Rossum ASSIMIL8OR, Operation Manual

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8. Sample Start and End
Sample Start and End
This screen lets you set the point at which
your sample starts playing when it receives a
trigger and the point at which it stops playing.
About the Display
In addition to
the numerical
positions (in
samples) of
the
Start
and
End points,
the screen
also includes
a graphical
waveform
display of the
entire sample, as
well as a high resolution display of the region
around the point being adjusted. The high
resolution display provides individual sample
resolution.
In both displays, the start point marker is
green and the end point marker is red. If the
channel has been reversed, the waveform
display shows a red border to remind you of
that fact.
When adjusting either point, use the DATA 2
knob to get in the general neighborhood of
where you’d like it to be. If you then highlight
the appropriate numerical field and click the
encoder to bring up the editing field, you can
adjust the point in single sample increments.
NOTE:
You can bring up the screen
by pressing either the
Sample Start
or
Sample End button. The screen will appear
with the selected numerical field highlighted.
Once the screen is displayed, you can use
the two buttons to switch back and forth
between the two points for editing. (You can,
of course, also use the encoder to navigate to
either field.) If you press either button twice in
succession, you will dismiss the screen.
Sample Start
Sample Start sets the point at which the
sample starts playing when its channel
receives a trigger or gate. The position of
the start point can be modulated by any of
the CV inputs with the modulation gain set
by the associated attenuverter. Positive CVs
move the start point towards the end of the
sample, while negative CVs move it toward
the beginning of the sample. Modulation
gain can be set over a range of from -1.00 to
+1.00.
NOTE:
Sample start position is read each
time the channel receives a trigger.
Moving the start point, either manually or via
modulation, while a sample is playing will have
no effect until the next time the channel is
triggered.
ANOTHER NOTE:
Changing the sample
start point is nondestructive. It does
not affect your sample’s data. If you want to
permanently remove data from the beginning
of your sample, see the
Permanent Truncation
section below.
YET ANOTHER NOTE:
You can never move
the start beyond the current position
of the end point, either manually or via
modulation.
AND EVEN ANOTHER NOTE:
Keep in mind
that setting the start point (or modulating
the start point) in a non-silent portion of the
sample will almost certainly cause a click if
the envelope is set to a fast attack. If you don’t
want a click, either don’t do that, or set the
envelope to a more gradual attack.