Kurzweil K2000 - MUSICIANS GUIDE Musician's Manual page 310

Sampling and Sample Editing
Setting Up For Sampling
speciÞed threshold is exceeded, then recording will proceed normally. The display will indicate
that youÕre making a threshold recording, but wonÕt actually begin recording until the
threshold is exceeded.
You can abort the recording of a sample by pressing the -/+, 0 and CLR buttons simultaneously.
When recording is complete, the K2vx will prompt you to strike a root key. The sample is
assigned to the key you strike. This ÒrootÓ is the key at which the sample will be played back
without transposition. When sampling pitched sounds, it generally makes sense to assign a
root key that matches the pitch of the original sample, although you can set the root key
anywhere you like. If you press the Default soft button, the K2vx uses C 4. You can change the
root key at any time on the MISC page in the Sample Editor.
When the root key has been assigned, the K2vx asks you if you want to save the sample. At this
point the display will show one of two thingsÑthe number of clips, or if no clips occurred, the
maximum level (in dB) of the sample signal.
You can listen to the sample before deciding whether to save it. If you decide not to keep the
sample, press the No soft button, and youÕll return to the Sample mode page. If you press Yes ,
youÕll see the normal Save dialog. When youÕve saved the sample, youÕll return to the Sample
mode page. YouÕll also have the opportunity to name the sample. A recommended convention
for naming samples is to include the root key as part of the name. This is particularly useful for
pitched samples. Including the root key in the sample name helps when you are creating a
keymap, because it tells you how much transposition of the sample you will hear depending on
its key assignment.
Once the sample is recorded and saved, you may want to edit it, using the TRIM page, LOOP
page, or any of the sample DSP functions.
The Auto Soft Button
To save time when sampling with either the Analog or Digital inputs, you can use the Auto soft
button. This will begin sampling immediately (or when the sample threshold is exceeded if you
have the Thresh parameter set to a value other than Off), and will return you to the Sample
Recording page when the sample is complete. The root key is automatically assigned at C 4,
and the sample is automatically saved at the next available ID above 199.
The Timer Soft Button
If you need to delay the beginning of your sample recording, you can press the Timer soft
button instead of the Record or Auto soft buttons. This will begin a ten-second countdown
before sample recording actually starts. The display will show the countdown. When the
countdown reaches zero, The Program, Setup, MIDI, and Master mode LEDs will ßash three
times. If you have the Thresh parameter set to a value of Off, sample recording will start
immediately after the LEDs ßash. If you have the Thresh parameter set to a value other than
Off, sample recording will begin when the countdown has Þnished and the threshold level is
exceeded.
The Preview Soft Button
When youÕve Þnished taking a sample, you can press the Preview soft button to automatically
create a keymap and program using the new sample. It uses the settings for the Default
program 199 as a template. Unlike the temporary keymap thatÕs created when you audition a
sample (and disappears when you select another sample), the preview keymap and program
are stored in RAM and can be selected at a later time. The program and keymap will have the
same name as the sample.
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