Zoom MRS-1608 Operation Manual page 130

Reference [Pad Sampler]
9.
Turn the dial to select the sample that you
want to assign to the pad, and press the
[ENTER] key twice.
To hear the sample, you can press the PLAY [
this point.
The assignment process is carried out, and the unit
returns to the screen of step 6.
HINT
After you have pressed the [ENTER] key once, the indication
"LOAD OK?" is shown. The size of the sample is shown on
the second line of the display. You can use the cursor up/
down keys to switch the indication between the size and the
play time of the sample.
10.
To adjust various parameters for the pad,
use the cursor left/right keys to select a
parameter from the following options, and
turn the dial to adjust it.
• PITCH
Fine-tunes the pitch of the sample for the pad. The setting
range is -7.9 – 0 (reference pitch) – +7.9, in steps of 0.1
(1/10 of a semitone).
• LEVEL
Adjusts the output level for the pad. The setting range is
1 – 15.
• PAN (Panning)
Adjusts the left/right stereo position (panning) for the
pad. The setting range is L63 (far left) – 0 (center) – R63
(far right).
HINT
The panning value set here is independent of the track
parameter pan setting. When track panning is shifted to left
or right, the relative arrangement for each pad will be
retained while the entire sound is moved left or right.
• GROUP
Selects the type of sound produced when pads are hit in
succession (PL/MN) and the group to which the pad
belongs (0 – 7). The setting range is PL0 – PL7 and MN0
– MN7. For an explanation of this setting, see page 114.
• REV SEND (Reverb send)
Sets the reverb send level for each pad. The setting range
is 0 - 127. This setting is independent from the reverb
send level setting made as part of the track parameters.
• NAME (Program name)
Lets you change the name of the sampler program.
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• MEMORY REMAIN
Indicates the remaining amount of memory for the pad
sampler, in terms of capacity or play time. Use the cursor
R
up/down keys to switch between kB (kilobytes) and ms
] key at
(milliseconds).
HINT
• The MEMORY REMAIN parameter is for information only and
cannot be changed.
• You can also use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the
sample name and select another sample. Then press the
[INSERT/COPY] key again.
• Normally, a sample will play to the end when its pad is hit. To
end the sample earlier, proceed as follows. Set the LEVEL
parameter for another pad to zero and set its MN0 – MN9
parameter to the same group as the pad whose sound you
want to stop. Then hit the second pad at the point where you
want to stop the sample.
11.
Repeat steps 7 – 10 to assign samples to
other pads.
One sampler program can have a maximum total playing
time of 22 seconds (about 2 megabytes). If the indication
"SPL FULL" appears while you are assigning samples,
the maximum memory capacity is reached. In such a
case, delete unneeded sample assignments as described
below.
12.
To cancel the sample assignment of a pad,
select the pad and press the [DELETE/
ERASE] key. Then press the [ENTER] key.
When you press the [DELETE/ERASE] key, the
indication "SURE?" appears on the second line of the
display. Pressing the [ENTER] key proceeds with the
operation.
HINT
When a sample is deleted, the pad reverts to the default
settings for each parameter.
13.
To return to the main screen, press the
[EXIT] key several times.
The created sampler program is automatically stored on
the hard disk.
HINT
You can copy a sampler program to another program
number, or delete the sampler program. For details, see the
next section.
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