Tascam 4 user manual

Wave drop. The single option in this category controls what happens when you drop two or more samples at once into a dimension window with the right mouse button, and then choose Stack on single region as the mapping option from the popup menu. As an example, if you right-drop a folder with ten samples into the velocity window and choose this method, the velocity dimension will be set to ten splits, mapped to the ten samples you dropped. The Preferences option controls the order in which the samples will be mapped, and is useful when the name of the samples contains some information about how they should be placed within the dimension. For example, suppose your velocity samples are named with an indication of their relative amplitude:

Cowbell 0 dB

Cowbell –2 dB

Cowbell –4 dB

Etc.

In this case the “reverse numeric” option would cause the loudest sample to be mapped to the highest velocity split.

Warn if reload requires save. When you press the “Load” button to load the .gig file into the sampler, the Editor issues a warning message if the file has been modified in a way that requires it first be saved to disk. Clear this checkbox to suppress the warning.

Warn if reload requires FULL save. If you check this box but not the previous one, warnings will be issued only when the file has been modified so extensively that a time-consuming rewrite of the entire file is necessary.

Warn about unmapped regions on save. When this box is checked, the editor will issue a warning if you attempt to save a file in which any regions are unmapped (i.e. mapped to the null sample). Unmapped regions are perfectly legal, so uncheck this box if you are using them for some deliberate purpose.

Use internal names on WAV import. Tells the Editor to take the names of imported samples from information inside the .wav file, rather than from the .wav file’s name. If no internal name is present, the file name will be used anyway.

Retune regions when dragging. Controls whether your samples will be automatically transposed when you drag regions up and down the keyboard. If checked, regions will be retuned when you move them to preserve their original sound.

Update region properties after wave edit. Controls what happens when you edit a sample in an audio editor (by choosing the Edit audio option on the right-click menu). If you modify the file’s loop points or tuning and this box is checked, the new information will be copied into every region that is currently mapped to that sample. If the box is unchecked, existing regions will not be modified, though the new information will still be attached to the sample itself for use in future mappings.

Update region properties after sample replace. Controls what happens when you use the Replace sample feature. If the box is checked, loop points and tuning information from the replacement sample will be applied to every region that is mapped to that sample. If the box is unchecked, existing regions will not be modified, though the new information will still be attached to the sample itself for use in future mappings.

Share recent file list with GigaStudio. This refers to the "Recent" list in the File Open dialog, which lets you jump quickly to a recently used directory. GigaStudio has a similar feature in its Load menu (on the MIDI channel strips). When this box is checked, opening a file in GigaStudio

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