Page 1 6 4 V o i c e E x p a n d a b l e S y n t h M u s i c i a n ’ s M a n u a l V e r s i o n 1 . 5 0...
Page 2 Rack and other ENSONIQ products. The Fax Retrieval System is available 24 hours a day at (800) 257-1439. If you’re connected to the Internet, visit ENSONIQ’s World Wide Web site at www.e n s o n iq.com for more information on the MR-Rack and other ENSONIQ products. CompuServe subscribers can also find ENSONIQ at GO ENSONIQ.
Page 3 I n s t a n t M R - R a c k ! The following is not a description of the o n ly way to use the MR-Rack—it simply gets you down to the business of making music immediately. It doesn’t explain any of the whys and wherefores or discuss the many creative possibilities of the MR-Rack.
Page 4 C l e a n U p a n d M a i n t e n a n c e T e m p e r a t u r e G u i d e l i n e s Clean the exterior of your MR-Rack The MR-Rack contains a substantial with a soft, lint-free, dry (or slightly...
Page 5 P o l a r i z a t i o n a n d G r o u n d i n g hum in the audio output. Like many modern electrical devices, AC outlet testers are available from your ENSONIQ product has a three- many electronic supply and prong power cord with earth ground hardware stores. These can be used to ensure safe operation.
Page 6: Table Of Contents
Connecting the Rest of Your System..............15 Using the MR-Rack with a Stand-Alone Sequencer..........15 What You’ll Need....................15 To Connect the MR-Rack..................16 Connecting the Rest of Your System..............16 Editing Sounds with the MR-Rack and a Computer..........16 ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual Table of Contents — 1...
Page 7 To Enable Automatic Aux Out Routing Based on Cabling........34 To Use the Aux Outs with Permanently Connected Outputs......34 Auditioning Sounds on the MR-Rack...............35 To Set What’s Heard When the Audition Button is Pressed......35 Table of Contents — 2 ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 8 Parts Parameters and Sounds................51 When a Part Has Been Edited.................51 Working With an Edited Performance That Hasn’t Yet Been Saved......51 To Recall an Edited Performance.................52 Saving a Performance.....................52 To Save a Performance..................52 ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual Table of Contents — 3...
Page 9 To Change a Part Sound’s Normal (Unsynchronized) LFO Rates......73 To Set a Part Sound’s LFO Depth..............73 To Set a Part’s LFO Delay...................73 Controlling the Shape of Part Sounds..............74 To Adjust the Attack Time of Notes in a Part.............74 Table of Contents — 4 ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 10 Changing a DrumKey’s Tuning................92 To Change a DrumKey’s Tuning.................92 Saving Your Edited Drum Kit Sound..............92 To Save Your Drum Kit as a New Sound............92 Using RPNs and NRPNs to Edit Part Parameters............94 ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual Table of Contents — 5...
Page 11 To Adjust the Global Chorus LFO Rate..............114 Adjusting the Global Chorus Depth..............115 To Adjust the Global Chorus Depth..............115 Adjusting the Global Chorus Center..............115 To Adjust the Global Chorus Center..............116 Adjusting the Global Chorus Spread..............116 Table of Contents — 6 ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 12 To Save the Current Part’s Sound..............137 Dump Functions......................139 Dumping the Current Performance................139 To Dump the Current Performance..............139 Dumping the Current PerfEditKit................139 To Dump the Current PerfEditKit................140 Dumping the Current Part’s Sound...............140 ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual Table of Contents — 7...
Page 13 To Install an Already-Formatted SRAM Data Card..........161 To Remove an SRAM Data Card.................162 Accessing an SRAM Card’s Sounds, Performances and Demos......162 Using ENSONIQ EXP Series Wave Expansion Boards..........162 An Important Note About Electro Static Discharge..........162 Installing and Removing Expansion Boards.............163 How To Install an Expansion Board..............163...
Page 14 38 Comp→Dist→DDL.....................206 39 EQ→Comp→Gate....................208 40 EQ→Chorus→DDL....................209 Chapter 9—Supplemental Information List of SoundFinder Types..................211 Performance Types....................211 Sound Types......................211 List of Wave Names and Classes................213 What Is MIDI......................214 Life In The MIDI World....................214 ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual Table of Contents — 9...
Page 15 To Copy Layer Parameters Between Standard Sounds........243 Sending Standard Sounds From Unisyn to the MR-Rack........243 To Send Sounds From Unisyn to the MR-Rack..........243 Sound Editor Overview..................244 Sound Settings.......................245 Edit Context Parameters..................246 Select Parameters....................247 Pitch Parameters.....................249 Wave Parameters....................250 Table of Contents — 10 ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 16 Part Volume Parameters..................269 Part Edit (1/3) Parameters..................269 Part Edit (2/3) Parameters..................271 Part Edit (3/3) Parameters..................273 Reverb........................274 Reverb Routing.......................274 Reverb Params......................275 Chorus........................275 Chorus Routing......................275 Insert........................276 Insert Routing......................276 Output Assigns.......................277 Glossary........................278 How did we do?......................282 ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual Table of Contents — 11...
Page 17 Table of Contents Table of Contents — 12 ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 18: Chapter 1-Welcome
We lc om e We lc om e ! Congratulations on your purchase of the MR-Rack, and thank you for choosing ENSONIQ. We designed the MR-Rack with a single goal in mind: to create an easy-to-use box packed with great sounds. With ENSONIQ’s exclusive SoundFinder™, picking Sounds couldn’t be easier.
Page 19: Choosing Sounds
VOCALS : Aaaahhhs Sound Type Find a Sound Type category that interests you. Turn the Sound Name knob clockwise or counter-clockwise to choose a Sound of the selected type. 64 Voice Expandable Synth Sound Name SoundFinder ™ ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician's Manual...
Page 20: Understanding The Mr-Rack
MR-Rack’s permanent memory. If you’ve got a Macintosh or IBM-compatible computer, you can also create your own Sounds using the Unisyn editor ENSONIQ will supply to you when you send in your completed MR-Rack warranty card.
Page 21: Performances
Parts may be assigned to any one of the six busses. The bus settings and the Part assignments are saved with each Performance. For more information on Effects, see C h a pter 5 . ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician's Manual...
Page 22: Drum Kits
For more information on Staks, see “Using Staks” in C h a pter 4 . SoundFinder™ SoundFinder™ is an exclusive ENSONIQ feature that makes it simple to find the Sounds and Performances you want. Computer users may be familiar with databases, which allow you to view information in a manner of your choosing.
Page 23: Rom And Ram
Performance banks with the installation of ENSONIQ EXP Series Wave Expansion Boards. EXP Boards are mounted inside the MR-Rack’s case—you can easily install them yourself! For more details, see “Using ENSONIQ EXP Series Wave Expansion Boards” in C h a pter 7 . The MR-Rack Display The MR-Rack’s display has been designed to provide you with all the information you’ll need...
Page 24: To Play The Mr-Rack Main Demo
The demos you see may differ from the demos shown here. Note: When MR-Rack demos are being viewed or playing, MIDI In is disabled. Turn the right-hand Sound Name knob to choose a demo. Hit ENTER to Play: AMBIENT : MR Trance ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician's Manual...
Page 25: Other Points Of Interest
All batteries eventually become discharged, and though your MR-Rack battery should last for years, you may eventually need to have it replaced by an Authorized ENSONIQ Repair Station. Battery Low Warning The MR-Rack will tell you when its battery needs replacing.
Page 26: If You Experience Odd Behavior
Data Card or external MIDI storage device, and take the MR-Rack to an Authorized ENSONIQ Repair Station as soon as possible to have the battery replaced. For more about saving MR-Rack data, see C h a pter 6 .
Page 27: Available Options For Your Mr-Rack
Performances • SRAM Card, including ENSONIQ’s MC-512 Card — a PCMCIA type SRAM card containing a variable number of banks of Sounds and Performances. The number of banks on a card depends on the size of the card. Each bank is equal in size to the base unit RAM, and can hold the same number of Sounds (up to 128 RAM Sounds per bank) and Performances (128 RAM Performances per bank).
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Page 29: Chapter 2-Connections
Using the MR-Rack with a computer, a controller and a MIDI patchbay If you’ve got questions about MIDI itself, or any of the terms above, consult the Glossary or “What Is MIDI?” sections of C h a pter 9 . ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician's Manual...
Page 30: Using The Mr-Rack With A Controller
To Connect the MR-Rack Connect one end of a MIDI cable to your workstation’s MIDI Out. Connect the cable’s other end to the MR-Rack’s MIDI In. Connect one end of the other MIDI cable to the MR-Rack’s MIDI Out. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician's Manual...
Page 31: Connecting The Rest Of Your System
MR-Rack back to your sequencer. C h a pter 6 describes how to perform a SysEx dump. What You’ll Need • Two MIDI cables • Stereo headphones, for verifying your connections ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician's Manual...
Page 32: To Connect The Mr-Rack
Some computers sport MIDI In/Out/Thru jacks. If yours doesn’t, you’ll need to purchase a MIDI interface for your computer. ENSONIQ will provide you with Unisyn sound editing software for your computer when you fill out and mail in your completed warranty card. Once you’ve installed the Unisyn editor on your computer, you’ll be able to create your own new Sounds for the MR-Rack ( C h a pter 9...
Page 33: Connecting The Rest Of Your System
Connect one end of a MIDI cable to your controller’s MIDI Out. Connect the cable’s other end to the computer’s MIDI In. Connect one end of the other MIDI cable to the computer’s MIDI Out. Connect its other end to the MR-Rack’s MIDI In. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician's Manual...
Page 34: Connecting The Rest Of Your System
Sounds onboard the MR-Rack. ENSONIQ will provide you with Unisyn sound editing software for your computer when you fill out and mail in your completed warranty card.
Page 35: Connecting The Rest Of Your System
With a computer, you can create new Sounds for the MR-Rack by using the Unisyn editing software ENSONIQ will provide to you when you send in your completed warranty card (see C h a pter 9 to learn more about using the Unisyn software).
Page 36: What You'll Need
Once you’ve programmed your patchbay, skip ahead to “Making Audio Connections” below. If you’re using a General MIDI (GM) sequencer, you’ll want to see “Using the MR-Rack for General MIDI Music” near the end of this chapter once you’ve finished setting up. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician's Manual...
Page 37: Making Audio Connections
LPs. See “Setting Volume Levels” later in this chapter to learn how to safely set the MR-Rack’s Volume when using it with a home stereo. You’ll need two 1/4”-phone-to-RCA-type ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician's Manual...
Page 38: Making The Power Connection
You should always turn on the device which will be transmitting MIDI before you turn on the device which will be receiving it. If you have a series of MIDI devices, start with the first device in the chain, then power up the second, the third, and so on. This prevents ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician's Manual...
Page 39: Confirming Your Midi Connection
Check your controller’s MIDI transmission settings to make sure that it is set to transmit MIDI. Consult your controller’s manual if you’re not sure how to do this. Double-check your MIDI cables. Is your controller’s MIDI Out connected to the MR- Rack’s MIDI In? ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician's Manual...
Page 40: To Confirm That The Mr-Rack Is Responding To Midi
With the MR-Rack’s Volume knob all the way down, play your controller with maximum force, or load up the loudest sequence you have and press Play. Slowly bring up the MR-Rack’s Volume knob as far as you can without hearing distortion. The ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician's Manual...
Page 41: Using The Mr-Rack For General Midi Music
For a brief overview of the MR-Rack, see “Understanding the MR-Rack” in the first chapter of the MR-Rack Musician’s Manual, Welcome . For more detailed information on this subject, turn to C h a pter 4 . ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician's Manual...
Page 42: Chapter 3-Personalizing Your System
By setting the Part’s Pitch Bend Up and Down Part parameters to “Sys,” To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the System button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 43: Global Pitch Bend Up And Down
Prog—the global Pitch Bend will not alter the Normal/Held settings programmed into To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the System button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 44: To Determine The Global Pitch Bend's Behavior
Standard Tuning Format” in C h a pter 9 to learn more). To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the System button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 45: To Assign A Global Pitch Table
Int—to use the MR-Rack's own internal clock as the timing source. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the System button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 46: To Set The Global Clock Tempo
To Protect Part Parameters from Reset All Controllers MIDI Messages To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the System button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 47: To Allow The Selection Of New Sounds To Reset Part Parameter Settings
MR-Rack ’s Effects work, see C h a pter 5 . To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the System button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 48: To Let The Mr-Rack Automatically Pick A Sound's Chorus Or Reverb
Left Aux Output. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the System button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 49: Routing Sounds To Specific Outputs
Press the Effect button. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the System button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 50: Determining The Behavior Of The Aux Outs
Turn the Parameter knob until the display shows “AuxToMainOuts=.” To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the System button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 51: Auditioning Sounds On The Mr-Rack
MR-Rack is turned back on. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the System button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 52: To Set How The Mr-Rack Will Wake Up
Write Protect prompt To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the System button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 53: Setting The Stak Midi Channel
Note: When this parameter is edited, all currently sounding voices on all Parts will be muted. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the System button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 54: To Allow All Notes In A Stak To Start Normally
Send Program Changes on the Stak MIDI channel to select Performances. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the System button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 55: To Disable The Selection Of Performances By Program Changes
Perf ProgChgRecv System parameter To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the System button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 56: Responding To Midi "Panic" Messages
Turn the Value knob to set AllNotesOff Recv to the desired value. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the System button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 57: Using Midi Sysex
The MR-Rack can use MIDI System Exclusive (or “SysEx”) messages to communicate with computer programs—such as the Unisyn sound editor ENSONIQ will provide you with when you send in your completed warranty card—and as a means of archiving the contents of its memory to an external storage device such as a floppy disk drive or a computer’s hard drive.
Page 58: To Set Up The Four System Controllers
System Controller you’ve selected. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the System button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 59: Learning How Much Ram Is Available For New Sounds
Unisyn, a computer-based, external sound editing program, can be used to create and edit your own Sounds. ENSONIQ will provide you a copy of the Unisyn MR-Rack Editor when you send in your completed MR-Rack warranty card. See the Unisyn documentation to learn how to install it on your computer.
Page 60: To Learn How Many Banks Are On The Currently Installed Card
Wave Expansion Boards provide new wave data for the MR-Rack, as well as new Sounds, Performances and demos. For a full description of how to install and use ENSONIQ EXP Series Wave Expansion Boards, see “Using ENSONIQ EXP Wave Expansion Boards” in C h a pter 7 .
Page 61: Using The Mr-Rack To Play General Midi Music
Board” from C h a pter 7 . If the MR-Rack still doesn’t recognize the Expansion Board, call ENSONIQ Customer Service at 610-647-3930. U sing the M R - R ac k t o Play Ge ne r al MID I M usic...
Page 62: Mr-Rack General Midi Details For The Curious
General MIDI On SysEx message. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the System button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 63: Chapter 4-Parts
Sound or Params LED is lit—the MR-Rack will scroll through the Parts for you. You can also hold a Select Part button down and use the Parameter knob to dial in the desired Part. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 64: Choosing A Sound For A Part
When you select new Sounds from the MR-Rack’s front panel, each SoundFinder category remembers which of its Sounds you selected last, and goes immediately to that Sound when you pick the category again. This makes it easy to get back to your favorite Sounds. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 65: A Note About Sounds And Effects
These options are called Part p a r a meter s . When you edit a Part parameter’s setting, you are editing its v a l u e . To access Part parameters, press the Params button. When you press the Params button, ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 66 Part’s MIDI channel, or if it belongs to a Stak. The Sound Name field tells you which Sound is assigned to the Part. The bottom line of the display shows the currently selected parameter on the left, and its current value on the right. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 67: Understanding Part Parameters
You can listen to other Performances without losing these edits, as long as you don’t To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 68: To Recall An Edited Performance
Enter button. The display now allows you to name your Performance: To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 69: Saving A Part's Sound
Press the Enter button. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 70: The Structure Of Mr-Rack Sounds
The Structure of MR-Rack Sounds To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 71: How Sound-Related Part Parameters Work
How Sound-Related Part Parameters Work Each MR-Rack Sound is programmed on a computer using Unisyn editing software. (ENSONIQ will provide you with Unisyn software when you send in your warranty card). This software allows the programming of the individual layers within each Sound (see C h a pter 9 for details).
Page 72: Getting Back To Square One In A Flash
Turn the Parameters knob until the display shows: To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 73: To Set The Mr's Response To Reset All Controllers Messages
The Mute LED flashes if the selected Part is soloed (single or group solo). To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 74: Mute
Part is saved as well—so you can also make a soloed Part a permanent feature of any given Performance. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 75: To Solo A Part
Performance. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 76: To Group-Solo Parts
The display will reflect the changes you make. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 77: Using Staks
Press the up or down Select Part buttons until the number of the first Part you want to To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 78 To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 79: Controlling A Part's Loudness
Part Volume parameter. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 80: To Invert A Part's Response To Volume And Expression Values
Use the Select Part buttons to choose the Part whose stereo panning you’d like to adjust. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 81: Adding Effects To Part Sounds
If the Part receives a Controller 91 value of 0, it will be assigned to the Dry bus. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 82: Controlling A Part's Pitch Bend Response
Pitch Bend Down can be set to: To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 83: Retuning A Part
Edit Part Parameters” at the end of this chapter. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 84: To Fine-Tune A Part
It can be desirable for the notes in a Sound to glide from one to the next as you play them. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 85: To Enable A Part's Glide Mode From The Mr-Rack's Front Panel
65 to switch glide on and off. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 86: To Enable Or Disable A Part's Glide Mode Via Midi
Glide Time setting is +63, the minimum is -64. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 87: To Set A Part's Glide Time
1/1 to 1/32, including triplets. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 88: To Convert Sync'd Lfos And Noise To Normal Lfos And Noise
To Change a Part Sound’s Normal (Unsynchronized) LFO Rates To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 89: To Set A Part Sound's Lfo Depth
Most of the Sounds in the MR-Rack use envelopes to shape the volume and frequency To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 90: To Adjust The Attack Time Of Notes In A Part
“Using RPNs and NRPNs to Edit Part Parameters” at the end of this chapter. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 91: To Adjust The Release Of Notes In A Part
Sound’s various filter attack times at their programmed settings. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 92: To Adjust The Filter Decay Of A Part
System Part Param Reset parameter is set to On (see C h a pter 3 for details). To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 93: To Adjust Amp And Filter Envelopes' Velocity Sensitivity
If you want to reset the range, simply reselect these parameters and repeat the process. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 94: To Create A Keyboard Split
The low end of a Part’s key range can be any note you desire, from A0 to C8. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 95: Setting Part Velocity Ranges
MR-Rack Sounds that are only heard at specific velocities. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 96: To Extract Favorite Velocity-Dependent Components Of Sounds
This parameter also responds to an NRPN LSB value of 030. See “Using RPNs and NRPNs to To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 97: Working With Program Changes And Bank Selects
Note: This parameter will have no effect if the global Bank&ProgChgRecv is set to Off. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 98: Finding Out What Bank Select And Program Change Values To Send
The Pitch Bend Recv parameter may be set to: To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 99: To Enable Or Disable A Part's Reception Of Mod Wheel Messages
Press the Params button. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 100: To Enable Or Disable A Part's Reception Of Expression Messages
Use the Value knob to turn SysCTRL3 Recv On or Off. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 101: Editing Drum Kits
DRMKITGM—Drum Kits that use the General MIDI drum map keyboard layout • PERC-KIT—Percussion Drum Kits that use the ENSONIQ and the General MIDI drum map keyboard layouts Turn the Sound Name knob to choose a Drum Kit you’d like to edit.
Page 102: To Edit The Current Performance's Perfeditkit
Turn the Sound Name knob to choose the PerfEditKit if it’s not already displayed. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 103: Selecting A Drumkey For Editing
The following parameter is only present when the Part being edited uses a Drum Kit. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 104: To Change The Sound Type Used By The Selected Drumkey
What you see here may be different To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 105: Changing A Drumkey's Sound By Its Program Change Number
Sound’s programmed value. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 106: To Change A Drumkey's Volume
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 107: Changing A Drumkey's Effect
DrumKey you’ve selected. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 108: Changing A Drumkey's Tuning
Turn the Parameter knob all the way counter clockwise. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 109: Using Rpns And Nrpns To Edit Part Parameters
MIDI allows for a special category of controllers called RPNs (for “Registered Parameter To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 110 “Registered and Non-Registered Parameters (RPN/NRPN)” in C h a pter 9 . To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): press the Params button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the parameter, and then turn the Value knob to change the parameter's setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 111: Chapter 5-Effects
Every Performance contains an Effect setup comprised of several components. To start with, each Performance offers four stereo Effect options: • an Insert Effect • a Global Chorus • a Global Reverb • Dry (or no Effect) ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 112: Insert Effects
Reverb. See U n d er s t a n d i n g E ff ect B u ss e s below for more details. The Global Reverb can be To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 113: Dry
Any Part Sounds assigned to the Chorus bus will use the MR-Rack outputs chosen by the Output Assign for Global Chorus parameter, described later in this chapter. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 114: The Three Reverb Busses
MediumReverb, WetReverb or Dry, and save the Part’s Sound, the Alt. FX Bus parameter within the Sound is set to the same value. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 115: A Diagram Of The Mr-Rack Effects
Note: When a new Insert Effect is selected using either method, all real-time control parameters (described later in this chapter) are reset to their default settings. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 116: Using The Insert Control Part
Insert Control Part, your Insert Effect-only “Sound” will contribute its Insert Effect to the Performance. You can set up Insert Effect-only “Sounds” for all your favorite Insert Effects. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 117: Editing The Insert Effect
Turn the Parameter knob until the display shows: Insert Effect= 06 Small Plate What you see here will be different To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 118: Selecting An Insert Effect Preset
Turn the Parameter knob until the display shows: Hit ENTER to edit: Insert Effect Press the Enter button. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 119: Using The Insert Fx Bus Input Mix
Turn the Parameter knob until the display shows: Hit ENTER to edit: Insert Effect Press the Enter button. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 120: Adding Global Reverb To The Insert Effect
Effects for editing. Pressing Enter a third time will bring you back to this display. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 121: Adding Global Chorus To The Insert Effect
Dest Max—for “Modulation Destination Maximum,” this parameter sets the highest value the destination parameter can be set to by the real-time modulator To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 122: Choosing A Real-Time Insert Effect Modulator
Insert Control Part’s reception of many of these modulation sources. See C h a pter 4 for details. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 123: To Assign A Real-Time Insert Effect Modulator
Src Max, it will respond if it had received the highest value within the determined range. To Set the Insert Effect’s Modulation Reception Window To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 124: Setting The Insert Effect Parameter To Be Modulated In Real-Time
Press the Effects button if its yellow LED is not already lit. Turn the Parameter knob until the display shows: To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 125: Setting The Allowable Amount Of Real-Time Insert Effect Modulation
To Set the Insert Effect Modulation Amount Press the Effects button if its yellow LED is not already lit. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 126: Determining Which Mr-Rack Outputs The Insert Effect Will Use
Insert Effect Sounds to their own outputs. To Set the Insert Effect’s Output Routing Press Enter. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 127: Working With The Global Chorus
Effects for editing. Pressing Enter a third time will bring you back to this display. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 128: Selecting A Global Chorus Preset
To Set the Chorus FX Bus Wet/Dry Input Mix Press the Effects button if its yellow LED is not already lit. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 129: Adding Reverb To The Global Chorus
Turn the Parameter knob until the display shows: Hit ENTER to edit: Global Chorus Press the Enter button. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 130: Adjusting The Global Chorus Lfo Rate
Tip: Press the Enter button once or twice if you’d like to quickly get to either of the To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 131: Adjusting The Global Chorus Depth
To Adjust the Global Chorus Center Press the Effects button if its yellow LED is not already lit. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 132: Adjusting The Global Chorus Spread
Turn the Parameter knob until the display shows: Hit ENTER to edit: Global Chorus Press the Enter button. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 133: Adjusting The Global Chorus Phase
0deg—the delay times of the left and right copies of the original uneffected sound will change together To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 134: Determining Which Mr-Rack Outputs The Global Chorus Will Use
You can also route the Global Reverb to either the MR-Rack’s rear-panel Main or Aux Outs. Global Reverb parameter values are saved with each Performance. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 135: To Access The Global Reverb Parameters
Performance. Use the Value knob to select the Global Reverb Preset you’d like to use. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 136: Setting Reverb Amounts For The Light, Medium And Wet Reverb Busses
The LightReverb Global Reverb Amount can be set anywhere from 0 to 63. Use the Value knob to set the LightReverb Global Reverb Amount to the desired value. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 137: To Set The Mediumreverb Amount
The number you see here may be different The WetReverb Global Reverb Amount can be set anywhere from 64 to 127. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 138: Setting The Global Reverb's Volume
Global Reverb by setting the Decay time by fractions of seconds. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 139: To Set The Global Reverb's Decay Time
Turn the Parameter knob until the display shows: The name of the current Global Reverb preset To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 140: Setting The Global Reverb's Brightness
Global Reverb. The Reverb Diffusion 1 and 2 parameters offer To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 141: To Set The Global Reverb's High-Frequency Diffusion
To Set the Global Reverb’s Low-Frequency Diffusion Press the Effects button if its yellow LED is not already lit. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 142: Setting The Global Reverb's Definition
Turn the Parameter knob until the display shows: Hit ENTER to edit: Global Reverb Press the Enter button. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 143: Determining Which Mr-Rack Outputs The Global Reverb Will Use
Use the value knob to route the Global Reverb’s output to the MR-Rack’s rear-panel Main Outs or the Aux Outs. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 144: Working With Dry Sounds
If the Effect button’s red LED is flashing, all of the Effects are bypassed and won’t be heard. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 145: Bypassing And Un-Bypassing With The Effects Button
The Effects button’s red LED will light and the display will show: Hit ENTER to edit: an Effect *BYPD* *BYPD* tells you the Effect is bypassed To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 146: To Un-Bypass An Individual Effect Using The Effects Button
Double-click the Effects button. The Effect button’s red LED will go out all of the Effects will be un-bypassed. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 147: Bypassing And Un-Bypassing With The Bypass Parameter
Turn the Value knob to bypass or un-bypass any or all of the Effects as you desire. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 148: Quick Bypass Of All Effects With The Bypass Parameter
The Effects Bypass parameter can be adjusted, if you like, to change which Effect or Effects are bypassed. To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Effects button, and follow the instructions above. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 149: Chapter 6-Special Commands
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Save button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the action, and then turn the Value knob to select the object of the action. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 150: Saving Commands
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Save button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the action, and then turn the Value knob to select the object of the action. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 151: Saving The Current Effects Setup
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Save button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the action, and then turn the Value knob to select the object of the action. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 152: Saving The Current Perfeditkit
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Save button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the action, and then turn the Value knob to select the object of the action. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 153: Saving The Current Part's Sound
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Save button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the action, and then turn the Value knob to select the object of the action. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 154 To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Save button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the action, and then turn the Value knob to select the object of the action. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 155: Dump Functions
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Save button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the action, and then turn the Value knob to select the object of the action. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 156: To Dump The Current Perfeditkit
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Save button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the action, and then turn the Value knob to select the object of the action. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 157: Dumping All Ram Performances
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Save button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the action, and then turn the Value knob to select the object of the action. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 158: Performing A System Parameters Dump
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Save button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the action, and then turn the Value knob to select the object of the action. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 159: Sending Sysex Data Back To The Mr-Rack
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Save button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the action, and then turn the Value knob to select the object of the action. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 160: Copying Pcmcia Card Performances To Ram
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Save button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the action, and then turn the Value knob to select the object of the action. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 161 To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Save button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the action, and then turn the Value knob to select the object of the action. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 162: Copying Ram Sounds To A Pcmcia Card
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Save button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the action, and then turn the Value knob to select the object of the action. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 163: Copying Pcmcia Card Sounds To Ram
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Save button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the action, and then turn the Value knob to select the object of the action. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 164: Initialize Functions
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Save button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the action, and then turn the Value knob to select the object of the action. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 165: Initializing An Effects Setup
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Save button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the action, and then turn the Value knob to select the object of the action. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 166: Initializing A Perfeditkit
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Save button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the action, and then turn the Value knob to select the object of the action. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 167: Initializing A Part's Sound
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Save button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the action, and then turn the Value knob to select the object of the action. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 168: To Initialize Ram Performances
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Save button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the action, and then turn the Value knob to select the object of the action. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 169: Initializing The System Setup
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Save button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the action, and then turn the Value knob to select the object of the action. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 170: Formatting A Pcmcia Card
MR-Rack. Only PCMCIA SRAM cards—such as ENSONIQ’s MC-512—should be used for MR-Rack memory storage. To Initialize and Format a PCMCIA Card Insert a PCMCIA RAM card into the Data Card slot on the front panel of the MR-Rack.
Page 171 To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press the Save button, turn the Parameter knob to locate the action, and then turn the Value knob to select the object of the action. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 172: Chapter 7-Expanding The Mr-Rack
ROM PCMCIA cards are read-only cards. The information they contain is permanent—you can’t erase it. ROM PCMCIA cards make excellent storage devices for Sounds, Performances and demos you want to keep, such as those available on ENSONIQ’s MRC Series ROM Sound Cards.
Page 173 If you insert a data card when the MR-Rack’s power is off, this process will occur during the power-up sequence. Updating the SoundFinder database and re-establishing favorites takes a few moments. The length of this process is determined by the size of the card and the number of banks it contains. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 174: To Remove A Rom Data Card
2 megabyte cards—provide 18 additional Sound/Performance banks PCMCIA cards can be purchased inexpensively from vendors of computer equipment and from ENSONIQ, which offers the MC-512 PCMCIA SRAM card. SRAM PCMCIA Cards and Batteries To maximize battery life, many SRAM PCMCIA cards are shipped without a battery. Before using these cards, you must first install the correct-size battery.
Page 175: To Install A New Sram Data Card
It’s best to install an SRAM PCMCIA data card with the MR-Rack’s power on and with the card’s write-protect switch set to the “off” position. write-protect switch battery-drawer switch should be pushed to the right Label Locate the Data Card slot on the MR-Rack’s front panel. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 176 Slide the card into the MR-Rack’s Data Card slot until you feel it making contact with the MR-Rack’s internal card socket. The MR-Rack display will show: PCMCIA Card Inserted * Unformatted Card * Before using an SRAM data card to store Sounds and Performances, the card must be ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 177: To Initialize And Format A Pcmcia Card
Sound selected for each Sound Type, and designate it as the category’s favorite, for your convenience. If you insert a data card when the MR-Rack’s power is off, this process will occur during ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 178: To Remove An Sram Data Card
U sing EN SON IQ EX P Se r ie s Wave Expansion Boar ds The MR-Rack is shipped from ENSONIQ’s factory with a powerful 12 megabytes of 16-bit wave data, at a CD-quality sample playback rate of 44.1kHz. By installing ENSONIQ’s EXP Series Wave Expansion Boards, you can bring the MR-Rack’s wave data memory up to a...
Page 179: Installing And Removing Expansion Boards
If you have any questions concerning the use of the MR-Rack or expansion boards, or for additional technical support, please contact ENSONIQ Customer Service at (610) 647-3930 Monday through Friday 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and 1:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
Page 180: How To Remove An Expansion Board
How To Remove an Expansion Board Turn the MR-Rack off, and unplug it from its AC outlet. Remove the six Phillips-head screws from the MR-Rack lid. The screws are located at the arrows shown below: ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 181: To Identify An Installed Expansion Board
Turning the Parameter knob two more times will show the names of the expansion boards in Wave EXP Slots 2 and 3 (if they’re installed). If there are no expansion boards installed, the display will show “WaveEXP1= **EMPTY**.” ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 182: Updating The Mr-Rack Operating System
200 documents covering all of the ENSONIQ products, and a variety of related issues. Document 0010 is the current O.S. list. If you’re online, you can visit the ENSONIQ locations on CompuServe (at “GO ENSONIQ”) or on the World Wide Web at “www.ensoniq.com.”...
Page 183 . To select Effect parameters, turn the P a r a meter s k n ob . To edit an Effect parameter’s value, turn the V a l u e k n ob . Parameter Value ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 184: Chapter 8-Insert Effect Parameters
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 185: Lfo Wave Shapes
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 186: Insert Effect Parameters
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 187: 03 Large Room
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 188: 05 Large Plate
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 189 To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 190: 09 Gated Reverb
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 191: 10 Stereo Chorus
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 192: 12 Rev→Chorus
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 193: 13 Rev→Flanger
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 194: 14 Rev→Phaser
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 195 To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 196: 16 Flanger→Rev
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 197: 17 Phaser→Rev
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 198: 18 Eq→Reverb
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 199: 19 Spinner→Rev
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 200: 20 Ddl→Chorus
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 201: 22 Ddl→Phaser
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 202: 23 Ddl→Eq
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 203: 24 Multi-Tap Ddl
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 204: 25 Dist→Chorus
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 205 To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 206: 26 Dist→Flanger
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 207 To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 208: 27 Dist→Phaser
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 209: 28 Dist→Autowah
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 210: 29 Resvcf→Ddl
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 211 To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 212 To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 213: 31 Pitch Detuner
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 214: 32 Chatter Box
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 215: 33 Formant Morph
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 216: 34 Rotaryspeaker
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 217 To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 218: 35 Tunable Spkr
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 219: 36 Guitar Amp
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 220: 37 Dist→Ddl→Trem
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 221: 38 Comp→Dist→Ddl
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 222 To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 223 To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 224: 39 Eq→Comp→Gate
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 225: 40 Eq→Chorus→Ddl
To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 226 To access the Parameters described on this page (unless otherwise noted): Press Effects, turn the Parameter knob to select Insert Effect, and press Enter. Turn the Parameter knob to select the parameter, and use the Value knob to change the parameter's Setting. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 227 Abbreviation for “digital delay line,” an Effect that creates a digital copy, or copies, of a source signal and plays it (or them) back later than the original signal. These delays can be used to create a myriad of audio effects. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 228 An oscillator which generates sound waves at a frequency below the audio spectrum. These low- frequency waves can modulate audible sound waves to produce vibrato, tremolo, and other effects. LFOs can also be employed to produce rhythmic changes in various Effects. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 229 A bandwidth control that determines the width of the resonant peak at the center of the frequency band. This is equal to the cutoff frequency divided by the bandwidth. By raising the Q value, a narrower bandwidth is selected. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 230 A type of professional audio connector, with three pins: Pin 1 is the ground reference, Pin 2 carries the “hot” signal, and Pin 3 carries the anti-phase “cold” signal. Designed for use with balanced inputs and outputs. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 231: Chapter 9-Supplemental Information
(with more than one distinct pitch/“player” on a single key). BRASSOLO Solo brass (e.g., trumpet, trombone, tuba, French horns). DRUM-KIT Drum kits that use the ENSONIQ Drum Map. DRMKITGM Drum kits that use the General MIDI Drum Map. GUITAR-A Steel, nylon, and gut-stringed acoustic guitars.
Page 232 *CUSTOM Use this type to define your own special purpose Sounds when created with external computer-based sound editing software. The PerfEditKit will always be assigned to CUSTOM. ENSONIQ sounds will never be released with a type of CUSTOM. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 233: List Of Wave Names And Classes
STRING SECT C REZO-X 3 PIZZ STRINGS REZO-X 2 BANJO REZO-X 1 HARP SCRATCH WAVE GOTO SOFT ANALOG SHAMISEN TECHNO BASS SITAR TINE XWAVE TRANSWAVE AA TRANSWAVE AH TRANSWAVE EE TRANSWAVE OO TRANSWAVE Z TRI SWEEP WAKKA WAKKA ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 234: What Is Midi
MIDI information coming into the instrument. The instrument sends out its own MIDI information through the M I D I O u t jack. The M I D I T h r u jack is for MIDI data that passes ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 235: How Midi Channels Work
Sound 5 Sound 6 Sound 7 Sound 8 Sound 9 Sound 10 Sound 11 Sound 12 Sound 13 Sound 14 Sound 15 Sound 16 MIDI rigs can also combine both possibilities, with some instruments programmed to ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 236: How Midi Messages Work
When the Record button is pressed, the sequencer captures incoming MIDI information. Pressing Stop tells the sequencer to store that information in its memory. When Play is pressed, it sends it back out. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 237: The Art Of Midi
MIDI universe, allowing the proliferation of multimedia and easy-to-use home entertainment products. You can be sure that, if the MIDI music you purchase for your computer displays the General MIDI logo, it will work perfectly with your MR-Rack. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 238: General Midi Sound Map
Dist.Gtr SynBrs.1 Halo Pad Applause Gtr.Harm SynBrs.2 SweepPad Gunshot The names listed above are as they appear in the MR-Rack, and not as they appear in the General MIDI Spec. The only differences are in spelling. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 239: Gm And Gs Percussion Key Maps (Channel 10)
Whistle A _ _ _ _ Guiro Short Guiro Short Guiro Short Guiro Short Guiro Short Guiro Long Guiro Long Guiro Long Guiro Long Guiro Long _ _ _ _ Clave Clave Clave Clave Synth Clave ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 240 Cabasa _ _ _ _ Maracas Maracas Egg Shaker Egg Shaker Maracas Whistle B Whistle B Synth Hit 1 Synth Hit 1 Whistle A Whistle A Whistle A Synth Hit 4 Synth Hit 2 Whistle A ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 241 Synth Hit 8 Synth Hit 4 Mt Surdo-GM Mt Surdo-GM Scratch 10 Synth Hit 7 HiPass Snr1 _ _ _ _ Op Surdo-GM Op Surdo-GM Scratch 11 Synth Hit 5 HouseClap2 Silence Applause-GM Silence Silence HiPass Snr2 ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 242: Mr-Rack Midi Implementation
P.O. Box 3035 Malvern PA 19355-0735 Include in your written request your name and address, and indicate that you would like a copy of the “MR-Rack System Exclusive Specification.” Please allow 2 to 3 weeks for delivery. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 243: Midi Implementation Chart
Mode 2: Omni On, Mono O: Yes Mode 3: Omni Off, Poly Mode 4: Omni Off, Mono X: No MIDI Controllers Reception Behavior Control Change Description Remark 0-119 SysCTRL 1-4 assignable controllers Bank Select MSB always 0 Mod Wheel ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 244 Non-Reg. Param. Select LSB Part parameter descriptions in Chapter 4 list Part parameters’ Non-Registered parameter LSB values Non-Reg. Param. Select MSB always 0 Reg. Param. Select LSB always 0, 1 or 2 only Reg. Param. Select MSB always 0 ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 245: List Of Midi Controller Names
Portamento#084 - Portamento Control #042 - Pan LSB MIDIContrl#085 - UNDEFINED Note: Controllers #000-031 are the MSBs and #032-063 are the LSBs for controllers with 14 bit resolution, and their names are displayed identically in the list of values. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 246: Reset All Controllers (Midi Controller 121) Reception Behavior
MR-Rack Parameter Range Pitch Bend Range 0-12 (displayed as Pitch Bend Up =0-12 up raises pitch Pitch Bend Down=0-12 down Fine Tuning 0-127 (displayed as -50 cents to +49 cents) Coarse Tuning 0-127 (displayed as -64st to +63st) ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 247: Non-Registered Parameters
For an explanation of how to use RPNs and NRPNs with the MR-Rack, see “Using RPNs and NRPNs to Edit Parameters” at the end of C h a pter 4 . Universal Non-Real-Time SysEx General MIDI On/Off The MR-Rack recognizes the Universal Non-Real-Time SysEx General MIDI On/Off messages. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 248 Notes F0, 7E Universal Non-Real-Time SysEx header <Device ID> SysEx Device ID 0-127, determined by the setting of the SysEx Device ID System parameter (see Chapter 3) sub-ID#1=General MIDI message sub-ID#2=General MIDI Off End of SysEx ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 249: Pitch Tables And The Midi Tuning Standard Format
This pitch table is derived from two diatonic tetra chords, combined to form a seven-note scale similar to the modern diatonic scale. It is to be played only on the white keys. Tone center is E. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 250 88CET is a scale with a constant interval of 88 cents. It features three different thirds and close approximations to many just intervals. This keyboard mapping omits the G#/Ab key from the system. Pierce-Bohl This is an octave-repeating stretched scale invented by John Pierce which is derived from a pure twelfth divided into thirteen steps. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 251: Using The Mr-Rack Outputs
Right Aux Output, the stereo signal will be summed to mono and sent to the Left Aux Output. Note: If there is nothing connected to the Left Aux Out jack, any signal sent to the Aux Outputs will be summed into the Main Outputs. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 252: Ground Compensated Outputs
Aux signals to the headphones is to route the Aux signals to the Main Outputs. Here’s how: To Route the Aux Signals to the Main Outputs: Press the System Button. Its LED should be lit. Using the Parameter knob, locate the “AuxToMainOuts” parameter. Turn the Value knob to select “AuxToMainOuts=Always.” ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 253: Troubleshooting The Mr-Rack
Value knob to change it. (Staks are described fully in “Using Staks” in C h a pter 4 —P a rt s ) If you’re still having trouble, call ENSONIQ Customer Service at (610) 647-3930. If You’re Hearing Sounds You Don’t Expect to Hear Symptom: You’d like to listen to individual Sounds, but when you select one, you seem to be hearing...
Page 254: If You're Seeing One Sound On The Display But Hearing Another
Value knob to change it. (Staks are described fully in “Using Staks” in C h a pter 4 —P a rt s ) Press the Sound button to return to where you started. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 255: If You're Selecting New Sounds But What You Hear Remains The Same
Sound and Performance buttons simultaneously. (If you don’t want to lose edits you’ve made, skip to Step 5.) This returns you to the →PlaySounds Performance. In this Performance, each Part is set to its own MIDI channel—Parts 1-16 are set to channels 1-16. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 256: If The Sounds You're Hearing Sound Unexpectedly Strange
If this is occurs and is undesirable, press Effects, use the Parameter knob to locate the Insert Control Part parameter and use the Value knob to set the parameter to a Part you’re not using, or to Off. If You’re Hearing Music You Don’t Expect to Hear Symptom: ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 257: Sounds That You Expect To Hear Are Unexpectedly Silent
Part MIDI Chan parameter, and use the Value knob to set it correctly. If a Part is improperly muted, press the Mute button to unmute it. Once the MR-Rack is working as you want it to, it would be good idea to save this set- ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 258: The Mr-Rack Is Not Responding To Program Changes Or Bank Selects
Pressure you’re using, set it to Auto. If you’re using a modulator other than those listed above, press the System button and use the Parameter knob to locate the CTRL1, CTRL2, CTRL3 and CTRL4 parameters. If ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 259: You're Trying To Modulate An Effect Via Midi, But Nothing's Happening
MSB, version.) You won’t want to set multiple CTRLs to the same controller if you do, the MR-Rack will only use the lowest-numbered CTRL set to the controller. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 260: Error/Informational Messages
Message stating that you out of memory in the target bank. Sorry! There is no memory available. The MR-Rack’s main battery has a low voltage. See Chapter 1 — Sorry! Main battery Welcome for more information about the MR-Rack battery. is low. See manual. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 261 Failed! May be hosed corrupted. Message to inform that the MR-Rack does not have sufficient Sorry! No memory for sound sent from MIDI memory to store the single sound SysEx message that was sent to it. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 262: The Unisyn Mr-Rack Software
Set Unisyn’s So un d B a n k # to the MR-Rack Sound’s displayed MIDI Bank Select number. Set Unisyn’s So un d P a tc h # to the MR-Rack Sound’s displayed MIDI Program Change number. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 263: Creating New Standard Sounds Or Editing Pre-Existing Sounds
The following instructions assume that you’ve launched Unisyn and properly prepared it for editing. To Copy Layer Parameters Within the Same Standard Sound In the Unisyn sound editor, select the Sound whose layer or layers you’d like to copy. Select Copy from Unisyn’s Edit menu. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 264: To Copy Layer Parameters Between Standard Sounds
If the Sound you’d like to transmit has been saved as a disk file, use the Open command in Unisyn’s File menu to open the file. Select Sound from the sub-menu in the Modules pull-down menu. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 265: Sound Editor Overview
Keyboard—MIDI note numbers above C4 raise the modulation destination’s value from its setting; lower note numbers reduce it • Pressure—MIDI channel or polyphonic (ENSONIQ PolyKey™) Pressure; higher values cause greater modulation, lower values cause less modulation • PitchWhl—MIDI Pitch Bend raises or lowers modulation destination value; a pitch bend wheel at rest transmits a central modulation value of 64 •...
Page 266: Sound Settings
Determines whether or not the Sound’s pitch-bend enabled layers will operate normally or in Held mode. Normally, when MIDI Pitch Bend messages are received, all notes sounding are affected by the Pitch Bend messages. In Held mode, only notes physically ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 267: Edit Context Parameters
Sound Edit Layer Selects a layer for editing: the number of layers in each Sound is determined by the setting of the Layers parameter (see below). ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 268: Select Parameters
Determines whether the selected layer will sound notes upon the receipt of note-ons or note-offs. When Trigger On=Key Down, the layer will sound on note-on. When Trigger On=Key Up, layer will trigger on note-off, and release velocity amounts will be used for all velocity-dependent envelope parameters. KeyUp, KeyDown Range: ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 269 0 to 127 Range: Voice Determines whether the current layer will be polyphonic or monophonic. When Voice=Poly, notes glide from a random selection of pitches. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 270: Pitch Parameters
Range: Mod Amt Determines the amount and polarity of pitch modulation caused by the Pitch Mod within the overall limit designated by the Mod Range parameter (see below). -127 to 127 Range: ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 271: Wave Parameters
“unknown!” Wave Class. If this occurs, visit ENSONIQ’s World Wide Web site at www.ensoniq.com or call ENSONIQ Customer Service to obtain the most recent Unisyn profile for the MR- Rack.
Page 272 • When Shift Mode=Stretch, Pick One or Shift Vel, this parameter selects a location, in keyboard steps, above or below C4 (Middle C) -64 to 63 Range: ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 273: Envelope 1 Parameters
Determines the level the envelope will reach at the end of Time 2. 0 to 127 Range: Level 3 Determines the level the envelope will reach at the end of Time 3. 0 to 127 Range: ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 274 Time 5 interval to go from the current level down to zero. This type of envelope can be used to create complex LFO-type effects. Normal, Finish, Repeat Range: ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 275: Filter Parameters
Off, various Range: KeyT Breakpoint Determines which MIDI note number will be treated as the nominal center of the Key Track range, and produce neither negative or positive cutoff modulation. C-1 to A9 Range: ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 276: Filter 2 Parameters
Envelope 2’s diagram reflects its current Time and Level settings. You can alter these settings by entering values in their parameter boxes, or by dragging the blue dots in the diagram. Time 1 Determines the time it takes for the envelope’s level to travel from zero (when a note-on ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 277 F4+. Higher values will make all envelope 1 times (except Time 5) shorter for keys above F4+, and longer for keys below F4+. Envelope times for F4+ itself are not affected by this parameter. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 278: Amp Parameters
Amp Mod modulators you may use in addition to Envelope 3, which always affects layer volume. various Range: Amp Mod Amt Determines the degree to which the Amp Mod or will lower or raise the volume of the layer. -127 to 127 Range: ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 279: Envelope 3 Parameters
Level 1, also referred to as the “attack time.” The higher the value, the longer the time. 0 to 99 Range: Time 2 Determines the time it takes the envelope to go from Level 1 to Level 2. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 280 0 to 99 Range: Attack Vel Determines the degree to which higher velocities will shorten Envelope 3’s Time 1. If Envelope 3’s Time 1=0, Time 2 will be shortened. 0 to 99 Range: ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 281: Lfo Parameters
Pos-Tri—a positive-only triangle wave useful for simulating vibrato on instruments like the guitar where a player can only bend notes up Pos-Sine—positive-only sine wave useful for simulating vibrato on instruments like the guitar where a player can only bend notes up ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 282 Determines the degree to which the modulator will decrease or increase the LFO depth. -127 to 127 Range: Rate Mod Selects a modulator for the LFO rate. See “Sound Editor Overview” above for a list of the available LFO Rate Mod modulators. various Range: ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 283: Using The Unisyn Drumkit Editor
U sing the U nisyn Dr um Kit Edit or There are two general areas of new knowledge required for using the Unisyn MR-Rack DrumKit Editor: • the methods for moving Drum Kit Sounds back and forth between your computer and the MR-Rack ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 284: Getting Pre-Existing Drum Kit Sounds From The Mr-Rack Into Unisyn
Sound within the MR-Rack, an error message will be displayed. Note: While the MR-Rack allows editing of a Drum Kit Sound only after it’s been converted to the current PerfEditKit, Unisyn allows you to edit Drum Kit Sounds with any writable MR-Rack memory location. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 285: To Prepare Unisyn For Drum Kit Sound Editing
If the Drum Kit Sound you’d like to transmit has been saved as a disk file, use the Open command in Unisyn’s File menu to open the file. Select Drumkit from the sub-menu in the Modules pull-down menu. This opens Unisyn’s DrumKit Editor module. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 286: Drumkit Editor Overview
-50 to 14 Range: Offsets the programmed stereo panning of the Sound assigned to the selected DrumKey. A 0 value uses the Sound’s programmed panning; negative values shift the Sound leftward; positive values shift it to the right. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 287: Drum Kit Parameters
Note: Insert Effects can be assigned to a Drum Kit Sound only in the MR-Rack itself, when the Sound is assigned to a Part that’s routed to the Insert FX Bus and has been designated as the Insert Control Part (Unisyn has no way of accomplishing ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 288: Using The Unisyn Perform (Performance) Editor
Creating New Sounds and Editing Pre-Existing Performances with Unisyn When Unisyn creates or edits an MR-Rack Performance, it instantly sends the new data to the MR-Rack’s edit buffer (for details on the Performance edit buffer, see “The Safe-Keeping ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 289: To Prepare Unisyn For Sound Editing
Performance parameters accessed by the MR-Rack’s front panel Sound, Params and Effects buttons. Part Assign Parameters These parameters provide quick access to Mute/Solo status, MIDI channel, Bank and Sound assignment parameters for all 16 Parts. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 290: Part Pan Parameters
MIDI channel. Program leaves the Pitch Bend Down response as programmed; System causes the Part to use the System Pitch Bend Down setting; -12 to 12 set the Pitch Bend Down response to MIDI pitch steps down or up. Program, System, -12 to 12 Range: Octave Shift ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 291 Determines the glide behavior of the selected Part’s Sound. With a setting of Prog, the Sound will behave as programmed; Off disables glide regardless of the Sound’s programmed settings; On enables glide regardless of the Sound’s programmed settings. Prog, Off, On Range: ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 292: Part Edit (2/3) Parameters
Amp Env Attack Offsets the Time 1 (Attack) settings for the amplitude/volume envelopes in the selected Part’s Sound. Values below 0 shorten the times; values above lengthen them; 0 uses the programmed time values. -64 to 63 Range: ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 293 Determines the low boundary of the selected Part’s velocity window. Received velocities below this value will be ignored by Part. 0 to 127 Range: Vel High Determines the high boundary of the selected Part’s velocity window. Received velocities will be ignored by Part. 0 to 127 Range: ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 294: Part Edit (3/3) Parameters
Volume Recv Enables/disables Part’s reception of MIDI Volume messages. On, Off Range: Pan Recv Enables/disables Part’s reception of MIDI Pan messages. On, Off Range: Sustain Recv Enables/disables Part’s reception of MIDI Sustain messages. On, Off Range: ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 295: Reverb
WetVerb Send Determines the amount of dry signal sent to the Global Reverb via the WetReverb FX Bus. 64 to 127 Range: Return Level Determines the overall output volume of the Global Reverb. 0 to 127 Range: ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 296: Reverb Params
The following parameters determine the qualities of the Global Chorus. LFO Rate Determines the speed at which the Global Chorus’s center delay time transforms from its shortest value to its longest. Values run from 0 (0.0 Hz) to 127 (20.0 Hz). ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 297: Insert
Once the Performance has been assigned an Insert Effect, executing a Get Patch command in Unisyn will retrieve the Performance with its Insert Effect, which will be displayed in this read-only field in the Unisyn Perform Editor. ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 298: Output Assigns
Determines to which rear-panel jacks the output of the Insert Effect will be routed. Main, Aux Range: Dry Bus Output Determines to which rear-panel jacks Sounds sent to the Dry FX Bus will be routed. Main, Aux Range: ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 299 BassGain 204 Bagpipe 212, 230 Env Attack 74, 271 Balance 97 Parameter 74 Balanced 32 Env Decay 74, 272 Line Input Parameter 74 Defined 278 Env Release 75, 272 Outputs 231 Parameter 75 Bali 229 ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual INDEX—1...
Page 300 Center frequency 191, 203, 208 Comp Center Offset 176 Attack 206, 208 Central device 215 Output 206, 208 Changing a DrumKey’s PreDelay 208 Effect 91 Ratio 206, 208 Panning 90 Release 206, 208 Sound by its Thresh 206, 208 INDEX—2 ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 301 LPF Fc 189, 190, 192, 195, 199, 200, 205, 207 Data Entry Recv 82, 273 Offset 189, 190, 192, 195, 199, 200, 205, 207 Parameter 82 Volume 189, 190, 192, 193, 195, 199, 201, 205, Databases 5 Dist→AutoWah 193 ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual INDEX—3...
Page 302 Controllers 82 Effect 97 Enabling and Disabling System Exclusive Bus 128 Communication 41 FX Bus 4 ENSONIQ Customer Service 166 Signal 184, 195, 196, 207 ENSONIQ drum map 85 Dump Enter button 52 <dump type> Sending... 240 Envelope 74, 194, 196, 244, 255...
Page 303 Parameter 76 Sequencer 17, 18, 25 Filt Env Release 76, 272 Sound Map 218 Parameter 76 Sounds 217 Filter 171, 183 Get Patch command 243 Defined 279 Getting Back to Square One In a Flash 56 ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual INDEX—5...
Page 304: Glossary 278
Hard 189 Impulse sounds 172, 174, 176, 177, 178 Disks 214 Indian-Raga 229 Drive 41 Indonesia 229 Reinitialization 9 Infinity 206, 208 Harmonic 229 Init Content 199 ThisPart'sSound Can’t initialize! 239 Harmonics 204 ThisPart’sSound 239 INDEX—6 ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 305 Defined 280 Just Intonation Network 228 Delay Just Intonation scale 230 Defined 280 Parameter 73 Delay Time 73, 270 Part parameters 72 Depth 179 Kalimba 230 Depth 72, 73, 206, 270 Key 258 Defined 280 ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual INDEX—7...
Page 306 Drum pads or triggers 14 Main and Aux output jacks 127 Equipment 8 A Note About the 230 Expression (MIDI Controller 11) messages Main Out jacks 230 Foot Pedal 245 Main Outputs 32 Messages 273 INDEX—8 ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 307 Modulation Source 105 Updating 166 Modulator 202, 237, 238 Operating system upgrade 166 Defined 280 Optional accessories 10 Effects 168 Options 26 Monophonic 249 ORCHSTRA 212 Morph 198, 199 ORGAN-A 212 Moving On 25 ORGAN-E 212 MR-Rack ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual INDEX—9...
Page 308 MIDI channel 50, 78 Edit Kit 5, 85 MIDI reception filters 225 Editor 267 Muting a 58 Saving a 52, 134 Number 50, 269 Sending from Unisyn 268 Pan Parameters 269 To Select a 47 INDEX—10 ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 309 Copying 143 Post VCF Fc 189, 191, 192, 194, 195, 199, 201, 205, Dumping 141 Initializing 152 Post VCF Q 189, 191, 192, 194, 195, 199, 201, 205, Pitch tables 230 Sounds PostEQ Level 204 ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual INDEX—11...
Page 310 Selecting an Insert Effect Preset 102 Reverb 31, 98, 104, 113, 118, 171, 177, 179-183, Semi-tones 197 Semitone Shift 67, 270 Amount 275 SemiTune 247 Decay parameter 123 Send Insert FX? 262, 267 Defined 281 INDEX—12 ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 311 Cancellation 183 Slap Time 174 LPF 204 Slendro 229 Simulator 193 Slope (dB/oct) 258 Special Commands 133 Small plate 172 Speed 201 Small Room 171 Control 202 Smear 125, 171, 172, 174, 176-183 Spinner 183 ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual INDEX—13...
Page 312 Tibetan 229 SYN-VINT 212 Time 252, 256, 258, 259 Sync LFO Time-varying spectrum 198 Defined 281 Timebase 261 Sync’d 71 Toggle 202 Synchronize 71 Tonal character 173, 175, 177, 184 Synchronizing the MR-Rack to MIDI 29 INDEX—14 ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...
Page 313 User Kit? 266 Vibrations 172 User Sound? 246 Vibrato 29 USER-SND 211 Vocal 198 Using ENSONIQ EXP Series Wave Expansion Boards Vocalist 172 Vocalized signal 198 Using Headphones with the MR-Rack 231 VOCALS 212 Using MIDI Program Changes 38 Voice 249...
Page 314 Working With System MIDI Controllers 84 Working with the Global Chorus 111 Working with the Global Reverb 118 Working with the Insert Effect 99 workstation 14, 214 World Wide Web 166 Site 250 Write Protect 36 Prompt 36 Wrkmeistr-C 228 INDEX—16 ENSONIQ MR-Rack Musician’s Manual...

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