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Akai s2000 User Manual

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S2000 Operator’s Manual - Version 1.30 vii
CONTENTS
ASSIGNING A ZONE/KEYGROUP TO AN INDIVIDUAL OUTPUT .......................... 92
SETTING THE ZONE’S LOW AND HIGH VELOCITY RANGES .............................. 92
SWITCHING THE KEYBOARD OFF......................................................................... 93
SETTING THE LOOP CHARACTERISTICS OF A KEYGROUP .............................. 93
SETTING VELOCITY TO SAMPLE START TIME .................................................... 94
ASSIGNING SAMPLES TO ZONES 2, 3 AND 4....................................................... 94
ASSIGNING STEREO SAMPLES TO A PROGRAM ................................................ 94
LAYERING SOUNDS IN A KEYGROUP................................................................... 94
LAYERING STEREO SAMPLES............................................................................... 95
CREATING STEREO SOUNDS FROM MONO SAMPLES ...................................... 95
ENV1 - SHAPING AMPLITUDE ................................................................................ 96
SETTING AMPLITUDE MODULATION FOR KEYGROUPS .................................... 98
THE FILTERS............................................................................................................ 99
ENV2 - SHAPING THE FILTER ................................................................................ 102
USING THE FILTER AND ENVELOPE GENERATORS .......................................... 104
THE SECOND FILTERS ........................................................................................... 105
THE TONE PAGE ..................................................................................................... 109
ENV3 ......................................................................................................................... 111
MODULATING PITCH ............................................................................................... 112
THE LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS ................................................................ 113
LFO1.......................................................................................................................... 113
NOTES REGARDING SETTING LFO1 MODULATION DEPTH............................... 115
MODULATING LFO1................................................................................................. 115
LFO2 - THE AUXILIARY LFO ................................................................................... 117
SETTING PITCH BEND PARAMETERS .................................................................. 120
ADDING PORTAMENTO .......................................................................................... 121
NOTES ON USING PORTAMENTO ......................................................................... 122
SINGLE EDIT SCREENS .......................................................................................... 123
NAME/DELETE/COPY SCREENS............................................................................ 128
MULTI EDIT SCREENS ............................................................................................ 129
SAMPLE MODE .................................................................................................................... 130
SAMPLING - RECORDING INTO THE S2000.......................................................... 130
WHAT IS SAMPLING? .............................................................................................. 130
MAKING A RECORDING .......................................................................................... 132
NAMING SAMPLES .................................................................................................. 132
SETTING RECORD PARAMETERS......................................................................... 132
NOTES ABOUT STEREO RECORDING .................................................................. 134
USEFUL TIP TO DRUM SAMPLISTS! ...................................................................... 135
SETTING RECORD LEVELS .................................................................................... 135
MAKING THE RECORDING ..................................................................................... 136
INPUT SELECT ......................................................................................................... 137
RECORDING DIGITALLY ......................................................................................... 137
SAMPLE SCREENS.................................................................................................. 139
SAMPLE EDIT....................................................................................................................... 140
DELETE AND RENAMING SAMPLES...................................................................... 140
TUNING A SAMPLE .................................................................................................. 141
NORMALISING A SAMPLE’S LEVEL ....................................................................... 141
TRIMMING A SAMPLE ............................................................................................. 142
LOOPING A SAMPLE ............................................................................................... 143
SETTING THE LOOP HOLD TIME ........................................................................... 144
CROSSFADE LOOPING ........................................................................................... 144
TUNING THE LOOP.................................................................................................. 145
MAKING A GOOD LOOP .......................................................................................... 145
USING AT AND LENGTH ......................................................................................... 146
REVERSING SAMPLES ........................................................................................... 148
SETTING DIGITAL FADE UP AND FADE DOWN .................................................... 148
NOTES ON USING FADE UP/DOWN ...................................................................... 149

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Akai s2000 Specifications

General IconGeneral
TypeSampler
Polyphony32 voices
Sampling Frequency44.1kHz
FiltersDigital low-pass filter
MIDIIn, Out, Thru
Bit Depth16-bit
Memory2 MB, expandable to 32 MB
Outputs8 individual outputs, stereo master output
LFO1 LFO
DisplayLCD
Storage3.5" Floppy Disk
InputsStereo input

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