By Blue Haze
Wed Feb 23, 2005 5:55 am
Some of the words use in other synth/sampler makers are different from maker to maker but the basics are the same.
Mapping a piano sample or multisamples across a keyboard of a sampler is called keygroup program in the 4k page 9 in users manual.
When you multisample on a sampler to retain realism you have to import numerous samples of an instrument E1, A1, D2, and so on. E1 may be mapped across D1 to G#1.This is called Zones by other companies, but key span and keygrouping by the 4k page 80 in users.
E1 is the root note aka the Keygroup by the 4k. Once the root note is established a sample can be imported and mapped across the keys in a keyspan lo note to hi note in the keygroup page 83 in users.
What other companies called Velocity mapping the ability to layer samples with different velocities on the same key to imitate the dynamic behavior of an instrument according to the velocity at which it is played is called Zones on the 4k page 89-90 in users.
For example a snare drum which is a dynamic instrument that sounds different depending on the velocity(amount of force) with which it is struck.
In order to imitate the behavior you sample it once and go into zone and layer the same snare if you want into each zone and edit first the low/high velocity setting z1 Lo vel 1 thru High vel 32, z2 Lo Vel 33 thru High Vel 64 and etc section 8 page 90 in users.
Next you can change each zones start points to cut the attack to make it soft, filter to make it duller, tune to change the pitch, and the play mode to change the play section 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, page 90 users.
Lastly go into the program modulation matrix and turn on Velocity, off velocity, and others as source and the zone select as the destination with the amount page 91 at the top of the users.
This is for one keygroup program editing. If I want to layer two keygroups all I have to do is set them in the same keyspan to layer the sounds or use the INT A/B output with the same midi channel to play as many programs at the same time pages 50 thru 51 in the owners.
Remember when you edit a keygroup program it can be as wide across the keys as you want but it is only one keygroup dont get it confused with zones.
And the drum program is just one keygroup per note that about it cuz you don`t need to map one kick drum across many keys just one key, one keygroup, one note. And very, very, important to Remember the edit1, edit2 settings affect the whole keygroup not one zone check section 5 note box at the bottom of page 90 in the users. The main sample assign to the note number and key group always go into zone 1.
A excelllent guide is called Sampling and Soft Synth power! by Micheal Prager.
The more you know the more the Users Guide makes sense.
Mapping a piano sample or multisamples across a keyboard of a sampler is called keygroup program in the 4k page 9 in users manual.
When you multisample on a sampler to retain realism you have to import numerous samples of an instrument E1, A1, D2, and so on. E1 may be mapped across D1 to G#1.This is called Zones by other companies, but key span and keygrouping by the 4k page 80 in users.
E1 is the root note aka the Keygroup by the 4k. Once the root note is established a sample can be imported and mapped across the keys in a keyspan lo note to hi note in the keygroup page 83 in users.
What other companies called Velocity mapping the ability to layer samples with different velocities on the same key to imitate the dynamic behavior of an instrument according to the velocity at which it is played is called Zones on the 4k page 89-90 in users.
For example a snare drum which is a dynamic instrument that sounds different depending on the velocity(amount of force) with which it is struck.
In order to imitate the behavior you sample it once and go into zone and layer the same snare if you want into each zone and edit first the low/high velocity setting z1 Lo vel 1 thru High vel 32, z2 Lo Vel 33 thru High Vel 64 and etc section 8 page 90 in users.
Next you can change each zones start points to cut the attack to make it soft, filter to make it duller, tune to change the pitch, and the play mode to change the play section 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, page 90 users.
Lastly go into the program modulation matrix and turn on Velocity, off velocity, and others as source and the zone select as the destination with the amount page 91 at the top of the users.
This is for one keygroup program editing. If I want to layer two keygroups all I have to do is set them in the same keyspan to layer the sounds or use the INT A/B output with the same midi channel to play as many programs at the same time pages 50 thru 51 in the owners.
Remember when you edit a keygroup program it can be as wide across the keys as you want but it is only one keygroup dont get it confused with zones.
And the drum program is just one keygroup per note that about it cuz you don`t need to map one kick drum across many keys just one key, one keygroup, one note. And very, very, important to Remember the edit1, edit2 settings affect the whole keygroup not one zone check section 5 note box at the bottom of page 90 in the users. The main sample assign to the note number and key group always go into zone 1.
A excelllent guide is called Sampling and Soft Synth power! by Micheal Prager.
The more you know the more the Users Guide makes sense.
