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Editing the sample of a pad
Adjusting the start/end points of the sound—Trim Sample
You can specify the portion of the sample that are played when you press the pad.

What are the Start/Loop points and Length?

fig.33-04e
Start Point: This is the point where the sound begins. By adjusting this, you can skip
a portion of unintended silence at the beginning of a sample so that the
sample starts playing at the right moment.
Loop point: When the sample is played repeatedly, this is the point where the
repetition (the second and subsequent times) begins. Set this when you
want to loop from a location other than the Start point.
Length: This is the length from the Start (or Loop) point to the End point (where
the sound stops). By adjusting this you can skip an unintended silent
portion at the end of a sample. This also determines the length of the
looped area when the sample is played back repeatedly (p. 73).

Setting each point

1. Press PAD RECORDING [TEMPO MATCH] twice.
Alternatively, press [TEMPO MATCH] and then press CURSOR [ ].
fig.31-03
The Pad Edit menu are displayed as icons.
fig.32-01
2. Make sure that the cursor is located at the
Pad Parameter icon.
3. Press [YES/ENTER].
The Pad Parameter screen appears.
fig.33-05
4. Press CURSOR [ ] to select the screen
with the three items “StartPoint,”
“LoopPoint,” and “Length (→End).”
5. Use CURSOR [ ] [ ] to move the cursor to the item you wish to set.
6. Press the pad to play the sample you are editing, and turn the TIME/VALUE dial
to adjust the setting.
7. Press [DISPLAY] to return to the Basic screen.
The end of
the sample
Length
Length
End PointLoop PointStart Point
The beginning
of the sample
•The location of the End point
(where the sound stops) is
determined indirectly by the
Length (the length from the
Start point to the End point).
•Set the Loop mode (“Playing
repeatedly”; p. 73) to specify
whether the sample are
looped (played repeatedly).
While changing the end point
or loop point, in order to
effectively edit even extremely
long samples, the beginning of
the sound can be automatically
switched to play not from the
start point, but from just before
the end point.
In step 6, if you press [YES/
ENTER] while the value of
“StartPoint” is selected, the
sample to be changed sounds
from the beginning.
While listening this sound
press [YES/ENTER] again,
that time location is set as a
start point automatically.
When the “Length(→End)” or
“LoopPoint” is selected, you
can set the end or loop point
with the same procedure as
above.