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27. The Speed Control plays samples faster or slower
resulting in a pitch shift of the sample. In the center
position, the sample is played at recorded speed. Moving
the knob to the left will slow down playback by up to 50%;
moving the knob to the right will speed up the playback by
up to 200%. Positions near the center provide fine
changes in playback speed. Positions further from the
center detent provide more drastic changes in playback
speed.
28. Effect Level Mix fader. This precisely sets the audible
level of the sample in the mix.
29. Memory Bank Select Pushbuttons A-D. Four
banks are available for storing samples. To record a bank
go to Write and then hit the bank button. You can record
into any combination of banks by pressing multiple bank
buttons.
After sampling, you can either select the next bank and
record it (remember Write is still on, just select the bank
and hit Start/Stop) or you can manually select a playback
mode.
You can play any combination of the Memory Banks from
left to right (that is, Memory Bank B will always play before
Memory Bank D - but you can play ABCD; BC; BD: ACD;
only C; only D; etc.).
30. The large Start-Stop button controls sample recording
and sample playback. The small red Effects Indicator LED
glows when the sampler is "on". Here are the functions:
• Tap the button when in sampler Write mode to begin
sampling (the LED will light). Tapping it again ends the
sample and the LED goes out. (unless the sampler has run
out of memory and shuts off automatically - Once the
Effects Indicator LED goes out, the Write LED goes
out and the Single LED turns on.
• In single or r e p e a t play without Trigger, tap the button
to play the sample and tap it again to stop the playback.
Every time you play the sample, the music starts from the
beginning of the sample.
• In S i n g l e or R e p e a t play with Trigger you are
ready to "stab" samples. With the Trigger Out, the
sample plays all the way through before you can play it
again. With it In, you can stab or stutter a sample.
When you shout "Rock it - rock the house!" and
sample it, it can be played back as -
R-R-R-R-R-R-R-Rock --
Rock-Rock-Rock it - Rock it Rock it -
Rock - - Rock it - rock the house!
by simply "drumming" with your fingers.
31. The Stutter Pushbutton lets you choose
between two playback styles, Trigger and Non-
Trigger, when in Single or R e p e a t modes.
• When the Stutter is Out and the sampler is set to
Single or R e p e a t mode, each time you tap the
Start-Stop button the sample starts to play. The
next tap stops sample playback. The next time play
starts, the sample re-starts at the beginning.
• When the Stutter is In and the sampler is set to
Single or Repeat mode, each time you tap the Start-
Stop button the sample re-triggers.
ABOUT STUTTERING
Expensive studio rack-mount samplers and sampling
keyboards can re-trigger or stutter. This means
"beginning at the start of the sample each time a key
is pressed or a drum pad is struck".
Re-triggering creates the stuttering "rap" effect. The
D M 1 6 8 5 / 1 8 8 5 includes a manual stuttering
feature. How fast can y o u tap? Try using two fingers
for increased speed.
32. Monitor Pushbutton. To hear the sample or
effect in the headphones, press this button.
Program Mix still works and you will be able to hear
any other input channels with the C u e buttons
activated.
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