User manual ENSONIQ MIRAGE DSK-8 SERVICE BULLETINS

[. . . ] Be sure to go through the Guide in order--it'll take about an hour. This tutorial covers two different products, the MIRAGE DSK-8-76 and the MIRAGE DSK-8-88. The MIRAGE DSK-8-76 has a 76 note keyboard, whereas the MIRAGE DSK-8-88 has an 88 note keyboard. In this manual, when there are notable differences, the keyboards will be specifically addressed as the MIRAGE DSK-8-76 and the MIRAGE DSK-8-88. [. . . ] When you play an Eb major chord, the MIRAGE DSK-8 sounds an Ab major chord. · Press the {TRANSPOSE_KEYBOARD} button again to return to normal operation. 10 MIRAGE DSK-8 Quick-Start Guide Changing Effects · Press the {EDIT_SOUND} button. System·MIDI Edit Sound Edit Seq/Preset Edit Track · · Press the upper {8} button. Press the lower {0} button and hold it down for a few seconds. The display will look like this: flashing m WARM CHAMBER FX1=40 FX2=35 The top line, WARM CHAMBER, will be slowly flashing. This means that this area of the display is selected for editing. · Press the {VALUE} {[} button twice. Value No 11 MIRAGE DSK-8 Quick-Start Guide The display now reads: flashing m EQ-CHORUS+REVERB FX1=25 FX2=35 · Play a few chords on the keyboard. Can you hear how much richer and bigger Tutorial Sound has become? This is because we've changed Tutorial Sound's effect. Originally, our sound had a subtle, reverberation-type effect. Now we've added an equalizer, a chorus and a bigger reverb. These are just a few of the many MIRAGE DSK-8 effects you can use to add an extra sparkle to sounds. For more information on these and the other MIRAGE DSK-8 effects, refer to your Musician's Manual, Section 3--Understanding Effects. Saving Sounds We've just edited Tutorial Sound. On the MIRAGE DSK-8-88, play the highest note on the keyboard--"C8" stops flashing and remains solidly lit (C8 is the note you just played). · Play up the keyboard from the bottom. Synth Breath is now playing only in the key range we've just selected. · Press the {SELECT_SEQ/PRESET} button. Select Seq/Preset The display shows: iPSET01 Seq/Preset-01 This tells us which Seq/Preset memory location we've been working in. We'll talk about what "Seq" means later. · Double-click on {SEQUENCER/PRESET_TRACK} button {3}. You'll now find that from the bottom of the keyboard to the B just below Middle C, Voice Bell plays, and that from there on up, it's Synth Breath!We've just created a "split. " 15 MIRAGE DSK-8 Quick-Start Guide Renaming Your Preset · Press the {EDIT_SEQ/PRESET} button. System·MIDI Edit Sound Edit Seq/Preset Edit Track · Press the upper {4} button and the lower {4} button. The display reads: iPSET01 STOP Rename SEQ/Pset This screen allows us to rename our preset. · Press the {ENTER} button--it's the same button we used earlier as our {SAVE} button. The display now shows: New name = Seq/Preset-01 Renaming a preset is just like naming a sound. [. . . ] · Press {STOP"CONTINUE} after you've listened to the re-orchestrated track. 24 MIRAGE DSK-8 Quick-Start Guide What Is a Song? A MIRAGE DSK-8 Song is a collection of sequences programmed to play one after another. Songs are covered in your Musician's Manual in Section 10--Understanding the Sequencer. Selecting a Song · Press {SELECT_SEQ/PRESET}. Since we're about to go to a new Seq/Preset location, the MIRAGE DSK-8 asks us if we want to save the changes we just made to "I Made This One!" · Press {YES}. · Press the upper {7} button and the lower {0} button. [. . . ]