Sample Menu - Cortex HDC-3000 Setup Manual

Section Fifteen: Sample Menu
The sample menu is much like the loop menu. Samples are small segments
of audio material that can be played separately from the main audio
material. These can be everything from loops to small vocal samples. To
create a sample, first press the sample button to engage the sample
menu. From there, you can choose to record a sample to a slot by press-
ing the corresponding number on the keypad, or using the navigation
buttons plus the Shift button to engage the Sample Edit menu.
Each sample has two options for sample type, "Loop" or "One Shot". A
loop is a repeating segment of music, while a one shot will play once
and disengage. If you have chosen either "One Shot" or "Loop" option,
then you must press the number (Multifunction Buttons 1-4) of your cho-
sen sample once to create the in point of your sample and once again to
create the out point. Unlike the Seamless Loop option, if you have chosen
a looping sample it will not be engaged automatically, but instead must
be engaged by pressing the chosen number once again. To disengage,
simply press the number once again. If you wish to delete the sample,
hold the Shift button down along with the chosen sample number.
Samples can also be created/edited from the Play screen. To go into
Sample mode in the play screen, press the Sample button twice. You will
see a small "Sample" symbol on the play screen. Creating/ editing/
deleting Samples in this mode is the same as in the edit screen-the main
difference is you cannot edit in/out points unless you re-enter the Edit
mode.
Samples will remain in memory until the unit is shut down, and will carry
over track to track unlike Hot Starts/Loops, which are saved on a Track-
by-Track basis. All 4 samples can be from different songs, though once
your 4 slots are filled then you must empty out a sample slot if you wish
to record another.
S a m p l e
S a m p l e 1 3 : 2 1 : 0 3
S a m p l e 2 3 : 3 5 : 0 5
S a m p l e 3 3 : 5 6 : 3 4
S a m p l e 4 E m p t y
Fig 15.1- Entering the Sample Menu. Press the Sample but-
ton twice to use Loops from the Play screen. Using Samples
from the play screen is the same as from the Sample menu.
S a m p l e E d i t
S a m p l e M o d e
D r y / W e t
Fig 15.2 - Choose a number and press the chosen
button to record the start point of a sample.. Press
it again to record the out point, at which point the
sample will engage. To exit, press shift plus the
number of the sample. To delete, press shift plus
the number again.
Left/Right - Sample Wet/Dry
Using the HDC-3000

Sample Menu

I n O u t
3 : 2 3 : 6 2
3 : 4 5 : 0 6
3 : 5 9 : 0 5
O n e
5 0 / 5 0
Fig 15.1 - Sample Edit Menu
Up/Down - Loop/
One Shot
Left/Right - FF/REW Search
Fig 14.3 - Navigation keypad func-
tions in used for editing FX while in
play mode.
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