Korg PA80, User Manual

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15-6 Sampling operating mode
Page 4 - Load Sample
Long This option is most suitable for cymbals,
whose sound should be sustained up until the
next note. The “tail” envelope is sustained and
falls slowly, then falls suddenly next to the end.
EXTEND
Press one of the H VOLUME/VALUE buttons to select this
command. After you select it, it will show “ghosted”, meaning
that you can’t select it again. If you change any of the param-
eters of this page, it will become selectable again.
The Extend procedure
1 .
After a Slice operation, go to the Extend page.
2.
Set the By parameter, according to the tempo of the
groove you will use. If you will slow the groove down
very much, assign higher values to this parameter, oth-
erwise you may assign lower values.
3. Select the Extend Mode . “Long” is more suitable for
cymbals.
4. Press one of the H VOLUME/VALUE buttons to select
the Extend command.
5. After the Extend operation is complete, test the full pat-
tern at different speed, by playing notes from C2 (half
speed) to C3 (original speed). See table on page 15-4.
6 .
If the Extend didn’t produce satisfactory results, change
the settings. Any previously made change will be
deleted.
7.
When the Extend is completed, you can save the sliced
and extended samples and the MIDI Groove into the
Flash Card. Press WRITE. The Write Extend window
will appear (see “The Write window” on page 15-9).
Assign a name to the new Program, and save it into an
User Program location into the Flash Card. A MIDI
Groove with the same name will also be saved into the
AUTOLOAD.SET folder. (After saving, you will go back
to the Extend page).
8. After saving, you may press RECORD to exit the Sam-
pling mode. The Write Sound page will appear. Press
one of the D VOLUME/VALUE buttons (Abort), then
ENTER to exit.
9. After exiting the Sampling mode, you may load the
MIDI Groove data in the Style Record mode (see “Page
14 - Import GRV” on page 10-18 for more informa-
tion).
PA G E 4 - LOAD S AMPLE
Use the Load command to load single samples (mono or ste-
reo), in KSF, AIFF or WAVE format. The samples are loaded
into the internal memory, and must be saved on a Flash Card
before leaving the Sampling mode.
•
KSF is Korg’s native sample format, used by the Trinity
and Triton series of workstations. The file name must
have the “.KSF” extension.
• AIFF is the Apple® Macintosh© preferred format for
audio. The file name must have the “.AIF” extension.
• WAVE is the Microsoft© Windows© preferred format
for audio. The file name must have the “.WAV” exten-
sion.
Note: You can only load samples in a 8- or 16-bit resolution,
and a sampling frequency rate from 11,025 to 48,000Hz.
Loaded samples always preserve their original resolution.
Load procedure
1 .
Insert a card into the FLASH CARD slot.
1 .
Select the Load Sample page. The source directory
appears.
2. Use the F1 button to select the source device (HD or
FD).
3. Use the E-H VOLUME/VALUE buttons, or the TEMPO/
VALUE controls, to move the folder containing the sam-
ple to load to the first line of the display.
Press F3 (Open) to open the selected folder. Press F4
(Close) to close the current folder.
4.
When the sample to load is in the first line of the display,
press F2 (Select) to load it. The sample will be loaded,
and the Record/Edit page will appear.
Warning: When loading a sample, any sample already
loaded or recorded in the Record page will be deleted.
Note: If the sample exceeds the maximum size allowed by
the Pa80 (562.5KB mono or 1,125KB stereo), it will be
truncated.
By: 0%
Mode: Short
EXTEND
Extend Slices
BACKUP |
MYFOLDER
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HD SELECT OPEN CLOSE
Load Sample