Chapter 3. Sampling

Parameter

Value

Explanation

 

 

 

Meter

1/2–19/2,

Specifies the time signature.

 

1/4–19/4,

 

 

1/8–19/8,

 

 

1/16–19/16

 

8.Press [F3] (START) or [SAMPLING]; sampling will begin automatically.

If you decide to cancel sampling, press [EXIT].

9.Sampling will end automatically, and you will return to the Play screen.Sampling a Performance from the P6061.Connect the SP-606 via USB to the P606 running in Windows (p. 83).2.Press [EXT] so it’s lit, and External mode (p. 15) is selected.

3.Press [SAMPLING]. The EXT SEQ SMPL STANDBY (External Sequence Sampling Standby) screen will appear.

[SAMPLING] will blink.

In the lower line of the screen, REMAIN indicates the length (remaining time) available for further sampling. This time will change depending on the Stereo Sw (p. 49) 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 upper line of the screen indicates the “pad bank number - pad number.”

If the selected pad already contains a sample, the message “A Sample Already Exists! Overwrite?” will appear. If you are sure you want to sample into that pad, 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 that you want to edit.

Turn the VALUE dial or use [DEC][INC] to edit the parameter value.

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 resampling to start automatically when the audio signal

 

1–14

from the source sample(s) exceeds the level you specify.

 

 

OFF: The level is not specified.

 

 

1–14: Resampling will start automatically when the source signal exceeds

 

 

the specified level. Level 1 is the lowest.

BPM, Beat, and Meter values are obtained automatically from the P606, so you don’t need to edit these values.

6.Press [F3] (START) or [SAMPLING]; sampling will begin automatically.

If you decide to cancel sampling, press [EXIT].

7.Sampling will end automatically, and you will return to the Play screen.

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