Looping - Akai S1000 Series Operator's Manual

To further assist you, there are a number of soft keys assigned which are also found in other
pages. This is a good time to examine the function of the
(zoom out) buttons. As you press the
ZOUT
volume/time display become higher and higher resolution until it eventually is displayed at
individual sample level. Usually, the S1000 will attempt to keep the start or end point within
the "window" currently being viewed. If you lose this vertical line, try turning the DATA
knob to bring it into view, or use the
changes its function with every press - from > to
you are viewing between the start and end points of the sample.

LOOPING

This is probably one of the most delicate operations in sampling - allowing you to
specify parts of a recorded sample to be repeated, for special effects, or so that a
smoothly sustained note can be produced. The S1000 allows you an incredible amount of
flexibility in these operations - up to eight looping points can be specified.
For example, in the illustration below, the vocal phrase "Pump up the house" has been
recorded. When it is to be replayed, we want a "stutter" effect on the first part of the
word "pump", and the final "s" of the word "house" to be looped as long as the key is
held down, and then to fade out. We achieve this by setting two loop points - one for a
finite time, which gives us four repetitions of the "pu" sound, and the last loop is set to
"HOLD" (an infinite time) to give us the effect we want.
From the TRIM page, press the
you will see a display of the sample's volume against time, in the left part of the display,
together with a magnified display of the point where the loop rejoins the original sample
sound. You can use the
display of the whole sample remains at a constant magnification.
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button repeatedly, you will notice the
ZIN
button to get a bigger overview. The
ZOUT
<,
and will allow you to change the area
button to access the looping control page. Again,
LOOP
and keys to zoom in or out of this window, but the
ZIN ZOUT
Sampler functions
(zoom in) and
ZIN
button
F7
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