What samplers read .wav or .aif files direct from disk?
Don't take this as read - consult your sampler manual for details, but there
have been reports of success with Yamaha, Kurzweil, and Ensoniq samplers. Many
other samplers probably do as well. The new Akai S5000 and S6000 have a PC format
filing system, so it may be possible to copy samples directly across.
To do this, firstly insert an empty formatted disk into your PC. Edit the loop
+ edit points as desired. Then, select æSave Segments In Defined RegionÆ from
the æFileÆ menu, select drive A:, and enter a name for your samples, before clicking
æOKÆ. Once the samples have been saved, put the disk into your samplerÆs drive.
Procedures will differ here; for example, Yamaha A3000 owners will load the samples
by selecting æImportÆ from the æDiskÆ menu. Consult your ownerÆs manual for more
details.
I have an A3000 sampler, and WaveSurgeon isn't mapping the samples...
Make sure that the A3000 is connected by midi to your PC, and that the correct
midi output device is chosen in the options. Also, ensure that 'Transpose' in
utility -> midi is set to 0 (otherwise the mapping will not occur at the correct
note), and that 'device#' in the same section is set to 'any' or '1'. If the mapping
operation is successful, you will see a 'midi dump received' message on the sampler
display.
Help! Windows keeps asking for a driver for my sampler...
Simply click OK until Windows loads (it will search about 8 times); this message
will not appear again.
See our website (http://www.squarecircle.co.uk)
for a more complete and up to date list of frequently asked questions.