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Sample Pitch
Indicates the pitch at which the sample was origi-
nally recorded. This parameter also defines the
Root Key number, or the key where the sample
root for the current key range is assigned.
If the SK760/880 does not recognize the Sample
Pitch of a sample you've loaded from disk, you
can use this parameter to specify the key which
will play the sample at its normal pitch (the pitch
at which it was sampled). To help you with this
operation, use the Tuning function, activated with
the F1 soft button, which plays the original sam-
ple pitch with a sinusoidal that is superimposed
on the sample.
You can also use this parameter to make the sam-
ple play its normal pitch on a different key from
the one to which it was assign when it was re-
corded. This, however, will pitch shift the sample
and change its playback rate, which can affect
the timbre of the sample.
Sample Rate
This parameter defines the frequency with which
the Sample is read. If the Sampling Rate is modi-
fied, the sample pitch is also proportionally modi-
fied. For example, if the Sample Rate is raised
in value, the sample pitch will also become higher.
Basically, this function provides a fine tuning for
the sample, avoiding dissonance between the
samples that make up the Waveform.
Loop Start
This parameter causes samples to replay indefi-
nitely until you release the note, or they decay to
silence. Each sample, when triggered, begins at
the Loop Start point and plays through to the Loop
End, then loops to the Loop start point and plays
again. This cycle will continue until the note is
released. If the Loop Switch is set to Off (see
below), when the sample plays to the Loop End
on its first cycle, it stops when it reaches the Loop
End.
Changing the Loop Start (and Loop End) points
can have a small or great effect on the sample
timbre, depending on the nature of the sound at
the Loop Start point. You may hear a click as the
sample loops back from the Loop End to Sample
Start. In such cases, vary the Loop Start value
until you reduce the click to an acceptable value.
Loop End
This parameter represents the end of the current
sample and the point where the sample, once
played, loops back to the Loop Start point. If the
Loop Switch is set to Off, the Loop End param-
eter changes to "Sample End".
Loop Switch
This parameter toggles between the On and Off
status of the Loop. If set to ON, the sample loops
continually from Loop Start to Loop End until the
keys are released. If OFF, the sample plays from
Loop Start to Sample End and stops.
GENERAL NOTES ON SAMPLE EDITING
When you trim samples by changing the values
of Loop Start and Loop End, you'll hear the effect
with the next note you play. However, the Sam-
ple is not actually changed in the SK760/880
memory until you save it.
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