Chapter 3. Sampling

12.Produce sound on the device you connected in step 3, and adjust the input level.

If you connected your device to INPUT in step 3:

Adjust the AUDIO IN REC LEVEL knob until the level is as high as you can get it without causing the knob’s level indicator to light.

If you connected your device to DIGITAL IN in step 3:

Adjust the “Digital In Level” within the 0–127 range as necessary.

If you connected your device to DIGITAL IN, the AUDIO IN REC LEVEL knob does nothing.

Recording the Sample

You can sample the synth sound controlled by the D Beam (p. 72).

1.Go to the Play screen (p. 15).

2.Press [SAMPLING] to get the SAMPLING MENU screen.

If P606 is running in Windows and is connected to the SP- 606, and the SP-606 is in External mode (p. 15), the EXT SEQ SAMPLING STANDBY screen (p. 49) will appear.

3.Press [F1] (SAMPL). Alternatively, press [ENTER] or [SAMPLING] from the screen of step 2.

[SAMPLING] will blink, and the SAMPLING STANDBY screen will appear.

In the lower line of the screen, REMAIN indicates the length (remaining time) available for new sampling. This time will change depending on the Stereo Sw (p. 44) and Sampling Grade (p. 43) setting. It is shown in minutes and seconds.

4.The display will indicate “Select Pad”; press the desired pad to select it as the sampling destination.

Turn the VALUE dial or use [DEC][INC] to switch pad banks. At this time, pads that do not contain samples will blink.

The pad number is shown in the upper left of the screen. (Example) PAD 8-1: pad bank 8, pad number 1

If the selected pad already contains samples, the message “A

Sample Already Exists! Overwrite?” will appear. If you are sure you want to overwrite the existing sample, press [F3] (EXEC). If you decide to cancel, press [F2] (CANCEL).

If the Pad Bank Protect setting is turned on for a bank, a lock symbol is displayed at the right of the pad bank number shown in the upper left of the screen. If you press a pad of such a bank, the screen will indicate “Protected Pad Bank!”, and the pad cannot be selected. If you want to sample into a pad of this bank, you will have to turn off the Protect setting (p. 31).

5.Use [ ][ ] to select the parameter you want to edit.

Turn the VALUE dial or use [DEC][INC] to change the value. If you decide not to sample, press [EXIT]

Parameter

Value

Explanation

 

 

 

Stereo Sw

STEREO,

Selects stereo or monaural recording.

 

MONO(L+R),

STEREO: Stereo recording.

 

MONO(L)

MONO(L+R): The left and right channels of the stereo sample will be mixed,

 

 

and recorded in monaural.

 

 

MONO(L): Monaural recording.

Auto Trig

OFF,

This setting causes sampling to start automatically when the audio input sig-

 

1–14

nal exceeds the level you specify.

 

 

OFF: You will need to start sampling manually.

 

 

1–14: Sampling will start automatically when the audio input signal exceeds

 

 

the specified level. Level 1 is the lowest.

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