13.3 ASSIGNING A SAMPLE TO A TRACK FROM THE +DRIVE
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# 13.3 ASSIGNING A SAMPLE TO A TRACK FROM THE +DRIVE 13. SAMPLING 13.1.6 R.LEN Record Length sets the length of the sampling. With a setting of 1–128 steps, the sampling length is decided by the time that it takes the sequencer to advance the set number of steps at the current BPM. With the MAX setting, the sampling continues until max sampling time (66 seconds) is reached or until you press [YES] to stop sampling. 13.1.7 R.STRT Record Start lets you set if the recorder will start sampling when you press [PLAY] or when the level of the audio source exceeds the threshold level set by THRES and with ARM set to ON 13.1.8 ARM When ARM is set to on, the recorder will start sampling when the incoming audio exceeds the threshold level. See THRES above. You can also press [SAMPLING] + [YES] to arm the recorder. Press [SAM PLING] + [NO] to cancel. 13.2 SAMPLING AUDIO 1. If you use an external audio source, connect it to the Digitakt II. 2. Press [SAMPLING] to access the SAMPLING menu and then use DATA ENTRY knob A to set SRC to your preferred audio input source. 3. Keep an eye on the input level meter and play the audio source and make sure that the volume of the audio source is as strong as possible, but without clipping or distorting. Set MON to YES to monitor the incoming audio through the Digitakt II (available if you sample from an external source). 4. Again, with an eye on the input level meter, use DATA ENTRY knob D to set THRES just above the indi cated background noise of the audio source (when it is not playing). 5. Use RLEN to set the length of the sampling. 6. Set R.START to THRES. 7. Set ARM to ON to arm the sampler and then play the sound source. When the audio signal exceeds the set threshold level, sampling will start. 8. Press [YES] when you want to stop sampling, or with an RLEN setting of 1–128, the sampling stops automatically. The sampling also stops if it reaches the max sampling time (66 seconds). The Digitakt II then automatically normalizes the sample. 9. Use the DATA ENTRY knobs E and H to set the parameters TRIM START and TRIM END to trim the sample to the desired length. You can use the DATA ENTRY knobs F to zoom in and out to make it easier to see where to trim the sample. Use [FUNC] + F to zoom vertically. Use knob G to position the zoom focus area. [FUNC] + G moves the trim selection left or right. When zoomed, pressing [LEFT] will jump to the START trim point, and [RIGHT] will jump to the END trim point. Press [FUNC] + [YES] to preview the sample. DATA ENTRY knobs D selects the way the sample will be previewed. One shot, Looping, One shot (without having to hold the shortcut all the way), Looping (without having to hold the shortcut all the way). The preview is played back by the voice of the active track. Make sure to select an audio track as the active track. Press [YES] to trim the sample and save it. Press [FUNC] + [NO] if you want to discard the sample. 10. Name the sample and press [YES] again to confirm the save. 11. Press [TRACK 1–16] if you want to select a track to where you want to assign the sample. Press [NO] if you don’t want to assign the sample to a track. 13.3 ASSIGNING A SAMPLE TO A TRACK FROM THE +DRIVE You can also assign a sample directly from the +Drive storage in the Digitakt II to the active track. 1. Press [FUNC] + [SAMPLING] to access the SAMPLES menu, and then select +DRIVE and press [YES]. 2. Navigate to the sample you want to assign, and then press [YES] to select the sample. 13. SAMPLING 3. Press [RIGHT], to open the SAMPLE ACTION menu and then select LOAD TO TRK and press [YES] to load the sample to the active track. For more information, please see “13.6 SAMPLES MENU” on page 70. 13.4 SAMPLE PLAYBACK Once the sample is assigned to a track, it can be triggered either by the sequencer or manually by pressing a [TRIG] key. You also have the ability to set the samples play mode and edit what portion of the sample is played. 1. Press [SRC] to access the SOURCE page. 2. Set the TUNE of the sample. 3. Set the PLAY MODE behavior of the sample. • REVERSE The sample will be played back in reverse once every time it is trigged. • REVERSE LOOP The sample will loop continuously in reverse between Loop Position and Length. How long it will loop for is set with the LEN parameter on the TRIG page. The loop time is also con strained by the AMP page envelope parameter settings HLD and DEC. • FORWARD LOOP The sample will start from the start position and then loop continuously between Loop Position and Length. How long it will loop for is set with the LEN parameter on the TRIG page. The loop time is also constrained by the AMP page envelope parameters HLD and DEC. • FORWARD The sample will be played back once every time it is trigged. 4. Use DATA ENTRY knobs E, F, and G to set the STRT, LEN, and LOOP parameters which define what portion of the sample is played. Press [SRC] twice to access SRC page 2, in order to more easily see these settings using the sample waveform. • STRT Start sets the start position for the playback of the sample. • LEN Length sets the length of the playback of the sample. Start + Length effectively defines the end point of the portion of the sample that is played. • LOOP Loop Position sets the position in the sample to where playback will return after reaching the Length Position (defined by STRT + LEN) if PLAY MODE is set to FORWARD LOOP or REVERSE LOOP. The sample then loops between the end of LEN, and LOOP. For more information, please see “11.4 SRC PAGE” on page 55. 13.6 SAMPLES MENU Press [FUNC] + [SAMPLING] to open the SAMPLES menu. Use the [UP]/[DOWN] keys to select if you want to view the +Drive or the RAM storage. Press [YES] to open the selected storage space. Here you can manage your samples. Initially, here are two directories FACTORY and INCOMING. A wide array of factory samples are available in the write protected FACTORY directory. The INCOMING directory
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