Contents

Introduction 11
About EOS ............................................................................................... 14
Instant Gratification .............................................................................. 16
Loading a Bank from the Hard Disk........................................................ 17
Loading SoundSprints............................................................................ 17
Selecting Presets .................................................................................... 18
Lock Button ........................................................................................... 19
Saving ................................................................................................... 20
Arpeggiator ........................................................................................... 21
Keyboard Modes.................................................................................... 24

1 - The Basics 27
Definitions ............................................................................................... 29
The Sample............................................................................................ 30
Voices .................................................................................................... 31
The Preset.............................................................................................. 32
SoundSprint........................................................................................... 33
Preset Diagram ...................................................................................... 33
Bookmarks............................................................................................. 35
The Bank ............................................................................................... 36
Folders................................................................................................... 36
The Internal Drive .................................................................................. 37
External Drives....................................................................................... 38
Sample Memory & Preset Memory .................................................... 39
Sound ROM & Sound RAM.................................................................... 39
Five Types of Memory............................................................................ 39
Flash Sound RAM................................................................................... 40
Sample Numbers ................................................................................... 41
Using Preset Flash Memory .................................................................... 41
Using Sound Flash Memory ................................................................... 42
Modules ................................................................................................... 44
More Definitions .................................................................................... 46
Saving ................................................................................................... 46
Default .................................................................................................. 46
Icons...................................................................................................... 46
The Cursor............................................................................................. 46
Data Entry Control & Increment/Decrement Buttons............................. 47
Selecting................................................................................................ 47
The Big Re-Cap ....................................................................................... 47
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Using The Browser .................................................................................48

Guided Tours...........................................................................................51
Banks, Sequences, Presets & Samples.....................................................51
Loading a Bank Automatically ................................................................52
Loading a Sequence from a Different Bank.............................................53
Loading Standard MIDI Files ..................................................................54
Saving Banks..........................................................................................54
Finding Banks, Presets, Samples & Sequences ........................................55
Naming Banks........................................................................................56
Erasing Banks .........................................................................................56
Assignable Keys......................................................................................56
Recording a Sequence............................................................................57
Arpeggiator Sequencing! .......................................................................60
A Practice Sampling Session ...................................................................63
Exploring the Preset ...............................................................................67
Which Voices are Assigned to the Keyboard?..........................................68
Creating a Link.......................................................................................69

2 - Master Menu 71
Overview ..................................................................................................73
Memory Statistics...................................................................................74
Master Utilities .......................................................................................75
Assignable Keys......................................................................................76
Channel Volume ....................................................................................77
Tones .....................................................................................................77
Recalibration ..........................................................................................78
Test Access .............................................................................................79
About ....................................................................................................80
Bank ..........................................................................................................81
Erase Bank..............................................................................................81
Name Bank ............................................................................................82
Auto Bank Load......................................................................................82
Flash Utilities ..........................................................................................83
Using Sound Flash Memory....................................................................85
Setup ........................................................................................................88
Tune ......................................................................................................89
Tuning Offset...................................................................................89
Transpose........................................................................................89
Audition Key ....................................................................................90
Input/Output .........................................................................................90
Headroom .......................................................................................90
Output Boost ...................................................................................92
Output Format ................................................................................92
ADAT Output Dither.........................................................................93
Default Clock ...................................................................................94
Word Clock In ..................................................................................95
WC Phase In/Out.............................................................................95

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Miscellaneous ........................................................................................ 96
Contrast ......................................................................................... 96
Wrap Field Selection......................................................................... 96
Screen Saver.................................................................................... 97
Disable Sound ROM......................................................................... 97
Zero Crossing Threshold................................................................... 98
Undo/Redo Enable ........................................................................... 99
SCSI/Disk ............................................................................................. 100
SCSI ID ......................................................................................... 100
SCSI Termination On/Off................................................................ 101
Avoid Host on ID ........................................................................... 101
Disk Button Goes To:...................................................................... 102
Import Options.................................................................................... 103
Memory Configuration................................................................... 105
Master Effects ....................................................................................... 106
Use Master Effects Settings in Multi Mode ........................................... 107
Master Effects A ................................................................................... 107
Master Effects B ................................................................................... 108
Effects Setup ........................................................................................ 108
Effects Control ..................................................................................... 109
Sequence Manage ............................................................................... 111
MIDI ....................................................................................................... 112
MIDI Mode .......................................................................................... 113
Basic Channel................................................................................ 113
MIDI Mode ................................................................................... 113
MIDI Device ID .............................................................................. 114
Local Control................................................................................. 115
Multi Mode - MIDI Mix........................................................................ 116
MIDI Controllers .................................................................................. 118
MIDI Preferences ................................................................................. 120
Velocity Curve................................................................................ 120
Controller #7 Sensitivity ................................................................. 120
Controller #7 Curve ....................................................................... 121
Global Pedal Override .................................................................... 121
Send/Receive Program Change On/Off............................................ 122
Magic Load Preset ......................................................................... 123

3 - Effects 125
Dual Effects Processor ......................................................................... 127
The Effects Sends ................................................................................. 128
Effect B Into Effect A ............................................................................ 130
Three-way Effects Control .................................................................... 131
Effects Programmed in the Preset......................................................... 132
Master Effects ...................................................................................... 132
Using Master Effects Settings in Multi Mode ........................................ 133
Using the Effects Channel Settings in Multi Mode ................................ 134
Effects Bypass....................................................................................... 135

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Effect Descriptions ...............................................................................136

A & B Effect Types................................................................................136
Reverb .................................................................................................137
Chorus .................................................................................................138
Doubling .............................................................................................138
Slapback ..............................................................................................138
Stereo Flanger......................................................................................138
Delay ...................................................................................................139
Stereo Delay ........................................................................................139
Panning Delay......................................................................................139
Dual Tap ..............................................................................................139
Vibrato.................................................................................................139
Distortion.............................................................................................139

4 - Sequencer 141
Sequence Manage................................................................................143
Recording MIDI SysEx ..........................................................................146
Standard MIDI files...............................................................................146
Name Sequence...................................................................................147
Export..................................................................................................148
Transport Controls ...............................................................................149
Sequencer Utilities ...............................................................................150
Erase ....................................................................................................150
Copy Sequence....................................................................................151
Sequencer Memory..............................................................................151
Jukebox................................................................................................152
Sequence Edit .......................................................................................153
The Sequence Edit Screen ....................................................................154
Track Mode..........................................................................................154
Track Numbers.....................................................................................154
Counter Display ...................................................................................154
Tempo Display .....................................................................................154
Track ->Preset.......................................................................................154
MIDI Channel Modes ...........................................................................155
Volume - Pan - Submix.........................................................................155
The Initial Track State Screen................................................................155
Initial Tempo........................................................................................156
Editing: Cut, Copy & Paste .................................................................157
Cut/Copy.............................................................................................157
Note Erase ...........................................................................................158
Paste ....................................................................................................160
Track Delete .........................................................................................162
Track Copy...........................................................................................162
UNDO! ................................................................................................163
Tools .......................................................................................................164
Quantize ..............................................................................................164

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Transpose ............................................................................................ 166

Sequence Velocity................................................................................ 167
Channelize........................................................................................... 168
Channel Extract ................................................................................... 169
Setup ...................................................................................................... 170
Metronome ......................................................................................... 171
Sequence Clock ................................................................................... 172
Sequence Input ................................................................................... 174
Sequence Record ................................................................................. 175
Sequence Loop .................................................................................... 176
Transport ............................................................................................. 177
Received MMC Commands ................................................................. 178
Locate..................................................................................................... 179

5 - Sample Manage 181

Overview ............................................................................................... 183
Sample Utilities .................................................................................... 184
Erase Sample ....................................................................................... 184
Copy Sample ....................................................................................... 185
Sample Dump ..................................................................................... 185
Defragment Memory ........................................................................... 187
Name Sample ....................................................................................... 188
New Sample .......................................................................................... 188
Threshold ............................................................................................ 189
Input Channels .................................................................................... 189
Sampling Source & Rate ...................................................................... 189
Dither .................................................................................................. 190
ADC Gain ............................................................................................ 191
Sample Length .................................................................................... 192
Arm Sample Trigger mode ................................................................... 192
Force Sample Trigger mode ................................................................. 193
Keyboard Sample Trigger Mode........................................................... 193
Monitor On/Off ................................................................................... 194
Automatic Parameters.......................................................................... 194
Automatic Digital Signal Processing Operations ............................... 194
Auto-Placement Parameters ........................................................... 196
Place Sample ......................................................................................... 198
Export Sample ...................................................................................... 199
Get Info ................................................................................................. 200

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6 - Sample Edit 201

Background: The Scrub Wheel ..........................................................204
Background: Using Cut, Copy, Paste and Undo .............................205
Background: About Looping ..............................................................206
How Looping Works.............................................................................206
Auto Correlation ..................................................................................206
Creating Attack & Decay Characteristics for the Looped Portion ..........207
Loop Compression ...............................................................................208
Crossfade Looping ...............................................................................208
Zero Crossing.......................................................................................208
Utilities ...................................................................................................209
Cut Section ..........................................................................................209
Copy Section .......................................................................................211
Paste Section........................................................................................212
Truncation ...........................................................................................214
Taper ...................................................................................................215
Tools 1 ....................................................................................................217
Loop ....................................................................................................217
Loop Type............................................................................................220
Digital Tuning ......................................................................................221
Sample Rate Convert............................................................................222
Sample Calculator ................................................................................223
Tools 2 ....................................................................................................224
DC Filter ..............................................................................................224
Swap Left & Right ................................................................................225
Stereo <-> Mono..................................................................................226
Reverse Section ....................................................................................226
Sample Integrity...................................................................................227
Tools 3 ....................................................................................................228
Gain Change........................................................................................228
Compressor .........................................................................................231
Using the Digital Compressor..........................................................234
Limiter ..........................................................................................234
Musical Compression (e.g. Guitar) ..................................................234
Noise Reduction.............................................................................234
Parametric Equalizer.............................................................................235
FIR (Phase Linear Filter) ........................................................................237
Aphex® Aural Exciter ...........................................................................239
Tools 4 ....................................................................................................240
Transform Multiplication ......................................................................241
Doppler ...............................................................................................242
Time Compression ...............................................................................244
Pitch Change .......................................................................................245
Bit Converter........................................................................................246
Beat Munger........................................................................................247
Undo .......................................................................................................251

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7 - Preset Manage 253

Utilities ................................................................................................... 256
Erase Preset.......................................................................................... 256
Dump Preset........................................................................................ 256
Name Preset ......................................................................................... 257
New Preset ............................................................................................ 257
Copy Preset ........................................................................................... 258
Export Preset ........................................................................................ 259
Get Info ................................................................................................. 260

8 - Preset Edit 261

Synthesizer Basics ................................................................................ 263
Editing Presets ...................................................................................... 263
Modulation ........................................................................................... 264
Modulation Sources ............................................................................. 265
Modulation Cords................................................................................ 266
Envelope Generators............................................................................ 267
Low Frequency Oscillators (LFOs)......................................................... 268
Random Sources .................................................................................. 269
Clock Modulation ................................................................................ 270
Modulation Destinations...................................................................... 272
Modulation Processors......................................................................... 273
Dynamic Filters ..................................................................................... 279
What is a Filter? ................................................................................... 280
Parametric Filters ................................................................................. 283
The Z-Plane Filter................................................................................. 283
Selecting Voices, Samples & Groups ................................................ 285
Selecting from the Preset Editor Windows............................................ 285
Selecting All Voices .............................................................................. 286
Selecting Voices from the Dynamic Processing Level ............................ 286
Selecting Voices from the Voice Select Screen ...................................... 286
Groups ................................................................................................ 287
Preset Editor ......................................................................................... 288
Preset Edit - Global .............................................................................. 291
Global Editor........................................................................................ 291
Edit All ................................................................................................. 291
Preset Effects A .................................................................................... 292
Effects Programmed in the Preset .................................................... 293
Decay Time ................................................................................... 295
HF Damping.................................................................................. 295
FX Amounts .................................................................................. 295
FX B Through FX A......................................................................... 296
Preset Effects B ................................................................................. 297

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Feedback Amount ..........................................................................298

LFO Rate .......................................................................................299
Delay Time ....................................................................................299
FX Amounts...................................................................................300
Preset Edit - Links .................................................................................301
Main Controls ......................................................................................301
Link Type .............................................................................................302
Link Volume .........................................................................................302
Link Pan ...............................................................................................303
Link Transpose .....................................................................................303
Link Fine Tuning...................................................................................304
Link Utilities .........................................................................................305
New Link.......................................................................................305
Copy Link ......................................................................................306
Delete Link ....................................................................................306
Subsume Link ................................................................................307
Links - Key Window .............................................................................308
Key Window Controls ..........................................................................308
Keyboard & Velocity Ranges.................................................................309
Links - Velocity Window ......................................................................310
Velocity Window Controls ....................................................................310
Velocity Range .....................................................................................311
Links - MIDI Filters ...............................................................................312
MIDI Filter Window Controls ................................................................312
Preset Edit - Voices ...............................................................................314
Voices - Main Controls .........................................................................314
Voice Utilities .......................................................................................315
New Voice .....................................................................................315
Copy Voice ....................................................................................315
Delete Voice...................................................................................316
Split Voice .....................................................................................316
Solo Voice......................................................................................317
Sample Zone........................................................................................317
New Sample Zone .........................................................................317
Get Multisample ............................................................................319
Delete Sample Zone .......................................................................319
Combine .......................................................................................320
Expand..........................................................................................321
Voices - Key Window............................................................................322
Key Window Controls .....................................................................322
Keyboard Ranges ...........................................................................323
Voices - Velocity Window......................................................................326
Velocity Window Controls ...............................................................326
Velocity Range ...............................................................................327
Voices - Realtime Window ....................................................................329
Realtime Window Controls..............................................................329

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Preset Edit - Dynamic Processing Level ........................................... 332

Utilities ................................................................................................ 335
Voice Select ................................................................................... 336
The Isolate Key .............................................................................. 338
Copy Voice(s) ................................................................................ 338
Delete Voice(s)............................................................................... 340
Automatic Voice Selection............................................................... 341
Set................................................................................................ 341
Solo Voice ..................................................................................... 341
Voice Tuning, Modifiers & Setup.......................................................... 342
Key Transpose ............................................................................... 343
Coarse Tuning ............................................................................... 343
Fine Tuning ................................................................................... 344
Non-transpose Mode ..................................................................... 344
Chorus Amount ............................................................................. 345
Delay............................................................................................ 346
Start Offset ................................................................................... 346
Glide Rate & Curve ........................................................................ 347
Solo Modes ................................................................................... 348
Latch Mode................................................................................... 349
Assign Group................................................................................. 350
Amplifier/Filter ..................................................................................... 351
Amplifier Parameters...................................................................... 351
Amplifier Envelope ......................................................................... 352
Filter Parameters............................................................................ 353
Filter Types .................................................................................... 353
Filter Envelope ............................................................................... 357
LFO/Auxiliary Envelope ........................................................................ 358
Lag Processors ............................................................................... 359
Auxiliary Envelope.......................................................................... 360
Cords................................................................................................... 361
Sample Retrigger ................................................................................. 363

9 - Disk Menu 365

Disk Browser ......................................................................................... 367
Disk Utilities ......................................................................................... 371
Mount Drives ................................................................................ 372
Copy System ................................................................................. 372
Format Disk................................................................................... 373
Low Level Format........................................................................... 374
Backup.......................................................................................... 374
Load Bank............................................................................................ 376
Save Bank ............................................................................................ 377
View .................................................................................................... 377
Info, Lock Drive, & Sleep ..................................................................... 378
Folder Utilities ...................................................................................... 379
New .................................................................................................... 379
Delete.................................................................................................. 380

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Rename................................................................................................380
Find .....................................................................................................380
View.....................................................................................................381
Info ......................................................................................................381
Bank Utilities .........................................................................................382
Delete ..................................................................................................382
Name...................................................................................................383
Find .....................................................................................................383
Load Bank ............................................................................................384
Save Bank ............................................................................................384
View.....................................................................................................385
Info ......................................................................................................385
Preset Utilities .......................................................................................386
Soundsprint .........................................................................................386
Bookmarks ...........................................................................................388
Find .....................................................................................................388
Load Preset ..........................................................................................390
View.....................................................................................................390
Info ......................................................................................................390
Sample Utilities .....................................................................................391
Find .....................................................................................................391
View.....................................................................................................392
Load Sample ........................................................................................392
Load .WAV & AIFF Files ........................................................................393
Audition...............................................................................................393
Info ......................................................................................................393
Sequence Utilities .................................................................................394
Find .....................................................................................................395
View.....................................................................................................395
Load Sequence ....................................................................................395
Info ......................................................................................................396

10 - Appendix 397
SCSI.........................................................................................................399
The SCSI Bus........................................................................................399
ID Numbers .........................................................................................399
Types of SCSI Cables ............................................................................400
Terminating SCSI Cables ......................................................................400
SCSI Problems......................................................................................401
Sample Transfers via SMDI ...................................................................402
Using Multiple Samplers on the SCSI Bus .............................................403
Menu Maps ...........................................................................................404
MIDI ........................................................................................................407
MIDI Implementation Chart ................................................................407

Index 408

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