Alesis K2661 specifications 14-9, Format

Sampling and Live Mode

Sampling Digital Signals

Format

Use the Format parameter to tell the K2661 the format of the incoming sample. Most consumer products use SPDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface Format), while most professional machines use the AES/EBU (Audio Engineering Society/European Broadcast Union) format. Refer to the owner’s manual of your sample source for information regarding its digital format.

The Mode, Time, and Thresh parameters function for digital sampling just as they do for analog sampling.

If the K2661 detects an incoming clock signal, the display shows LOCK, and the sample rate of the signal. If you don’t see LOCK, you’re not getting signal, and you won’t be able to sample. The K2661 automatically sets itself to the clock rate it detects. (For sample rates other than 48,

44.1and 32, the rate doesn’t show in the display, but the K2661 still samples the input correctly. You might need to adjust the coarse tune to get the proper root pitch.)

Src

The possible values for the Src parameter are Internal (Int) or External (Ext). Choose a value of Ext if you want to sample the signal from an external source that's connected to the AES/SPDIF In optical jack. Use a value if Int if you want to resample K2661 internal audio data. Note that the digital internal sampling source corresponds to output A from KDFX. Other outputs will not be sampled digitally.

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