Digital Recording - Akai S3000XL User Manual

to (i.e. this key will switch monitoring OFF). If you wish to take the sample again,
there is no need to switch the meter back on again because pressing
automatically. If, however, you wish to either listen to the source again (in the event of a
mistake, perhaps) or set up for the next sample, specifically press
monitoring back on.
If after making a recording, you immediately want to make your next recording, simply
switch the monitoring back on again (press
base note if you need to (the easiest way is from the keyboard but the meter does have
to be switched on for this - press

DIGITAL RECORDING

Using the digital input, you may record digitally into the S3000XL. This offers excellent
sound quality with no deterioration of signal or increase in noise. If you own many
sampling CD's (as distinct from CD ROM which is a different thing altogether), recording
digitally is the obvious choice. The digital input is selected in the RECORD SETUP page
described earlier. When DIGI is selected as the input source, the RECORD screen looks
like this
This is virtually identical to recording analogue except that you can see the message
indicating that the S3000XL is receiving digital audio correctly where it says "RECEIVING
44.1kHz". If there is some problem with the digital audio signal, you will receive the
following display:
This indicates that the digital audio signal is not getting to the S3000XL. Please check
your connections carefully - it could be that the cable has become disconnected. Also,
check that the DAT machine or CD player is switched on.
You can rename and copy samples in exactly the same way as we have already seen.
Assuming everything is connected properly and set up correctly, when you press
you will receive the usual prompt:
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), name the next sample and set a new
). Press to start recording again.
SAMPLE
will do this
to switch the
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