EMU MK-6 (2001)
Mo' Phatt Keys

Keyboard Rompler: sounds are a mix of hihop scratches, dirty rhodes and many kits - same found on the previous rackmount MOPHATT.

KEYBOARD 61 velocity keys with aftertouch.
Main pannel features a 2 x 24 LCD display, 5 knobs, 1 encoder, 38 push buttons and 2 wheels for modulation and pitchbending.

Back panel terminal connectors:
- Midi interface
- main signal out
- 2 sub analog outs
- 2 footswitch inputs.

Front panel terminal connectors:
- headphones.

 

 

SOUND Coldfire-based processor manages 64 digital voices polyphony.
a basic patch is composed by 4 tones PCM samples with independent parameters:
- chorus mode stacks twice the same waveforms
- sample start offset and delay
- 5 solo modes
- volume
- pitch tuning
- panning
- keyboard zone.

 

WAVETABLE the 32 MB wavetable contains 1100 PCM at 44 kHz at 16 bit resolution.
Many PCM were directly recorded from viny-recorded samples, dirty rhodes, noises, hihop and RNB material.ROM is split in 3 main categories:
- guitar, noise and keyboard waveforms with loops and textures
- pre-generated harmonics PCM
- electro-oriented drum percussions.

 

EXPANSION MK6 can be expanded with the 3 other ROMS, some are standard in other EMU machines:

ROM NAME	can be found on:
Definitive B-3	Emu b3
Pure Phatt	MoPhatt / MK6 / MP-7
Protean	Px7
Techno Synth Yard	Orbit 3
Beat Garden	Orbit 3
Orchestral Session 1-2	Virtuoso 2000
World Expedition	Planet Earth
Sounds of the ZR	Ensoniq Halo
X-Lead	Xtreme Lead1 / XL-7 / XK6
Vintage	vintage pro / keyboard vintage keys
Composer	proteus 1000 / 2000 / 2500 / PK-6
Audity	audity 2000
Siedlaczek Orchestra	Not included in any machines
Protozoa	Not included in any machines
Holy Grail	Not included in any machines
Ensoniq Project	Not included in any machines

FILTER there are 50 models of Z-plane filters but slimmed down-version from previous Emu Morpheus. First filter types are the classic ones including lowpass, highpass and bandpass and more sophisticated ones like swept octave EQ, phasers, flangers, vocal formant filters. Filters are classified in 9 different categories:

LPF Low-pass filter PHA Phaser HPF High-pass filter FLG Flanger BPF Band-pass filter VOW Vowel/ formant EQ+ EQ boost EQ- EQ cut SFX Special Effect

 

ENVELOPE 3 main EGs sharing same structure : 6 segments + 6 times:
- EG1: amplitude (1 for each layer)
- EG2: filter (1 for each layer)
- EG3: AUX freely assignable in MATRIX.

 

LFO up to 2 interchangeable modulators (range from 0,08 Hz to 18,14 Hz) both can be assigned to and open matrix structure (see modulation processor) that manages various sources and modulation destinations. Typical destinations are: pitch, amplitude or filter.
The modulators can be key-synched, delayed and features 17 waveforms:

random triangle sine saw square 33 / 25 / 16 / 12 % pulse width hemi quaver

pat octaves pat 5th pat sus 4th pat neener sine 1,2 sine 1,3,5 sine and noise

MODULATION PROCESSOR like a modular, the module handles 24 internal routings or virtual patchcords that connect a modulation source to a destination. The modulator polarity can be also changed: that is the value relation that can be set to positive or negative.
A list of the matrix elements would be too long, here's a schematic simplification:

Sources	Destinations
note key velocity bender modulation wheel Midi CC# footswitch EG1 -2 -3 LFO1 - 2 noise (pink/white) random time dividers mathematical - logic functions	key sustain pitch glide start wave offset filter cutoff / resonance pan amplitude EG1 ADSR EG2 ADSR EG3 ADSR LFO1-2 frequencies mathematical - logic functions

MULTITIMBRAL the global mode manages 16 parts with individual settings:
- Midi channel
- analog out
- panning
- volume
- transpose
- split (link).

EFFECT a 24 bit DSP manages 2 ditable main FX groups:
- DSP1: 44 reverb and echo algorithms including hall, room, plate and delay
- DSP2: 32 modulation algorithms like chorus, flanger, phaser and vibrato.
Full FX list HERE

ARPEGGIATOR each of the 16 global parts can have an arpeggiator (also outputs Midi).
The note/octave range can be assigned as well as velocity gate, latched, looped to specific bars or assigned to 19 tempo dividers (arpeggio list).
SUPERBEATS included 299 pre-programmer rhythmic patterns.
These patterns are usually sliced on the keyboards with 2 grooves variations and 4 fills and latch mode; it is also possible to program some user beats using 16 different tracks.
SYNC the internal masterclock from 25 to 300 BPM controls the superbeats, arpeggiator, the LFO frequency or can be clocked to MIDI source.
TIP: the enter button acts as a tap tempo.

 

MEMORY:
- 512 RAM patches
- 512 ROM patches on the MK6 (pure phatt rom)
- 200 ROM arpeggiator patterns
- 100 RAM arpeggiator patterns
- 12 ROM microtuning
- 12 RAM microtuning
Created sounds can be only saved to Midi Sysex dump.

 

EDITOR some computer-based editors for MK-6:
- Prodatum (mac / pc / linux free donation) LINK

 

RELATED EMU MP7 FAMILY

	Emu MP-7 - desktop module with extra sequencer and 128 voices, spdif, usb- same wavetable.
	Mophatt module 64 voices version - same wavetable.
	XK-6 Same technical data as MK6 but the factory ROM is the XL-1 more techo-oriented
	PK-6 Same technical data as MK6 but the factory 32Mb ROM is the COMPOSER found on proteus 1000/2000/2500 modules.

VST PLUGIN / SAMPLED VERSION free and commercial samples set:

	name	price	link	demo
	EMU CREATIVE Xtreme Lead X	PLUGIN commercial. Should contains all Mo' Phatt samples. For emulator X and Proteus X softwares.		n/a
	digitalsoundfactory	commercial sample pack		n/a

 

AUDIO DEMO

Factory demo 1 Factory demo 2 Factory demo 3 Factory demo 4 Factory demo 5 Factory demo 6 Factory demo 7 Performance 1 Performance 2 GuitarWah Rhodes Rhodes + drum Organ Clavinet

Sub bass String 1 String pizzicato Pad filter Pad ambient Pad LFO Pad dreamcatcher Synth filter Synth sample Synth Formant voice Synth Sample voice Kit 1 Kit 1 Kit 1

YOUTUBE VIDEO CLIP SELECTION video demo1 video 2 Video 3