Owner`s manual

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point is correct (no air before the actual sound) etc. Please note that the ddrum4 playback
sample rate is 44.1 kHz. If you load a MIDI sample from a source that is sampled with a lower
sample rate, the ddrum 4 will automatically adjust them. Sounds with a higher sample rate,
will be played back with a lower pitch. Adjust this with the Pitch function, see page 20 for
details.
Check the size
When you have the sounds on your hard drive, you need to check their size to see if they fit in
the ddrum4 sound memory. If you have a PC, just look in the directory to see the size of each
sound file. If you have a Mac-OS computer you will have to check the size of the MIDI file
with the ”get info” command (command-I). Look for the value ”bytes used:”. Divide that
value by 1100 to get the equivalent block value in the ddrum4. The Mac-OS will not tell you
the exact size of a file if you just look in the directory of the finder or in a folder. You can check
the available space in the ddrum4 with the Shift-Mem. Left function. If the space isn’t enough
you will need to delete sounds from the ddrum4 sound memory in order to make space for new
sounds.
How to load new sounds into the ddrum4
This is extremely easy. You do not need to do anything to the ddrum4 in order to receive
sounds via MIDI. Just make sure that the connections are correct and start the transmission in
the software, the sequencer or the sampler.
1. Connect the MIDI Out from your computer or sampler (if you are transmitting a MIDI Sam-
ple Dump sound) to the MIDI In on the ddrum4. If the other device needs a closed loop
connection, also connect the MIDI Out from the ddrum4 to the MIDI In of the other device.
2. Start the transmission on the transmitting device.
The ddrum4 will automatically recognize the format of the incoming data. During this trans-
mission, the ddrum4 display will indicate the amount of blocks to load from each sound in the
transfer. The transmission of these sounds to the ddrum4 can take a while, especially if you
want to load lots of sounds or very long ones.
Error codes when loading
FuL If you try to load a sound to the ddrum4 that does not fit in its memory, the display will
alert you by showing you this error code. If this happens, please stop the transmission and wait
a little while until the ddrum4 reverts to the normal condition, as shown by the display returning
to a normal appearance.
duP If you try to load a ddrum4 sound to the ddrum4 that already exists in the memory, the
display will alert you by showing you the duplicate error code and the data of that particular
sound will be ignored. This error code may also occur if you try to load two, identically
numbered MIDI Sample Dumps into the ddrum4. Please consult your Sample Dump sources
manual for information regarding the numbering of the samples in a sample dump.
Err This message will appear if anything goes wrong with the transmission itself. If this
message appears, please abort the operation on the transmitting device. The ddrum4 will return
to its normal state of operation after a short while. The file being transferred when this error
message appeared, will not be stored in the ddrum4 memory.
Reference: Load new sounds