GEM genesys xp Owner's Manual page 79

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Once you've loaded in the samples that you need, the only essential step you need to take before you can save them is to ASSIGN, (or "map") your samples
to a specific range of keys. Only assigned samples become a part of a Waveform which you can then save to the Genesys xp Wave Library. When you load
a new Waveform into Sample Translator, the samples that constitute the Waveform are shown assigned to specific key ranges. In such cases, three values
are shown, the lowest note, the sample pitch and the highest note:
1
Press the function buttons F4 ASSIGN
Low key
2 Set the sample upper note, using the CURSOR RIGHT to
move, then the cursor to input a note value
WARNING!
If you overlap the key range of two samples, pressing ENTER will prompt a
message indicating the presence of an overlap. Press ESCAPE to cancel the
message and assign the correct key range before confirming with ENTER.
The Edit option opens a screen showing non programmable information relating to the original sample and gives access to some programmable parameters
which allow you to change some characteristics of each individual sample. The first four items of the display correspond to the sample information.
SAMPLE PITCH
Indicates the pitch at which the
sample was originally recorded.
This parameter also defines the
Root Key number, or the key where
the sample root for the current key
range is assigned. If the Genesys xp
does not recognize the Sample Pitch
of a sample you've loaded from disk,
you can use this parameter to specify
the key which will play the sample at
its normal pitch (the pitch at which it
was sampled). To help you with this
operation, use the Tuning function,
activated with the F1 soft button,
which plays the original sample pitch
with a sinusoidal that is superimposed
on the sample. You can also use this
parameter to make the sample play
its normal pitch on a different key
from the one to which it was assign
when it was recorded. This, however,
will pitch shift the sample and change
its playback rate, which can affect the
timbre of the sample.
Realtime use of the Genesys xp
ASSIGN SAMPLE
Hi key
F6 SAMPLE EDITING
SAMPLE RATE
This parameter defines the frequency
with which the Sample is read. If
the Sampling Rate is modified, the
sample pitch is also proportionally
modified. For example, if the Sample
Rate is raised in value, the sample
pitch will also become higher.
Basically, this function provides a
fine tuning for the sample, avoiding
dissonance between the samples that
make up the Waveform.
3
Move on the other wave and repeat the operation
Now the first sample TRUMPET1 plays from A0 to C4, the second sample
TRUMPET 2 will start playing reaching the note C#4 until C8. In this way you
can create a multisample wave.
LOOP START
This parameter causes samples to
replay indefinitely until you release
the note, or they decay to silence.
Each sample, when triggered,
begins at the Loop Start point and
plays through to the Loop End, then
loops to the Loop start point and
plays again. This cycle will continue
until the note is released. If the Loop
Switch is set to Off (see below), when
the sample plays to the Loop End on
its first cycle, it stops when it reaches
the Loop End. Changing the Loop
Start (and Loop End) points can have
a small or great effect on the sample
timbre, depending on the nature of
the sound at the Loop Start point. You
may hear a click as the sample loops
back from the Loop End to Sample
Start. In such cases, vary the Loop
Start value until you reduce the click
to an acceptable value.
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SAMPLE INFO
SAMPLE NAME
Shows the original name of the wave sample.
SAMPLE TYPE
Identifies the sample format
PROPERTIES
Shows the technical characteristics of the sample
SAMPLE SIZE
Shows the size of the sample expressed as
the total number of samples.
SAMPLE END
This parameter represents the end
of the current sample and the point
where the sample, once played,
loops back to the Loop Start point.
If the Loop Switch is set to Off, the
Loop End parameter changes to
"Sample End".
LOOP SWITCH
This parameter toggles between the
On and Off status of the Loop. If set
to ON, the sample loops continually
from Loop Start to Loop End until the
keys are released. If OFF , the sample
plays from Loop Start to Sample End
and stops
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