Akai S3000XL User Manual page 71

NOTE: Most of the parameters in this page are retained for compatibility with data created
on earlier Akai samplers. When editing a program in MULTI mode, the MIDI channel,
priority, play range and transpose functions are not shown here as these parameters are
irrelevant, being overridden by the MULTI's parameters.
However, if you are using the 'old Akai' method for multi-timbral sequencing, you will want
to set the parameters shown above (although they may be more easily set in the SINGLE
mode on the MIDI page).
S3000XL Operator's Manual
This allows you to set the overall keyboard range C0-G8 of the
program and this will override any keygroup range settings made
in the keygroup SPAN page.
program's keygroups may extend up to G8, if you set, say, C4 as
the high extreme in this field, no sound will be heard above C4.
You may use this function to create keyboard splits with other
programs of the same program number.
This allows you to transpose the program +/-50 semi-tones in
semi-tone increments. You will note that this is not a pitch shift
function as such but a MIDI transpose function - this overcomes
the problem of playing back samples out of their range. What this
function does is introduce an offset so that, with a +12 setting,
even if you play C3 on the keyboard, this is offset to play the
samples on C4 - it is not playing the samples on C3 an octave
higher.
EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLE
For example, even though your
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