Adjusting The Sound Of An Individual Step - Korg NAUTILUS 61 AT Operation Manual

Global Settings, Wave Seq., Drum Kits

Adjusting the sound of an individual step

You can make some basic adjustments to the sound of each
step's Multisample, including changing its volume and pitch,
making it play in reverse, and changing the sample start
points.
You can also use the AMS Outputs to modulate other
Program parameters outside of the Wave Sequence, such as
Filter Frequency, Pan, and so on.
To edit steps:
1. Go to the GLOBAL > Wave Sequence– Step
Parameters page.
This page shows the parameters for eight steps at a time.
Use the scroll bar at the right of the screen to change
which steps are in view.
2. In order for a step to make a sound, set its Type to
Multi (Multisample).
3. Select a Multisample using the Bank and Multisample
pop-up menus.
Mono and stereo Multisamples are stored in different
Banks. Each step can be either mono or stereo. Note that
even if only one step uses a stereo Multisample, the entire
Wave Sequence becomes "stereo," and uses twice as
many voices - it's the price that you pay for power!
4. Set the Level (volume) as desired.
This can be useful for evening out the perceived levels of
different Multisamples, or for accenting steps in rhythmic
sequences.
5. Set the Transpose and Tune as desired.
Transpose sets the Multisample's coarse tuning, in
semitones. You can use this to change the octave for
individual steps, to create melodies, or to create
interesting variations on percussion sounds by extreme
transposition.
Tune controls the fine tuning, in cents (1/100 of a
semitone). Small variations in tuning can create an
interesting, organic feel.
6. Use Reverse and Start Offset to change the way that
the Multisample plays.
Reverse plays the selected Multisample backwards,
without looping. (If individual samples within the
Multisample are already set to Reverse, they will still
play in reverse, regardless of this setting.)
Start Offset lets you select from up to 8 pre-programmed
sample start points (for ROM and EXs), or between the
normal start point and the loop start (for SAMPLING
mode and User Sample Banks).
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Using Insert/Cut/Copy/Paste
You can use the Insert, Cut, Copy, and Paste buttons to
copy all of the parameters from one step to another, or to
move a step to a different position in the sequence.
To insert a copy of a step into the sequence:
1. Select the step you'd like to copy.
You can do this by touching any of the step's parameters,
or by directly editing the Step parameter under the Wave
Sequence graphic. The selected step is shown by a red
arrow on the left side of the screen, as well as a red arrow
in the graphic.
2. Press the Copy button.
You're now ready to insert or paste the step.
3. Select the step which you'd like to follow the new step.
4. Press the Insert button.
The copied step is inserted at the selected position. The
previously selected step, and all steps following it, move
down to make room for the inserted step.
To remove a step from the sequence:
1. Select the step you'd like to remove.
2. Press the Cut button.
The selected step will be removed from the sequence, and
all following steps will shift up to fill in the space.