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For maximum user convenience, these multi-samples are still saved as a single wave.
For example, a multi-sampled guitar will show up as a single Guitar wave. (Of course,
you can save each sample individually and assemble them in a Multi patch, but there
is seldom any advantage to doing things this way.)
The sample function lets you load, catalog, delete, and name samples. The DPM V3
holds up 32 sampled waves and 48 individual samples (some waves will probably be
muiti-sampled, hence the ability to load in more samples than there are waves). At-
tempting to load more than 48 samples or 32 waves will produce an error message in
the display.
Important note: Different samples are often taken at different sample rates, with
lower sampling rates trading off poorer fidelity for greater memory efficiency. In many
sample transfer applications it is important to match sample rates, but the DPM V3 per-
forms an automatic sample rate conversion routine to ensure compatibility. This pro-
cess does not alter the sample length, which will be the same in the DPM V3 as in the
source. Also, please note that sample rate conversion cannot improve the sound of a
sample originally recorded with a low sample rate. The DPM V3 will faithfully
reproduce whatever you put into it; put in a horrible-sounding sample, and the
DPM V3 will play back a horrible sample.
6.3b Loading/Requesting Samples
1. Connect a MIDI cable from the DPM V3's MIDI out to the MIDI in of the computer
or sampler providing the
sample to be loaded.
2. Connect a MIDI cable from the DPM V3's MIDI in to the MIDI out of the computer
or sampler providing the sample to be loaded. These MIDI connections must be
made to provide two-way communication (handshaking) between the DPM V3 and
sampler/computer.
3. On the first page of the MIDI menu, select the base channel over which you want
to transfer the sample, and select Omni or Poly mode.
4. After making your selection, press the Up Arrow button to select the Sample RAM
page. If nothing has been stored in memory yet, the display will show 0 bytes us-
ed and the amount of free memory. In a fully expanded DPM V3, this is 1048576
bytes (1 megabyte).
5. Press the Up Arrow button to select the next page, SDS Load.
6. Press the Right or Left Arrow button so that the bottom line flashes. Select Remote
if you want to send a sample to the DPM V3 from a computer or sampler, or Re-
quest £ if you want to "grab" a particular numbered sample from a computer or
sample and have it loaded into the DPM V3. With the latter choice,
there will be a flashing number toward the right of the display. Use the Up/Down
Arrow buttons or Data knob to choose the desired sample number (0-16,383).
Note that it is often simplest to select Remote and send a sample to the DPM V3.
6.4