Korg kronos Operation Manual page 146

Sampling (Open Sampling System)
Program mode
Save to
Mode
Sample Time
Save to
Specifies the destination to which the data will be written
during sampling.
RAM: The sample will be written to RAM memory.
Samples written into RAM memory can be heard
immediately in Sampling mode.
Disk: The sound will be recorded to disk as a WAVE file.
You can select a disk, directory, and file name for the
recorded file using the Select Directory/File for Sample to
Disk menu command.
Drive Select
Use Drive Select to select the desired drive, which can be
either an internal disk or a USB storage device. Then, use the
Open or Up buttons to move to the desired folder level, and
use the Name parameter at the top of the window to specify
a name for the sample file. Press the Done button to confirm
the settings you've made.
While this dialog is open, you can also audition the selected
WAVE file by pressing the on-screen Play button or the
front-panel SAMPLING START/STOP switch. To stop
playback, either press the SAMPLING START/STOP
switch again, or touch the on-screen Stop button.
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Mode
Specifies the channel(s) that you want to sample, and specify
whether a mono or stereo sample will be created.
The L and R channels of the bus specified by Source Bus
will be sampled.
L-Mono: The L channel of the bus specified by Source Bus
will be sampled in mono.
R-Mono: The R channel of the bus specified by Source Bus
will be sampled in mono.
Stereo: The L and R channels of the bus specified by Source
Bus will be sampled in stereo. This will create a stereo
multisample and samples.
Sample Time
Specifies the amount of time that you wish to sample. This
can be set in 0.001 second increments. If you record a
sample in this condition ([REC] [START] [STOP]), the
change in time will be displayed automatically.
If Save to is set to Disk, the maximum value is calculated
from the amount of remaining space on the disk specified by
Select Directory/File for Sample to Disk. The maximum
sample time is 80 minutes.
When sampling to disk, bit resolution may also affect the
maximum sampling time. 24-bit data uses 50% more space
than 16-bit data.
Auto +12 dB On
In general, the Recording Level should be set to 0 (dB). For
more information, see "Setting the recording level" on
page 136.
In order to maintain headroom, the KRONOS generally
plays back samples 12 dB softer than the original volume (if
+12 dB is off). This is appropriate for sounds which will be
played back polyphonically, such as samples of acoustic
instruments.
For drum loops and similar material, on the other hand, you
may wish to play back the data at the same level at which it
was sampled. In this case, turn on the +12 dB parameter
(Sampling P2– Loop Edit page).
If you sample with the Auto +12 dB On setting checked,
+12 dB will automatically be turned on, and the recorded
sample will play back at the same level at which it was
sampled.
Sample to Disk (Bit Depth)
When Save To is set to Disk, you can choose to record at
either 16-bit or 24-bit resolution.
When Save To is set to RAM, the resolution is fixed at 16-
bit.
Optimizing RAM memory
Optimization rearranges any unused memory areas so that
all of the remaining memory can be used, which may
increase the amount of RAM available for sampling. This
optimization can happen either manually or automatically.
Automatic optimization is enabled via the Auto Optimize
RAM parameter on the Global mode P0: Basic Setup page.
When this is turned on, RAM will automatically be
optimized when sampling ends.