Using Quick Sampling; Playing Back A Sample; Looping A Sample - Yamaha PSR-E473 Owner's Manual

Using Quick Sampling

This instrument features an extremely convenient and powerful Quick Sampling function
for sampling audio and playing it back with the pads.
Sampling
Sampling is a technology that lets you record a short portion of a song or a sound, and use the sound (called a
"sample") as part of your performance. Unlike audio files, the samples can be used in various ways: to add spe-
cial sound effects, or to play in a loop for a repeating rhythmic pattern.
There are three types of audio input that can be sampled.
• Audio from an external device connected to the [AUX IN] jack (page 54)
• Vocals from a microphone connected to the [MIC INPUT] jack (page 38)
• Audio from a computer, smartphone, or tablet connected to the [USB TO HOST] terminal (page 54)
WAV files saved on a USB flash drive can also be sampled (page 45).
A set of samples (already sampled audio) are already built into this instrument. Try playing them to see how
powerful the sampling features are!

Playing Back a Sample

1
Press one of the QUICK SAMPLING [A]-
[D] pads.
The pad lights up and plays back a sample while
you press it.
If you continue to press the pad, the sample plays
to the end and then stops. This is called "One-
shot playback."
2
Release the QUICK SAMPLING pad.
If the sample is still playing back, the pad's light
goes off and sample playback stops.

Looping a Sample

1
While holding the [LOOP HOLD] button,
press one of the QUICK SAMPLING [A]-
[D] pads.
Press and hold
Even if you release the pad, it will remain lit and
the sample playback will continue.
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When the sample reaches the end, it plays back
again from the beginning and repeats indefinitely.
This is called "Loop playback," and helps you
build a rhythmic basis for your performance.
2
Press the QUICK SAMPLING pad that is
lit.
The pad's light goes off and Loop playback of the
sample stops.
NOTE
• The QUICK SAMPLING [A]-[D] pads operate independently
of each other. Each can be used for One-shot playback or
Loop playback.
• All four samples can be played back simultaneously.
• To stop the playback of all samples at once, hold down the
[SHIFT] button while pressing the [LOOP HOLD] button.
• The volume of the samples for each QUICK SAMPLING pad
can be changed in the Function Settings (page 64, Function
049).
• Playing back the pad uses the tone generator channels for
polyphony.
• On rare occasions, the sound of the pad might be silent dur-
ing loop playback, even though the pad was lit, if a large
number of notes are played at the same time, such as with
Style playback. To enable the pad to sound again in that
case, press that pad to turn it off, and then perform step 1
again. If the condition persists, try to reduce the number of
notes used at the same time when playing.