What’s a Patch?
A patch puts a sampled note on each of the MV-8800 pads for playing. A pad
in a patch may trigger a sample of:
a note played on a drum or cymbal in a drum kit.
a note played on a percussion instrument.
a note played by a musical instrument
.
a note sung by a singer.
a sound effect
.
Unlike audio phrases that you just start and stop, a patch is something
you
play
like an instrument. In fact, you select patches in the MV-8800’s
INSTRUMENTS window.
When you record with a patch, you record onto a MIDI track. This lets you
edit your performance until it sounds exactly the way you want it to, using
the MV-8800’s potent set of MIDI editing tools.
Since a MIDI track is made up of instructions for recreating your
performance, and not the sound of the patch itself, it always stays in
time if your song’s tempo changes.
Audio Phrase or Patch? You Can Decide Later.
If you know you want to sample something, but aren’t yet sure how you
want to use it, go ahead and sample it anyway. You can deal with it later
on using the MV-8800’s Sample Manager. Meanwhile, it’ll be safely stored
in your project’s SAMPLE folder until you’re ready to decide how you want
to use it.
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About Expanding Sample RAM
The MV-8800 ships with 128 MB of sample RAM, and you can expand it up
to 512 MB, as described in the
MV-8800 Owner’s Manual
. The more RAM,
the more samples you can use in a project. If you’re planning to use lots of
samples in your music—especially loops, since they take up more space—
we recommend expanding your sample RAM.
If you run out of room as you sample, think about expanding your
sample RAM. You can also clean out unused stuff from a project—see the
MV-8800 Workshop
Getting the Most from Sample RAM
booklet.
Sampling a Sound
The Hookup
Connect your turntable, mic or mics, or instrument to the MV-8800 using its
rear-panel ANALOG INPUT jacks.
If you’re not using your
PHONO jacks, keep the
included shorting pin
inserted in them.
If you’re using:
a turntable—connect its left and right outputs to the PHONO L and R jacks,
respectively.
a single mic, an electric guitar, bass, or other single-output instrument
—
connect it to the jack labeled “MIC/LINE L.”
a keyboard or other stereo instrument
—connect its left and right outputs
to the MIC/LINE L and R jacks, respectively.
You can use either the MIC/LINE or the PHONO jacks, but not both at
the same time.
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