Korg Electric Keyboard manual 108, Time Slice

3Range “Start” and “End” will show the range of data that will be edited.

4Use “Truncate” to select the portion that will be deleted. Front & End: The sample data that lies before the “Start” and after the “End” will be deleted.

Front: The sample data that lies before the “Start” (start address) will be deleted.

End: The sample data that lies after the “End” (end address) will be deleted.

5In “Save to No.,” specify the save destination sample number. By default, an unused sample number will be selected.

For a stereo sample, “Save to No.(L), (R)” will be displayed. Specify the save destination sample number for the L channel and R channel respectively.

6If you wish to delete the original sample data and over- write it with the edited sample data, check “Overwrite”. Normally, you will leave “Save to No.” at its default set-

ting, and execute without checking “Overwrite.” (☞ p.99 “*1: About “Overwrite””)

7To execute the Truncate command, press the [F8] (“OK”) key. To cancel, press the [F7] (“Cancel”) key.

Time Slice

Time Slice detects the attacks (e.g., kick and snare) within a rhythm loop sample (a sample that loops a drum pattern, etc.), and automatically divides the sample into individual percussion instrument notes. The divided percussion instru- ment notes will be created as individual samples, and auto- matically assigned as a multisample and program. Song performance data corresponding to the divided samples will also be created, so that in Sequencer mode you can adjust the tempo of the song to change only the tempo of the rhythm loop without affecting the pitch. The performance data that is created will use notes D2 and above, corre- sponding to the newly created samples of individual percus- sion instruments.

In addition to changing only the tempo of the rhythm loop without affecting the pitch, this makes it possible for you to exchange note numbers, to change the timing, or to edit the sequence data to freely recreate the original rhythm loop.

Time Slice also allows you to change the pitch of the track without affecting the tempo for new creative possibilities.

This command can also be executed on a stereo sample.

As an alternative to Utility “Time Slice,” the Utility “Time Stretch” (3.1–2e) command can also be used to change the tempo without affecting the pitch of a rhythm loop sample etc. “Time Stretch” is suitable when you do not need to divide the sample or to create multi playback data for the divided sample.

Original rhythm sample: Sample0

120BPM

Kick Snare Kick Kick Snare

Execute the Time Slice command

Sample1 Sample2 Sample3 Sample4 Sample5

A multisample and program will be created automatically

C2

Play in Sequencer mode

120BPM

150BPM

	Played closer together,
90BPM	but pitch is unchanged

Played further apart, but pitch is unchanged

*You can also use the Time Stretch command to control the compression of each sample to optimize the “spacing” to match the tempo☞. 9

Edit the performance data

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