Kurzweil K2600 Musician's Manual page 397

Sampling and Sample Editing
Editing Samples
Zoom- and Zoom+
These buttons are active only when youÕre viewing the TRIM and LOOP pages. They increase or
decrease the resolution of the waveform display, enabling you to see a larger or smaller segment
of the waveform of the currently selected sample. The top line of the display indicates the zoom
position in terms of a fractionÑfor example, 1/256Ñwhich indicates the number of individual
sample elements represented by each display pixel. A value of 1/256 means that each pixel
represents 256 individual sample elements. The maximum zoom setting of 1 shows you a very
small segment of the sample. The minimum setting of 1/16384 shows you the largest possible
segment of the sample. Each press of a Zoom soft button increases or decreases the zoom by a
factor of 4.
As a convenience, the Program and Setup mode buttons also serve as zoom buttons while in the
Sample Editor. You can press the two left soft buttons together to toggle between the default
zoom setting and your current zoom setting.
Gain- and Gain+
Also active only for the TRIM and LOOP pages, these buttons increase or decrease the
magniÞcation of the currently displayed sample waveform, enabling you to see the waveform in
greater or lesser detail. At the left of the display, youÕll see the magniÞcation setting, which is
expressed in dB units. You can adjust the magniÞcation from -72 dB (maximum magniÞcation)
to 0 dB. This doesnÕt affect the actual amplitude of the sample, only the magniÞcation of its
display.
As a convenience, the MIDI and Master mode buttons also serve as gain adjustment buttons
while in the Sample Editor.
The simplest way to think of the Zoom and Gain buttons is to remember that the Zoom buttons
control the left/right magniÞcation of the waveform, while the Gain buttons control the up/
down magniÞcation. Neither button has any affect on the sound of the sample. YouÕll often use
the Zoom and Gain soft buttons together to focus in on a particular sample segment, then
magnify it to see it in close detail.
For example, you might want to zoom out to view an entire sample waveform, to decide which
segment you want to edit. You could then zoom in to focus on a particular segment. Once
youÕve zoomed in, you may want to boost the Gain to enable you to set a new Start (S) point
with greater precision, or ensure that you get a smooth loop transition.
Abort
Use the Abort soft button to cancel a sample dump before itÕs complete. YouÕll be prompted to
verify whether you really want to cancel the dump.
Split
The Split soft button enables you to create two mono samples from a single stereo sample, or to
split up a multi-root block of samples. When you press this button, the K2600 will prompt you:
Split this sample? When you press the Yes soft button, youÕll be prompted to enter the ID for the
Þrst sample. Select an ID with the Alpha Wheel or Plus/Minus buttons, then press the OK soft
button. If youÕve selected a stereo sample, the K2600 splits it into left and right sides. If itÕs a
block of samples, the K2600 splits it into individual sample roots. In either case, the split
samples will automatically be assigned IDs, starting with the ID you select.
Splitting stereo samples enables you to use the separate sides individually, or to phase the
samples by assigning each side to a separate keymap, then delaying one of the layers slightly.
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