern .....................................................................................................50
Velocity ....................................................................................................51
Gate Time ................................................................................................51
Extension Count .......................................................................................52
Extension Interval .....................................................................................52
Sync .........................................................................................................53
Pre-Delay ..................................................................................................53
Duration ...................................................................................................54
Post-Delay ................................................................................................54
Recycle .....................................................................................................55
Keyboard Thru ..........................................................................................55
Latch ........................................................................................................55
Send MIDI System Exclusive Data......................................................56
Editing a User Arpeggiator Pattern ............................................................57
Pattern Step Number ................................................................................57
Key ...........................................................................................................57
Key Offset .............................................................................................58
Tie ........................................................................................................58
Rest ......................................................................................................58
Skip ......................................................................................................58
End ......................................................................................................58
Velocity ....................................................................................................59
Duration ...................................................................................................59
Repeat ......................................................................................................59
User Pattern Name ...................................................................................60
Multi-Channel Arpeggiating...............................................................61
Using a MIDI Interface to Channelize Data.........................................62
Master Menu ..........................................................................63
Defining Master Parameters...............................................................64
Transpose/Tune ........................................................................................64
Bend Range ..............................................................................................64
Velocity Curve ..........................................................................................65
Mix Output ..............................................................................................66
Mix Screens.......................................................................................68
Master Effects....................................................................................68
Effects Mode .............................................................................................68
Effects Multi Mode Control .......................................................................69
Master FXA Algorithm ..............................................................................70
A Effect Types .......................................................................................70
FXA Parameters: Decay/HF Damping FxB -> FxA .......................................70
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FXA Send Amounts ...................................................................................71
Master FXB Algorithm ..............................................................................71
B Effect Types .......................................................................................71
FXB Parameters: Feedback/LFO Rate Delay Time ......................................72
FXB Send Amounts ...................................................................................72
MIDI Parameters................................................................................73
MIDI Mode ..............................................................................................73
MIDI SysEx ID ...........................................................................................73
MIDI Enable .............................................................................................74
MIDI Program Change -> Preset ...............................................................74
Receive Program Change .........................................................................75
Real-time Controller Assignment ..............................................................75
MIDI Footswitch Assign ............................................................................76
Tempo Controller .....................................................................................77
Knob Preset Quick-Edit .............................................................................77
Knobs Deep Edit .......................................................................................78
Knobs/Riff MIDI Out .................................................................................78
Preset Edit All Layers Enable ......................................................................78
Front Panel Knob Calibration ....................................................................79
MIDI SysEx Packet Delay ...........................................................................80
Send MIDI System Exclusive Data .............................................................80
User Key Tuning .......................................................................................81
Output Format .........................................................................................82
Screen Viewing Angle ...............................................................................82
Programming Basics ...............................................................83
Modulation........................................................................................84
Modulation Sources...........................................................................85
Random Sources ......................................................................................86
Modulation PatchCords......................................................................86
Envelope Generators..........................................................................87
Tempo-based Envelopes .......................................................................88
Envelope Repeat ...................................................................................88
Low Frequency Oscillators (LFOs).......................................................89
Clock Modulation...............................................................................90
Modulation Destinations....................................................................92
Modulation Processors.......................................................................93
Preset Modulation Processors.............................................................95
Using the Modulation Processors ..............................................................97
More Examples .........................................................................................99
Dynamic Filters................................................................................101
What is a Filter? ......................................................................................102
Parametric Filters ....................................................................................105
The Z-Plane Filter ...................................................................................106
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Signal Flow......................................................................................107
MIDI Channels & Real-time Controls................................................108
Bank Select Commands ..........................................................................110
Stereo Mix Outputs .........................................................................111
Edit Menu .............................................................................113
Preset Name ...........................................................................................114
Four Layer Architecture....................................................................115
Selecting Layers ......................................................................................115
Defining Layer Parameters...............................................................116
Selecting an Instrument ..........................................................................116
Sound Navigator ................................................................................116
Defining Key Range ................................................................................117
Defining the Velocity Crossfade Range ....................................................120
Defining the Real-time Crossfade Range .................................................122
Transposing the Instrument ....................................................................125
Tuning ....................................................................................................126
Background: Transpose vs. Coarse Tuning ..........................................126
Amplifier .................................................................................................126
Volume Envelope ....................................................................................127
Selecting the Mode ............................................................................127
Defining the Volume Envelope ...........................................................128
Chorusing the Layer ...............................................................................129
Sound Start Offset and Delay ..................................................................129
Non-Transpose Mode .............................................................................130
Solo Mode ..............................................................................................130
Assign Group ..........................................................................................131
Glide ......................................................................................................132
Z-Plane Filters .........................................................................................132
Filter Types .........................................................................................133
Vintage Pro Filter Types ..........................................................................136
Filter Parameters .................................................................................136
Filter Envelope ........................................................................................136
Envelope Repeat .................................................................................137
Defining the Filter Envelope ................................................................138
Auxiliary Envelope ..................................................................................138
Low Frequency Oscillators (LFOs) ...........................................................138
Shape .................................................................................................139
Sync ...................................................................................................140
Rate ....................................................................................................140
Delay ..................................................................................................141
Variation .............................................................................................142
PatchCords .............................................................................................143
Modulator Polarity ..............................................................................144
Pitch Bend Range ...................................................................................146
Mix Output ............................................................................................146
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Common Preset Parameters.............................................................147
Preset Effects ..........................................................................................147
FXA Algorithm ........................................................................................149
A Effect Types .....................................................................................149
FXA Parameters ......................................................................................150
FXA Send Amounts .................................................................................150
FXB Algorithm ........................................................................................150
B Effect Types .....................................................................................150
FXB Parameters ......................................................................................151
FXB Send Amounts .................................................................................151
Preset PatchCords ..................................................................................151
Initial Controller Amount ........................................................................153
Keyboard Tuning ....................................................................................154
The Just C Tuning Tables ....................................................................155
Preset Links ............................................................................................156
Preset Tempo Offset ...............................................................................157
Audition Riff Selection ............................................................................157
Play Solo Layers ......................................................................................157
Programming Tutorial ..........................................................159
Editing Presets..................................................................................159
Changing the Instrument .......................................................................159
Changing the Tuning of an Instrument ..................................................160
Chorus ...................................................................................................161
Volume Envelope ...................................................................................161
Working with Filters ...............................................................................163
Adding the Filter Envelope .................................................................164
Changing Filter Types ........................................................................166
Envelope Repeat .................................................................................167
Practice Modulating ...............................................................................167
Troubleshooting .....................................................................................168
Linking Presets.................................................................................169
Using External Processing.................................................................170
Multitimbral Sequencing..................................................................171
Effects ....................................................................................173
Effects Overview...............................................................................173
The Effects Sends ....................................................................................173
Effect Types......................................................................................175
Effect Parameters ....................................................................................175
Decay ................................................................................................176
High Frequency Damping ..................................................................176
Feedback ............................................................................................176
LFO Rate ............................................................................................176
Delay .................................................................................................176
Effects Programmed in the Preset.....................................................177
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Master Effects..................................................................................178
Effects Mode ...........................................................................................180
Flexible Effects Control ...........................................................................180
Using the Effects Channel Settings in Multi Mode ...............................182
Effect B Into Effect A ...............................................................................182
General Effect Descriptions..............................................................184
Reverb ....................................................................................................184
Chorus ...................................................................................................185
Doubling ................................................................................................185
Slapback .................................................................................................185
Stereo Flanger ........................................................................................185
Delay ......................................................................................................186
Stereo Delay ...........................................................................................186
Panning Delay ........................................................................................186
Dual Tap .................................................................................................186
Vibrato ...................................................................................................186
Distortion ...............................................................................................186
Save/Copy Menu ..................................................................187
Saving a Preset.................................................................................187
Copying Information.......................................................................188
Copy Preset ............................................................................................188
Copy Layer .............................................................................................188
Copy PatchCords ....................................................................................189
Copy Preset PatchCords ..........................................................................190
Copy Arpeggiator Settings ......................................................................190
Copy Arpeggiator Pattern .......................................................................191
Copy Preset Bank ....................................................................................191
Multisetups......................................................................................192
Restoring Multisetups .............................................................................192
Multisetup Name ....................................................................................193
Saving Multisetups .................................................................................193
Create Random Preset ............................................................................194
Sound Authoring.............................................................................195
Rename Flash SIMM ...............................................................................196
Duplicate Flash .......................................................................................197
Appendix ..............................................................................199
Front Panel Knob Functions.............................................................199
Basic Preset Knob Functions ....................................................................199
Beat Preset
Knob Function ........................................................................................200
Arp Preset
Knob Function ........................................................................................200
Presets.............................................................................................200
Preset Categories ....................................................................................200
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Preset Listing....................................................................................201
Instrument Listing............................................................................205
Riff Listing........................................................................................209
Velocity Curves.................................................................................211
PatchCord Amount Chart.................................................................213
E-MU Expansion Sound Sets.............................................................214
Installing Sound SIMMs....................................................................216
MIDI................................................................................................218
Received Channel Commands ................................................................225
Technical Specifications....................................................................226
Warranty..........................................................................................227
Index .....................................................................................229
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