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E-Mu MORPHEUS Operation Manual

Summary of MORPHEUS

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    This product is covered under one or more of the following u. S. Patents: 3,969,682; 3,986,423; 4,404,529; 4,506,579; 4,699,038; 4,987,600; 5,013,105; 5,072,645; 5,111,727 and foreign patents and/or pending patents. Morpheus is a registered trade- mark of e-mu systems, inc. Important notice: in orde...

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    Warning: read this first! This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the prod...

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    Save these instructions 4. Morpheus should be situated so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation. 5. Morpheus should be located away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, fireplaces, stoves, or ovens. 6. Morpheus should only be connected to a powe...

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    Contents iii introduction & basic setup 1 introduction ........................................................................................... 3 getting started ...................................................................................... 4 connection instructions .........................

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    Contents iv midimap menu (cont) volume, pan & output mix ..................................................... 31 midi enables ........................................................................ 33 bank select ............................................................................33 progra...

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    Preset programming 67 starting to program ..............................................................69 modulation .......................................................................................... 70 modulation sources ........................................................................

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    Preset menu (cont) sound reverse......................................................................107 nontranspose ......................................................................108 loop enable ....................................................................... 108 loop offset ..........

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    Copy menu 129 enabling the copy menu .....................................................131 copy preset ......................................................................... 131 copy layer .......................................................................... 132 copy filter .................

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    Using morpheus with a sequencer......................................... 158 more advanced sequencing .................................................. 159 reference section 161 factory ram presets - bank 0 ................................................ 162 factory rom presets - bank 1..............

  • Page 10: Introduction

    1 chapter 1: basic setup introduction & basic setup.

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    Morpheus operation manual 2.

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    3 chapter 1: basic setup introduction morpheus z-plane synthesizer morpheus is a completely new type of music synthesizer which repre- sents a major landmark in the evolution of electronic sound synthesis. Many electronic instruments involve the technology of sampling, where sounds are digitally rec...

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    Morpheus operation manual 4 getting started in it's most basic form, morpheus is organized as shown in the dia- gram below. Complete acoustic instrument samples and electronically created sounds are used as raw material to form presets. The preset is a complete set of all program functions and combi...

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    5 chapter 1: basic setup connection instructions • • • if morpheus does not seem to be responding correctly, make sure that both morpheus and your midi controller are set to the same midi channel. Setup #1 basic setup midi in morpheus is controlled by midi messages received at the midi in connector....

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    Morpheus operation manual 6 connection instructions setup #2 studio setup midi in in this setup, morpheus is controlled by midi messages received at the midi in connector which have been routed by a midi switcher. The midi switcher allows any midi controller such as a midi keyboard, midi wind contro...

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    7 chapter 1: basic setup connection instructions setup #3 performance setup midi in morpheus is controlled by midi messages received at the midi in connector. Connect the midi in of morpheus to the midi out connector of a midi controller such as a midi keyboard, midi wind controller or midi guitar c...

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    Morpheus operation manual 8 connections bypass the internal effects section. The sub 2 outputs are fed from the effects section. If a stereo plug is inserted, the ring of the stereo plug serves as a signal return which sums into the main outputs. Therefore, the sub 1 and sub 2 jacks can serve as eff...

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    9 chapter 1: basic setup about sampling morpheus utilizes digital recording of acoustic sounds for the basis of each instrument. This is similar to a tape recorder except that inside the morpheus, the sounds are permanently recorded on digital memory chips. Sound and instrument waveforms are first s...

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    Chapter 2: basic operation 11 basic operation.

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    Morpheus operation manual 12 main controls volume control this is the master volume control for all audio outputs. Note: for maximum dynamic range, set this control at full level. Card slot the card slot accepts ram and rom cards containing additional presets, hyperpresets and midimaps. Master menu ...

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    Chapter 2: basic operation 13 ••• the cursor can also be moved bidirectionally using the data entry control while the right cursor button is held down. (i.E. Press and hold the cursor button and turn the data entry knob.) main controls demo sequence select morpheus contains four play-only sequences ...

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    Morpheus operation manual 14 0 0 basic operation •• channel pan should ormally be set to “p” unless ealtime control of panning is esired. If pan is set to “0”, a tereo preset will play in mono. • • if morpheus is not esponding properly or plays he wrong preset, make sure hat both morpheus and our mi...

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    Chapter 2: basic operation 15 basic operation ▼ ram cards need to be initialized before they are first used. They display will prompt you to initialize a blank card. Ram cards can be used to store your own presets, hyperpresets and midimaps. Rom cards contain pre- recorded presets, hyperpresets and ...

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    Morpheus operation manual 16 basic operation multi-timbral operation multi-timbral operation means that the morpheus can play more than one sound at the same time. To access multiple presets on different midi channels simultaneously, follow these instructions: 1. Set the midi mode to multi-mode, usi...

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    Chapter 3: master menu 17 master menu.

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    Chapter 3: master menu 19 master menu the master menu contains functions that affect the overall operation of morpheus. For example, changing the master tune will change the tuning of all the presets, not just the one currently displayed. To enable the master menu press the master button, lighting t...

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    Morpheus operation manual 20 master menu • user key tuning in addition to standard twelve tone equal temperament, morpheus contains four additional preset tuning tables (just c, vallotti, 19 tone, and gamelan) and one user definable tuning. User key tuning allows you to alter the parameters of the u...

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    Chapter 3: master menu 21 master menu global velocity curves.

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    Morpheus operation manual 22 master menu • midi mode this function selects one of the four midi receive modes and the midi system exclusive id number. Omni mode morpheus responds to note information on all midi channels and plays the preset currently displayed in the main screen. Poly mode morpheus ...

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    Chapter 3: master menu 23 • midi program change map incoming midi program changes can be remapped to a different numbered preset. This is a handy feature when you want a specific midi program number sent from the master synth to be linked with a specific preset or hyperpreset on morpheus. For exampl...

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    Morpheus operation manual 24 master menu • midi controller assign morpheus allows you to assign up to four realtime control sources from your midi controller. These control sources could be modulation wheels, data sliders or whatever. In this screen, you set up which controllers will be received by ...

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    Chapter 3: master menu 25 master menu the enter led will be flashing. Press the enter button to confirm the operation. To receive midi data, simply send the midi data into morpheus from another morpheus or your sequencer. The choices are: ram presets ......................................... Transmi...

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    Morpheus operation manual 26 master menu • proteus sysex when this function is on, proteus presets can be transferred over midi into morpheus. It also allows the use of proteus patch editing programs. Instrument numbers and parameters which are unique to morpheus will, of course, not be transferred....

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    Chapter 4: midimap menu 27 midimap menu.

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    Chapter 4: midimap menu 29 the midimap a midimap is a group of parameters which you might associate with a specific sequence or song. You can also use the midimaps as “effects presets” for your favorite effects setups. The midimap contains all the pre-sequence setup information, such as the program ...

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    Morpheus operation manual 30 midimap menu to enable the midimap menu press the midimap button, lighting the led. The current screen will be the one most recently selected since powering up morpheus. The cursor will appear underneath the first character of the screen heading on line one. To select a ...

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    Chapter 4: midimap menu 31 • midimap name this function allows you to name each of the 16 midimaps with a name of up to 12 characters. Position the cursor underneath the character location and use the data entry control to change the char- acter. The keyboard can also be used to select characters. T...

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    Morpheus operation manual 32 midimap menu the output mix allows you to selectively route the program through one of the effects processors or direct it to a pair of output jacks (for each of the 16 midi channels). An additional selection called preset or “p”, allows the selection to be made in the p...

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    Chapter 4: midimap menu 33 midimap menu • midi enables the midi enables allow you to enable or filter out specific midi mes- sages on a per-channel basis. Midi messages that can be filtered in- clude: all messages (turns channel off) program change bank select volume control (controller #7) pan cont...

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    Morpheus operation manual 34 midimap menu • program map select there are four program maps in morpheus. Program maps allow incoming midi program changes to be translated into another num- ber. For example, a program map could be set up so that program number 12 is selected whenever program change nu...

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    Chapter 4: midimap menu 35 midimap menu • fx b this function allows you to select which effect is active on effect processor b. Processor b effects include echo, delay, chorus, phase shifter, distortion and ring modulator. Each effect has one or more adjustable parameters which are accessed by movin...

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    Morpheus operation manual 36 • fx output select this function selects which pair of output jacks each effect processor will be routed. This is shown in the diagram on page 32 by the 3-way switches after each effect processor. Fx output select a:main b:sub 1 • save midimap changes made to a midimap a...

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    Chapter 5: effects section 37 effects section.

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    Chapter 5: effects section 39 where are the effects? The effects in morpheus are separate from the preset. This is similar to an external effects unit except that the signal path is kept in the digital domain to maintain excellent sound quality. The effects section is located within the midimap. The...

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    Morpheus operation manual 40 effects output routing the diagram below shows how the effects section is integrated into the output jack routing scheme. The mix bus can be selected either by the preset or by midi channel. When “preset” is selected, the mix select programmed in the preset is used. Effe...

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    Chapter 5: effects section 41 effects section to program an effect: 1) press the midimap button lighting the led. 2) slowly turn the data entry knob clockwise until you find the screen shown below. Select one of the effect processors in the mix selec- tion. This selects the input to the effect proce...

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    Morpheus operation manual 42 effects section b effects fuzz fuzz lite stereo flange phaser stereo chorus delay cross delay ring modulator floor, wall &. Ceiling reflections thousands of very complex reflections a effects room warm room small rooms 1 & 2 halls 1, 2 & 3 chambers 1 & 2 plates 1 & 2 ear...

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    Chapter 5: effects section 43 effects section room programs simulate small rooms with high frequency absorption caused by drapes and furniture. Plates simulate plate type reverbs with their tight, dense early reflec- tions and sharp reverb build-up. Chambers simulate medium sized rooms with hard ref...

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    Morpheus operation manual 44 effects section • hall 1 hall 1 is a large, highly reverberant space with auditorium-like acous- tics. Like all the hall programs, “hall 1” exhibits a warm, distant ambience with slow reflection density buildup. With the decay param- eter set to maximum, “infinite” rever...

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    Chapter 5: effects section 45 effects section early reflection group all early reflection programs have a single ambience parameter which adds diffusion to the individual reflections. Lower ambience settings cause reflections to become more discrete, simulating harder reflecting surfaces. The early ...

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    Morpheus operation manual 46 effects section • stereo flanger a flanger consists of a short audio delay line whose output is mixed together with the original signal. Mixing the delayed and original signals together results in multiple frequency cancellations creating a comb filter effect as shown in...

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    Chapter 5: effects section 47 effects section a minimum delay control serves to tune the flanger. In other words, it adjusts the placement of the comb filter notches. The initial delay is variable from 26 microseconds to 6.5 milliseconds. Fxa:stereoflange min delay 100 a low frequency oscillator (lf...

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    Morpheus operation manual 48 effects section • stereo phaser the stereo phaser is an effect similar to the flanger although much more subtle. The phaser creates a swirly animation when used with harmonically rich sounds such as strings and voices. It can also be used like a chorus to thicken-up a th...

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    Chapter 5: effects section 49 effects section • stereo chorus the function of a chorus device is to thicken the sound or to make one voice sound like many. The way the effect is achieved is by mixing one or more delayed versions of the signal in with the original. The delay times used are too short ...

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    Morpheus operation manual 50 fxa:stereochorus min delay 036 fxa:stereochorus feedback +100 effects section fxa:stereochorus lfo rate 050 fxa:stereochorus lfo depth 050 the delay time parameter is independently variable from 0 to 209 milliseconds for both the left and right channels. The tap level pa...

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    Chapter 5: effects section 51 fxa:delay l delaytime 120 fxa:delay l tap level 120 with large amounts of feedback. This quality allows the delay line to be used as a resonator, where it acts as a kind of oscillator when excited by an input signal. Infinite delay effects are also possible without the ...

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    Morpheus operation manual 52 • echo the echo produces echoes up to 400 milliseconds in length (twice that of the delay and cross delay effects). The feedback path is indepen- dent of the output level and contains a low pass filter which simulates an analog tape echo. The left and right signals are k...

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    Chapter 5: effects section 53 b effects the b effects include stereo flanger, stereo chorus, phaser, fuzz, ring modulator, delay, cross delay and fuzz lite. Some of the b effects such as the fuzz and the ring modulator are a bit bizarre (you won't want to use them on every sound), but can be used to...

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    Morpheus operation manual 54 stereo fuzz the stereo fuzz introduces a controlled distortion to any signal pass- ing through it. Distortion creates harmonics by clipping the top of the wave when it exceeds a certain level. Sine waves are transformed into square waves and complex waves take on noise-l...

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    Chapter 5: effects section 55 • ring modulator a ring modulator is a device which takes two signals and multiplies them together into one resultant signal containing only the sum and difference frequencies of the two input waves. The original frequen- cies are not output! However, every harmonic of ...

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    Morpheus operation manual 56 there are no controls on the ring modulator as shown by the block diagram below. The left and right outputs are simply multiplied to- gether to form a monophonic output. Effects section by routing the preset (or midi channel) to effect b and panning to opposite sides (sh...

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    Chapter 6: hyperpreset menu 57 hyperpreset menu.

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    Chapter 6: hyperpreset menu 59 hyperpreset menu the hyperpreset a hyperpreset is a group of one to sixteen presets which have been assigned to areas of the keyboard in order to have more than one sound available at once. Presets are assigned to ranges of the keyboard called zones and may include 1 k...

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    Morpheus operation manual 60 • preset to zone assignment this function allows you to select the preset which will be assigned to each of the sixteen keyboard zones. Position the cursor under the zone number and use the data entry control to change the zone number. Position the cursor under the prese...

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    Chapter 6: hyperpreset menu 61 • zone volume and pan this function sets the volume and pan position for each zone. Volume allows you to adjust the relative volume between presets and pan allows you to change the position of each zone in the stereo field. The volume control acts as an attenuator on t...

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    Morpheus operation manual 62 • zone velocity range each zone can be given its own velocity range so that different presets will be selected according to the keyboard velocity. Imagine two pre- sets assigned to the same keyboard range. If one preset were assigned the velocity range 000 to 64, and the...

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    Chapter 6: hyperpreset menu 63 • zone velocity offset this function works in conjunction with the zone velocity range feature and adds a programmable offset value to the velocity value applied to the preset. The velocity offset is variable for each zone from - 126 to +126. Suppose that a preset is a...

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    Morpheus operation manual 64 hyperpreset menu •• the function generator hapes are diagrammed on age 214 of this manual. • hyperpreset portamento mode this function sets the number of notes that will be affected by porta- mento for all presets in a hyperpreset which have portamento turned on. It work...

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    Chapter 6: hyperpreset menu 65 hyperpreset menu hyperpresets contain a slightly different version of the function genera- tor called a free-running function generator or free-run fg. There is one free-run fg per hyperpreset (effectively one per midi channel). What the free-run fg actually controls i...

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    Morpheus operation manual 66 hyperpreset menu the functions of the free-run fg are almost identical to the preset fg's except that the conditional jumps are more limited. The conditional jumps are listed below. Never ............................. Never jumps. Always goes on to next segment. Always e...

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    Chapter 7: preset programming 67 preset programming preset programming.

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    Morpheus operation manual 68 preset programming.

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    Chapter 7: preset programming 69 preset programming this chapter explains how preset sounds are constructed in morpheus. It also contains important background information on the various programming aspects of the instrument. • if you are new to synthesizers and electronic music, you may need more ba...

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    Morpheus operation manual 70 preset programming morpheus has an extensive modulation implementation using two multi-wave lfo’s (low frequency oscillators), three envelope genera- tors, two multi-segment function generators and the ability to respond to multiple midi controllers. You can simultaneous...

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    Chapter 7: preset programming 71 preset programming modulation sources morpheus uses three kinds of modulation sources. • note-on modulation control values which are generated at the start of a note and do not change during the note. Keyboard key which key is pressed. Key velocity how fast the key i...

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    Morpheus operation manual 72 preset programming • footswitch modulation changes a parameter when one of the three footswitches are pressed. The footswitches can be programmed to switch: sustain (pri/sec/both), alternate volume envelope (pri/sec/both), alternate volume release (pri/sec/both), cross-s...

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    Chapter 7: preset programming 73 preset programming envelope generators an envelope can be described as a “contour” which can be used to shape the sound in some way over time. There are two different enve- lope generators on morpheus. The alternate volume envelope genera- tor controls the volume of ...

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    Morpheus operation manual 74 preset programming auxiliary envelope generator 1) when a key is pressed, the envelope generator waits for the specified delay time, then begins to increase at the attack rate. 2) at full level, it waits for the specified hold time before gliding down at the decay rate, ...

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    Chapter 7: preset programming 75 preset programming triangle square sine sawtooth random inverted sawtooth negative amount + - sawtooth low frequency oscillators (lfos) a low frequency oscillator or lfo is simply a wave which repeats at a slow rate. The morpheus has two multi-wave lfos for each of i...

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    Morpheus operation manual 76 preset programming function generator the function generator is another kind of modulation source which is much more programmable than an envelope generator or an lfo although it can function as either. The function generator can be used when you want the type of complex...

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    Chapter 7: preset programming 77 preset programming the jumps are called conditional jumps because they only jump if a certain condition is met. For example, the function generator can be programmed to jump to another segment only if the key is still being held. Otherwise it will continue on to the ...

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    Morpheus operation manual 78 preset programming in the example below, a standard adsr envelope generator has been programmed. Segments 5-8 have been set to zero since they are not used. In addition, all conditional jumps for segments 5-8 have been set to “never ”. The “note off end” conditional at s...

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    Chapter 7: preset programming 79 preset programming in the example below the function generator becomes a complex lfo through the use of an “always end” jump which always forces a jump back to segment 1 from the end of segment 5. Thus the function generator constantly repeats forming a low frequency...

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    Morpheus operation manual 80 preset programming a slightly more complex example could use non-linear segment shapes or multiple segments in the loop. In the example below, the function generator decays with a zig-zag pattern when the note is released. To access the random parameter, turn the level v...

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    Chapter 7: preset programming 81 preset programming to access the random delta parameter, turn the level value of a function generator one unit past r +127. The random delta (r ∆ ) sym- bol appears in the value field. Func gen f1s1 level r ∆ -127 a random delta level allows the function generator to...

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    Morpheus operation manual 82 preset programming if the free-run fg were to be programmed as an lfo and to modulate the pitch, all the voices in all presets in that hyperpreset with the free- run fg assigned to pitch would modulate up and down in unison. There are two function generators per preset w...

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    Chapter 7: preset programming 83 preset programming morph preset 1 volume preset 2 when presets are selected, the free-run function generator has no effect free-run fg hyperpreset free-run fg free-run fg morph preset 1 volume preset 2 the free-run function generator only works in a hyperpreset. Free...

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    Chapter 7: preset programming 83 preset programming.

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    Morpheus operation manual 84 preset programming the tone filter is a simple low-pass tone control which can be used to darken the tone of an instrument. The z-plane filter is an ultra- powerful synthesizer filter which can dramatically alter the sound of an instrument. To understand how a filter wor...

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    Chapter 7: preset programming 85 preset programming a filter that lets only the high frequencies pass is called a high pass filter. A filter which only lets a certain band of frequencies pass is called a bandpass filter. What is a filter? Most of the instruments in morpheus are complex waves contain...

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    Morpheus operation manual 86 preset programming a notch filter is just the opposite of a bandpass filter and is used to eliminate a narrow band of frequencies. Another control found on traditional filters is called q or resonance. A lowpass filter with a high q would emphasize the frequencies around...

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    Chapter 7: preset programming 87 preset programming using a filter, we now have a way to control the harmonic content of a sampled sound. As it turns out, even a simple low pass filter can simulate the response of many natural sounds. For example, when a piano string is struck by its hammer, there a...

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    Morpheus operation manual 88 preset programming if four parametric filter sections were cascaded, it would be possible to create the following complex filter response. Many natural instruments have complex resonances which are based on their soundboard or tube size. The resonance shown above would b...

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    Chapter 7: preset programming 89 preset programming consider, as an example, the human vocal tract, which is a type of complex filter or resonator. There are dozens of different muscles controlling the shape of the vocal tract. When speaking, however, we don't think of the muscles, we just remember ...

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    Morpheus operation manual 90 preset programming because creating the complex filtering is difficult and very time con- suming, we have created hundreds of filters and installed them perma- nently in rom for your use. You simply select and use the filters in a manner similar to choosing an instrument...

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    Chapter 7: preset programming 91 preset programming suppose we added yet another dimension to the filter model. We could have the realtime morph parameter, the frequency tracking parameter (set at note-on time) and one more parameter, perhaps controlling the amount of the filter peaks with key veloc...

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    Morpheus operation manual 92 preset programming • another view another way to look at the z-plane filter is simply as a “black box”. You don't really need to think about all the possible filter permuta- tions in order to use it. You just need to know what the controls do and listen to the sound. Eac...

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    Chapter 7: preset programming 93 preset programming morpheus signal flow going back to the block diagram for a single channel we can re-exam- ine the complete signal path. Instrument this is the sampled sound wave. The pitch of the instrument can be modulated by any modulation source. The sample sta...

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    Morpheus operation manual 94 preset programming note-on ctrl #0 vel attack +064 note-on modulation control modulation sources must be connected to a destination in order to have any effect. The diagram and the lcd screen above show how modulation sources are connected to destinations. The modulation...

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    Chapter 7: preset programming 95 preset programming realtime modulation sources pitch wheel midi control a midi control b midi control c midi control d mono pressure polyphonic pressure lfo 1, lfo 2 auxiliary envelope function generator 1 function generator 2 free-run function generator destinations...

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    Morpheus operation manual 96 preset programming key number the key number is affected by the keyboard center parameter which can be set to any key from a-1 to c7. The keyboard center establishes a reference point for keyboard modulation; keys above this point will have a positive value, while keys b...

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    Chapter 7: preset programming 97 preset programming midi realtime controls the midi realtime controllers may seem confusing at first, but they are really very simple to understand. You probably already know that there are 16 midi channels that can be used. Each of the 16 midi channels uses basically...

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    Morpheus operation manual 98 preset programming first, we would go to the master menu, midi controller assign and define the 4 midi controllers that we wish to use. Assign each control- ler number to one of the letters a-b-c-d. 01 - modulation wheel a 02 - breath controller b 04 - foot pedal c 06 - ...

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    Chapter 8: preset menu 99 preset menu.

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    Chapter 8: preset menu 101 preset menu ••• while the preset menu is activated, incoming midi preset changes are ignored. This is a quick and easy way to temporarily turn midi program change off. The preset menu contains functions that can be modified by the user and then saved as preset information ...

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    Morpheus operation manual 102 preset menu preset menu functions • preset name preset name allows you to name each of the user presets with a name of up to 12 characters. Position the cursor under the character location and use the data entry control to change the character. The keyboard can also be ...

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    Chapter 8: preset menu 103 preset menu • volume volume sets the amplitude of the primary and secondary instruments. This function also allows you to compensate for the relative volume differences between instruments. Volume pri:127 sec:64 • pan pan allows you to independently set the initial pan pos...

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    Morpheus operation manual 104 • primary key range key range sets the keyboard range of the primary instrument. This is useful for creating positional crossfades and keyboard splits between the primary and secondary layers. The key range can be set anywhere from c-2 to g8. Key range pri c-2 -> g8 • s...

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    Chapter 8: preset menu 105 preset menu • transpose this function allows you to transpose the key of the primary and second- ary instruments in semitone intervals by shifting the keyboard position relative to middle c. The transpose range is -36 to +36 semitones. Transpose pri:+00 sec:+00 • coarse pi...

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    Morpheus operation manual 106 • primary alternate envelope parameters this function allows you to adjust the alternate volume envelope para- meters for the primary instrument. The parameters are attack time, hold time, decay time, sustain level, release time and are adjustable from 00 to 99. P: a h ...

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    Chapter 8: preset menu 107 preset menu • sound delay sound delay varies the time between the arrival of a midi note-on message and the onset of a note. The delay time is adjustable from 0 to 14 seconds (000-127). Sound delay pri:000 sec:000 • sound start this function allows you to set where a sampl...

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    Morpheus operation manual 108 preset menu • nontranspose this function turns keyboard transposition on or off for the primary and secondary instruments. With nontranspose on, the keyboard will not control the pitch of the instrument. This is a useful function for drones or “chiffs”, which you may no...

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    Chapter 8: preset menu 109 • solo mode solo mode provides the playing action of a monophonic instrument. It can make wind and string instruments sound more realistic by prevent- ing more than one note from sounding at once. Two types of solo mode are provided: wind controller mode and synth mode. In...

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    Morpheus operation manual 110 preset menu • solo mode priority when multiple notes are played and held in solo mode, the last note played is always heard. As notes are released, the solo mode priority determines which note will take over from the last note played. • high note priority - if multiple ...

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    Chapter 8: preset menu 111 preset menu ▼ to enable the crossfade or cross-switch functions, you must assign crossfade to a modulation source in the realtime or note-on modu- lation screen. ••• to use the keyboard for crossfade, set the crossfade balance to 64 and the key center to the split point. •...

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    Morpheus operation manual 112 preset menu ▼ in order to use the crossfade or cross-switch functions, you must assign crossfade to a modulation source in the realtime or note-on modulation screens. ••• a crossfade balance setting of 000 would be appropriate with a source such as a modulation wheel or...

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    Chapter 8: preset menu 113 • cross-switch point the cross-switch point determines the point at which cross-switching will occur when key position or velocity is controlling cross-switch. Xswitch point 064 (e3) • primary filter type this screen allows you to select one of 197 z-plane filter types ava...

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    Morpheus operation manual 114 preset menu • morph offset this function allows you to set the initial point in the filter morph with no modulation applied. Subsequent modulation will be added or sub- tracted to this value. Morph offset pri:096 sec:000 the morph offset sets the point along the morph a...

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    Chapter 8: preset menu 115 preset menu filter frequency tracking allows the timbre of the sound to remain constant up and down the keyboard (if key number is routed to this parameter). Key number morph (envelope, wheel, lfo, etc.) filter frequency tracking frequency each morpheus filter is actually ...

  • Page 126

    Morpheus operation manual 116 each axis of the three-dimensional cube changes the filter in a different way. In the example above, key number is being applied to the fre- quency tracking parameter in order to make the filter frequency track or follow the notes played on the keyboard. In the 3-d filt...

  • Page 127

    Chapter 8: preset menu 117 • lfo 1 - shape & amount this screen controls the waveshape and amount of low frequency oscillator 1. The lfo can be used to produce vibrato (when routed to pitch), or tremolo (when routed to volume). The lfo can be routed to control any of the realtime modulation destinat...

  • Page 128

    Morpheus operation manual 118 preset menu the function generator contains eight segments, each with a level and time param- eter. L1 t1 l2 l3 l4 l5 l6 l7 l8 t2 t3 t4 t5 t6 t7 t8 ••• for more information on function generators, see the preset programming section of this manual. • lfo 2 - shape & amou...

  • Page 129

    Chapter 8: preset menu 119 preset menu the function generator can have up to eight segments, each with a level and a time parameter. The level parameter can be either positive or negative. Each segment of the function generator can have a different shape. There are 63 different shapes consisting of ...

  • Page 130

    Morpheus operation manual 120 preset menu the function generator can be programmed to jump between segments based on certain conditions. Because the decision to jump is based on conditions, these jumps are called conditional jumps. For example, the function generator could be programmed to loop only...

  • Page 131

    Chapter 8: preset menu 121 preset menu for velocity end & key end func gen f1s1 condvalue +064 func gen f1s1 condvalue -064 ••• when one segment jumps to another at a different level, a smooth transition is made between the two. The time to the end of the destina- tion segment remains as specified. ...

  • Page 132

    Morpheus operation manual 122 preset menu • note-on modulation control these functions allow you to route note-on information (information received at note-on time such as velocity or key number) to any of the modulation destinations. Up to 10 simultaneous paths or “patches” may be programmed. For e...

  • Page 133

    Chapter 8: preset menu 123 preset menu • realtime modulation control these functions allow you to route realtime controllers to any of the modulation destinations except tone, sample start, filter frequency tracking and filter transform 2. Up to 10 simultaneous patches may be programmed. For each mo...

  • Page 134

    Morpheus operation manual 124 preset menu • footswitch control this function allows you to route the 3 footswitch controllers (1, 2 or 3) to any of the footswitch destinations. The footswitches can be routed to switch: sustain (pri/sec/both), alternate volume envelope (pri/sec/both), alternate volum...

  • Page 135

    Chapter 8: preset menu 125 preset menu • velocity curve incoming velocity data can be modified by a velocity curve in order to provide different types of dynamics in response to your playing or better adapt to the midi controller. This function allows you to select one of the four velocity curves or...

  • Page 136

    Morpheus operation manual 126 preset menu • keyboard center the keyboard center parameter establishes a reference point for key- board modulation. Keys above this point will have a positive value and keys below it will be negative. The keyboard center can be set to any key within the range c-2 to g8...

  • Page 137

    Chapter 8: preset menu 127 preset menu • mix select this function allows you to direct a particular preset to one of the four destinations (main, sub 1, fxa, fxb). This routing is utilized if mix select for a particular midi channel is set to “preset” in the current midimap. Otherwise this setting i...

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    Morpheus operation manual 128.

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    Chapter 9: copy menu 129 copy menu copy menu.

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    Morpheus operation manual 130 copy menu.

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    Chapter 9: copy menu 131 copy menu the copy menu functions allow you to copy data between presets, hyperpresets or midimaps. Selected groups of parameters, such as function generator or effects settings, can be simply copied, making it easy to build new presets, hyperpresets or midimaps. • when usin...

  • Page 142

    Morpheus operation manual 132 copy menu • copy layer this function allows you to copy everything in the primary or second- ary layer (or both) from another preset into the current preset. A primary layer may be copied into the secondary layer and vice-versa. Only parameters which are designated “pri...

  • Page 143

    Chapter 9: copy menu 133 copy menu • copy function generator this function allows you to copy the function generator parameters for either fg1, fg2 or both from another preset into the current preset. There are five options available: 1 to 1, 1 to 2, 2 to 2, 2 to 1, 1 & 2 (both). Copy funcgen 1 1 00...

  • Page 144

    Morpheus operation manual 134 copy menu • copy hyperpreset this function allows you to copy a hyperpreset from any hyperpreset into the current hyperpreset location. Copy hyperpreset 000 hypername • copy zone this function allows you to copy a single hyperpreset zone from any hyperpreset into the cu...

  • Page 145

    Chapter 9: copy menu 135 copy menu • copy channel this function allows you to copy all the information from a single midi channel from any midimap into the current midimap location. Channels may be placed into any other channel number in the cur- rent midimap. The parameters that will be copied are:...

  • Page 146

    Morpheus operation manual 136 copy menu • copy bank this function allows you to copy an entire bank of 128 programs or a set of 16 midimaps between rom, ram and card locations. “all” allows you to copy all ram presets, hyperpresets and midimaps to the card or vice-versa. Warning be careful when usin...

  • Page 147: Step-By-Step

    Chapter 10: step-by-step 137 step-by-step step-by-step.

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    Morpheus operation manual 138 step-by-step.

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    Chapter 10: step-by-step 139 step-by-step this chapter walks you through morpheus in a step-by-step manner. Although it is not possible to cover every detail of programming a synthesizer of this complexity, these first steps will hopefully get you started in the right direction. Before starting this...

  • Page 150

    Morpheus operation manual 140 step-by-step starting from scratch when starting from scratch, first select the default preset (-defpreset-) which is located in the factory location 127 (bank 1). A default is basi- cally a blank preset which is ready to program. After selecting the de- fault preset, p...

  • Page 151

    Chapter 10: step-by-step 141 step-by-step • volume turn the data knob one click to the right to the volume screen. This screen adjusts the volumes of the two instruments. Refer to the block diagram on the previous page as you adjust the volume of the dca. Volume pri:110 sec:100 as you adjust the vol...

  • Page 152

    Morpheus operation manual 142 step-by-step • coarse tuning this function is related to transpose and in fact, the two work well together in the creation of new timbres. A little background: transpose works by shifting the keyboard assignment of the samples (as if you were sliding the keyboard up and...

  • Page 153

    Chapter 10: step-by-step 143 step-by-step • alternate volume envelope turn the alternate volume envelope on for the primary instrument. This enables the next screen, the primary volume envelope. P: a h d s r 00 00 50 99 15 going back to the block diagram model, the preset now looks like this: every ...

  • Page 154

    Morpheus operation manual 144 step-by-step practice making different volume envelopes. As you hear everyday sounds, try to imagine what the volume envelope of these sounds might look like. • anatomy of an envelope when a key is pressed, the envelope generator level starts to increase at the attack r...

  • Page 155

    Chapter 10: step-by-step 145 step-by-step • sound delay this function delays the onset of the note after a key is pressed and is mainly used when a secondary instrument is also present. Go ahead and select a secondary instrument now, then come back to this screen to experiment with the delay. A very...

  • Page 156

    Morpheus operation manual 146 step-by-step • application - sound splicing sound splicing is an operation that uses most of the features we've gone over. As mentioned above, sound splicing merges the attack of one sound with the body of another to form a new sound. The process is illustrated below. T...

  • Page 157

    Chapter 10: step-by-step 147 step-by-step • time to save? If you wanted to keep this sound, you would have to save it using the save preset function (the very last screen in the preset menu). To save a preset, simply move the cursor to the bottom line of the display, select the preset location where...

  • Page 158

    Morpheus operation manual 148 step-by-step turn the data knob, each possible modulation source is displayed. Select lfo 1 as the source and press home/enter. Turn the data entry knob counter-clockwise until you find the lfo 1 parameter screens shown below. Lfo1 shape amt lfo1 rt dly var tri +000 060...

  • Page 159

    Chapter 10: step-by-step 149 step-by-step go back to the realtime modulation screen and set it as shown below. Realtime ctrl #0 lfo1 pan +127 notice how the lfo now moves the sound from side to side. The dia- gram below illustrates the connection you just made. The realtime control screen connects a...

  • Page 160

    Morpheus operation manual 150 step-by-step • modulating modulators go back again to the lfo 1 screen and turn the amount to “+000”. Next turn to the note-on control screen and set up the screen to look like the one below. Note-on ctrl #0 vel lfo1amt +080 the connection you just made is shown below. ...

  • Page 161

    Chapter 10: step-by-step 151 step-by-step • the morpheus filter this is what a lot of you have been waiting for. This incredible filter is what puts the morph in morpheus. If you have not read the section on the z-plane filter in the preset programming section, please do so before proceed- ing, sinc...

  • Page 162

    Morpheus operation manual 152 step-by-step key tracking is used to keep the timbre of the sound constant as you play up and down the keyboard. Of course, you can route any note-on controller to control frequency tracking. Like the morph control, the effect of transform 2 varies from filter to filter...

  • Page 163

    Chapter 10: step-by-step 153 step-by-step move to the “filter frequency tracking” screen and adjust the primary offset while playing the keyboard. (you must re-key the keyboard to hear the results of changing this value.) as specified, this parameter changes the frequency of the filter, making it br...

  • Page 164

    Morpheus operation manual 154 step-by-step • filter filosophy the instrument and the filter work together to determine the harmonic content of the final sound. You can think of the instrument like clay which is being squeezed through a die, the filter. The filter tries to impress its structure on th...

  • Page 165

    Chapter 10: step-by-step 155 step-by-step the filter imposes its response on the harmonic spectrum of the instrument. 40 80 160 360 720 1440 2880 frequency original instrument spectrum amplitude frequency filter response instrument through filter 40 80 160 360 720 1440 2880 amplitude frequency 40 80...

  • Page 166

    Morpheus operation manual 156 step-by-step to illustrate the point, let's create a complete sound from scratch as an example of how the various parameters combined with the z-plane filter can radically alter an instrument. In this case we'll try running a saxophone through a clarinet and oboe filter...

  • Page 167

    Chapter 10: step-by-step 157 step-by-step • morphology the best and ultimately the only way to choose filters is to try them out. Morpheus is no mere mortal synthesizer with a single filter. Morpheus has 197 filter types to choose from. Think of the filters as you do instru- ments: entities which ha...

  • Page 168

    Morpheus operation manual 158 step-by-step using morpheus with a sequencer we thought you’d never ask. Morpheus was designed from its concep- tion with multi-timbral sequencing in mind. Just take a look at the main screen. C01 vol127 pan=p 000 program name the preset for each midi channel is selecte...

  • Page 169

    Chapter 10: step-by-step 159 step-by-step more advanced sequencing • pre-sequence setup suppose that you want to have your sequencer set up everything for you before the start of the song. Good idea. This will make the morpheus setup procedure automatic and prevent the wrong presets from playing. Th...

  • Page 170

    Morpheus operation manual 160 step-by-step •␣ using the 32 channels as stated earlier, morpheus has 32 independent audio channels which are utilized dynamically. With 32 channels and hundreds of sounds, you have a universe of sonic textures at your disposal. You may have noticed that many of the ver...

  • Page 171: Reference

    Chapter 11: reference section 161 reference section.

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    Morpheus operation manual 162 factory ram presets - bank 0 drum 9. Sweep 100. House 101. Skritch 102. Reversa 103. Scratch 104. My kick 105. Kicks 106. Snares 107. Cymnoiz 108. Congas 109. Alien sound fx 110. Sonik synth 111. Noise band 112. Velimba 113. S/h 114. Hemlock 115. Wormhole 116. Manic jig...

  • Page 173

    Chapter 11: reference section 163 factory rom presets - bank 1 morph 0. Morpheus 10. Phat sky 11. Swell pad 12. Windy pip 13. Organ/bass 14. Harpog 15. Sethy sax 16. Sax change 17. Shoop dee 18. Picknal 19. Synbrass real 1. Pianovibe 20. Ambient piano 21. Z piano 22. Upright 23. Pick eldora 24. Mute...

  • Page 174

    Morpheus operation manual 164 morpheus instruments sampled sounds 1. Dance drums 1 ........................ 2. Dance drums 2 ........................ 3. Dancer synth 4. Punchy brass 5. Spectrum pad 6. Vox choir 7. Jupiter string 8. Orchestral string 1 9. Orchestral string 2 10. Acoustic guitar 11. A...

  • Page 175

    Chapter 11: reference section 165 morpheus instruments harmonic waveforms 61. Oct 1 (sine) 62. Oct 2 all 63. Oct 3 all 64. Oct 4 all 65. Oct 5 all 66. Oct 6 all 67. Oct 7 all 68. Oct 2 odd 69. Oct 3 odd 70. Oct 4 odd 71. Oct 5 odd 72. Oct 6 odd 73. Oct 7 odd 74. Oct 2 even 75. Oct 3 even 76. Oct 4 e...

  • Page 176

    Morpheus operation manual 166 morpheus instruments synthesizer & organ waveforms single cycle waveforms are sampled waves from various synthesizers and organs. Waveforms highlighted in bold lettering are multicycle samples. The ohers are single cycle waveforms. B3 waves are various harmonic drawbar ...

  • Page 177

    Chapter 11: reference section 167 morpheus instruments 143. Reson bass 2 144. Deep bass 145. Eight 0 eight 146. Moog wave 1 147. Moog wave 2 148. Moog wave 3 149. Emu rectifier 1 150. Moog rectangle 1 151. Moog rectangle 2 152. Moog rectangle 3 153. Moog rectangle 4 154. Moog rectangle 5 155. Ring m...

  • Page 178

    Morpheus operation manual 168 morpheus instruments percussion instruments 176. Rack bell 177. Solder sucker 178. Rasp shaker 179. Iron rattle 180. Burst hats 181. Vise grips 182. Record scratch 1 183. Record scratch 2 184. Record scratch 3 185. Record scratch 4 186. Record scratch 5 187. Record scra...

  • Page 179

    Chapter 11: reference section 169 b3 waves - drawbar settings ••• you can add animation to the single cycle waves by modulating their pitch or volume with the lfo. Drawbar diagrams each drawbar controls the volume of its associated harmonic or over- tone. The 8' drawbar is the fundamental pitch of t...

  • Page 180

    Morpheus operation manual 170 percussion instrument locations dance drums 2 instrument 002 dry 909 clap midi key # 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 dry bass drum liquid drum shamen snare #3 shamen snare #1 closed hat 909 open hat 909 electric snare 4 bass drum ware snare snap snare shamen snare #2 rim 808 shot ...

  • Page 181

    Chapter 11: reference section 171 percussion instrument locations electric snare #4 snare 5 snare 5 snare 909 #1 snare 909 #2 snare 909 #2 distorto-kick midi key # 36 24 48 60 72 84 96 snare drum #2 snap snare ware snare electric snare #4 shamen snare #3 shamen snare #2 shamen snare #1 snare 909 #2 ...

  • Page 182

    Morpheus operation manual 172 percussion instrument locations foot hat open hat 909 shaker 2 closed hat 909 open hat tip hat midi key # 36 24 48 60 72 84 96 tip hat open hat open hat 909 closed hat 909 tip hat open hat foot hat tip hat open hat tip hat foot hat closed hi-hat hip hat 2 open hat tip h...

  • Page 183: Rap Scratch B

    Chapter 11: reference section 173 percussion instrument locations scratch 2 midi key # 36 48 60 72 84 96 scratch 2 modular scratch scratch 2 scratch 1 scratch 5 modular scratch scratch 4 scratch 5 modular scratch scratch 4 scratch 1 scratch 2 scratch 5 modular scratch scratch 5 modular scratch scrat...

  • Page 184

    Morpheus operation manual 174 z-plane filter descriptions the z-plane filters are categorized into groups of: flangers, vowel filters, traditional filters, parametric filters, instrument models, etc. A suffix of “4” or “.4” indicates filter is square, not cube and does not contain a transform 2 axis...

  • Page 185

    Chapter 11: reference section 175 z-plane filter descriptions f004 cubeflanger a flanging filter featuring deep notches tuned in octaves and a steep roll-off of high frequencies when all axes have no offset. High settings for transform 2 can produce some rather metallic- sounding overtones. Apart fr...

  • Page 186

    Morpheus operation manual 176 z-plane filter descriptions f009 flange 6r.4 this is a variation of filter 008, flange 6.4. It is a bit more reso- nant-sounding, due in part to higher ‘q’ settings. Sweeping the morph axis can produce the syllable ‘yi’. Morph: sweep filter frequency bands up and togeth...

  • Page 187

    Chapter 11: reference section 177 z-plane filter descriptions f014 flng>flng3b morph: sweeps from flange 1 to 2 freq. Tracking: provides key tracking to enhance flanging transform 2: increases depth of flange comments: a gentle sweeper. F015: flng>flng4 morph: sweeps flange freq. Tracking: provides ...

  • Page 188

    Morpheus operation manual 178 z-plane filter descriptions dipthongs implemented with parametric equalizer subsections, the resonances do not have the traditional overall lowpass effect that a true vocal reso- nance would have. Instead, they are placed at the same frequency as the resonances would be...

  • Page 189

    Chapter 11: reference section 179 z-plane filter descriptions f025 auparavow.4 morph: controls movement between vowels. Freq. Tracking: shifts all of the resonances up in frequency. Transform 2: controls the amplitude of all of the resonances. F026 uoparavow.4 morph: controls movement between vowels...

  • Page 190

    Morpheus operation manual 180 z-plane filter descriptions f033 bassutoi.4 morph: controls movement between “yu” and “ee”. Freq. Tracking: tracks filter with keyboard range and controls brightness with velocity assigned. Transform 2: not used. F034 be ye.4 designed to say “be ye”. Morph: sweeps vocal...

  • Page 191

    Chapter 11: reference section 181 z-plane filter descriptions f040 vow>vow2 morph: sweeps between “ee” and “oh”. Freq. Tracking: provides key tracking to fix partials. Transform 2: provides volume and brightness control with velocity and/or key position. Comments: morphing sweeps between vowels- sli...

  • Page 192

    Morpheus operation manual 182 z-plane filter descriptions f045 brickwal lp2 morph: controls filter ‘q’. Freq. Tracking: controls filter cutoff. Transform 2: use to control filter depth. F046 mdq 2polelp a single pole of this filter is swept from low to high as the filter is morphed. This filter prod...

  • Page 193

    Chapter 11: reference section 183 z-plane filter descriptions f051 4 poleloq.4 a resonant low-pass filter emulation. Morphing creates the famil- iar filter sweep effect. Morph: controls filter cutoff. Freq. Tracking: controls filter resonance. Transform 2: not used. F052 4polemidq.4 a 4-filter versi...

  • Page 194

    Morpheus operation manual 184 z-plane filter descriptions f057 hpsweep.4 a highly resonant high-pass filter which generally rolls off fre- quencies steeply below ~2.5khz.A low morph offset will create a relatively flat response (with a gentle cut to the lower frequencies), so the most subtle filteri...

  • Page 195

    Chapter 11: reference section 185 z-plane filter descriptions f062 deep combs this filter can provide a tremendous variety of comb-filtering and filter sweep effects. Higher frequencies are sharply attenuated with frequency tracking and transform 2 set to low values, so be sure at least one of these...

  • Page 196

    Morpheus operation manual 186 z-plane filter descriptions f067 ntches2oct4 this filter is composed of a series of notches, tuned in octaves. Morph & freq. Tracking: moves notches lower in frequency. Transform 2: not used. Comments: maximum shift is two octaves along either axis, for a combined total...

  • Page 197

    Chapter 11: reference section 187 z-plane filter descriptions f073 bassdrumeq morph: adds low end boost. Freq. Tracking: tends to smooth out the filter. Transform 2: this adds high end at the expense of low end. Comments: this is an eq filter designed for bass drums, based on a low pass eq filter. T...

  • Page 198

    Morpheus operation manual 188 z-plane filter descriptions f078 band-aid morph: sets the amount of cut on the high and low frequencies. Freq. Tracking: this widens the band. Transform 2: this softens the amount of cut on the high end. Comments: this pole/ zero filter is a band pass that cuts both the...

  • Page 199

    Chapter 11: reference section 189 z-plane filter descriptions f084 0>muter morph: introduces “mute”. Freq. Tracking: provides key tracking to fix partials. Transform 2: selects “mute” variety. F085 pz syn horn morph: controls brightness. Freq. Tracking: this moves the harmonic modifiers higher in fr...

  • Page 200

    Morpheus operation manual 190 z-plane filter descriptions f089 brsswell2.4 an emulation of a lowpass filter with low resonance designed for brass-type filter sweeps. Morph: moves the cutoff frequency higher, and adds a gentle bump in the upper-midrange. Freq. Tracking: adds a bit of resonance at the...

  • Page 201

    Chapter 11: reference section 191 z-plane filter descriptions f095 ez vibez.4 like 098-“easy rhodes”, this is essentially a 2-pole low-pass filter, sweeping from a gentle roll-off at 65hz to reveal a wide open response. Morph: sweeps from lowpass to wide open response. Freq. Tracking: keyboard track...

  • Page 202

    Morpheus operation manual 192 z-plane filter descriptions f101 strngthing4 a series of widely spaced notches produces this filter, which can sound somewhat like a phase shifter when morphed - especially if the value for frequency tracking is set fairly high. With morph offset and frequency tracking ...

  • Page 203

    Chapter 11: reference section 193 z-plane filter descriptions f106 tube sust.4 use this filter with broad-band waves to produce sounds character- istic of distorted guitars. The fullest sounds are achieved with morph offset set to 255, and frequency tracking set to 000 morph: increasing this increas...

  • Page 204

    Morpheus operation manual 194 z-plane filter descriptions f110 tam morph: sweeps frequencies from low to high. Try routing velocity or mod wheel to morph with offset at 255. Freq. Tracking: designed for velocity control of volume & bright- ness. Transform 2: controls brightness and depth. Comments: ...

  • Page 205

    Chapter 11: reference section 195 z-plane filter descriptions f116 bel>crs>bel morph: sweeps from flat to dissonance. Freq. Tracking: provides key tracking to fix dissonant partials. Transform 2: increases bell-like effect. Makes the sound brighter and louder. Comments: low velocities on transform 2...

  • Page 206

    Morpheus operation manual 196 z-plane filter descriptions f123 swingshift morph: try setting transform 2 to 255 for brighter morph. Modu- lates from low-frequency cut-off to series of peaks at 349hz, 494hz, 698hz, 988hz etc. Freq. Tracking: tracks filter with keyboard. Transform 2: adds depth, volum...

  • Page 207

    Chapter 11: reference section 197 z-plane filter descriptions f129 0>shp3 morph: sweeps to shape. Freq. Tracking: provides key tracking to balance keyboard bright- ness. Transform 2: controls brightness and volume. Comments: morphing imposes a shape on the sound. Low velocity for mellow, high for br...

  • Page 208

    Morpheus operation manual 198 z-plane filter descriptions f134 tsweep.4 a grouping of inharmonically related peaks gives this filter some- thing of a metallic quality, although it can also produce voice-like sounds. Increasing morph offset increases overall filter resonance and raises the cutoff poi...

  • Page 209

    Chapter 11: reference section 199 z-plane filter descriptions f139 harmonix.4 morph: morphs between complex responses sweeping to mid frequency resonances while leaving edges untouched. Freq. Tracking: controls brightness and tracks keyboard. Transform 2: not used. F140 greenworld4 morph: a mellow l...

  • Page 210

    Morpheus operation manual 200 z-plane filter descriptions f145 gentlerz4 a series of unevenly spaced resonant peaks converge to a single peak as morph offset is increased. The frequency tracking offset provides a somewhat muted sound (with several gentle bumps in the mid-frequency range), moving tow...

  • Page 211

    Chapter 11: reference section 201 z-plane filter descriptions f149 lo/high4 a scattering of poles and zeros with fairly high q settings produces this very resonant filter. Sweeping the morph axis produces quite pronounced wa-wa effects in which multiple resonances are clearly audible. Morph offset a...

  • Page 212

    Morpheus operation manual 202 z-plane filter descriptions f153 bw65hz/2k.4 this filter is similar to filter 152, but in addition to sweeping the bandwidth of a single peak along the morph and frequency tracking axes, the peak itself is swept. The range of the frequency sweep is one octave along eith...

  • Page 213

    Chapter 11: reference section 203 z-plane filter descriptions f157 intervallc4 this filter is similar to the ‘bendup/swap’ filter, but here the effect is even more pronounced. With frequency tracking set to 000, pushing the morph offset higher produces a downward sweep of a series of very resonant h...

  • Page 214

    Morpheus operation manual 204 z-plane filter descriptions f162 broadres.4 sweeping filter for resonant effects. Can be used for a “waterdrop” effect on percussion. Morph: sweeps to a series of peaks and notches. Notches: 80hz, 160hz, 320hz. Peaks: 2khz, 6khz, 10khz. Freq. Tracking: turns peaks into ...

  • Page 215

    Chapter 11: reference section 205 f168 cntrysweep4 multiple peaks are swept in a variety of directions, imparting a phase-shifter-like, almost vocal quality when this filter is morphed. Morph: set this higher to move widely spaced peaks closer to- gether. Freq. Tracking: set this higher to move low-...

  • Page 216

    Morpheus operation manual 206 f173 acc.Vel-2 variation of “acc.Vel-1”, except somewhat brighter on bottom and mellower on top. F174 vel2-wind morph: fixes soft “start-point”. Freq. Tracking: provides key tracking to balance keyboard bright- ness. Transform 2: controls brightness and volume. Comments...

  • Page 217

    Chapter 11: reference section 207 f179 movingpick2 a variation on “movingpick1” to simulate different pick positions, for example. Morph moves closer to neck, further from bridge. F180 mph+trns1 morph: makes vowel like changes. Freq. Tracking: provides key tracking to enhance vowel. Transform 2: con...

  • Page 218

    Morpheus operation manual 208 f185 evnhrm+rez this filter cube is nearly identical to the ‘oddhrm+rez’ filter, but it’s based on the even harmonic series. The overall effect is quite similar, though somewhat less ‘hollow’ sound at certain settings. Morph: increasing this parameter pushes the filter ...

  • Page 219

    Chapter 11: reference section 209 f190 bonk>co a series of highly resonant peaks alternating with notches are spaced at intervals of about an octave. The morph offset param- eter is used to control ‘q’ — modulating the morph offset upward causes the curve to flatten out. Frequency tracking can be us...

  • Page 220

    Morpheus operation manual 210 f194 mildpolswap basically, a variable cut-off low pass filter. Morph: tunes the filter. Freq. Tracking: tunes the filter. Transform 2: adds extra brightness to high morph. Distortions jump back! The filter level is useful to control the distortion filters. F195 polecro...

  • Page 221

    Chapter 11: reference section 211 loop offset sample locations this listing represents the actual order of the rom samples in memory. This information may be useful when adjusting the loop offset parameters in the preset menu. When the loop size reaches the end of memory, it jumps back to the start....

  • Page 222

    Morpheus operation manual 212 loop offset sample locations bright electric piano 1 bright electric piano 2 bosendorfer - d1 bosendorfer - f1 bosendorfer - c2 bosendorfer - f2 bosendorfer - b2 moog wave 1 moog wave 2 moog wave 3 resonate bass bosendorfer - e3 bass-o-drop kickin’ 808 bosendorfer - g3 ...

  • Page 223

    Chapter 11: reference section 213 loop offset sample locations pulse 99% - f5 noise 3rd octave white noise triangle - d4 triangle - d5 triangle - d7 octave 1 sine octave 2 all octave 3 all octave 4 all octave 5 all octave 6 all octave 7 all octave 3 odd octave 4 odd octave 5 odd octave 6 odd octave ...

  • Page 224

    Morpheus operation manual 214 function generator curves linear exponential +1 exponential +2 exponential +3 exponential +4 exponential +5 exponential +6 exponential +7.

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    Chapter 11: reference section 215 function generator curves circle 1.4 circle 1.6 circle 1.8 circle 1.16 squeeze fast line 1 fast line 2 fast line 3.

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    Morpheus operation manual 216 function generator curves medium line 1 medium line 2 slow ramp 1 slow ramp 2 bloom bloom 2 circle 1.16 r circle 1.8 r.

  • Page 227

    Chapter 11: reference section 217 function generator curves circle 1.16 r circle 1.4 r slow curve 1 slow curve 2 dc delay delay dc curve 2x curve 2x b ••• delay dc waits for the specified time, then outputs the level. ••• dc delay outputs the level, then waits for the specified time before moving on...

  • Page 228

    Morpheus operation manual 218 function generator curves curve 2x c ziz-zag 1 ziz-zag 2 ziz-zag 3 chaos 03 chaos 06 chaos 12 chaos 16.

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    Chapter 11: reference section 219 function generator curves chaos 25 chaos 33 chaos 37 chaos 50 chaos 66 chaos 75 chaos 95 chaos 99.

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    Morpheus operation manual 220 function generator curves linear shuffle linear shuffle 2 random b random a random c random d random e random f.

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    Chapter 11: reference section 221 function generator curves random g random h random i random j random k random l random z.

  • Page 232

    Morpheus operation manual 222 function generator, lfo & envelope specifications ••• the pitch intervals can be used when modulating pitch. All other attenuators should be set to +127. Multiple “patch cords” can be added for greater pitch intervals. Delay times 1 4 8 1 6 3 2 3 6 4 8 5 6 8 8 1 0 0 1 1...

  • Page 233

    Chapter 11: reference section 223 technical specifications audio channels: ............................ 32 audio outputs: .............................. 6 (2 main, 2 effects, 2 submix) submix inputs: .............................. 4 max. Output level: ....................... +4 db into 600 Ω output ...

  • Page 234

    Morpheus operation manual 224 midi implementation chart transmitted recognized remarks basic channel default changed mode default messages note number true voice velocity note on note off after touch keys channels pitch bender control change program change true number system exclusive system common ...

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    Chapter 11: reference section 225 midi specification received channel commands channels number (n) = 0-15. Message bytes are represented in hex. All other numbers are decimal. Running status is supported. Command message comments note off 8n kk vv release velocity is ignored note on 9n kk vv velocit...

  • Page 236

    Morpheus operation manual 226 midi specification midi sysex commands for system exclusive commands, the following format is used: f0 system exclusive status byte 18 e-mu id byte 0c product id byte (will also respond to id 04 - proteus) dd device id byte cc command byte ... Data bytes f7 eox sysex ed...

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    Chapter 11: reference section 227 midi specification command summary the following sysex command ids are recognized by morpheus. Command function number 00 preset request 01 preset data 02 parameter request 03 parameter data 04 tune table request 05 tune table data 06 prog map request 07 prog map da...

  • Page 238

    Morpheus operation manual 228 midi specification command details all parameters are sent as 14-bit signed values, lsb-msb. (see discussion of number conversion) numbers in the far left column are decimal offsets into the dumps.These numbers are added to the parm base offsets in order to do individua...

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    Chapter 11: reference section 229 midi specification offset name range 0 preset name 12 chars, ascii 32-127 12 preset low key 0-127 midi key number 13 preset hi key 0-127 midi key number 14 bend range 0-13, ± 0-12 semitones, 13 = global 15 velocity curve 0-5, 0 = off, 5 = global 16 keyboard center 0...

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    Morpheus operation manual 230 midi specification offset name range 106 fg seg shape see funcgen shapes chart 107 fg seg condjump see funcgen conditions chart 108 fg seg condval ± 127 109 fg seg destseg 0-7 segment number ... 8 funcgen segments-6 parms each ... 2 function generators-49 parms each 201...

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    Chapter 11: reference section 231 midi specification ••• the parameters labeled with (l) are the primary layer. The secondary layer parameters bigin at number 243. Offset name range 233 (l) double+detune 0-15, 0 = off 234 (l) sound reverse 0-1, off, on 235 (l) nontranspose 0-1, off, on 236 (l) filt ...

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    Morpheus operation manual 232 midi specification •••␣ the parameters labeled with (z) equate to zone 1. Zones 2-16 begin at param- eter number 72. No. Name range 0 hyperpreset name 12 chars, ascii 32-127 12 port mode 0-5, mono, poly 1-5 keys 13 fg seg level see funcgen levels 14 fg seg time 0-4095 m...

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    Chapter 11: reference section 233 midi specification • midimap data version 01 of the midimap follows. If map is sent to current selected location, the scratch map will be loaded from the newly stored map. Midimap numbers: 0-15 ram, 16-31 card f0 sysex status byte 18 e-mu mfg. Id 0c morpheus product...

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    Morpheus operation manual 234 midi specification offset name range ... 10 parm values 344 fx b type see effects types chart 345 fx b parm vals see effects types chart ... 10 parm values 355 fx a amt 0-100% 356 fx b amt 0-100% 357 b->a amt 0-100%, 101 = b->a only 358 fx a bus 0-2, main, sub1, sub2 35...

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    Chapter 11: reference section 235 midi specification • tuning table request f0 sysex status byte 18 e-mu mfg. Id 0c morpheus product id dd device id 0-15 04 command id bb table number, 0 - max tunetable f7 end of sysex status • tuning table data f0 sysex status byte 18 e-mu mfg. Id 0c morpheus produ...

  • Page 246

    Morpheus operation manual 236 midi specification • program map data f0 sysex status byte 18 e-mu mfg. Id 0c morpheus product id dd device id 0-15 07 command id bb map number, 0-3 ll ls byte of program number mm ms byte of program number ... 128 total entries f7 end of sysex status • master settings ...

  • Page 247

    Chapter 11: reference section 237 midi specification f7 end of sysex status then... F0 sysex status byte 18 e-mu mfg. Id 0c morpheus product id dd device id 0-15 03 command id pl lsb parm number pm msb parm number vl lsb parm value vm msb parm value ... Scratch midimap parms f7 end of sysex status •...

  • Page 248

    Morpheus operation manual 238 midi specification • configuration request use this command to get configuration information. Note that much of the information is dynamic (e.G. If ram card is installed or not) and therefore the information is only valid for some window of time. This command can be use...

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    Chapter 11: reference section 239 midi specification • instrument list request request list of available instruments. See data message for format of response. F0 sysex status byte 18 e-mu mfg. Id 0c morpheus product id dd device id 0-15 0e command id f7 end of sysex status • instrument list data lis...

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    Morpheus operation manual 240 midi specification • filter list data list of currently available filters and their ids in the order they appear in the box. See filter types for information regarding interpretation of this data. F0 sysex statusbyte 18 e-mu mfg. Id 0c morpheus product id dd device id 0...

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    Chapter 11: reference section 241 midi specification • preset list data list of currently available presets in the order they appear in morpheus. F0 sysex status byte 18 e-mu mfg. Id 0c morpheus product id dd device id 0-15 0f command id nl lsb number of presets nm msb number of presets nn preset na...

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    Morpheus operation manual 242 midi specification • midimap list request request list of available midimaps. See the data message for the format of the response. F0 sysex status byte 18 e-mu mfg. Id 0c morpheus product id dd device id 0-15 52 command id f7 end of sysex status • midimap list data list...

  • Page 253

    Chapter 11: reference section 243 midi specification • effect list data list of currently available effects and their ids in the order they appear in the box. See effect types for information regarding the interpretation of this data. F0 sysex status byte 18 e-mu mfg. Id 0c morpheus product id dd de...

  • Page 254

    Morpheus operation manual 244 midi specification miscellaneous documentation • patchcord sources the midi patchcord sources are unique across all proteus type prod- ucts. The note-on patchcords, valid for morpheus, are as follows: midi description value 0 key 1 velocity 2 pitchwheel 3 control a 4 co...

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    Chapter 11: reference section 245 midi specification • patchcord destinations the midi patchcord destination numbers are unique across all proteus type products. Note-on and realtime numbers are shared. The chart shows whether a cord is available to note-on (no) realtime (rt) or both. The patchcord ...

  • Page 256

    Morpheus operation manual 246 midi specification midi description no/rt value availability 32 tonep no 33 tones no 34 morph rt/no 35 morphp rt/no 36 morphs rt/no 37 trans2 no 38 trans2p no 39 trans2s no 40 portrt rt/no 41 portrtp rt/no 42 portrts rt/no 43 fg1amt rt/no 44 fg2amt rt/no 45 fltlev no 46...

  • Page 257

    Chapter 11: reference section 247 midi specification midi shape value name 24 cir1.6r 25 cir1.4r 26 slwcrv1 27 slwcrv2 28 delaydc 29 dcdelay 30 curve2x 31 curv2xb 32 curv2xc 33 zizzag1 34 zizzag2 35 zizzag3 36 chaos03 37 chaos06 38 chaos12 39 chaos16 40 chaos25 41 chaos33 42 chaos37 midi shape value...

  • Page 258

    Morpheus operation manual 248 midi specification midi description availability value 10 footswitch2end preset, hyperpreset 11 footswitch2imm preset, hyperpreset 12 footswitch3end preset, hyperpreset 13 footswitch3imm preset, hyperpreset 14 velocityend preset 15 keyend preset • function generator lev...

  • Page 259

    Chapter 11: reference section 249 midi specification transform filter type 0 2 frame filter 1 4 frame “square” filter 2 6 frame “phantom cube” filter 3 8 frame “cube” filter 4 unused 5 4 frame “square” filter, gain reduced •␣ effect types use the effect list command to get a list of the currently av...

  • Page 260

    Morpheus operation manual 250 midi specification parm parm range number description 274 sysex device id 0-15 ... Unused 320 current midimap 0-maxmap ... Unused 323 auto select 0-1, off, on 324 packet delay 0-999 (approx. 600 µ secs/unit) 325 proteus sysex 0-1, off, on 326 compare mode 0-1, off, on ....

  • Page 261

    Chapter 11: reference section 251 sysex tutorial • 14-bit signed 2's complement numbers if the data value is negative, you must first take the 2's complement of the number: in the case of a 14-bit number this is equivalent to add- ing 16384 to the original negative value. To fit the 7-bit midi proto...

  • Page 262

    Morpheus operation manual 252 sysex tutorial ••• in all of these examples, the process of hexadecimal conversion has been omitted. Use a table or a hex calcula- tor to convert decimal numbers to hexadecimal. How to edit an individual preset parameter parameter data editing is accomplished using the ...

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    Chapter 11: reference section 253 sysex tutorial how to edit a global parameter parameter data editing is accomplished using the format described on page 234. F0 system exclusive status byte 18 e-mu mfg. Id 0c morpheus product id byte dd device id 0-15 (usually 00) 03 command id - parameter data (fr...

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    Morpheus operation manual 254 sysex tutorial ••• in all of these examples, the process of hexadecimal conversion has been omitted. Use a table or a hex calcula- tor to convert decimal numbers to hexadecimal. How to edit a midimap parameter by popular request we’ll offer one more example. Editing a m...

  • Page 265

    Chapter 11: reference section 255 index a “a” effects list 42 a-b-c-d controllers 24, 97-98, 122-124 about sampling 9 aftertouch 71 alternate volume envelope 73, 105, 143 attack 73, 144 audio outputs 5, 6 auto select 26 auxiliary envelope 73, 116 b “b” effects list 53 b3 waves 167 bandpass filter 85...

  • Page 266

    Morpheus operation manual 256 index f (cont) function generator 71, 76, 118 conditional jumps 66, 77 delta level 79 pitch intervals 222 random delta 81 random level 79 function generator amount 121 function generator curves 214-221 fuzz 54 fuzz lite 54 fx a 34 fx a amount, changing via sysex 254 fx ...

  • Page 267

    Chapter 11: reference section 257 index m (cont) midi basic channel 22 midi channel selection 14 midi controller amount 124 midi controller assign 24 midi enables 32 midi footswitch control 24 midi implementation chart 223 midi in 5, 6, 7 midi mode 22 midi mode change 22 midi modes 22 midi out 6 mid...

  • Page 268

    Morpheus operation manual 258 index s sample rate 214 sampled sounds listing 164 sampling 9 save 147 save hyperpreset 66 save midimap 36 save preset 127 secondary alternate envelope 106 secondary filter type 113 secondary key range 104 secondary instrument 102 send midi data 24 setup 5 sequencer, us...

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    Chapter 11: reference section 259 please read this warranty, as it gives you specific legal rights. Length of warranty this warranty covers all defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase by the original owner, provided that the warranty registration card ...