Sampling and Sample Editing
Setting Up For Sampling
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Chapter 15
Sampling and Sample Editing
Setting Up For Sampling
Before you begin sampling, you’ll need to connect the proper cables from your sample source
to your K2500. The cables and input jacks you use depend on the sample format you choose,
and the output configuration of your sample source.
Note that sampling requires the K2500 Sampling Option. Even without the Sampling Option,
however, you still have access to all of the sample editing features covered later in this chapter,
provided you have some sample RAM in your K2500. Samples can be loaded from disk, or
dumped into the K2500 via MIDI Sample Dump Standard (SDS) or over SCSI using the SMDI
protocol. See the
Reference Guide
for information on the MIDI Sample Dump Standard and
SMDI.
Cables and Input Jacks
If you’re going to be sampling from an analog source, connect a standard 1/4-inch mono or
stereo cable (a typical guitar cable) from the output of your sample source to the 1/4-inch
analog input jack on the K2500. If you have a K2500R or K2500RS, use the 1/4-inch jacks if
you’re sending an unbalanced signal, or the XLR jacks on the front panel if you’re sending a
balanced signal. Although it is possible to send a balanced signal on a 1/4-inch cable, avoid
sending a balanced signal to the 1/4-inch jack when you’re making stereo samples, since doing
so can cause phase cancellation in your signals.
Using a mono cable will send the signal to the K2500’s left channel. If you use a mono cable, be
sure to set the Mode parameter on the Sample mode page to a value of Mono(L).
If you’re using a digital sample source, you can use either a coaxial cable or an optical cable,
depending on the output format of your sample source. The coaxial input on the K2500 accepts
a standard male XLR fitting. The K2500’s XLR input is configured as follows: Pin 1 is Common,
Pin 2 is High, and Pin 3 is Low. Depending on your sample source (a commercial DAT deck, for
example), you may need to use a cable (or a cable and adaptor) with an RCA connector on one
end and an XLR connector on the other. In this case, you should tie the Common wire to the
Low wire at the RCA end.
If your digital sample source has an optical output, connect your cable to the optical input jack
above the coaxial jack on the K2500’s rear panel. This jack is covered by a small plug which is
easily removed. This plug should be kept in place whenever the optical input is not in use,
since dust or dirt can cause the optical input to malfunction.
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