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STEP
8
1
SETTING LEVELS
In
this
step,
the lower
half of
the
LCD
serves
as a
bar-graph
meter
to indicate
sample
signal
level.
The
six
dots
to
the
right in-
dicate the
overload
region.
The
line
below
the
bar-graph
is
a
peak-hold
indicator that
momentarily
freezes the highest
level
attained.
If
you pressed
(1) in
the previous
step,
the
LCD
will
say "Press
any key
to start
recording."
Play the
sample and
adjust the
REC
LEVEL
knob
for
the highest possible
signal
level
short
of
over-
load.
Press
any key on
the
S900
or
keyboard
to
begin
recording.
If
you pressed
(2) in
the previous
step,
the
LCD
will
say
"Hit foot-
switch
to start
recording."
Play the
sample and
adjust the
REC
LEVEL
knob
for
the highest possible
signal
level
short
of
over-
load. Hit
the footswitch
to
begin
recording.
If
you pressed
(3) in
the previous
step,
the
LCD
will
say "knob
sets
trig
level.
Any
key
when
ready." Play the
sample and
adjust
the
REC
LEVEL
knob
for
the highest possible
signal
level
short
of
overioad.
A T
indicates the
trigger level
and
may
be changed
by
turning the
control.
As
soon
as you
press
any key on
the
S900
or
keyboard,
and
the signal
to
be sampled exceeds
the
set
threshold,
sampling
will
begin.
STJEP9J
SAMPLING
Once
sampling has been
initiated,
an arrow
in
the
upper
LCD
line
will
move
from
left
to right
to
indicate
how much
sampling
time
has
elapsed.
When
the
arrow reaches
the
right
side
of
the
LCD,
the selected
sampling
time
has
elapsed.
You
will
then
be
returned
to
step
7,
To
replay the
sample,
advance
to
the next
"page"
(PAGE down
arrow)
and
press
ENT.
The
sample
will
play
for
its
entire
dura-
tion.
You may
also play the
sample by
pressing the
PLAY
parameter
button.
In
this
case
the
sample
will
play only
as
long
as you hold
down
PLAY.
To
re-record the
sample,
return
to
the previous
page
(PAGE
up
arrow)
and
repeat steps
7—
9.
To
re-record the
sample and change
some
of
the previously set
parameters, press the
REC
function button
and go
through the
steps
again.
To keep
the
sample you
just
recorded and
record a
different
sample, press the
REC
function button
and
start
over.
To
exit
the
REC
function,
press another
function button (general-
ly
EDIT
SAMPLE
if
you want
to alter
the
sound you
just
sampled).
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