Recording Samples - Kurzweil K2500 - PERFORMANCE GUIDE REV F PART NUMBER 910251 CHAP 15 Sampling Manual

Sampling and Sample Editing
Sampling Analog Signals

Recording Samples

Press the Record soft button to begin the sample recording process. If the Thresh parameter is
set to a value of Off, recording will begin immediately, and will continue for the number of
seconds indicated by the Time parameter. The display will indicate that recording is in process.
Any other value for the Thresh parameter will cause the K2500 to wait until the specified
threshold is exceeded, then recording will proceed normally. The display will indicate that
you're making a threshold recording, but won't actually begin recording until the threshold is
exceeded.
End the sampling process (either to save what you've done, or to abort) by pressing the Stop
soft button.
When recording is complete, and you've pressed the Stop button, the K2500 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
K2500 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 K2500 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. You'll also have the opportunity to name the sample. A recommended convention
for naming samples is to include the root key as part of the name. This is particularly useful for
pitched samples. Including the root key in the sample name helps when you are creating a
keymap, because it tells you how much transposition of the sample you will hear depending on
its key assignment.
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 and you've pressed the Stop button. The root key
is automatically assigned at C 4, and the sample is automatically saved at the next available ID
above 199.
The Timer Soft Button
If you need to delay the beginning of your sample recording, you can press the Timer soft
button instead of the Record or Auto soft buttons. This will begin a ten-second countdown
before sample recording actually starts. The display will show the countdown. When the
countdown reaches zero, The Program, Setup, MIDI, and Master mode LEDs will flash three
times. If you have the Thresh parameter set to a value of Off, sample recording will start
immediately after the LEDs flash. If you have the Thresh parameter set to a value other than
Off, sample recording will begin when the countdown has finished and the threshold level is
exceeded.
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