Korg Kronos Operation Manual page 136

Sampling (Open Sampling System)
Program mode
Save to
Mode
Sample Time
Save to
Specifies the destination to which the data will be
written during sampling.
RAM: The sample will be written to RAM memory.
Samples written into RAM memory can be heard
immediately in Sampling mode.
Disk: The sound will be recorded to disk as a WAVE
file. You can select a disk, directory, and file name for
the recorded file using the Select Directory/File for
Sample to Disk menu command.
Drive Select
Use Drive Select to select the desired drive, which can
be either an internal disk or a USB storage device.
Then, use the Open or Up buttons to move to the
desired folder level, and use the Name parameter at
the top of the window to specify a name for the sample
file. Press the Done button to confirm the settings
you've made.
While this dialog is open, you can also audition the
selected WAVE file by pressing the on‐screen Play
button or the front‐panel SAMPLING START/STOP
switch. To stop playback, either press the SAMPLING
START/STOP switch again, or touch the on‐screen
Stop button.
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Mode
Specifies the channel(s) that you want to sample, and
specify whether a mono or stereo sample will be
created.
The L and R channels of the bus specified by Source
Bus will be sampled.
L‐Mono: The L channel of the bus specified by Source
Bus will be sampled in mono.
R‐Mono: The R channel of the bus specified by Source
Bus will be sampled in mono.
Stereo: The L and R channels of the bus specified by
Source Bus will be sampled in stereo. This will create a
stereo multisample and samples.
Sample Time
Specifies the amount of time that you wish to sample.
This can be set in 0.001 second increments. If you
record a sample in this condition
([REC]→[START]→[STOP]), the change in time will be
displayed automatically.
If Save to is set to Disk, the maximum value is
calculated from the amount of remaining space on the
disk specified by Select Directory/File for Sample to
Disk. The maximum sample time is 80 minutes.
When sampling to disk, bit resolution may also affect
the maximum sampling time. 24‐bit data uses 50%
more space than 16‐bit data.
Auto +12 dB On
In general, the Recording Level should be set to 0 (dB).
For more information, see "Setting the recording level"
on page 128.
In order to maintain headroom, the KRONOS
generally plays back samples 12 dB softer than the
original volume (if +12 dB is off). This is appropriate
for sounds which will be played back polyphonically,
such as samples of acoustic instruments.
For drum loops and similar material, on the other
hand, you may wish to play back the data at the same
level at which it was sampled. In this case, turn on the
+12 dB parameter (Sampling P2– Loop Edit page).
If you sample with the Auto +12 dB On setting
checked, +12 dB will automatically be turned on, and
the recorded sample will play back at the same level at
which it was sampled.
Sample to Disk (Bit Depth)
When Save To is set to Disk, you can choose to record
at either 16‐bit or 24‐bit resolution.
When Save To is set to RAM, the resolution is fixed at
16‐bit.
Optimizing RAM memory
Optimization rearranges any unused memory areas so
that all of the remaining memory can be used, which
may increase the amount of RAM available for
sampling. This optimization can happen either
manually or automatically.
Automatic optimization is enabled via the Auto
Optimize RAM parameter on the Global mode P0:
Basic Setup page. When this is turned on, RAM will
automatically be optimized when sampling ends.