Working with Samples

Samples associated with splits are maintained in the Virtual Sampler "Sample page". The sample associated with the current split is displayed in the sample display. Common operations on samples are:

Loading Samples

A new sample is created by either

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The currently selected sample is displayed in the sample display on the "Sample page".

Note: Instruments or even splits that have equal data bytes in their sample data will only be stored once. That means if      you have 2 or more instruments or 2 or more splits (in the same or in another instrument) that access the same sample, this sample will only be stored once. This prevents from a waste of sample memory. The integrity of the samples is maintained by the sampler. If you modify a shared sample (for example by changing its sample rate), you will be asked to copy the sample or to perform the action on all shared samples for all instruments or splits that access this sample.

Working with the Sample Display

The sample display shows a graphical representation of the sample data. You can zoom in or zoom out this information with the zoom slider on the left side of the sample display. This is especially useful when setting exact loop points. You also can scroll through the sample data with the slider on the bottom of the sample display.

The sample display allows selection of sample data bytes. To do this, simply press the left mouse down, keep it pressed and move it to create a new selection area. If the current selection is used as the selection for editing or as the current loop range is specified with the "Sel" and "Loop" controls. The current position of the mouse cursor within the sample data is displayed on top of the sample display.

You also can manually specify   selection and loop points by using the appropriate controls on the "Sample Page". Whether the current loop settings are used when playing the voice is specified with the "Loop Enabled" checkbox.

You can select the whole sample by pressing the "Select All" button on the "Sample Page".

Changing and Editing Samples

There are several controls to change or edit samples:

Note: Instruments or even splits that have equal data bytes in their sample data will only be stored once. That means if      you have 2 or more instruments or 2 or more splits (in the same or in another instrument) that access the same sample, this sample will only be stored once. This prevents from a waste of sample memory. The integrity of the samples is maintained by the sampler. If you modify a shared sample (for example by changing its sample rate), you will be asked to copy the sample or to perform the action on all shared samples for all instruments or splits that access this sample.

Applying effects to samples

You can applay sound effects to the selected part of the sample by pressing the "Effects" button on the "Sample Page". Note that sound effects are only available if DirectSound 5 and DirectX media 5 (formerly ActiveMovie) are correctly installed and if you have DirectX effect plugins installed. Note that some sound effects can make your loop points invalid.

Note: Instruments or even splits that have equal data bytes in their sample data will only be stored once. That means if      you have 2 or more instruments or 2 or more splits (in the same or in another instrument) that access the same sample, this sample will only be stored once. This prevents from a waste of sample memory. The integrity of the samples is maintained by the sampler. If you modify a shared sample (for example by changing its sample rate), you will be asked to copy the sample or to perform the action on all shared samples for all instruments or splits that access this sample.

Using the FM synthesizer to create samples

The "Synthesize !" button on fhe "Sample Page" is used to call the integrated FM synthesizer (see "Working with the Synthesizer"). The synthesizer page has a button "Create Splits from Sample" that can be used to create a new split (and associated sample) from the calculated FM voice. The newly created sample is then displayed in the sample display.

Recording Samples

The Sample Record/Playback control on the "Sample Page" is used to record and playback samples. Note that the play button has only effecr if you have previously recorded a sample. The "Stereo" button below the Record/PlayBack control is used to specify if you wish to record mono or stereo samples. The "Monitor" checkbox displays the level of the incoming data in the sample display when activated.