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Akai S3200 Operator's Manual (224 pages)

MIDI STEREO DIGITAL SAMPLER

Brand: Akai | Category: Samplers | Size: 39 MB

Fcc Warning
5
Copyright Notice
5
Warranty
8
Important Note
8
Table of Contents
9
Introduction
13
Edit Sample
14
Multi-Tap Delay
15
Pitch Shift
15
S3200 Front Panel Description
16
The Mode Select Keys
16
The Help Key
17
The Soft Keys
17
Selecting Parameters and Entering Data
18
Mark and Jump Keys
19
Naming Files - the Name Key
19
The Ent/Play Key
20
The Disk Drive
20
Taking Care of Your Disks
21
And Finally
22
Lcd Contrast
22
Record Level, Main Output Level, Headphone Output
22
Footswitch Input
22
The Rear Panel
24
Analogue Output Connections
24
Analogue Inputs
24
Gain Switch
25
MIDI In, Out, Thru
25
Scsi Connection
25
Digital In/Out Connection
25
Smpte/Ebu Timecode In/Out
25
Ground Connection
26
Cooling Fan
26
Power Connection
26
Setting up the S3200
27
Connections
27
Getting Started
28
How the S3200 Works
29
S3200 Flowchart
30
Select Prog
32
Selecting Programs
32
Viewing Programs
32
Renumbering Programs
33
Mixing Sounds on the S3200
34
MIDI
35
Disk Operations
37
Loading from Hard Disk
38
Deleting Programs
38
Using the S3200'S Effects
40
Effects Section
45
Chorus Effects
46
Pitch Shifter
47
Delay
48
Muting Effects
48
Copying and Moving Effects Around
48
Assigning Multiple Effects to Programs
49
Using Select Prog - Programs with the same Number
49
Layering Programs
50
Creating Keyboard Splits - Method 1
50
Creating Keyboard Splits - Method 2
50
Using Renumbering to Create Multi-Timbral Setups
51
Conclusion
52
Edit Sample - Recording and Editing
53
What Is Sampling
53
The Main Sample Select Page
55
Naming Samples - Copying and Renaming
56
Deleting Samples
57
Setting up for a Recording
58
Important Note - Saving Record Parameters to Disk
60
Adjusting the Recording and Threshold Levels
61
Recording on the S3200
61
Recording Digitally
62
Using the Digital Interface
62
Edit 1 - Trim, Loop and Join
64
Trimming Samples
64
STEREO or MONO
64
Looping
66
Making a Good Loop
69
The Join Page
70
Splicing Samples
70
Crossfading
71
Mixing and Layering Samples
71
Edit 2 - Timestretch and Re-Sample
72
The Parameter Page - Tuning and Reversing Samples
72
Reversing Samples
74
Timestretch
74
Timestretch Parameters
75
Performing a Timestretch
77
Re-Sampling
77
Performing a Re-Sample
78
Edit 3 - Sectional Editing, Normalisation, Digital Fades
79
Level Scaling/Normalisation
82
Setting Digital Fades
82
Conclusion
84
Edit Program
85
What Is a Program
85
What Is a Keygroup
85
Keygroup Zones
86
Overlapping and Crossfading Keygroups
87
Assignable Program Modulation
88
Apm Block Diagram
89
S3200 Synthesizer Front Panel
91
Test Program
92
Creating and Editing a Program
93
Naming Programs - Copying and Renaming
93
Deleting Programs
94
Main Program Edit Page
94
MIDI Page
97
Output Levels Page
100
Pan Page
103
The Tune Page
105
Test Program
106
The Low Frequency Oscillators
107
Setting Lfoi Modulation Depth
110
Lf02
111
Setting up the Soft Pedal
112
Keygroup Parameters - Creating Keygroups
113
Mapping out Your Keygroups - Setting Keyspan
114
Assigning Samples to Keygroups and Zones - Smp1
116
Smp2
118
Smp3
118
The Filters
121
Notes about the Filter
123
The Second Filters
125
The Tone Page
130
The Envelope Generators
132
Env1 - Shaping Amplitude
132
Env2 - Shaping the Filter
134
Env3
135
Using the Filters and Envelope Generators
136
Keygroup Pitch/Amplitude Modulation
137
Conclusion
139
MIDI
140
MIDI Filter
141
Ppm Page - Monitoring MIDI
141
MIDI Receive Page - Analysing MIDI
142
Transmit Test Page - Setting the Ent/Play Key
143
MIDI Data Dumps
143
Performing a MIDI Data Dump
144
MIDI Via Scsi
145
Disk Mode
146
Loading from Disk
146
Important Note
146
Loading S900/S950 Samples and Programs
149
Auto Loading from Disk
149
Saving to Disk
149
Renaming Files
151
Deleting Items from Disk
152
Hard Disk Control
152
Connecting an External Hard Disk Drive
153
Notes on Using Hard Disk Drives
153
Formatting Disks
155
Formatting a Floppy Disk
155
Formatting a Hard Disk
156
Notes on Using Existing S1000/S1100 Sound Library
157
Parameter Settings
158
Tune/Level Screen
159
Tuning and Transposing
159
Setting the S3200'S Master Output Level
159
Utility Mode
160
Programming the Akai Me35T
160
Digital Audio Interface
163
Real Time Digital Outputs
163
Dat Backup
163
Performing a Dat Back U
164
Performing a Dat Restore
164
Smpte Page-Using Cue Lists
165
Blocks
166
The Cursor
166
Getting Around the Cue List - the Numeric Keypad
166
Cue List Modes
167
Creating and Editing Cue Lists
167
Naming Cue Lists
170
Grabbing Times
170
Smpte Page
172
Saving Cue Lists
172
Loading Cue Lists
173
Recording Audio to Disk
174
Features
174
Applications
174
Before You Get Started - Formatting the Hard Disk
175
Allocating Partitions
175
How the Disk Record Functions Work
176
Using the Disk Record Functions
178
Soft Keys in the DD Page
179
Creating New Takes
179
Copying Takes
180
Renaming Takes
180
Deleting Takes from Disk
180
Making a Recording
181
Soft Keys in the Drec Page
183
Recording a Take
184
Soft Keys in the Take Page
186
Editing a Recording
187
Soft Keys in the Edit Page
188
Playing a Take in the Edit Page
188
Using the Editing Functions
188
Playing Takes
190
Soft Keys in the Play Page
192
Using the Play Page
192
Editing a Take for Synchronised Playback
193
Notes about Synchronising to External Audio
194
Using the Song Mode
195
Creating a Song
195
Triggering Takes from MIDI
198
Using MIDI Triggering
198
Using the Song Mode to Chain Takes
200
Advanced Editing
202
Using the Numeric Keypad in the Song Mode
202
Block Editing in Song Mode
202
Loading and Saving Songs and Qlists to Disk
208
Archiving Disk Recordings
209
Backing up Takes to Dat
209
Restoring Takes Back from Dat to Disk
209
Applications for Disk Recording
212
Remixing
212
Triggering Takes from MIDI
213
Processing Disk Recordings on an External Mixer
214
Editing Dat Recordings
214
Creating an Album Compilation Track List
214
Mixing down the S3200 to Disk
215
Glossary
216
S3200 MIDI Implementation Chart
220
Specifications
221
Stereo out
221

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