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Sequence Manage

O See Chapter 1: The Basics, for step by step instructions on how to create a sequence.

EOS 3 contains a powerful 48-track onboard sequencer which is always ready and available to capture your musical ideas. The sequencer's easy to use interface lets you lay down tracks almost as fast as you can play them. After recording, you can use its powerful editing capabilities to rearrange and polish your creation in almost any imaginable way. Editing is easy, thanks to intuitive Copy and Paste style editing and an impressive array of tools which allow you to: Quantize, Transpose, Scale Velocity or Rechannelize Tracks. You can also Channelize or Quantize MIDI data while recording.

Program Changes, Pan Position, Initial Volume, Submix, Tempo, Controller Changes and SysEx data can all be stored with the sequence. You can record and save up to 50 sequences along with each EOS bank. If Flash RAM is installed (ROM or Flash RAM upgrade), you can save 50 additional sequences to Flash Memory.

Sequencer note capacity is dependent upon the amount of CPU memory installed and how much you have allocated to sequences. As an example, over 400,000 notes can be stored if you have 4 MB of preset RAM. About 97,000 notes can be stored if you have 1 MB of preset RAM.

Sequences can be copied, renamed, and are easily imported or exported as Standard MIDI Files or E-mu’s EIV format. As a bonus feature, the virtual “Jukebox” lets you link up to 7 sequences and play them back in any order.

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When sequencing on a Rack Emulator with dual MIDI ports, you MUST use Port A for your MIDI input. Port B does not get routed to the sequencer.

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vTo Enter the Sequence Manage Menu:

•Hold the Decimal Point key and press Assignable Key 1.

•On the E4K or E-Synth keyboard, press the Sequencer key.

The Sequence Manage menu accesses the following functions. The memory usage and number of tracks contained in the current sequence are displayed.

Sequence Select. Use the Data Entry Control, INC/DEC keys, Page keys or

Left/Right Cursor keys to select sequences.

Utilities. Contains Erase, Copy and Jukebox functions.

Name. Allows you to name a sequence.

Export. This function exports the currently selected sequence as a Standard

MIDI File or in EIV Format.

Loop. The sequence can be set to repeat continuously or to stop when it reaches the end.

Edit. The Edit function key toggles back and forth between the main

Sequencer functions and the Sequence edit screen and functions.

Menu/Transport. Toggles between the Manager function keys and the

Transport Control Keys.

v To Change the Current Sequence:

1.From the Sequence Manage screen, use the Data Entry Control or INC/ DEC keys to select a sequence location.

•An Untitled Sequence is one that has been recorded but not yet named.

•An Empty Sequence is an empty sequence location ready to be recorded.

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O You can also Copy Sequences to Preset Flash memory, designated by the prefix “z”.

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Sequence Manage

v To Load a Sequence into the Bank

1.Enter the Disk submodule.

2.Press the Browse function key (F2).

3.Select Drives (F1).

4.Select the desired disk drive using the cursor keys.

5.Press the Browse function key (F2).

6.Select Banks (F3).

7.Select the desired Bank using the cursor keys.

8.Press the Browse function key again (F2).

9.Press the Seqs function key (F6). Any sequences resident in the selected bank are shown.

10.Select a sequence to be loaded using the cursor keys.

11.Press the Load function key (F4).

12.Select the destination location and press OK (F6). The sequence is loaded into the bank.

13.Repeat steps 5-12 to load additional sequences.

v To Save a Sequence:

Sequences are saved along with the bank.

v To Save the Bank and its Sequences

1.Press Save (F5) from the main screen of EOS.

2.Choose a location and press OK (F6). The default location is the current bank. Press OK to overwrite.

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Recording MIDI SysEx

O To edit a Flash sequence, first Copy it into a RAM location (00-49).

O If a Standard MIDI File is too large to fit into memory, try re-recording it from an external sequencer into the Emulator’s MIDI In port. Files generally use MUCH less memory when imported this way.

v To Save a Sequence into Flash Memory:

1.From the Sequence Manage screen, press Utils.

2.Press the Copy function key. The screen shown above appears.

3.Select a sequence location. If you have Flash ROM or Flash RAM installed, 50 flash locations (z050-z099) are provided to store your sequences.

4.Press OK (F6). The sequence is stored in Flash Memory.

Recording MIDI SysEx

The Sequencer can also function as a MIDI data filer to record System Exclusive messages such as control data or programs for another MIDI instrument.

v To Record a SysEx Message:

1.Connect MIDI Out of the external device to MIDI In of the Emulator.

2.Start the Sequencer recording and send the SysEx data.

3.Stop the Sequencer when the transmission is finished.

v To Play Back a SysEx Message:

•Simply play back the sequence with MIDI Out of the Emulator connected to MIDI In on the receiving device.

Standard MIDI files

The Sequencer can load and play Standard MIDI File sequences (type 0 or 1). Sequence files should conform to PC DOS format using a DOS highdensity, formatted disk and using the following format for the file name: 12345678.MID (up to eight characters followed by “.MID”). It is important to note that Standard MIDI Files appear as Banks, NOT as sequences in the Sequence Browser.

v To Load a Standard MIDI File from Floppy Disk:

1.Insert a DOS formatted HD (1.44MB) floppy disk containing the Standard MIDI Files into the floppy disk drive.

2.From the Disk Browser, select the floppy drive.

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