Akai S900

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FILTER
(filter
keyboard
trackingF
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Constant
pi
to
h
OFF
This
sets
how
much
the
pitch
of the
note
being
played
affects
the
filter
cutoff.
Point
arrow
at
"Key-filter."
Use
CONTROL
or the
0-9
keys
to
enter
a
two-digit
number.
With
00 key-filter,
the
cutoff
frequency
remains
constant
no
matter which
keygroup
keys
you play.
In-
creasing the
key-filter
amount
(up
to
99) lowers
the
cutoff fre-
quency
as
you play
lower
notes of the
keygroup.
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KEYGROUP
MIDI
ASSIGNMENT,
STATUS,
AND
CHANNEL
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channel
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ALL
The
S900 is very
flexible
in its MIDI
implementation.
A keygroup
can
be assigned
to any
one of the
1
6
MIDI
channels.
This allows
for
MIDI
mono
mode
operation,
where
each
sound
is driven
by
its
own
channel. This
mode
is very
popular for
use with
MIDI
sequencers
and
guitar
synthesizers.
A
compete
discussion
of
MIDI
is beyond
the
scope of this
manual;
Akai
suggests the
book
"MIDI
For
Musicians"
(written
by
Craig
Anderton
and
published
by
AMSCO,
a division
of
Music
Sales) for
those
who
want to
learn
more
about
MIDI.
MIDI
STATUS
The
LCD's right
side shows the
keygroup's
MIDI
channel
as ini-
tially
set
on MIDI
Page 01 ("all" for
Omni
mode
on, or
a channel
number from
1
to
16
if that
was specified
instead).
MIDI
CHANNEL
(offset)
Point
arrow
at "MIDI
channel offset."
Use
CONTROL or
enter
a
two-digit
number
with the
0-9
keys
to offset
the
channel
shown
in
the
LCD by
to 1
5. Example: If the
MIDI
channel
specified
on
MIDI
Page
01 is
4,
then
adding
an offset
of 1 for
a
keygroup
means
that
particular keygroup
will
respond
to MIDI
data
coming
in
over channel
5
instead
of
channel 4.
Adding
an
offset of
2
would
set
the
keygroup
to receive
on MIDI
channel
6. The
LCD
will update
the channel
number
to reflect
any offset
you add.
Offsetting
a
channel
beyond the
number
16 will
de-assign
that
keygroup from
responding
to any
MIDI information
on any chan-
nel
and the
LCD will show
"NONE."
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ASSIGNING
KEYGROUP
AUDIO
OUTPUT
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The
S900
offers
several
audio outputs.
Each
keygroup
can be
assigned to one of these
outputs.
Point
arrow at
"Output Voice(s),"
Use CONTROL
or
enter
a two-
digit
number with the
0—9
keys
as
follows:
00
(All)
The
keygroup audio output
will appear
at the
Mix
Out
jack.
01-08
(Mono)
The
keygroup output
will appear
at
output
jack
1-8,
as designated. This is
recommended for MIDI
mono mode,
as
separate
keygroups can respond
to separate MIDI
channels
and produce
separate
audio outputs.
09 (Left)
The
keygroup output will
appear
at the
Left
Out
Jack.
10 (Right) The
keygroup
output will
appear
at the Right Out
jack.
PART
7: THE
EDIT SAMPLE
BUTTON
FUNCTIONS
EDIT
SAMPLE
FUNCTIONS
Edit sample
provides extensive
ways to
alter the
sample.
Editing
options include
level, tuning,
nominal pitch,
play
forwards/back-
wards,
looping, and more.
PAGE
01
SAMPLT
SELECT/COPY/RENAME/
DELETE
'
&_\ *Select.Copy
SAMPLE
*
R
e
n a m e
,
delete
TONE
TONE
This
page
offers four choices:
SELECT
(the sample
you
want
to edit)
Point
arrow at
"Select, Copy."
Use
CONTROL
to examine
the
catalog.
When
the
LCD
shows the
sample
you
want
to edit, press
ENT.
COPY
(one
sample to another and
keep both in memory)
Point
arrow at
"Select, Copy" and select the sample
to
be copied
(see above).
Press the + key then
ENT. Note: Prior
to
pressing
+
,
you can select
where
the + will
appear in the
sample
name
by pressing
LETTER then
placing the cursor
(with the
ARROW/CURSOR
button) where desired.
RENAME
(an existing sample)
Point
arrow
at "Select,
Copy"
and select sample to
be re-named
(see above,
SELECT). Then point arrow at "Rename,
delete
(-)."
Name
as described
in
Chapter
2,
Part 1
.
DELETE
(an existing
sample)
Point arrow
at
"Select, Copy"
and
select sample to
be deleted
(see
above,
SELECT).
Then
point arrow at
"Rename,
delete
(—
)."
Check that
the
cursor is on
the first
character of the
name (if
not,
then
point arrow
at "Select,
Copy"
and start over).
Press
—
,
then
ENT. This
erases the
sample
from
S900
memory.
PAGE
02! SELECT
PROGRAM MONITOR
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program
Monitor
Point
arrow
at "Select program
monitor." Turn CONTROL
dial to
select
either
a program
or
the
direct input being
sampled.
If the
latter,
adjust
the monitor control
for
the
desired level.
PAGE03JSAMPLE
LOUDNESS,
NOMINAL
PTTCH7AND
FINE PITCH
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Loudness
+
00
*
H
o
m pitch
C3 B0
pitch
-00
This
page edits three parameters.
LOUDNESS
(sample level
adjust)
This
option
allows for
mixing
individual sample levels within
a
program
to allow for
a
uniform sound across
the keyboard.
Point