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Quick loop sampler

Using sample libraries

Sample libraries contain sets of up to sixteen different

samples that can be used by the Quick Loop Sampler.

When the AW16G is shipped from the factory, sets of

samples such as drum loops and sounds effects are

stored on the hard disk as sample libraries. When you

load one of these libraries, samples will be assigned to

each pad/sample bank, and you can use the pads to play

the samples immediately. Here’s how to load a sample

library and try it out.

1In the Quick Loop Sampler section, either

repeatedly press the [SAMPLE EDIT] key or

hold down the [SAMPLE EDIT] key and use

the CURSOR [ ]/[ ] keys to access the

LIBRARY page of the SAMPLE screen.

1List

This area displays a list of the sample libraries saved

on the hard disk.

BNAME/OLD/SIZE buttons

These buttons sort the sample libraries shown in the

list, either alphabetically (NAME), by when they

were saved (OLD), or by their size (SIZE).

CLISTEN button

When you move the cursor to this button and press

the [ENTER] key, the button will be highlighted. If

you now press a pad 1–4, the sample assigned to

sample bank A of the currently selected sample

library will play repeatedly. Playback will stop

when you press the pad once again.

DRECALL button

This button recalls the library that is selected in the

list, and assigns the samples to each pad/sample

bank.

EDELETE button

This button deletes the library selected in the list

from the hard disk.

FSTORE button

This button stores a library that you edited.

GPROTECT button

Move the cursor to this button and press the

[ENTER] key to switch the Protect setting on/off for

the library selected in the list. A lock icon will be

displayed to indicate a library that is protected, and

it will not be possible to edit or delete this library.

HNEW button

This button creates a new library on the hard disk.

2Move the cursor into the list, and turn the

[DATA/JOG] dial to select the library that you

want to load.

By turning on the LISTEN button and pressing a pad

1–4, you can audition the samples that are assigned

to sample bank A for each pad in that library. For

details on the library contents, refer to “Appendix.”

3Move the cursor to the RECALL button and

press the [ENTER] key. A popup window will

open. Move the cursor to the ALL button,

and press the [ENTER] key.

When the library has been loaded, the popup win-

dow will automatically close.

Tip!

When the popup window is open, you can move the cur-

sor to the 1SAMPLE button and press the [ENTER] key to

select and load just a single sample from the library.

4Raise the [STEREO] fader to the 0 dB position.

5Strike pads 1–4.

You can play the samples that are assigned to sam-

ple bank A of each pad.

Tip!

Of the sample libraries saved on the hard disk when the

AW16G is shipped, most drum pattern libraries that are

set to Loop mode have the Slice function turned on. If

you load this type of library, you only need to press the

pad, and the tempo of the drum pattern will match the

tempo of the song. This lets you use the Quick Loop Sam-

pler similarly to a drum machine.

Note

•If a sample is assigned to a pad, that pad will light while

the sample plays when you press it. However if no sam-

ple is assigned, nothing will play and the pad will not

light. You can either assign a sample to the pad, or

switch the sample bank.

• If the pad lights when you strike a pad but you hear no

sound, access the METER page of the VIEW screen, and

check whether the meter of the corresponding pad

channel (P1–P4) is moving (

→

p. 90).

•If the meter moves when you strike a pad, make sure

that the [STEREO] fader has not been lowered, and that

your monitor system is connected correctly and that its

volume is set appropriately.

• If you hear no sound even after raising the [STEREO]

fader, access the INIT page of the MONITOR screen

and press that pad. This will initialize the pad channel

so that it will produce sound. (

→

p. 91)

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