Roland MV-8000 Workshop Manual page 6

The Sampling Setup
1. Press the SAMPLING button to display the
SAMPLING window.
The meters and Reset
Peak button here work
the same way as they
did in the GLOBAL
window. This lets you
double-check your
sampling level.
This bar shows how much sample RAM you have left for sampling in
the current project—the more white, the more room.
2. Set Sample Type to the type of sample you'd like to create.
If you're just using the MIC/LINE L jack, set it to Mono.
If you're using both MIC/LINE jacks, a turntable, or a digital instrument,
you'll normally set Sample Type to Stereo. To make a mono sample
containing both sides of a stereo sound, set Sample Type to Mono.
Automatic or Manual Sampling
Start
You can start sampling manually or automatically by setting
the Start Trigger parameter as desired. Set it to:
• Manual—to start sampling when you click the Start button
at the bottom of the window.
• Level—to begin sampling automatically when the sound
you're sampling reaches a certain volume level.
The Level Start Trigger Pad and Play settings are used in resampling, which
we'll get to in a bit.
When you set Start Trigger to Level, the Level and Pre Sample
Time parameters become active. Here's what they do:
• Level—The MV-8000 automatically starts sampling
when the input signal reaches the level specified by this
parameter.
• Pre Sample Time—The MV-8000 can add a little bit of
time to the front of a sample to help ensure that the very
beginning of its sound isn't chopped off. Try leaving it
set to 0ms ("0 milliseconds"). If you find you're missing
anything at the front of your sample, increase the Pre
Sample Time value.
Stop
You can also stop sampling manually or automatically by
setting the Stop Trigger parameter as desired. Set it to:
• Manual—to stop sampling when you click the Stop button
at the bottom of the window. (We know you can't see that
button now, but once sampling begins, you will.)
• Beat—so that sampling ends after a certain number of
beats. You select the number of beats you want using the
Beat parameter. It becomes active when you choose Beat
as your Stop Trigger value.
If you want to stop sampling using the Beat setting, press the BPM/TAP
button and set the current song tempo so it matches what you're sampling.
Of course, for this to work, you need to know the sample's tempo.
• Time—so that sampling ends after a certain amount of
time. You select the amount of time you want by setting
the Time parameter that becomes active when you choose
Time as your Stop Trigger value.