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Editing sample attributes
The “Sample attributes” dialog.
This menu item on the Sampling menu allows you to make settings for a
sample. They do not process the sample in any way, they just give it prop-
erties that the receiving sampler may or may not take advantage of.
See “About the various communication methods” on page 658.
Setting Description
Name The name the sample will have in the sampler. If the sample is an already
named file, the name is displayed here, but you can change it if you wish.
Note that not all samplers support all characters. Furthermore, if the
name is too long, it will be truncated.
Parse name into
key
If a sample is named so as to denote its root key (e.g. “Bass C0” – a
sample of a bass in the key C0), clicking this button will automatically fill
in the key field (see below) with the root key information taken from the
file name. Note that you can also use this method for samples that are
named so as to denote their MIDI note numbers (see below).
Parse last
group of digits
This is available when you select MIDI note number notation (see below),
and can be useful when you want to use the Parse name into key option
(described above). In cases where samples are named with multiple
groups of numbers – e.g. “Piano_01_112” – you need to activate this
option to let WaveLab know that the last group of digits is the one de-
noting the MIDI note number.
Key This specifies which key will play back the sound at its original pitch.
Detune This specifies whether the sample should be played back at a slightly dif-
ferent pitch. The range is ±50% of a semitone, which translates into a
quarter tone in each direction.