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Keymap and Sample Editing
The Keymap Editor
Keymap Editor Parameters
Sample
This is where you assign a sample root to the current key range. Depending on the nature of the
sample root—an individual sample or a block of sample roots—the sample's name looks a bit
different in the display. Each sample's name consists of three parts: a numeral, a name, and a note
number—for example, 999 Silence-C4. Additionally, the name of stereo samples will end with an
S. (To use a stereo sample, the Stereo parameter must be set to On in the Program Editor, and two
keymaps must be selected, see The KEYMAP Page
on page 6-14
for details.)
The numeral is the sample block ID. If the sample object is an individual sample, the sample
block ID is the same as the sample's object ID. If the sample object is a group of sample roots, the
object ID of the first root in the group determines the sample block ID. The remaining roots in the
block have the same ID, and differ only in their note numbers.
Next comes the name of the sample, which typically describes the sample's timbre. The final part
of the sample's name refers to the pitch at which it was originally sampled. For many timbres,
multiple samples are made at various pitches. As you scroll through the Sample list, you'll see
only the pitch of the sample change until you reach the next sample block. The sample's original
pitch is set in the Sample Editor (see Root Key
on page
14-10.) This determines which key will play
the sample at its original pitch when a sample is used in a key range (see Key Range below.)
Key Range
A keyrange is a range of keyboard keys that plays one sample (per velocity range, see Velocity
Range (VelRange) below for details.) Each sample in a key range (per velocity range) is transposed
based on each sample's RootKey parameter so that it plays at the correct pitch on the keyboard
relative to its root key (see Editing Samples
on page 14-9
for details on the RootKey parameter.)
Other keys within the key range transpose the sample chromatically relative to the root key.
Sample pitch relative to the root key can also be offset using the Coarse Tune and Fine Tune
parameters, see below.)
The KeyRange parameter shows you which key range you're currently viewing or editing (key
ranges are named by their lowest and highest notes.) Changing the value of the KeyRange
parameter selects from the available key ranges, and allows you to view or edit the sample
assignment and other parameters of the selected key range. When the Key Range parameter is
selected, you can also scroll through available key ranges using the Alpha Wheel or the -/+
buttons. Multiple key ranges are only shown if the current Keymap uses more than one key
range. If the top line of the EditKeymap page displays KeyRange, you can scroll through the
available key ranges with any parameter on the page selected using the Chan/Layer buttons.
(Press the Toggle soft button to toggle the top line between displaying KeyRange and VelRange.)
With the Keyrange parameter selected, keyranges can also be selected by holding the Enter
button and playing a key. The keyrange assigned to that key will be selected.
Low Key (Lo), High Key (Hi)
With these parameters you can use any of the data entry methods to change the low and high
notes of the current key range. You can extend a key range to the full capacity of the PC3A (C 0 to
G 10). If you extend the current key range into another, the boundaries of the other key range will
become shortened to accommodate the key range you are extending. If the keyrange you are
extending covers another keyrange, the other key range will be deleted.
The setting for the low key cannot be higher than the setting for the high key. Similarly, the
setting for the high key cannot be lower than the setting for the low key.
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