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Subject: Re: Re: Drum Machines & Samplers - Flame
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Date: Tue, 28-May-85 14:00:00 EDT
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Posted: Tue May 28 14:00:00 1985
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Well, I own the Ensonic Mirage, and I'll describe the parameters...

You have 8 voices and an 4 part EG for Amplitude and Filter. You have no
EG intensity controls. Filter control allows cuttoff, Q (resonance), Tracking.
Each EG (Envelope Genorator) has a peak setting that affects the height of the
envelope at the attack and decay meeting points. (This allows a sustain point
higher than the atack/decay turnover).

each envelope venerator has a set of modifiers associated with it to control
velocity information.

		1) rate of attack: faster hit, faster attack
		2) peak: faster hit higher peak of attack/decay turnover
		3) decay scaling: higher note, faster decay (speed based)
		4) sustain: faster hit, higher sustain
		5) release: faster release of key, faster release of envelope

Two of the EG modifier sections exist, on for filter, and one for amplitude.

Also this sampler has the ability to use to samples for soft and hard hits
(EG: soft on odd sample, hard on even, and faster hit, more bias to other
sample) This works since there are to "DSO"'s (digital sampling oscilator)
and their amplitudes can be controlled in a mixong mode by the keyboard velocity
or by a wheel.

The oscilators can be detuned for a honkytonk effect, and detuning is in
semitones so you can intervals the sound if need be.

A monifonic mode exists (not unison) where a voice's filter will hold open whil
key rollover is in effect (one rollover at a time). Its useful for Sax's.

I'd go on, but I don't have the manual handy. If anybody would like, I'll
post ALL the controls from the reference card and the descriptions.

Peter Barada
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