S3000Xl Flowchart - Akai S3000XL User Manual

INTRODUCTION
Once you have placed your sample(s) into a program, you may play them from a MIDI
controller in SINGLE mode. If the optional effects processor is fitted in your S3000XL, you
may add powerful multi-effects such as simultaneous distortion, EQ, chorus/flange, delay
and reverb to these programs.
Once you have several programs in memory, you may use the MULTI mode to combine
them together. Typically, this will be to set different programs to different MIDI channels
for multi-timbral sequencing but you may also use the MULTI mode for layering programs
and for key splits. In MULTI mode, the four channels of the optional effects processor
may be used so that different programs may have different effects applied to them.
Furthermore, the MULTI's internal mixer allows you to mix the level and pan of each
program as well as set its effects send level. With the individual output board fitted, these
programs may be assigned to their own output for mixing on an external mixing console.
Once you are happy with everything, the whole thing may be saved to disk for recall at a
later date.
One of the beauties of the Akai samplers is that there are no restrictions on what you do
with samples - any sample can be placed into any keygroup in any program. One sample
may be placed into a variety of different programs, each of which impose different
envelope or filter settings to create a wide range of possibilities from very little. One or
more samples may be used in any other programs even on other disks and/or one
program can be used as the basis for processing other samples.

S3000XL FLOWCHART

The following flowcharts will help your understanding of the S3000XL.
SAMPLE(S)
Here, samples are made and edited, placed into programs (which can be played singly if
you wish) and these programs can be placed into a multi (where several programs my be
played together). Programs and multis can use the optional effects processor if fitted.
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EFFECTS
(optional)
PROGRAM(S)
EFFECTS
(optional)
MULTI
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