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Controls
MONITOR
Control
This
control adjusts the monitor
level
while
sampling
a
live
sound.
The
monitor
level
is
not affected
by the
output
LEVEL
control.
When
sampling
by
microphone and
the monitor
level
is
too
high,
"howling"
may
result.
REC
LEVEL Control
This
control adjusts the
recording
level
of
thejincoming
signal.
POWER Switch
Use
the
POWER
switch
to
turn
the
power on and
off.
Note:
Do
not
attempt
to
connect
the
sampler
disk
drive
MD280
after
the
S612
has
been
turned
on.
MIC INPUT Jack
This jack
is
used
for
sampling from
a
microphone
or
a
electric guitar.
The
input
sensitivity
is
—63
dB.
Connect
a
standard
6.3
mm
<f>
phono
plug
to
this
jack.
LINE
INPUT
Jack
—
This jack
is
used
for
sampling
the
line
out
from
keyboards
or
audio equip-
ment,
etc.
The
input sensitivity
is
—
27
dB.
Connect
a
standard
6.3
mm<£ phono
plug
to this jack.
Note:
When
both
MIC
and LINE
input
jacks
are used, the
MIC
input
has
priority,
priority.
MIDI
GH.
Display
Normally,
this
will
indicate the
MIDI
reception channel.
However
the
dis-
play
will
light
up
to
confirm proper op-
eration
when
saving, verifying
and
loading
tone
data.
*
When
the
power
is
on, the display
will
show
"0" (omni
on).
When
the
unit
receives MIDI
signals,
such
as key-on,
key-off,
etc.,
the
dis-
play
will
brighten momentarily.
REC
LEVEL Indicator
Shows
the recording
level
which can
be
adjusted by
the
REC
LEVEL
control.
LOOPING Button
Press
this
button
to
set the
scanning
mode
to
looping.
The LED
indicator
will light.
This jack allows
the
use
of
a foot
switch
to trigger
the
sampling
pro-
cess.
Note:
Connect
a
standard
6.3
mm^
phono
plug
to this
jack.
Use
the
Akai
PS-X80
or the circuit
is
opened
when
the
connected
switch
is
pushed
down.
NEW
Button
Press
this
button
when
you
make
a
new
sample.
*
The
previous
sample
will
be
erased.
DVERDUB
Button
Press
this
button
when
you
wish
to
overdub
one
or
more
sounds.
*
You
can overdub
many
times.
Press
this
button
to
save
the
sound
data
in
the
S61
2 onto
disk or tape.
MIDI
MONO/POLY
Mode
Select
Button
This
button
is
used
to
switch
between
the MIDI
mono
and
poly
modes.
The
Indicator
lights
when
the
mono mode
is
set.
END
Point lever
This
lever
sets the end-point
of
the
sampled
sound.
MANUAL
SPLICE Button
Press
this
button
to
set
a
splicing
point
manually.
The LED
indicator
will
light.
START/SPLICE Lever
This
lever
sets the
start/splice
point
of
the
sampled
sound.
Note:
Normally,
this
lever
sets the
starting
point.
However,
when
the
MANUAL
SPLICE
button
is
pressed,
it
will
set
the splicing
point.
—
ALTERNATING
Button
Press
this
button
to
set the
scanning
mode
to
alternating.
The
LED
indica-
tor
will light.
LFO,
SPEED. DEPTH, DELAY controls
A
vibrato effect
can be
added
to
the
sampled sound by
using
the
LFO.
SPEED
—
Adjusts
the
speed
of
the
vi-
brato.
DEPTH
—
Adjusts
the
depth
of
the
vi-
brato.
DELAY
—
Adjust
the
delay
time
of
the
vibrato.
KEY
TRANS
Button
Press
this
button
to
transpose
the
sampled
sound.
The
LED
indicator
will light.
MIDI
CHANNEL
DOWN
Button
Press
this
button
to
lower the MIDI
channel number.
*
Pressing
once decreases
the
channel by
one. Pressing the
button while
"0"
is
displayed
on
the MIDI
CH
.
display
will
revert
the
display
to "9".
VERIFY
Button
Press
this
button
to verify
the
sound
data
saved on
disk
or tape.
MIDI
CHANNEL UP
Button
Press
this
button
to
increment
the
MIDI
channel number.
*
Pressing
once
increass
the
chan-
nel
by
one.
Pressing
the
button
while "9"
is
displayed
on
the MIDI
CH
.
display
will
forward
the
dis-
play
to
"0",
LOAD Button
,
Press
this
button
to
load the
sound
data,
saved on
disk
or tape, into
the
S61
2.
TUNE
Control
The
sampled sound can be
fine
tuned
using
this
control.
It
will
also serve as
a
pitch
control
when
replaying
sampled sound.
LINE
OUT Jack
The
monitor/output
signal
of
the
S61
2
appears
at this
LINE
OUT
jack,
which can be connected
to
the
line
input
of
mixers
or amplifiers.
*
Connect
a
standard
6.3 mm<f>
phono
plug
to this
jack.
Note:
This
jack
is
connected
in
paral-
lel
with the LINE
OUT
jack on
the rear panel.
1
—
LEVEL
Control
This
control adjusts the
output
level
of
the
sampled
sound.
The
monitor
level
is
not affected
by
the output
LEVEL
control.
1
DECAY Control
This
control adjusts the
decay
efect
of
the
sampled
sound. Turning
the
knob
clockwise
will
Increase
the
decay
time
after key-off.
FILTER
Control
This control adjusts the
low-pass
filtering
on
the
sampled
sound.
The
replayed
sampled sound
will
become
mellower as
the
control
is
turned
to-
wards
the
LOW
position.
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