Root Key; Pitch Adjust; Volume Adjust; Alternative Start Volume Adjust (Altvoladjust) - Kurzweil Forte Manual

Keymap and Sample Editing
Editing Samples

Root Key

The root key represents the keyboard key at which the sample will play back without
transposition (that is, at the same pitch as the pitch of the original sample). Use the
Previous-/Next+ buttons or Alpha Wheel to select a RootKey note, or use the alphanumeric
pad followed by the Enter button to enter a RootKey by MIDI note number.

Pitch Adjust

Use this parameter to change the pitch of the sample relative to the key from which it's
played. Setting a value of 100cts, for example, will cause the sample to play back one
semitone higher than normal. This parameter is handy for fine tuning samples to each other
if they're slightly out of tune.

Volume Adjust

Uniformly boost or cut the amplitude of the entire sample.

Alternative Start Volume Adjust (AltVolAdjust)

This parameter sets the amplitude of the sample when the alternative start is used. See
Alternative Switch (AltControl and AltMethod) on page 7-26

Decay Rate

This parameter defines how long the sample takes to decay (fade) to zero amplitude (silence).
Decay Rate affects each sample individually, and is in effect only when the amplitude
envelope for the program (the Mode parameter on the AMPENV page in the Program
Editor) is set to Natural. If Mode is User, the settings on the AMPENV page override the
setting for DecayRate.
DecayRate takes effect in the loop portion of the sample, after all the attack stages of the
amplitude envelope are complete.
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Parameter
Root Key Number
Pitch Adjust
Volume Adjust
Alternative Volume Adjust
Decay Rate
Release Rate
Loop Switch
Playback Mode
Alternative Sample Sense
Ignore Release
Range of Values
C -1 to G 9
Variable (depends on sample rate)
-64.0 to 63.5 dB
-64.0 to 63.5 dB
0 to 5000 dB per second
0 to 5000 dB per second
Off, On
Normal, Reverse, Bidirectional
Normal, Reverse
Off, On
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