Emax

Would it make sense to sample using default outputs, and only set specific  
outputs later after you have all your samples  done?
 
 
In a message dated 3/14/2014 4:27:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
carl_lofgren@... writes:

 
 
 
I am not that used to its operation. And after three days trying  to
understand how it works, I'm a little wiser but far from  all-seeing.
It's really a quirky little machine with lots of oddness going  on.

>From my part, this is obviously partly a case of RTFM - but I  honestly
cannot stand the manual. Craig Anderton might be a legend, but  I
honestly cannot get my head around it.

1) Individual outputs vs  mix outputs. The individual outputs are way
less noisy. My Babyface  registers about 10 decibels less noise - which
might/might not be the  entire ruth since the levels are different
between the individual and mix  outputs. I've been listening to my ears
almost start to bleed, but I cannot  hear any difference in sound quality
(noise level yes) between let's say  output 8 and the mix. How about you
guys? What's your experience?

2)  Replacing samples. Can it be done? Let's say I've got a 18s sample
(max  memory) and I would like to do another one. Master + 4 erase memory
would  be one way, but that nukes some of my settings, such as selection
of output  connector. Is there any way to sample another 18s and still
keeping the  settings? When erasing the machine, maybe I shouldn't say
yes when the Emax  asks to make a new default setting? (just occurred to 
me).

3) Getting  the samples on the right keys. I know I am going to sound
like I am stupid,  but the root position of the samples I make are not
constant. Sometimes  they land on G1 - sometimes on B1(!). Can someone
please please just write  down step by step how you do it to sample
something on C1.

4)  Setting the levels. Oh man what I've been banging my head on this
one. I  send a sinewave (normalized to -0.05 db) to calibrate the input
level. I  set the sampling level in the Emax to 0 and I always have to
back off on my  sound card before sampling. I never go all the way to the
right, but I  settle one or two pixels from the left/max. This causes the
Emax to distort  - very slightly. I could clearly hear it and even see a
small part of the  falling top slope of the sine wave being straight. The
solution was to back  off a tiny bit more - and the distortion
disappeared. How do you guys set  the levels? I assume setting the Emax
input level to 0 is the optimal (it  even says so in the manual). But I
haven't had the time to experiment with  it.

5) Ok. Now it's really RTFM time. Primary / Secondary samples - how  are
you supposed to work with that? To me it sounds like you can sample  one
sample that says AAAA and another sample that says OOOOO and have  them
playing together like a normal two oscillator synth. Can you  detune
them? Set the levels? Different  envelopes?

/C