Entering Names - Akai S950 Operator's Manual

ENTERING NAMES

You will need to name samples and programs when you begin to create your own
sounds. The S950 allows you to name sounds of up to 10 upper case characters
using ell letters in the alphabet. Numbers 0-9 can be used in a name as well
and you can also include certain symbols such as #, + and -. It is also
possible to insert spaces in a name.
You will need to name a sound in the REC mode (i.e. when you create a new
sample), in EDIT-SAMPLE and in EDIT PROGRAM. In the REC mode, you must give
a new sample a new name otherwise the original sample will be overwritten.
In EDIT PROGRAM, you will need to copy an existing program to use as the
basis of a new program so you will need to enter a new name in this mode as
well. It is only in EDIT SAMPLE that the need to write new names is not so
necessary as the sample name is usually defined in the REC mode. Having said
that, it is often desirable to rename a sample.
So, how do you enter names on the S950.
You will notice that there is a button to the right of the keypad called
'Letter'. Pressing this button turns the S950 into a simple typewriter and
you then use the CONTROL knob to scroll through the alphabet. The CONTROL
knob also gives you access to the numbers 1 to 9 although numbers are more
easily entered using the blue numeric keypad. You can also enter a space in
the name using the CONTROL wheel but there is also a button marked 'Space'
which does this more easily. You can also use the two buttons marked ON(+)
and OFF(-> to enter + and ° signs whilst the CONTROL knob allows you to enter
a # symbol as well.
To enter a name in any of the above modes, you hit the 'Letter' button and
choose the first character of your name as described above. You then hit the
CURSOR > button to advance the cursor to the next character where you select
your new character. Press the CURSOR right button again to move to the next
character and choose a new character and repeat this whole process until you
have entered the name you have chosen. When you have done this, hit the ENT
button to enter the name into the S950's memory.
If, at any time, you make a mistake, you can backstep through the name using
the CURSOR < button and change the character.
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