Roland MC-909 Setting the start/end points of the sample, Sample List, Sample Edit, 115

Setting the start/end points of the sample

You can specify the portion of the sample that will actually sound. You can also specify the region that is to be looped.

1.Select the sample that you want to edit.

For details on how to select a sample, refer to Sample List (p. 115).

2.Use [CURSOR (up/down)] to select the point that you want to set.

•Start Point:

This is the point at which playback will start. Set this so that any unwanted portion at the beginning of the sample will be skipped, and the sound will begin at the desired moment.

•Loop Start:

This is the point at which loop playback (second and subsequent times) will start. Set this if you want to loop the sound from a point other than the start point.

•End Point:

This is the point at which playback will end. Set this so that any unwanted portion at the end of the sample will not be heard.

3.Use [VALUE] or [INC/DEC] to move the point so it's where you want it to be.

You'll probably find it convenient to zoom-in when making fine adjustments, and zoom-out when making major adjustments (p. 114).

After specifying the start point and end point, you can execute Truncate (p. 117) to delete unwanted portions at the beginning and end of the sample.

Sample Edit

Sample List

Here’s how to select a sample from a list.

1.In the Sample Edit screen, press [F1 (Sample List)].

2.Use [F1 (Preset)]–[F3 (Card)] to specify the bank from which you want to select a sample.

3.Use [VALUE], [INC/DEC], or [CURSOR (up/down)] to select a sample.

If you hold down [SHIFT] while you operate the above buttons, the sample number will change in steps of ten.

4.Press [F6 (Select)].

The edit screen for the selected sample will appear.

[F1	(Preset)]	Select from preset samples.	Sampling
Function buttons
[F2	(User)]	Select from user samples.
[F3	(Card)]	Select from memory card samples.
[F4	(Mark Clear)]	Remove the check mark from the sample.
[F5	(Mark Set)]	Add a check mark to the sample.
[F6	(Select)]	Display the edit screen for the selected
		sample.
[SHIFT] +		Delete all checked samples with their files.
[F1	(Delete Sample)]	(p. 124) (*1)
[SHIFT] +		Erase all checked samples from memory
[F2	(Erase)]	(p. 124). (The files will not be deleted.) (*1)
[SHIFT] +		Load the checked samples into memory.
[F3	(Load)]	(p. 124) (*1)
[SHIFT] +		Clear the check marks from all samples in
[F4	(Mark Clear All)]	the folder.
[SHIFT] +		Add a check mark to all samples in the
[F5	(Mark Set All)]	folder.
[SHIFT] +		Execute “Create Rhythm” (p. 119) on all
[F6	(Create Rhythm)]	checked samples.

*1: If not even check mark is assigned, the operation will be executed on the sample selected by the cursor.

The status of each sample in the sample list

Icon	Sample status
NEW	Sample has just been sampled or imported
EDIT	Sample has been edited but not yet saved
UNLOAD	Sample has not been loaded
None	Sample has just been saved or loaded

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