Roland MV-8000 Workshop Manual page 8

To Begin Sampling
To begin sampling, click Start. If Start Trigger is set to:
• Manual—sampling starts immediately, so go ahead and
play or sing the sound you want to sample.
• Level—the MV-8000 waits for your sound. Once the sound
reaches the Start Trigger level, sampling begins.
• Pad—the MV-8000 waits for you to strike your sound's pad.
Once you hit it, sampling begins.
• Play—the MV-8000 waits for start playback of the
sequencer. Once you hit PLAY, sampling begins.
To Stop Sampling
If Stop Trigger is set to:
• Manual—click Stop.
• Beat—don't do anything. Sampling automatically stops
after the specified number of beats.
• Time—don't do anything. Sampling automatically stops
after the specified amount of time.
What You See Is What You Got
Once sampling ends, the MV-8000 shows you your sample in
the RESULTS window.
If you've turned on Auto Divide, you'll see a list of the samples you've made.
Click on a sample, and then click OK to see it in the RESULTS window.
In the RESULTS window, you prepare the sample for use by
trimming it—this saves sample RAM and makes using the
sample easier—and setting its beat grid.
1. Begin by setting the Start Point value exactly at the
beginning of the sample's sound. As you increase the
value, the green Start Point flag moves to the right toward
the sound's waveform onscreen.
You can select and adjust any of the Start Point's digits individually. Try
starting with the fifth digit from the right to move the green flag quickly,
and then make smaller adjustments by setting the digits to its right.
Listen to your Start Point setting by clicking Preview—the sample should
play immediately without anything being chopped off the front.
The green
Start Point
flag
When you're done, the green flag sits at the left edge of
the sound.
2. Set the End Point so that the red End point flag's at the end
of the sample's sound, as shown on the next page.
If you're going to use your sample as a loop, turn on the Loop Parameter so
the sample loops when you press Preview—this makes finding the exact
End Point much easier.