E-Mu orbit v2 Manual De Usuario

Chapter 2: Basic Operation

Orbit contains a “Beat Sequencer” which can play any of 100 pre-
programmed drum sequences called Beats. Any of Orbit's 640 presets
can be used with any beat. The X-Factor control further multiplies the
number of possible beat combinations by changing which instrument
is assigned to each individual drum hit.

Beats can be also linked together to form Songs. Each song can have up
to 10 steps and each step can be programmed to loop up to 64 times
or loop indefinitely. Each step of a song can select a certain beat
pattern, jump to another step in the song, or jump to the beginning of
another song. Because of this jumping capability, songs can be made
as complex as you like. Orbit holds a maximum of 28 songs which can
be quickly and easily transferred to a MIDI sequencer for backup.

1. Press and hold both the Master button and the Edit button. The

Beats menu shown below will appear and the Enter LED will be
flashing.

2. Press the Enter button to Start the beat or song. The Enter LED

will be solidly on and the Master and Edit LEDs will flash once
each time the Beat pattern loops.

3. Press either cursor button and use the data entry control to select

a new beat or song, change the tempo, transpose the sequence
(X-Factor) or change the preset. Song numbers are located
immediately after beat 99.

4. Press the Enter button again to Stop the beat or song.

5. Press and hold both the Master button and the Edit button again

to return to the main screen. The song or beat will continue
playing unless you stopped it using the Enter button. The Master
and Edit LEDs will continue to flash, indicating Beats mode is On.

• To Turn Beats Off - Return to the Beats menu and press Enter.

Beats mode plays the preset assigned to MIDI channel 16. If you are in
Multi-mode, you can play along with beats mode on any of the MIDI
channels.

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