Kurzweil K2600 Musician's Manual page 416

Sampling and Sample Editing
Editing Samples
interesting and unusual effects by mixing different types of samples, especially if you set the
Tempo parameter to a high value.
The Tempo parameter sets the interval between repetitions in beats per minute. The Of
parameter establishes the number of beats per measure, and the Beat parameter sets which beat
gets mixed. For example, if you set the Tempo parameter to 120, youÕll have two beats per
second. If you set the Beat parameter to 1, and the Of parameter to 1, Sample 2 will be mixed in
twice per second, for the duration of the selected range of Sample 1. The Þrst mix of Sample 2
occurs at the Start (S) point of Sample 1. If you change the Of parameter to 4, Sample 2 will be
mixed into Sample 1 on the downbeat of every measure of 4.
The length of the ranges you set for Sample 1 and Sample 2 affects the results of the mix. In the
above example, if Sample 1 is two seconds in length, and the mix of Sample 2 is on Beat 1 of 1,
youÕll mix four segments of Sample 2, at half-second intervals. On beat 1 of 4, youÕd hear just
one mix of Sample 2, right at the top.
To set up a MixBeat, Þrst select the desired segment of Sample 1 using the Start and End
parameters. Then press the Samp2 soft button to select the sample to be mixed in, and the
selected range of that sample. Note that when you go to the Samp2 page from the Mix Beat page
(and from the Replicate and Mix Echo pages), an extra parameterÑIncrement (Incr)Ñappears.
This parameter isnÕt available for the other DSP functions.
You can use the Incr parameter to shift the starting position of Sample 2. If you set a positive
value, the start and end points of Sample 2 will shift later each time itÕs mixed. A negative value
will shift the start and end points of Sample 2 earlier with each mix.
To optimize processing time, keep the range of Sample 2 shorter than the interval between
mixed-in segments. In the example above, if the mix were on beat 1 of 1, youÕd want to keep
Sample 2 at a range of a half second or less. If it were on beat 1 of 4, the range of Sample 2 could
be as much as two seconds.
Next, press the OK soft button to return to the Mix Beat page, then use the Tempo parameter to
select the rate at which Sample 2 will be mixed in. You can choose a tempo from 1 to 9999 beats
per minute. Try setting the tempo at 9000 or more, and mix a very small range of Sample 2 into
Sample 1 to create a wide variety of periodic waveforms.
Now set the values of the Beat and Of parameters to determine how the mixed sample will
repeat. The Beat parameter determines the beat (s) on which Sample 2 will be mixedÑfrom 1 to
9999. The Of parameter determines the measure lengthÑalso from 1 to 9999.
Finally, use the VolAdjust parameter to set the volume of the mixed sample segmentÑfrom -96
to 96 dB.
If the Of parameter is set to a value of 0, the Sample 2 segment will be mixed in on every beat,
regardless of the setting for the Beat parameter. If the Beat parameter is set to a negative value,
the segment of Sample 2 thatÕs mixed in will be moved forward in time by the length of one beat
each time itÕs mixed in; that is, youÕll hear a later portion of the sample. Another way to
accomplish this is to use the Increment (Incr) parameter on the Samp2 page. Set it to a positive
value to use a later portion of Sample 2 with each repetition, or a negative value to use an earlier
portion. The Beat parameter must be set to a value of 0 or higher for this to work.
For example, suppose youÕve chosen a six-second sample as Sample 1, and you use the entire
sample as the selected segment. You also select a half-second segment of Sample 2 to be mixed
in. If you choose a Tempo value of 120 beats per minute (2 beats per second), there will be 12
beats within your six-second Sample 1 segment. If you set the Beat parameter to 1 and the Of
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