Trimming Samples - Akai S3000XL User Manual

EDIT SAMPLE

TRIMMING SAMPLES

Pressing in the main SLCT page will take you straight to the TRIM page and you
will receive a display something like the following:
This shows the waveform of the selected sample. You may edit the start and end of the
sample accordingly.
The fields along the top allow you to select whether you want to edit is STEREO or MONO
(it's pointless selecting STEREO if the sample is mono, by the way!) and you may, if you
wish, select another sample for editing. The figure to the right of the top line shows how
much memory is free.
Moving the cursor to the field allows you to move the start point. You will
remember from the INTRODUCTION that you can change large numbers such as this in
several ways. You may type in a number directly from the numeric keyboard or you may
use the DATA control. Each number field is separately accessible allowing you a great
deal of flexibility in editing such large numbers. For example, to make a big change to the
start point, move the cursor to the 1 using the +/< key found on the numeric keypad - as
you move the DATA wheel, you will increment in big jumps. This is good for getting
someway into the sound with little effort. When you are close to where you want to be,
move the cursor one position right using the -/> key to edit the start point in smaller
increments. As you get closer and closer to the point you want to set, you can use finer
incrementation until, with the cursor on the furthest right field, you are editing to a
resolution of individual sample accuracy. All the time you are editing and changing values
here (or in any sample editing fields), you can hear the results in real time by playing the
keyboard.
Moving the start point will give a display such as:
You will see a vertical line indicating the position of the start point. This is adjusted using
the DATA control.
NOTE: If the THRESHOLD parameter was set correctly during record, the start time should
be right on the start of the sample and there should be little or no need to adjust this
unless you really want to. You can check if there is a delay by playing the sample a few
octaves down as this will exaggerate any delay that may exist.
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