Operation Manual

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List of Accessories................................................................... 4
Features................................................................................... 5
Using the Manual..................................................................... 6
Manual Organization ............................................................... 6
Finding Information You Need.................................................. 6
Other Conventions................................................................... 7
Panel and Connector Arrangement ....................................... 10
A5000/A4000 Options ........................................................... 14
Handling the Floppy Disk Drive(FDD) and Floppy Disk......... 15
Chapter 1 Setting Up
Setup Procedure.................................................................... 18
Power Connection.................................................................. 19
Audio Output Connections..................................................... 20
Audio Input Connections........................................................ 23
MIDI Connections.................................................................. 25
Powering On and Off ............................................................. 27
Sound Check......................................................................... 28
Chapter 2 Sampler Basics & Essential
Procedures
Sampler Basics.............................................................................. 32
Essential Procedures .................................................................... 37
Chapter 3 The A5000/A4000 System & Features
1. System Overview...................................................................... 58
Internal Structure................................................................... 58
Sampling Tone Generator...................................................... 59
The Effect Stage.................................................................... 63
Total EQ................................................................................. 64
Controllers ............................................................................. 64
Sequencer ............................................................................. 64
I/O Interface........................................................................... 65
Data Organization & Management ........................................ 65
2. The A5000/A4000 Functions.................................................... 68
A5000/A4000 Mode Organization ......................................... 68
Function Tree ......................................................................... 73
3. Basic Operation ........................................................................ 77
Common Mode Display Features .......................................... 77
Selecting Modes & Functions................................................ 77
Selecting Display Pages ........................................................ 78
Editing Parameters ................................................................ 79
Executing Functions .............................................................. 80
Command Selection .............................................................. 80
Character Entry ..................................................................... 81
MIDI Input.............................................................................. 82
QUICK Entry.......................................................................... 83
Tree View Display .................................................................. 83
A/D Input................................................................................ 85
MIDI Indicator ........................................................................ 85
Shortcut Operation ................................................................ 86
Special Button Functions....................................................... 86
Factory Reset ........................................................................ 86
Chapter 4 PLAY Mode
About the PLAY Mode.................................................................... 88
1. PROGRAM ................................................................................. 89
Program Select ...................................................................... 89
Program Mix........................................................................... 90
Program Portamento.............................................................. 91
2. SAMPLE..................................................................................... 93
Select Sample........................................................................ 93
Select Sample from Sample Bank ......................................... 95
3. EASY EDIT................................................................................. 96
Mix ......................................................................................... 96
Output .................................................................................... 97
Out & Gain ............................................................................. 97
Filter....................................................................................... 98
Pitch....................................................................................... 98
Amplitude EG......................................................................... 99
Key......................................................................................... 99
Velocity................................................................................. 100
Crossfade............................................................................. 100
Control ................................................................................. 101
4. EFFECT.................................................................................... 102
Effect Setup A...................................................................... 102
Effect Setup B...................................................................... 104
Effect Edit............................................................................. 104
5. SETUP...................................................................................... 107
S/H Speed ........................................................................... 107
AD Input............................................................................... 107
6. CONTROL ................................................................................ 110
Program Controller A/B........................................................ 110
Channel Setup ..................................................................... 112
Program LFO ....................................................................... 113
Chapter 5 EDIT Mode
About the EDIT Mode................................................................... 118
1. TRIM/LOOP.............................................................................. 120
Waveform............................................................................. 120
Sample Information.............................................................. 124
Loop Remix.......................................................................... 125
2. MAP/OUT ................................................................................. 127
Mix & Key Range ................................................................. 127
Pitch..................................................................................... 129
Expand & Velocity Range..................................................... 131
Level Scaling........................................................................ 132
3. FILTER...................................................................................... 133
Filter & EQ ........................................................................... 133
Filter Scaling ........................................................................ 135
4. EG............................................................................................. 137
Amplitude EG....................................................................... 137
Filter EG............................................................................... 138
Pitch EG............................................................................... 140
5. LFO........................................................................................... 143
LFO...................................................................................... 143
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