A Practice Sampling Session - E-Mu ESI-32 Operation Manual

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ESI-32 Operation Manual
Looping A Sample
If you haven't yet done so, activate the Digital Processing Module and
assign the current sample.
1. Select 2. Loop to graphically see how looping affects a sample.
Since the loop function is on, if you play and hold a key in the
current sample, it will play indefinitely.
2. Try modifying the loop. Adjust the Start and Length values. Note
that if the length equals the full length of the sample, you will not be
able to set a new start point. Reduce the length, and you should be
able to adjust the start point. For practice, try looping individual
words or sentence fragments.

A Practice Sampling Session

Plug a microphone into the rear panel left Sample Input jack (or through
a DAT into the optional digital I/O).
1. Erase all memory (Master/Globals, 3. Erase Bank).
2. Set the Sample Source for either Analog or Digital sampling
(Sample Management, 5. Setup). "Source" is located on the second
page in the Setup submodule. If you are using the optional digital
inputs, match the sample rate to that of your DAT recorder or the
sample will play back at the wrong pitch.
3. Set the level (Sample Management, 5. Setup). Sing Ahhhh into
the microphone. (This is an easy sound to loop.) The VU level
should not quite reach the top of its range. Adjust the gain using the
data entry control, until a good level is attained.
4. Set the threshold (Sample Management, 5. Setup). This should
be set about five or six bars from the left. When the input sound
exceeds this level, recording will start.
5. Select 7. Arm Sampling, to arm the sampling process. OK, now
get ready to sing Ahhhhh.
6. Sing Ahhhhh! When you are out of breath, press ESCAPE to stop
sampling.
7. Play the keyboard in the assigned range to hear the results. The
sound should default to the lower keyboard range, C1-B1. The
original pitch of the sample should be located at G1.
8. Truncate the silence off of the beginning and end of the sound.
Activate the Digital Processing module. The ESI-32 will default to
the only sample in the unit, which is the one you just made.
9. Select 3, Truncation to enable the truncation function. Adjust the
start and end points by moving the data entry control to remove any
silence or unwanted portion of the sound. You must play the key-
board after you move the data entry control in order to hear the
results of the data entry control change. Press ENTER to exit trunca-
tion.
10. Activate the Digital Processing module, 2. Loop. Now we are
ready to loop the sound.