Table Of Contents - Akai s900 Operator's Manual

TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
1
:
fNTRODUCTION
WELCOME!
SET
IT
UP
PLAYING
BACK SOUNDS
HOW
TO
COMMUNICATE
WITH THE S900
FUNCTIONS, PAGES,
and
BUTTONS
GETTING
AROUND
THE
S900:
A PRACTICAL
EXAMPLE
CHANGING PARAMETERS
ENTERING TEXT AND NAMES: MEET THE
S900
WORD
PROCESSOR
DEFINITIONS
VELOCITY KEYBOARD
SAMPLE
KEYGROUP
PROGRAM
THE IMPORTANCE OF SAVING S900
MEMORY
DATA TO
DISK
ERROR MESSAGES
HOW
TO USE
THIS
MANUAL
CHAPTER
2:
REFERENCE SECTION
PART
1
:
INTRODUCTION, SHORT FORM
FUNCTIONS, PAGES,
and
BUTTONS
SELECTING A
PAGE
ARROWS, CURSORS,
and
GADGETS
CHANGING PARAMETERS
ENTERING TEXT AND NAMES
ERROR MESSAGES
DEFINITIONS
THE IMPORTANCE OF SAVING MEMORY
DATA TO
DISK
PART
2:
THE PLAY BUTTON FUNCTIONS
PLAY FUNCTIONS
PART
3:
THE TUNE BUTTON FUNCTIONS
TUNE FUNCTIONS
PART
4:
THE
MIDI
BUTTON FUNCTIONS
PAGE
01
:
MIDI
CHANNEL AND MODE
SELECT
PAGE
02:
MIDI
TEST SIGNAL TRANSMIT
(CHANNEL,
NOTE, VELOCITY, TRIGGER)
PAGE
03:
INCOMING
MIDI
SIGNAL ANALYZER
PAGE
04:
PITCH
WHEEL RESPONSE
PAGE
05:
RS-232
PORT PARAMETERS
PART
5:
THE
DISK
BUTTON FUNCTIONS
PAGE
PAGE
.01:
02:
LOAD
SOUND
DATA
FROM
DISK
TO
MEMORY
LOAD PROGRAM, OR PROGRAM AND
SAMPLES,
FROM
DISK
PAGE
03:
LOAD SAMPLE
FROM
DISK
PAGE
04:
ERASE
DISK,
THEN SAVE
S900
MEMORY
TO
DISK
PAGE
05:
PARAMETERS: SAVE PROGRAM,
OR
PROGRAM
&
SAMPLES, FROM
S900
TO
DISK
PAGE
06:
SAVE SAMPLE TO
DISK
PAGE
07:
PARAMETERS: ERASE SAMPLE
OR
PROGRAM FROM
DISK
PAGE
08:
FORMAT
DISK
PART
6:
THE
EDIT
PROGRAM BUTTON
FUNCTIONS
PAGE
01
:
PROGRAM
SELECT/COPY/RENAME/DELETE
PAGE
02:
KEY/LOUDNESS
INTERACTION, POSITIONAL
CROSSFADE
PAGE
03:
KEYGROUP
SELECT/COPY/DELETE
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
ABOUT PAGES
04
to
16
PAGE
04:
VELOCITY CROSSFADE, VELOCITY SWITCH
THRESHOLD
PAGE
05:
SOFT SAMPLE RANGE ASSIGNMENT
PAGE
06:
SOFT SAMPLE LOUDNESS,
FILTER,
TRANSPOSE, AND
FINE PITCH
PAGE
07:
HARD SAMPLE RANGE ASSIGNMENT
PAGE
08:
HARD SAMPLE
LOUDNESS,
FILTER,
TRANSPOSE,
AND
FINE
PITCH
PAGE
09:
KEYGROUP
ENVELOPE
SETTINGS
PAGE
1
0:
KEYGROUP
VELOCITY RESPONSE
PAGE
1 1
:
WARP
(automatic
pitch
bend)
PAGE
1
2:
LFO
(low
frequency
oscillator for
modulation)
PAGE
1
3:
LFO
DEPTH
(via
aftertouch or modulation wheel)
PAGE
1
4:
KEY
FILTER
(filter
keyboard
tracking)
PAGE
1
5:
KEYGROUP
MIDI
ASSIGNMENT, STATUS,
AND
CHANNEL
PAGE
16:
ASSIGNING
KEYGROUP
AUDIO
OUTPUT
PART
7:
THE
EDIT
SAMPLE BUTTON
FUNCTIONS
PAGE
01
PAGE
02
PAGE
03
PAGE
04:
PAGE
05:
PAGE
06
PAGE
07
PAGE
08
PAGE
09
PAGE
1
0:
PAGE
1 1
PAGE
1
2:
SELECT/COPY/RENAME/DELETE SAMPLE
SELECT
PROGRAM
MONITOR
SAMPLE LOUDNESS, NOMINAL
PITCH,
AND
FINE PITCH
REPLAY
MODE
SELECT
TIME DIRECTION (NORMAL/REVERSE)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PAGES
06, 07,
and 08
START
POINT
END
POINT
LOOP LENGTH
RESAMPLE, DISCARD
(memory
saving
features)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
ABOUT
PAGES
10, 11,
and 12
SPLICE X-FADE
(select
samples
to
be
spliced,
name new
sample)
SPLICE
CROSS-FADE
TIME
SPLICE
ORDER
PART
8:
THE REC BUTTON
(SAMPLING) FUNCTIONS
STEP
1
STEP
2
STEP
3
STEP
4
STEPS
STEP
6
STEP
7
STEP
8
STEP
9
NAME SAMPLE
SELECT
PROGRAM
FOR MONITORING
SPECIFY
SAMPLE TYPE
SPECIFY AUDIO BANDWIDTH
SPECIFY
RECORDING
TIME
ASSIGN
SAMPLE
PITCH
SELECT TRIGGER
SETTING LEVELS
SAMPLING