Kurzweil K2000 - MUSICIANS GUIDE Musician's Manual page 316

Sampling and Sample Editing
Editing Samples
Decay Rate
Release Rate
Loop Switch
Playback Mode
Alternative Sample Sense
Ignore Release
Root Key Number
The root key number represents the key at which the sample will play back without
transposition (at the same pitch as the pitch of the original sample). When youÕre creating your
own samples, the key you strike as the root key will be the key you see as the value for this
parameter.
Pitch Adjust
Use this parameter to change the pitch of the sample relative to the key from which itÕs played.
Setting a value of 100 cts, for example, will cause the sample to play back one semitone higher
than normal. This parameter is handy for Þne tuning samples to each other if theyÕre slightly
out of tune.
Volume Adjust
Uniformly boost or cut the amplitude of the entire sample. Compare this to the DSP Volume
Adjust parameter, which lets you boost or cut the amplitude of a speciÞed segment of a RAM
sample.
Alternative Start Volume Adjust (AltVolAdjust)
This parameter sets the amplitude of the sample when the alternative start is used. See Chapter
6 for a discussion of AltSwitch.
Decay Rate
Use this parameter to specify how long the sample will take to decay (fade) to zero amplitude
when a note is sustained, either by holding the key (or other note trigger), or with the sustain
pedal. The higher the value, the faster the sample will decay. The sample starts decaying as
soon as the note is triggered, and decays with a linear curve. This decay affects each sample
individually, and begins as soon as the note starts. It operates independently of the decay in the
AMPENV, which affects every note in the layer.
Release Rate
The release rate determines how long the sample will take to decay to zero amplitude when the
note trigger is released. the higher the value, the faster the release rate.This release affects each
sample individually, and begins as soon as the note is released. It operates independently of the
release in the AMPENV, which affects every note in the layer.
To create an extended sample loop that will play data after the sampleÕs loop on key-up, set the
Alt sample pointer after the sample end pointer, then set a relatively low value for the release
rate.
15-12
0 to 5000 dB per second
0 to 5000 dB per second
Off, On
Normal, Reverse, Bidirectional
Normal, Reverse
Off, On