User Manual

KONG DRUM DESIGNER
(RECORD+REASON)
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2. Select the empty Layer in the display and load a new sample according to the description in “Loading samples”
above.
NN-Nano supports files in the following formats:
• Standard Wave files
These have the extension “.wav”. This is the standard audio file format for the PC platform. Any audio or sample
editor, regardless of platform, can read and create audio files in Wave format. Any sample rate and practically any
bit resolution (up to 24 bits) is supported.
• Standard AIFF files
These have the extension “.aif” and this is the standard audio file format for the Mac platform. Again, any audio ed-
itor can read and create audio files in this format. Any sample rate and practically any bit resolution (up to 24 bits)
is supported.
• SoundFont samples
This is a standardized data format containing wavetable synthesized audio and information on how it should be
played back in wavetable synthesizers - typically on audio cards. SoundFont banks are hierarchically organized into
different categories: User Samples, Instruments, Presets etc. The NN-XT lets you load single samples from within
a Soundfont bank.
• REX file slices
A slice is a snippet of sound in a REX File. To import a REX slice, browse to a REX file and open it as if it was a
folder. The browser will then display the slices as files inside that “folder”. In the rest of this manual, when we refer
to importing samples, all that is said applies to REX slices as well.
Replacing samples
D To replace one or several samples, select the sample(s) in the display and then load new samples according to
the description in “Loading samples”.
This way it is possible to e.g. replace three selected samples with three new samples in one go.
Adding and Removing Layers
D To add a new Layer to a Hit, select the Hit and click the Add Layer button.
An additional space is created in the Hit for the created Layer.
D To remove a Layer from a Hit, select the Layer and click the Remove Layer button.
The Layer is removed together with its sample (if any).
Sampling into the NN-Nano
The sampling procedure is generic for all devices that can sample (Kong, NN-19, NN-XT and Redrum). The sampling
and sample editing procedures are described in detail in the “Sampling (Record+Reason)” chapter.