Korg NAUTILUS Series, Parameter Manual, Page: 633 / 961

SAMPLING: Page Menu Commands Time Slice
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Link : This joins the sample of the currently selected
Index to the sample of the next Index . Use this when you
wish to merge together two sliced locations.
When you use Time Slice on a rhythm loop sample, the
quality of the playback in SEQUENCER mode will
depend largely on the “cutoff” of each percussion
instrument sound that was sliced.
Be aware that if you change the Sensitivity after
adjusting the slice location, the attacks will be re-detected
and the sample will automatically be sliced again.
What kind of slices will produce the best result?
A. Divide the separate percussion instrument notes as
finely as possible
For example in the case of a sample where the decay of
the kick is overlapped by the hi-hat, the attack sound of
the kick and the attack sound of the hi-hat should be
sliced to create two samples. If these sounds are left as
one sample (containing both kick and hi-hat), their
rhythm may become incorrect when the sample is played
at a different tempo.
Kick + Hi-hat kick/Hi-hat
If the sample is not sliced appropriately even after you
adjust the
Sensitivity use Divide to divide the sample
into halves, and adjust End and Start as needed.
B. Make sure that each divided sample has a clear attack
The attack portion is vital for percussion sounds. Slice the
sample at a point where the attack will be sounded
crisply.
C. Avoid the noise that can occur toward the end of each
divided sample
For example as shown in the above right illustration,
noise can be present at the end of the kick sample. Adjust
the end address of the kick sample so that the noise is not
obtrusive.
In this case, adjusting the end address will also affect the
start address of the hi-hat sample. While listening to the
two samples, make adjustments so that the noise at the
end of the kick sample is as inconspicuous as possible,
and also that the hi-hat attack is heard cleanly.
Pay attention to these points as you adjust
Sensitivity. If
necessary, use the methods described above to edit each
sample.
The noise occurring at the end of the sample in “C.” will
be automatically reduced when you execute steps 8 and
following. You should adjust
Sensitivity while paying
particular attention to sections “A” and “B,” and then
execute step 9. If the noise is still obtrusive, then you can
adjust the end address.
8. Save the sliced samples to the multisample to which
they have been assigned.
When you press the Save button, the “Save Samples &
MS” dialog box will appear.
9. Use Time Stretch to adjust the length of the sliced
samples.
When you press the Stretch button, Time Stretch (a
function that expands or shrinks the length of a sample
without affecting its pitch) will be applied to the sliced
sample.
If you wish to save the sliced sample as it is, proceed to
step 10 without executing Time Stretch.
Sometimes when a sliced sample is played in
SEQUENCER mode and the tempo is slowed down, the
silent portion between samples may become obvious or
noise may be more apparent, producing an unnatural-
sounding result. To avoid this, you can use Time Stretch
to adjust the length of the individual samples. The length
of the samples will automatically be optimized according
to the
Ratio and New BPM settings.
If you execute Time Stretch at 100%, the sample length
will not change but the end of the sample will be faded
out, reducing the noise.
a) Set
Beat and Source BPM . The method is the same as
in step 3. If you wish to change the value you set in step
3, you can change it here.
b) Specify the length of the sample that will be created by
Time Stretch.
• To specify the length as a ratio
Set Ratio . The available range is 50.00–200.00%. If you
specify 50.00%, the sample length will be halved. (The
tempo will double.) If you specify 200.00%, the sample
length will double. (The tempo will be halved.)
• To match an existing BPM tempo value
Not stretched Stretched with Ratio
150% Not stretched Stretched with
Ratio 50%
Time Stretch Time Stretch
Noise
Silent