Korg sampler manual 105, Recording level and Auto +12 dB On, Optimizing the sample memory RAM

by one after you sample, so that the next sample you record will be assigned to the next higher note. Press the OK button to finalize the settings.

Set the “Auto +12 dB On” parameter. If you check “Auto +12 dB On,” the sample playback level will automatically be increased by +12 dB after sampling. (☞“The recording level and “Auto +12 dB On””)

In Sampling mode, you can set this parameter in the P0: Recording, Preference page.

In Program, Combination, and Sequencer modes, you can set this parameter using the Sampling page menu command “Select Bank & Smpl. No.” (☞p.104).

DISK: The sample will be written to the internal hard drive or a SCSI-connected hard disk drive etc.

If you select DISK, you can also select the writing-des- tination drive.

In all modes, this is specified by the page menu com- mand “Select Directory.”

Drive select

In the drive select field, select the drive. Use the Open and Up buttons to move between levels of the direc- tory hierarchy to select the desired directory. Press the Done button to finalize the settings.

If you sampled to the internal hard disk etc. as a WAVE file, the “Auto +12 dB On” setting will be ignored. The playback level of the WAVE file is set by “WAVE File Play Level” (☞PG p.138).

2In “Sample Time,” specify the length of time that you want to sample.

This can be set in units of minutes and seconds.

If you are sampling to RAM (sample memory), you can sample a maximum of approximately 2 minutes 54 seconds in mono, or approximately 1 minute 27 sec- onds in stereo. If you have installed additional SIMM boards to expand the sample memory to 96 Mbytes, you will be able to sample up to six samples of 2 min- utes 54 seconds each in mono (or approximately 1 minute 27 seconds in stereo), for a total of 17 minutes 28 seconds (or approximately 8 minutes 44 seconds in stereo).

If you are sampling to DISK, you can sample a maxi- mum of 80 minutes in either mono or stereo (mono: approximately 440 Mbytes, stereo: approximately 879 Mbytes).

3Set “Sample Mode” to specify whether a mono or a stereo file will be created.

L-Mono:The sound of the internal L channel will be sampled in mono.

R-Mono:The sound of the internal R channel will be sampled in mono.

Stereo: The sound of the internal L and R channels will be sampled in stereo.

The recording level and “Auto +12 dB On”

When you resample the playback of a song, or your key- board performance using a program, combination, or sample, or if you mix your performance with an external audio source and sample the result, you should normally set “Recording Level” to –12.0 (dB). If you resample at –12.0 (dB), the sample data will be recorded at the opti- mum level, but the playback level will be lower than the level during sampling (if “+12 dB” is off). In such cases, you can check “Auto +12 dB On” when you resample, so that “+12 dB” (Sampling mode Loop Edit page) will auto- matically be turned on, and the recorded sample will play back at the same level at during resampling.

When you sample an external audio source, you should normally set “Recording Level” to +0.0 (dB). The sample data will be recorded at the optimum level. If you sample with “Auto +12 dB On” turned off at this time, “+12 dB” (Sampling mode Loop Edit page) will be off, and the sample will play back at the same level at which it was sampled.

When the power is turned on, “Recording Level” and “Auto +12 dB On” will default to the following settings.

Program, Combination, Sequencer modes

“Recording Level”: –12.0 (dB), “Auto +12 dB On”: on

Sampling mode

“Recording Level”: +0.0 (dB), “Auto +12 dB On”: off These settings assume that you will mainly be resampling in Program, Combination, and Sequencer modes (listed above), and performing conventional sampling in Sam- pling mode (listed below).

Optimizing the sample memory (RAM)

If RAM has been specified as the destination to which data will be written during sampling, you can specify that sample memory (RAM) be automatically optimized after the data is written. When optimization is performed, unused areas that are occupying memory space will be reorganized to increase the available free space. In the Global mode P0: Basic Setup, Input/Sampling page, you can check “Auto Optimize RAM” so that RAM will auto- matically be optimized when sampling ends. In this case, you will always be able to sample without any wasted RAM area, but the sound will stop for a time when sam- pling ends. If a song is being played back in Sequencer mode, the playback will stop.

If you are playing back a song, or if you are repeatedly recording multiple samples in various locations while lis- tening to audio input from a CD etc., you can sample with “Auto Optimize RAM” unchecked, and then execute the page menu command “Optimize RAM” (found in the Sampling page of Program, Combination, or Sequencer modes, and in P0–P4 of Sampling mode) to optimize the RAM when the remaining amount of memory begins to decrease. The remaining amount of sample memory (RAM) can be checked in Sampling mode P0: Memory Status.

Basic functions
Saving data
Loading data
Program	settings
Combination	settings
Producing	songs
Sampling	settings
Creating a	CD
SMF	playback
System	settings
Drum kit	settings
Arpeggiator	settings
Effects	settings
Other	functions

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