Yamaha A3000 Owner's Manual page 147

Samples and Sample Banks
You use EDIT mode to edit both samples and sample banks. Operation varies slightly
according to whether you are editing (1) a freestanding sample, (2) a sample bank, or (3)
a sample within a sample bank.
Freestanding sample
In most cases you will probably be editing freestanding samples — individual samples
that are not assigned to sample banks. You can access and edit all available sample
parameters directly.
Sample banks
A sample bank is a group of related samples that you handle as a single unit for purposes
of program assignment, disk saves, and disk loads. When editing a sample bank, you
should be aware of the difference between (a) parameter values set by each sample within
the bank, and (b) parameter values set by the sample bank itself. For example, you need
to understand the meaning of two special sample-bank settings: "----", and "(----)".
A "----" parameter setting means that each sample in the bank uses its own locally-set
value for this parameter. When you begin editing the sample bank, many parameters
will show this setting. If you like, you can select a specific value for the parameter by
rotating the corresponding knob. If you do this, the A3000 will apply the value you
select to all of the samples in the bank, temporarily overriding their local settings. If you
wish to cancel the bank-level setting and return the samples to their original values,
turn the knob to reselect the "----".
A "(----)" setting means that it is not possible to override the samples' local settings for
this parameter. Turning the knob will have no effect.
Keep in mind that sample-bank editing never changes the parameter values stored within
the samples themselves. To change these values, you must edit the samples individually.
Samples within a sample bank
Editing content is the same as for freestanding samples — you have direct access to
each of the sample's parameters.
Selecting the Sample (or Bank)
Before you can edit a sample or sample bank, you must first select it. A variety of selec-
tion methods are available, as described below.
If the sample (bank) is already in a program...
If the sample (bank) you want to edit already belongs to a program, you can select it as
follows: (1) Select PLAY | PROGRAM (PLAY mode, PROGRAM function); (2) go to the
PgmSel page and turn Knob 2 or 3 to select the program; (3) select PLAY | SAMPLE; (4)
go to the SmpSel page and turn Knob 2 or 3 to select the sample (bank). Then press the
EDIT mode button to enter editing mode.
EDIT Mode
Chapter 5 EDIT Mode
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