Akai S950 Operator's Manual page 31

You can now move to the next page which displays:
This allows you to set (in sample points) the length of time over which the
crossfade will occur. To achieve this, move the cursor one position to the
right using the 'cursor >' button and enter a suitable value using the keypad
or CONTROL knob. When you have done this, move to the next page which will
read:
This page allows you to specify which order the samples are to be played in
the crossfade. Mode 1 will play the sound currently selected in EDIT SAMPLE
followed by the sound selected on Page 11. Mode 2 will play the sample
selected on Page 11 followed by the sample currently selected whilst Mode 3
will play them together. To execute this, move the cursor one position right
using 'cursor >' and select the required mode, 1, 2 or 3. After a short
pause, the spliced sample will have been created and to hear it, hit EDIT
SAMPLE and select the new sample on Page 01. If this is not to your liking,
erase the new sample and repeat the procedure entering a different crossfade
time.
Note: As above in crossfede looping, it is necessary to create a new sample
for splicing. If you don't have enough memory, the S950 will not be able to
create the new sample so it may be necessary to delete some samples form
memory.
Also, when you splice two samples together, the original pitch of the sample
is retained. If for example, you splice two samples together, one of which
was sampled on C3, the other on G3, the resultant splice will play the
samples a fifth apart, even If you retune the NOM PITCH of the second sample
on Page 3 of EDIT SAMPLE. If you intend to sample two sounds specifically for
splicing, ensure that they ere sampled on the seine note.
The next page is all to do with TIMESTRETCH.
Timestretch is a facility that allows you to either lengthen or shorten a
sample without changing that samples pitch over a factor of 999% <i.e a one
second sample can be stretched to a maximum length of nearly 10 seconds).
There are many uses for this technique. Firstly, it is possible to change the
tempo of a sampled drum loop without changing its pitch. Alternatively, it is
possible to change the pitch of the drum loop and then change it back to its
original tempo. It can also be used to lengthen samples so that, as you go
higher up the keyboard, the sample length remains constant. It is also
possible to lengthen or shorten backing vocals which could be 'spun in' in an
extended remix. With the EXM006 memory expansion boards fitted it could be
used in audio/visual applications to change the overall time of a voice-over
without changing pitch - you could even change the playing time of a jingle
without changing pitch. Similarly, you could transpose the pitch of the
jingle and then revert to its original tempo.
>12 #Splice crossfade time, (points)
(0 -
>13 (SPLICE ORDER: 1st then 2nd (1),
2nd then 1st (2), Together(3)
29
0> 1000
Mem O%