Korg sampler, music workstation manual Samples and Multisamples, 101, Using multisamples

Samples and Multisamples

Samples

The data that is recorded (sampled) into internal memory or loaded from a file is referred to as a sample or sample file. Samples consist of the actual waveform data, and parameters that specify how the data will be played back, such as Start, Loop Start, and End Address. Samples can be used in multisamples and drum kits.

The TRITON STUDIO can hold a maximum of 4,000 sam- ples in its internal memory.

The TRITON STUDIO can share a single waveform among multiple samples. This allows you to create multiple samples with different playback addresses from the same waveform without wasting internal memory. For example, suppose that you have wave- form data that records a voice saying “One-Two- Three.” This single piece of waveform data could be shared by three samples, with the playback of sample A producing “One-Two-Three,” sample B producing “One-Two,” and sample C producing “Two-Three.” (☞PG p.92).

Multisamples

A multisample consists of settings that make one or more samples sound in different areas of the keyboard. A multi- sample consist of between one and 128 “indexes.” Each index contains parameters that specify the sample that will playback, the zone in which it will playback, the orig- inal pitch key, the playback pitch, and level etc.

Using multisamples

When sampling an instrument that is able to produce a wide range of pitches, such as a piano, recording just one sample and applying it (playing it back) over the entire pitch range will not produce a natural-sounding result. By using a multisample you can record separate samples for each pitch range, and assign these samples to their respec- tive pitch ranges to avoid any unnatural sounds during playback.

All of the instrumental sounds in the TRITON STUDIO’s internal preset ROM multisamples are constructed in this way. For example, you might record one sample per octave, and assign each of these samples to an index (key- board area).

By assigning multiple samples such as phrase samples or rhythm loops to a multisample and arranging them across the keyboard, you can play multiple samples simulta- neously. Since a different phrase could be assigned to each key, you can perform just as though you were using a pad-type sampler. Alternatively, these samples could be assigned at one-octave intervals, and played as phrase variations with different playback pitches.

The TRITON STUDIO can hold a maximum of 1,000 mul- tisamples in its internal memory.

A multisample can be selected as the oscillator for a pro- gram, and played as a program. In a combination, they can be combined with preset programs, and used in a multi. They can be used with the arpeggiator to produce interesting results (for example, by using the arpeggiator to automatically play sound effects or spoken samples).

	Multisample
Index001	Index002	Index003		Index004
Top Key	Top Key	Top Key		Top Key
Index 001	Index 002	Index 003	Index 004
0000:	0001:	0002:	0003:
Sample A	Sample B	Sample C	Sample D
Multisample		Program OSC (Single/Double)
Sample	Drum Kit	Program OSC (Drums)

Basic functions
Saving data
Loading data
Program	settings
Combination	settings
Producing	songs
Sampling	settings
Creating a	CD
SMF	playback

	Insert Effects
AUDIO INPUT jack	Analog/digital
	convertor
Analog signal	ADC
CDRW-1 (Audio CD)	Digital signal
Analog signal
	(Ripping)
S/P DIF IN jack
mLAN jack
Used by combinations	Program
and songs

RAM (SIMM memory):

16 MB (expandable to 64 MB)

Sample 0000 ... 3999

Multisample 000 ... 999

RAM (internal memory)

	Digital/analog		AUDIO OUTPUT
	convertor		jack
Digital signal	DAC	Analog signal

Floppy disk, Internal hard disk, CDRW-1, SCSI media (Disk mode)

Hard disk

System	settings
Drum kit	settings
Arpeggiator	settings
Effects	settings
Other	functions

WAVE File

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