Korg Electric Keyboard manual 110, What kind of slices will produce the best result?

If you wish to adjust the “S (Start)” or “E (End)” address of a divided sample, it is best to first check “Use Zero.” In general, using zero-cross points to spec- ify 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 “E (End)” or “S (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.

Kick + Hi-hat Kick/Hi-hat

If the sample is not sliced appropriately even after you adjust the “Sensitivity,” use “Divide” to divide the sam- ple into halves, and adjust “E (End)” and “S (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

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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.

8Save the sliced samples to the multisample to which they have been assigned. When you press the [F6] (“Save”) key, the “Save Smpl/MS” dialog box will appear.

9Use “Stretch” to adjust the length of the sliced samples. When you press the [F5] (“Strch”) key, Time Stretch (a function that expands or shrinks the length of a sample without affecting its pitch) will be applied to the sliced sample.

If you wish to save the sliced sample as it is, proceed to step 0 without executing Time Stretch.

Sometimes when a sliced sample is played in Sequencer mode and the tempo is slowed down, the silent portion between samples may become obvious or noise may be more apparent, producing an unnatural-sounding result. To avoid this, you can use Time Stretch to adjust the length of the individual samples. The length of the sam- ples will automatically be optimized according to the “Ratio” and “New BPM” settings.

Time Stretch Time Stretch

Noise

Silent

Not stretched	Stretched with Ra- Not stretched	Stretched with
	tio 150%	Ratio 50%

If you execute Time Stretch at 100%, the sample length will not change but the end of the sample will be faded out, reducing the noise.

a)Set “Beat” and “Src BPM (Source BPM).” The method is the same as in step 3. If you wish to change the value you set in step 3, you can change it here.

b)Specify the length of the sample that will be created by Time Stretch.

•To specify the length as a ratio

Set “Ratio.” The available range is 50.00–200.00%. If you specify 50.00%, the sample length will be halved. (The tempo will double.) If you specify 200.00%, the sample length will double. (The tempo will be halved.)

•To match an existing BPM tempo value

Use “New BPM” to specify the BPM value of the sample you wish to create. The “Ratio” will automatically be cal- culated from the “Src BPM (Source BPM)” and the “New BPM” values.