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Edit Mode: Gain, Loop/Trim points

You can edit some features of samples without using a computer. These edits do not change

the actual WAV file, they just store loop points and gain information in a separate file for the

STS to use.

All these features use the

Edit

button to modify the sample loaded into the left side. As a

reminder of this, there’s an arrowhead pointing left next to the

Edit

button.

The changes you make using the

Edit

features are not saved until/unless you tell the STS to save your

changes. This way, if you goof up, you can always go back to how it was. Remember, your WAV files

are never modified, the STS just stores the loop/trim points and gain settings in its own file.

Editing a sample: Gain

By holding down the

Edit

button and turning the

Gain

knob (right side

Sample

knob) you can adjust the gain of the sample being played.

At 0% the gain is set to 0.1, or 10% of the volume.

At 50% the gain is set to 1, which is the default.

At 100% the gain is set to 5, or 500% of the volume (clipping may occur!)

Try this out now: play a sample on the left side and hold

Edit

while you turn

Gain

. Hear how the gain changes. It

can even make a sample clip or overdrive if you want to.

Editing a sample: Loop/Trim start and stop points

Similar to gain, you can also edit the

maximum start and stop points of a

sample. These are known as the

Loop or Trim points, and are

controlled using the

Scrub Start

End

feature.

Hold

Edit

and turn the right side

Scrub Start

Scrub End

knobs. The STS will scrub the start or end

point of the sample as you turn the knob. The knob is velocity-sensitive, so turning it quickly will scrub

a large distance, while turning it slowly will scrub a small amount.

Release the

Edit

button

when you’re done

scrubbing. To hear how the

newly trimmed sample

sounds, make sure you turn

the left side’s

Start Pos

knob

to 0, and

Length

knob to 100% and then press

the left side

PLAY

. If you want to adjust them

some more, you can do

Edit

Scrub

again as

much as you like.

This is a very useful technique for creating

loops, or isolating “hits” or parts from a longer

sample. Example: you can isolate phrases or

words from a speech or audio book, or you can create a drum loop from a pop song. Or split up a

sample into a bunch of smaller slices. It’s also useful for removing silence or noise from the beginning

or end of a sample file.

Remember to Save your work! Your Loop/Trim points will be in effect as long as the STS is powered
up. If you want to keep them after power down, you have to save them. Hold

Edit

and

Save

(left side

Page of

Edit

Sample

Edit

Sample

Edit

Sample

Edit

Sample

Gain

Edit

Sample

Edit

Sample

Start Pos.

Scrub Start

Edit

Sample

Edit

Sample

Length

Scrub End

Gain vs. Volume:

The  gain  setting  stays
with  the  sample,  no
matter which channel you
play  it  on,  as  opposed  to
t h e  C h a n n e l  Vo l u m e
feature  which  stays  with
the  channel,  no  matter
what sample you play.

Start Pos/Length vs. Scrub Start/End:

How is

Scrub Start/End

different than using the

Start

Pos

and

Length

knobs? It has the same effect, but the

difference is that the Loop/Trim points (

Edit

Scrub