Monitor (Mon); Recording Samples; The Auto Soft Button - Kurzweil K2000 - GUIDE SUPPLEMENT - VERSION 3 Musician’s Manual Supplement

Monitor (Mon)

The Monitor parameter provides a convenient way to listen to what you're recording. When set
to a value of On, any signal received at the analog sample input will appear at the K2000's MIX
outputs and the headphone jack. Adjusting the input gain will affect the monitor gain as well. A
clean monitor signal, however, does not guarantee a distortion-free sample. Always check the
meters on the Sample mode page and look for the CLIP indicators to ensure that your sample is
free of clipping. Note that the Mon parameter is not available when the Input parameter is set to
a value of Digital. The Monitor feature applies only to the analog sampling inputs. You should
monitor digital sources from the sources themselves.

Recording Samples

Pressing the Record soft button begins the sample recording process. If the Thresh parameter is
set to a value of Off, recording begins immediately, and continues for the number of seconds
indicated by the Time parameter. The display indicates that recording is in process. Any other
value for the Thresh parameter causes the K2000 to wait until the specified threshold is
exceeded, then recording proceed normallys. The display indicates that you're making a
threshold recording, but the K2000 doesn't actually begin recording until the threshold is
exceeded.
You can abort the recording of a sample by pressing the -/+, 0 and CLR buttons simultaneously.
When recording is complete, the K2000 will prompt you to strike a root key. The sample is
assigned to the key you strike. This "root" is the key at which the sample will be played back
without transposition. When sampling pitched sounds, it generally makes sense to assign a root
key that matches the pitch of the original sample, although you can set the root key anywhere
you like. If you press the Default soft button, the K2000 uses C 4. You can change the root key at
any time on the MISC page in the Sample Editor.
When the root key has been assigned, the K2000 asks you if you want to save the sample. At this
point the display will show one of two things—the number of clips, or if no clips occurred, the
maximum level (in dB) of the sample signal.
You can listen to the sample before deciding whether to save it. If you decide not to keep the
sample, press the No soft button, and you'll return to the Sample mode page. If you press Yes,
you'll see the normal Save dialog. When you've saved the sample, you'll return to the Sample
mode page.
Once the sample is recorded and saved, you may want to edit it, using the TRIM page, LOOP
page, or any of the sample DSP functions.

The Auto Soft Button

To save time when sampling with either the Analog or Digital inputs, you can use the Auto soft
button. This will begin sampling immediately (or when the sample threshold is exceeded if you
have the Thresh parameter set to a value other than Off), and will return you to the Sample
Recording page when the sample is complete. The root key is automatically assigned at C 4, and
the sample is automatically saved at the next available ID above 199.
Sampling with the K2000
Setting Up For Sampling
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