SAMPLE MODE
Page 132 S2000 Operator’s Manual - Version 1.30
MAKING A RECORDING
To make a recording, press SAMPLE. You will see this screen:
This shows us that we are in the REC(ord) page. If you have just entered the SAMPLE mode
from power up, the screen will be displaying one of the four default synth waveforms that get
loaded with the operating system (in this case, PULSE). If you have already loaded material
from disk, some other sample name may be shown.
NAMING SAMPLES
Before you can do any sampling, you must name the sample you are about to record. To name
a sample, press F2 (NAME). You will see this display:
A cursor will be shown underneath the first character of the name. Use the inner DATA wheel
to scroll through the alphabet and numbers 0-9 and use the outer SELECT wheel to move the
cursor around the name. Once you have given the sample a suitable name, press F2 (OK) to
complete the naming process.
As soon as you change a character, assuming the new name is unique and no other sample
currently in memory exists with the same name, you will see the word NEW appear at the top
right of the screen. This indicates that the sample is new and you are not going to overwrite a
valuable sample you may have already recorded.
If the name is not unique, you won’t see the NEW indication on the screen. If a sample of the
same name already exists when you press F2, you will see the prompt:
Press F1 to overwrite the sample or F2 to abort the process, return to the NAME screen and
start again with a new, unique name.
NOTE: Sample names must be unique in the S2000. It is not possible to have samples of the
same name in memory at the same time.
Once you have given the sample a new name, you are ready to proceed.
SETTING RECORD PARAMETERS
The next page down shows these parameters:
Here, in the LENGTH field, you may set the length of time you will record for and the bandwidth
(i.e. the upper frequency limit) of the sound. If you are not sure what the length of the sample
you are about to make is, set a long time here - you can always edit out the silence or unwanted
portion later. The B/W (bandwidth) setting you select largely depends on the nature of the
material your are recording. If it has a lot of high frequencies (i.e. cymbals, hi-hats, snare drums,
brass, strings and other such bright sounding instruments), then the default 20K is best. If,
To Next Page
Loading...
Need help?
General
