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Sample waveform display: This displays a dotted verti-
cal line at the locations where the sample was sliced, and
a solid vertical line at the Start, Loop Start, and End loca-
tions. When “Index” is xxx/yyy, the sample of the
selected index will be highlighted.
In the case of a stereo sample, the L channel sam-
ple data will be displayed above, and the R channel sam-
ple data will be displayed below.
ZOOM: You can zoom in and zoom out in the vertical
and horizontal dimensions of the waveform shown in the
sample waveform display. (☞1–1c)
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If the slice locations are not appropriate, you can adjust
“Sensitivity” to change the sensitivity at which the attacks
are detected, in order to change the slice locations.
Sensitivity [00...30]:
Adjusts the sensitivity at which the attacks are detected.
By increasing this value, you can detect attacks at even
lower levels, to create more finite slices.
The “level” in this case does not necessarily correspond
to the “waveform level.”
Depending on the sample, the desired slicing may not
occur even if you increase the “Sensitivity.” If the attack
portion of the following sample has overlapped into the
end of the sample, or if the sample contains two sounds,
make adjustments in step
7.
7 Make adjustments where the automatic attack detection
did not occur correctly. Change “Index” to select the sam-
ple that you wish to adjust. Make adjustments by chang-
ing “Start” and “End,” and by executing “Divide” or
“Link” to adjust the slice location.
Start: Specify the start address for the sample of the cur-
rently selected “Index.” At the same time, the end
address of the sample for the preceding “Index” will also
be adjusted.
End: Specify the end address for the sample of the cur-
rently selected “Index.” At the same time, the start
address of the sample for the next “Index” will also be
adjusted.
If “Index” is set to Source, the address of the original
waveform will be modified. If you change the start
address, the loop start address will also be changed at
the same time.
When adjusting the “Start” and “End” addresses of the
divided samples, use “ZOOM” to increase the magnifi-
cation (×1 or more) so that the sample waveform is dis-
played accurately when you make adjustments. (☞1–
1c)
Use Zero: (☞1–1c)
If you wish to adjust the “Start” or “End” address of a
divided sample, it is best to first check “Use Zero.” In
general, using zero-cross points to specify sample
addresses will make it less likely that clicks or pops will
occur, particularly at the end address.
Divide: This splits the sample of the currently selected
“Index” into two. Use this when you wish to add another
location to slice the sample. Modify “End” or “Start” to
adjust the divided sample.
Link: This joins the sample of the currently selected
‘Index” to the sample of the next “Index.” Use this when
you wish to merge together two sliced locations.
Be aware that if you change the “Sensitivity” after
adjusting the slice location, the attacks will be re-
detected and the sample will automatically be sliced
again.
When you use Time Slice on a rhythm loop sample, the
quality of the playback in Sequencer mode will depend
largely on the “cutoff” of each percussion instrument
sound that was sliced.
What kind of slices will produce the best result?
A. Divide the separate percussion instrument notes as
finely as possible
For example in the case of a sample where the decay of
the kick is overlapped by the hi-hat, the attack sound of
the kick and the attack sound of the hi-hat should be
sliced to create two samples. If these sounds are left as
one sample (containing both kick and hi-hat), their
rhythm may become incorrect when the sample is played
at a different tempo.
If the sample is not sliced appropriately even after you
adjust the “Sensitivity,” use “Divide” to divide the sam-
ple into halves, and adjust “End” and “Start” as needed.
B. Make sure that each divided sample has a clear
attack
The attack portion is vital for percussion sounds. Slice the
sample at a point where the attack will be sounded
crisply.
C. Avoid the noise that can occur toward the end of
each divided sample
For example as shown in the above right illustration,
noise can be present at the end of the kick sample. Adjust
the end address of the kick sample so that the noise is not
obtrusive.
In this case, adjusting the end address will also affect the
start address of the hi-hat sample. While listening to the
two samples, make adjustments so that the noise at the
end of the kick sample is as inconspicuous as possible,
and also that the hi-hat attack is heard cleanly.
Pay attention to these points as you adjust “Sensitivity.”
If necessary, use the methods described above to edit
each sample.
The noise occurring at the end of the sample in “C.” will
be automatically reduced when you execute steps
8 and
following. You should adjust “Sensitivity” while paying
particular attention to sections “A” and “B,” and then
execute step
9. If the noise is still obtrusive, then you can
adjust the end address.
8 Save the sliced samples to the multisample to which they
have been assigned. When you press the Save button,
the “Save Samples & MS” dialog box will appear.
Kick + Hi-hat Kick/Hi-hat