Operation Manual

SAMPLER

The Sampler section of the X series enables the direct Sampling of any sound by means of the

Microphone input and also enables the control of. Wave files loaded externally via Floppy Disk.

The .Wave files are samples in Midi Sample standard Microsoft format.

The memory available for Sampling and .Wave files on the Ram Simm is 8 Mbytes.

Sampling is performed with 16 linear Bits with 44,1 KHz

sampling frequency.

The individual samples may be modified by means of a

sophisticate Edit and may be sub-divided into a number

of Splits (up to 32) to create Multiple-samples (Multiple-

sample .MSP).

The individual. Wave samples or the Multiple-samples

are assigned to Bank 2 - User Voice in the 8 locations

from no.17 to no. 24.

SAMPLER menu

To gain access to the Sampler menu:

1 Press F2 – Effects in the main display.

2 Then press key F3 – SAMPLER. The display shows the main Sampler display with a series

of functions.

Load: (F1) this function allows you to load Samples or Wave files present on Disk with an imme-

diate operation and without entering the general Disk menu.

To load the Samples from Disk:

1 Press F1- Load

2 Select the folder containing the samples from the Hard Disk using the numeric keypad

3 Choose the file to load using the Value buttons.

4 Press F 2 - Load to confirm. The file will be placed in the first free location among the 8 pro-

vided for the Sampler (Bank 2 - User Voice from no. 17 to no. 24).

Time: (F2) sampling time. The default value is 3,5 secs. but may be modified using the Value +/-

keys up to 7 secs.

Trigger: (F3) Input signal level threshold beyond which the Sampling starts automatically when in the

Start position. Lower the Trigger value, less input signal is required to start sampling; vice versa if the

Trigger value is higher, the sampling will start only when the signal reaches a high level.

However careful attention must be paid: in many cases (see Voice, Wind Instruments, Piano,

Guitar sampling) if a high Trigger value is left, there is the risk that the sound attack is cut with

the outcome of the original sound becoming rather unnatural.

It is therefore advisable to sample with Trigger values that are not excessively high (i.e. between

1 and 10). Any empty spaces between the sampling start and the actual sound attack may be eli-

minated later in Edit.

Loop: (F4) control of the type of Loop to be assigned to the samples. By pressing key F4 repeatedly

the 4 available Loop options are selected:

- FORWARD : in the Forward mode the Loop repeats a certain portion of the sample in a cyclic

manner, outlined by Loop and End points (See Edit), reading the sample forwards at all times.

This is the most commonly used Loop and may be achieved on a single sample Period

(PERIOD LOOP) or on a rather long portion (LONG LOOP).

- REVERSE : in the Reverse mode the sample is read backwards, from the end towards the

beginning. The sample transformation from Forward to Reverse mode is achieved automati-