Yamaha SU700 Sxxyyzz, Sample Names, Listening to Samples, Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling, Moving Samples From Track to Track and From Song to Song

Chapter 5 Samples and Sampling

Listening to Samples

Once you have recorded, loaded, or imported a sample into the SU700, you can listen to the sample by hitting the corresponding pad—provided that the track mute is off and that the pad function is set to PLAY. In general, you will want to set the sequencer into PLAY STANDBY when using pads to listen to your samples.

In general, you will want to listen to the sample repeatedly to determine whether you need to perform any of the editing operations described above. You will also want to listen to the sample as you set up the various knob-function values and effects when preparing for song recording or playback. Playback will reflect all knob and effect settings, with the exception of the knob GROOVE settings.

If you are playing a sample on a LOOP track, the sample will loop automatically as you hold down the pad. On all other tracks, sample play will stop when the sample reaches its end point.

Moving Samples From Track to Track and From Song to Song

It is easy to move a sample from one track to another track within the same song. Simply use the TRACK EDIT TRACK COPY job to copy the sample into the destination track, then use the TRACK EDIT TRACK INIT job to remove the sample from its original track.

If you decide that you need to move one or more samples from one song into another song, proceed as follows. First, save all data into a volume on disk (→ p.287). Then, at the main screen, turn the dial to select the destination song. Then use the DISK LOAD/ LOAD SAMPLE job (→ p.283) to load the samples you need from the volume you just saved.

If you wish to move one or more samples into a song that is still empty, there is another alternative: Use the SONG COPY job (→ p.229) to copy all samples and sequence data into the destination song, and then go to the destination song and delete everything you don’t need.

Sample Names

The SU700 maintains internal names for all of its samples. Names are seven characters long. The format is:

Sxxyyzz

where

xxis the song number (01 to 20).

yyis the track type (LP for LOOP track, CL for COMPOSED LOOP, FR for FREE).

zzis the track number (01 to 08 if LOOP track, 01 to 16 otherwise, counting from Bank 1 left to right, then Bank 2 left to right, and so on.)

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