EDIT SAMPLE - RECORDING AND EDITING 65
o r ig in a l p itc h : This allows you to alter the original pitch at which the
sample was recorded, so that when you replay it on the
keyboard, it will play at the correct pitch. You will
note that the ENT/PLAY key which normally plays a
sound at a pitch set in the MIDI TRAN(smit) page, plays
the sample at its correct pitch (i.e. the pitch it was
sampled at) when you are in EDIT SAMPLE.
p it c h o f fs e t : Further fine tuning (in semitones and cents over a
range of ±50 semitones) is possible here.
type of playback: This parameter determines the way in which the
sample will be played back. There are four options
available here.
The first is LOOP IN RELEASE. This means that
when a key is pressed, the sample will play through all
the loops until the first HOLD loop is reached. When
the key is released, the HOLD loop will continue to play
as the release falls away. This is always selected when
you make a sample.
LOOP UNTIL RELEASE is slightly different. Again,
the sample will play, with all loops, until the first
HOLD loop is reached. However, when the key is
released, the loop will end, and the remaining portion
of the sample (if any) will be played. This is a useful
setting for sounds which have a definite attack, an
indefinite sustain period (set with the loop), and a
definite release characteristic. For example, if you
have a double bass sample that has an interesting and
realistic finger squeak at the end, this type of loop may
be appropriate.
NO LOOPING does what its name suggests - it plays
the sample through without loops for as long as the key
is held down. If the sound is not long enough, it will
finish even though you are holding down a note. If the
sample is still sounding, as soon as the key is released,
the sound will start to decay.
PLAV TO SAMPLE END is useful for triggering
sampled drums either from a keyboard or sequencer or
by drum trigger units such as the ME-35T and the like.
Like the previous setting, no loops are played, but an
instantaneous trigger signal or key press will play the
whole of the sample (the key does not have to be held
down for the whole length of the sample).
NOTE: Alternating backwards/forwards loop is not available. This is due to
hardware and not software. To have included it would have meant the loss of
other features such as polyphony or resonance on the filters. It cannot be
included^ in future software upgrades
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loop tune o ffs e t: This allows you set a pitch shift of up to ±50 cents (one
semitone) for a HOLD loop. This function is useful
when you have a small, short, single cycle loop that has
Version 1.0 March 1993
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