User Manual

NN-XT SAMPLER
(RECORD+REASON)
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Selecting a Group and/or Zones in a Group
D Clicking on a group in the groups column selects the group and all the zones in the group.
D Clicking on a zone in the samples column selects the group (and that zone).
The Group Parameters
There are a few parameters on the front panel that apply specifically to groups. see “Group parameters” for details.
Working with Key Ranges
About Key Ranges
Each zone can have its own separate key range, the lowest and the highest key that will trigger the sample.
A good example of use for this is when sampling a certain instrument. Sampling of a piano for example is usually per-
formed by making several recordings of different notes at close intervals, and then mapping these samples to sepa-
rate, contiguous, fairly narrow key ranges. This concept is called multi-sampling.
The reason for this is that if one single sample is played across the entire keyboard, it will most likely sound very un-
natural when played too far from its original pitch, since the amount you can transpose a sound without negatively af-
fecting its timbre is very limited.
Setting up Key Ranges
You can adjust the key range of zones in a number of ways:
By Dragging the Zone Boundary Handles
1. Select the zone in the Key Range area.
2. Point and click on one of the handles that appear at each end.