EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLE
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S3000XL Operator’s Manual
ASSIGNING SAMPLES TO KEYGROUPS AND ZONES - SMP1
Samples are assigned to keygroups in the SMPL page. Pressing
gives this display:
This is SMP1 (the first page to do with assigning samples - there are three in total). Here,
for the first time, we catch a glimpse of the zones mentioned at the start of this section. In
this example, the test program has one sample in it in zone 1. This has a velocity range of
1-127 and so will play across the entire keyboard. Compare that with this screen which
shows a typical three way velocity switch for a bass program:
Here you should be able to get a feel for the concept of ‘zones’. We have three separate
samples SOFT BASS, HARD BASS and PULL BASS and their velocity ranges are split 0-
65, 66-95 and 96-127. You will also note the nice graphic depiction alongside it for each
of the three zones! Playing within those velocity ranges will play each sample accordingly
allowing you to emulate the many tones available from just one note of a real bass guitar.
If the velocity ranges overlapped (i.e. 0-70, 63-100 and 93-127) and
(seen to the left
of the graphic display) is switched to
ON
, then the velocity zones will crossfade giving a
smoother response in some cases.
NOTE: If you play between two overlapping ranges (i.e. in the above example, if you play
at a velocity of 96), you will actually be playing two voices out of the possible 32. With
such generous polyphony, this shouldn’t be a problem unless you are driving the
S3000XL particularly hard.
Another way to use the zones is for stereo samples and for layering sounds. For example:
This shows the assignment for a stereo piano sample. The left and right samples are
assigned to zones 1 and 2 respectively and both given a range of 0-127. These two
zones would be panned hard left and hard right in SMP2 (see below) to give stereo
reproduction through the L/R outputs.
NOTE: For stereo samples to play in stereo, they must be in the same keygroup and set
up as shown above.
