A3000 Guide
7
Quick Start
This chapter should give you a good start working with the A3000 without your having to
work through the extensive Owner's Manual. Who actually wants to read 300 pages before
working with a new device?
All essential functions will be described quickly and systematically, but no operational
steps will be given. If these are important to you, you can supplement the explanations here
by referring to the corresponding chapters in the Owner's Manual. Cross references are given
after each section.
Maybe you are already more or less familiar with the operational concepts of the A3000, or
you are one of the painstaking users who don’t mind reading through the whole manual. If
so, you should direct your attention to the special italicized hints. These deal with special
cases and recommendations that go beyond the basic knowledge conveyed by the Owner's
Manual.
One last word about the terms "Sample" and "Sample Bank": as already mentioned in the
first chapter, these exist on the same level. In the following chapters, everything that is
said about Samples can also be applied to Sample Banks, even though this may not be
mentioned explicitly in every case.
Controls
The first thing you will notice below the LCD screen are the 5 knobs. Their rotary
function is used to set the parameters displayed in the LCD, or to call up other
display pages. A red illuminated LED above the knob indicates that a push function
is available during editing.
Here is the most important knob function: from most of the pages you can call up the
"Pgm-Sel" Page by pressing knob 1. From there you can select Programs, Samples
and Sample Banks using knobs 1 and 2. Another press on knob 1 calls up the last
active page again.
On the right side of the panel you will find a parameter matrix, which can also be
found on other devices (e.g. CS1x or AN1x). With the MODE keys (green LED), you
can select one of the five operating modes of the A3000: PLAY, EDIT, REC, DISK,
and UTILITY.
The FUNCTION KEYS above the parameter matrix (red LED) switch between six
FUNCTIONS within the selected operation mode.
For example: if you want to select the function IMPORT, press the MODE KEY DISK
and then FUNCTION KEY 6 (the rightmost function key). With knob 1 (rotate) you
can then select one of the 3 pages of the function IMPORT: ImpSmp, ImpVce, and
ImpOthr.
Finally, to the left of the disk drive you will find the keys COMMAND (command
functions), ASSIGNABLE (four selectable functions), and AUDITION (which plays
the selected sample).
Owner's Manual p. 8 - 11
On the following pages you will find descriptions of the 30 functions selectable with
the MODE and FUNCTION keys, the pages available with these functions (=
display pages), and the corresponding COMMAND functions.
