Manually Turning Slices On/Off While You Adjust The Sensitivity (Paragraph 6, Above); Using Individual Sample Slices - Korg ESX-1 Owner's Manual

As a different example, suppose there were two steps of quiet notes
following the ">_>_>>>>", as in the example shown below:
">_>_>>>>__".
We want the ESX-1 to determine this as "10" steps, but if it displays
an incorrect value such as "8," the sample will be sliced incorrectly,
so you will need to specify the correct setting.
You can also specify the desired number of slices by holding down
the SHIFT key and pressing one of the step keys.
Manually turning slices on/off while you adjust the sensitivity (para-
graph 6, above)
In some cases, simply adjusting the sensitivity (Threshold) will not
produce the desired slices.
For example, suppose you have a sample
">_>_>>>>"
that you want to slice into eight steps.
When you enter the page for setting the sensitivity (Threshold=10),
the display might indicate
[1][ ][3][ ][5][6][ ][8]
However since the desired result is
[1][ ][3][ ][5][6][7][8]
this means that [7] is missing.
In such cases you would normally raise the sensitivity (i.e., lower
the Threshold), but suppose that lowering the Threshold to "9"
causes [4] to light instead of [7], producing
[1][ ][3][4][5][6][ ][8]
which is still not what you want.
In a case like this, there is no way to adjust the sensitivity (Thresh-
old) to obtain the desired result, so you will need to turn the slices
on/off manually.
When you enter the Threshold setting page (Threshold=10) and the
display indicates
[1][ ][3][ ][5][6][ ][8]
hold down the SHIFT key and press [7]. This will cause the ESX-1 to
detect an attack exactly mid-way between [6] and [8], causing [7] to
light.
This gives you the desired result of
[1][ ][3][ ][5][6][7][8]
In the same way, you can turn off a step by holding down the SHIFT
key in the sensitivity setting page and pressing a step that is lit.
By paying attention to the above two points when you execute Time
Slice, you will be able to create the best possible sliced samples.
However, depending on the state of the original sampled phrase,
there will be cases in which the sample cannot be sliced as you would
like.
Even if you notice slight timing discrepancies when you play back a
slice sample you created, you may be able to reduce the unnatural-
ness by raising the SWING setting when the slice sample is assigned
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