Yamaha A5000 Owner's Manual - Page 33

SAMPLER BASICS Phase 2: EDITING Making Your Samples Sound Right Once the sample(s) you intend to use have been satisfactorily recorded and placed in the sampler's memory, then you can edit the sample data to create exactly the sound you want. This can involve anything from simply trimming/looping and mapping the sample (procedures which do not actually change the sound of the sample), to applying filter, envelope generator, low-frequency modulation, and effects which might dramatically alter the basic timbre and sound of the sample. Although you probably won't need to use all of the available editing functions for every sample, the normal sequence of editing procedures would be: 1. Trimming and/or Looping Once you've recorded a sample you might find that there's unnecessary space or noise preceding or following the sound you want to use. Or you might only want to use a portion of the sound you initially recorded. Trimming, as the term implies, allows you to "trim" away unwanted portions of the recorded sound, leaving only the sound you want to use. TRIM ORIGINAL SAMPLE TRIMMED SAMPLE Step-by-Step procedure on page 42. If you simply want your sample to play back in linear fashion from beginning to end, then looping is not necessary. But if you want the entire sample to repeat continuously, or you want a specified segment of the sample to repeat continuously to create a sustained tone, then you will need to specify the appropriate looping parameters. STRAIGHT PLAYBACK (NO LOOP) The sample plays from beginning to end (or until the note is released). LOOPED PLAYBACK (ONE EXAMPLE) LOOP In this example the specified loop repeats until the note is released, then the final decay portion of the sample plays. There are other types of loops. Step-by-Step procedure on page 44. q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q A5000/A4000 • Chapter 2 Sampler Basics & Essential Procedures 33