Korg sampler Drum kit settings, About drum kits, 127, Multisample programs and drum kit programs

Drum kit settings

This section explains how to edit a drum kit.

When you play the keyboard in Global mode, the TRITON STUDIO will sound as in the previous mode in which you were previously. Be aware that if you moved from Sampling mode to Global mode in a state where the sample memory (RAM) contained no data (such as immediately after the power is turned on), playing the keyboard will not produce sound.

When you move from Sequencer to Global mode, playing the keyboard will sound the program or arpeggiator that corresponds to the global MIDI channel (set in Global P1).

The settings that you edit in Global mode are pre- served as long as the power remains on, but will be lost if not written to memory before the power is turned off. The data handled in Global mode can be classified into three types: user drum kit settings (Global P5), user arpeggio pattern settings (Global P6), and all other global settings (Global P0–P4). Each of these three types of data can be written into the memory area. This data can also be saved to various types of media in Disk mode. (☞p.58, 59)

Global mode does not provide a Compare function that lets you make before-and-after comparisons of your editing. Before editing user drum kits, or user arpeggio patterns, you may wish to use “Copy Drum Kit” or “Copy Arpeggio Pattern” to copy the user drum kit or user arpeggio pattern to an unused num- ber.

About drum kits

A drum kit consists of drum samples (PCM drum wave- form data) assigned to individual notes, with individual adjustments for pitch and level, etc.

The TRITON STUDIO has 144 drum kit memory areas. When shipped from the factory, some of the 000 (I–A/B)– 015 (A/B) and 128 (User)–143 (User) areas contain pre- loaded drum kits suitable for various musical styles.

In Global P5: Drum Kit you can edit these drum kits to create your own original drum kits. You can also create original drum kits using sample waveforms that you sam- pled on the TRITON STUDIO or loaded into sample memory (RAM) in Disk mode.

A drum kit that you edited or created can be written into one of the user drum kit memory areas 000 (I-A/B)–143 (User). Drum kits can also be saved to various types of media in Disk mode.

144 (GM)–152 (GM) contain nine different preset drum kits that are compatible with the GM2 sound map. (☞For details on the factory-set drum kits, refer to “VNL”.)

Multisample programs and drum kit programs

There are two types of programs: those whose oscillator uses a multisample, and those whose oscillator uses a

drum kit.

This selection is made by the Program P1: Edit-Basic, Pro- gram Basic page “Oscillator Mode” setting. To use a mul- tisample for the program, set “Oscillator Mode” to Single or Double. To use a drum kit, set “Oscillator Mode” to Drums.

About program parameters

Just as the character and effect processing of a melodic instrument such as piano, organ, trumpet, or strings is fundamentally different from that of percussion instru- ments such as drums or timpani, the program parameter structure of a multisample program (“Oscillator Mode” = Single or Double) is fundamentally different from that of

adrum kit program (“Oscillator Mode” = Drums). The program parameters of a multisample specify filter and amp settings etc. appropriate for a multisample. For this reason, it is difficult to convert such a program for use with a drum kit. Thus if you wish to edit a drum kit, you should first use Program mode to select a program that uses a drum kit (“Oscillator Mode” = Drums), and then move to the Global P5: Drum Kit page.

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
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