emusonacid! legacy

Hi everybody, glad to be apart of this new forum. I've had my Emu 4xt ultra for over a year now. Ive never really knew about the capabilities of this thing and its sound until I started fiddling with it. I was hoping if somebody can point me into the right direction for what I want to:

1. Sampling. I have this connected through SCSI to my computer and can send/receive files.

I want to learn how to sample like you guys. I know how to put a sound in and map it on the keyboard and stuff, but thats it. I dont know how to use the rest of the machine. I want to learn how to process the samples to make them sound good, but its so hard to figure out. There is so much stuff in the EOS that I get lost. The manual is scary to even look at!!

2. Synth sounds. I would like to learn how to take a basic waveform and process the hell out of it to make my own sounds.

3. Drums - I would like to know how to make multi-layered drum samples that sound fat. I dont understand the concept of velocity when it comes to drums though.

Any kind of pointers will help.

Master the eos you will, Young Padawan.
Knowledge of the wise you seek.

1. Sampling is often done by recording your sound source directly into the EMU. I guess the big guys have a LP-player connected to the Emu, and sample down the loops.. or they do it on the computer, chop and slice then move it through scsi.

regarding sample mangling.. first of all i think you should play a lot with the filters and sample looping. The pro guys are using the FIR as post prosess of the sample.. but i cant say anything about it.. i havnt had the need for it yet.

2. Synth Sounds
well its all about looping the sound.. then use the filters and envelopes.. but you need to know basic synth theory.. (google for Subtractive synthesis)

3. anyone??

Hey,
I've had my 6400Ultra for a while now but I've mostly found it fairly easy to operate. The manual looks scary but it's not that bad once you start to get into it. As the previous poster suggests you're going to need to have an understanding of subtractive and even modular synthesis to take full advantage of the modulation possibilities that the Cords give you.
The best way I find is to decide on something you want to achieve, if you want to sample short synth samples and use them as the basis for sounds then take a few samples and have a go. EOS is pretty well laid out and quite intuitive. Dip into the manual when you need to when you don't understand something. If you have more specific questions then ask them on here and someone will be able to help.
Cheers and have fun.