Yamaha A4000, Owner'S Manual

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ESSENTIAL PROCEDURES
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Chapter 2 Sampler Basics & Essential Procedures
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4.
Assign Your Samples
Use Knob 2 to highlight a sample, then use Knob 4 to assign the selected sample to the currently
selected program as required and specify it’s receive channel.
When “off” the sample is not assigned. When set to “=Smp” the sample is assigned to the “Sample
Bank” receive channel (a “Sample Bank” is a group of samples which can be handled as a unit in many
ways - see page 60 for details). On the A4000 you can also select MIDI channels “01” through “16,”
while on the A5000 (which has MIDI A and B inputs) you can select MIDI “A” input channels “A01”
through “A16” and MIDI “B” input channels “B01” through “B16.” On both models you can also
select “Bch,” which is the basic receive channel set by Knob 5 in the “PLAY-PgmSel” display.
• From the “PLAY-SmpSel” display you can also use Knob 5 to rename, save, duplicate, delete, and
create a new sample bank. See page 94 for details.
5.
Play!
Once your samples have been assigned to a program, you can go ahead and play the program from
your keyboard, sequencer, or other controller.
IN CONCLUSION
Well that’s the end of our basic “tutorial” section. If you’ve read the basics and gone through at
least some of the procedures described you should be well on your way to becoming familiar
with the way the A5000/A4000 works. Please understand, however, that so far we’ve really only
scratched the surface, and that there are LOTS of other important features and functions which
are described in detail in the reference section of this manual. Please take the time to look over
the tabe of contents (page 8), and perhaps even the index (page 287) so you’ll have an idea
about how and where to look for any further information you might need.
Happy sampling!