User Manual

NN-19 SAMPLER
(RECORD+REASON)
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About Key zones, assigned and unassigned samples
When you load samples and rearrange your key mapping, you will often end up with samples that are not assigned to
any key zone. In the following texts we refer to the samples as follows:
• Assigned samples are samples that are currently assigned to one ore more key zones.
• Unassigned samples are samples that reside in the sample memory, but that are currently not assigned to any
key zone.
Adding sample(s) to a Key Map
If the sample hasn’t been loaded yet
1. Select a key zone.
This can be empty, or contain a sample - it doesn’t matter for now.
2. Use the Sample Browser to add one, or several (see below), sample(s).
The following will happen:
D If the zone contained a sample prior to loading, this will be replaced, both in the zone and in the sample mem-
ory, unless the sample was also used by another key zone, in which case it will be kept.
D If you loaded several samples, one of the samples will be assigned to the key zone, and the other samples will
be loaded but remain unassigned.
If the sample is already loaded but unassigned
1. Select a key zone.
This can be empty, or contain a sample - it doesn’t matter for now.
2. Use the Sample knob to dial in the sample you want the key zone to play.
The Sample knob.
Setting the Root Key
Once you have defined a key zone, and added a sample, you should set the root key for the sample.
D Select the key zone the sample belongs to, and click on the key you wish to set the root key to.
Which key to select is normally determined by the pitch of the sample. For example if the sample plays a F#2 gui-
tar note, click on F#2.
q Note that it is possible to select a root key outside the key zone, if required.