TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual
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To use this feature, you must visit the Preferences dialog (
Edit-Preferences
on the main menu) and specify
either the note-number or note-name method. You will get the best results when the pitch indication is set
off by spaces, and when there are no numbers elsewhere in the sample name. For the note-name method,
only sharps (“#”) are recognized, not flats.
Creating a Region
Th e next step in creating an instrument is to create some regions. While there are many ways to create
regions, in this section we will do it manually. Th is is the least convenient way to create regions but it is
sometimes useful. For example, drum kits often don’t lend themselves to the more streamlined ways of
creating regions, because each drum (snare, kick, hi hat, etc.) is effectively a different instrument and may
require a differently structured region.
Creating a few regions manually will also help familiarize you with the concept of mapping samples, before
we introduce the more advanced ways of mapping like the Instrument Wizard.
To create our first region we’ll use the Region Window, shown above. For a full discussion of this window’s
features, see page 130.
1. Place the mouse under the note where you want
to create a region, and right-click. In this example,
we’ll create a region on Middle C.
2. Choose
New region
from the menu.
