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Sampling and Live Mode
Sampling the K2661’s Output
Pressing No at the “Tuned Keymap Layout” prompt is useful for previewing large
numbers of samples, or percussion samples. When you press No, you’ll see the Bank
dialog. Press OK, and the K2661 takes the list of sample objects you selected in Step 2, and
in order of their IDs, starts assigning them to keys, beginning at C 2, one root per key. The
coarse tune gets adjusted so they all play at their root pitches.Keys below C 2 play the
sample assigned to C 2, transposed accordingly. Above the highest key used, you’ll hear
the sample with the highest key assignment, transposed accordingly up to the upper
transposition limit.
In either case, after the K2661 finishes processing the samples, it tells you the ID of the
preview program (or the lowest ID if it created more than one program), then returns to
the SampleMode page, with the preview program as the current program.
Sampling the K2661’s Output
You can sample the K2661’s own sounds when in Analog sampling mode. To do so, set the Src
parameter on the SampleMode page to a value of Int. Then, just press the Record soft button
and start playing.
The K2661’s “sample-while-play” capabilities offer a number of useful possibilities. It allows
you, for example, to create composite sounds made up of several K2661 sounds or even
sequences. This can help you make efficient use of the K2661’s polyphony. By building
composite sounds from other composite sounds, you could actually cause a frighteningly large
number of K2661 sounds to become a single sample. The only constraints are your
imagination—and the amount of sample RAM installed in your K2661.
You can also sample the K2661 directly into songs, using the RAM Tracks feature. See
page 12-17.
Sampling Digital Signals
The process for sampling through either of the digital inputs is essentially the same as that for
sampling analog signals, although there are a few additional parameters associated with digital
sampling formats.
You’ll notice that the SampleMode page changes considerably when you change the value of the
Input parameter from Analog to Digital. There are a few more settings to be made before you
start recording.
SampleMode||Samples:131072K|Channel=2|||
Sample:None||||||||||||||||||||||Src:Ext
Input|:Digital||Time:1s|||||||||||||||||
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Format:AES/EBU|||||L||||||||||||||||||||
Mode||:Stereo||||||R||||||||||||||||||||
Thresh:Off||||||-dB|60||40||*|16|*|8|4|0
Record||Auto||Timer||Preview||||||||||||
The first difference is the fact that there are no parameters for gain and sample rate. There’s no
need for a gain parameter because with digital sampling, since you’re making an exact digital
copy of the source signal. The Rate parameter is excluded because the K2661 automatically
recognizes the source sample’s rate and sets its own rate accordingly. Also, the Mon parameter
does not appear when sampling digitally. Any monitoring you wish to do must be done from
the sample source.