Use
The EPS is a performance sampler. It contains two processors configured so that playing can be done whilst loading another sample. The one processor handles the I/O while the other is responsible for keeping the audio running without interruption—this made the EPS especially useful for live performance situations.
The interface, although operating through a single line fluorescent display, offered rapid access to all functions by the intelligent way that functionality was broken into Modes and Pages.
Modes were: Load, Command, and Edit.
Pages were: Instrument, Sequence, MIDI, and System.
In addition to eight soft instrument buttons, it had a number pad (0-9), four cursor buttons, a value slider, and 'Yes' - 'No' buttons.
The vast majority of functionality could be accessed with less than three clicks: Mode - Page - Number Pad.
There was also a dedicated button for Sampling, and three for the built-in sequencer. The 16plus also had a dedicated button for configuring the effects DSP.
Easter Egg: There is a hidden menu in the Command-ENV1 page which contains Software Information, the names of the designers, a DC Offset Adjustment, and a keyboard calibration command.
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