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ESSENTIAL PROCEDURES 2. Select a Sample To Edit If the sample you want to edit isn't already selected (the sample name appears at the bottom of the window in the upper left corner of the display), press Knob 1 (TREE) to see a list of the available samples, use Knob 2 to select the desired sample, then press Knob 1 (PARAM) again to return to the "EDIT-AmpEG" display. You can play the selected sample by pressing the [AUDITION] button. 3. Set the EG's Attack, Decay, Sustain Level, and Release When the top function line of the display is highlighted, use Knobs 2, 3, 4, and 5 to adjust the amplitude envelope generator's attack rate, decay rate, sustain level, and release rate parameters, respectively. Attack Rate DecayRate SustainLevel ReleaseRate This parameter produces a faster or slower attack by determining how quickly the sound will reach maximum level when a note is played. The higher the value the faster the attack. The way you set the "AttackRate" parameter can signiﬁcantly change the character of the sound. If you apply a slow attack to a sample that normally has a fast attack - a piano or plucked string, for example - the result might sound more like a violin or some type of synthesized electronic sound than the original instrument. The way this parameter works also depends on the "AttackMode" parameter setting (discussed in the next step). This parameter determines how rapidly the sound will decay to the sustain level (see below) after the maximum attack level has been reached. It will have no audible effect if the "Sustain Level" parameter (below) is set to its maximum value. While the other three amplitude envelope generator parameters affect rates, the "SustainLevel" parameter actually sets the level at which the sound will be sustained while a note is held. Setting this parameter lower than its maximum value can emphasize the initial attack/ decay portion of the envelope, producing sounds which have a pronounced attack with a more subdued sustain. The speed at which the sound drops from the sustain level to zero after a note is released is set by this parameter. 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 51

Section	Page
Cover	1
List of Accessories	4
Features	5
Using the Manual	6
Manual Organization	6
Finding Information You Need	6
Other Conventions	7
Contents	8
Panel and Connector Arrangement	10
A5000/A4000 Options	14
Handling the Floppy Disk Drive(FDD) and Floppy Disk	15
Chapter 1 Setting Up	17
Setup Procedure	18
Power Connection	19
Audio Output Connections	20
Audio Input Connections	23
MIDI Connections	25
Powering On and Off	27
Sound Check	28
Chapter 2 Sampler Basics & Essential Procedures	31
SAMPLER BASICS	32
ESSENTIAL PROCEDURES	37
Chapter 3 The A5000/A4000 System & Features	57
1. System Overview	58
Internal Structure	58
Sampling Tone Generator	59
The Effect Stage	63
Total EQ	64
Controllers	64
Sequencer	64
I/O Interface	65
Data Organization & Management	65
2. The A5000/A4000 Functions	68
A5000/A4000 Mode Organization	68
Function Tree	73
3. Basic Operation	77
Common Mode Display Features	77
Selecting Modes & Functions	77
Selecting Display Pages	78
Editing Parameters	79
Executing Functions	80
Command Selection	80
Character Entry	81
MIDI Input	82
QUICK Entry	83
Tree View Display	83
A/D Input	85
MIDI Indicator	85
Shortcut Operation	86
Special Button Functions	86
Factory Reset	86
Chapter 4 PLAY Mode	87
About the PLAY Mode	88
1. PROGRAM	89
Program Select	89
Program Mix	90
Program Portamento	91
2. SAMPLE	93
Select Sample	93
Select Sample from Sample Bank	95
3. EASY EDIT	96
Mix	96
Output	97
Out & Gain	97
Filter	98
Pitch	98
Amplitude EG	99
Key	99
Velocity	100
Crossfade	100
Control	101
4. EFFECT	102
Effect Setup A	102
Effect Setup B	104
Effect Edit	104
5. SETUP	107
S/H Speed	107
AD Input	107
6. CONTROL	110
Program Controller A/B	110
Channel Setup	112
Program LFO	113
Chapter 5 EDIT Mode	117
About the EDIT Mode	118
1. TRIM/LOOP	120
Waveform	120
Sample Information	124
Loop Remix	125
2. MAP/OUT	127
Mix & Key Range	127
Pitch	129
Expand & Velocity Range	131
Level Scaling	132
3. FILTER	133
Filter & EQ	133
Filter Scaling	135
4. EG	137
Amplitude EG	137
Filter EG	138
Pitch EG	140
5. LFO	143
LFO	143
6. MIDI/CTRL	145
MIDI Set	145
Sample Controller A & B	146
Chapter 6 RECORD Mode	149
About the RECORD Mode	150
1. RECORD	151
Record	151
2. SETUP	153
Record Setup	153
Process	157
3. TRIGGER	158
Trigger	158
4. EFFECT	160
Recording Effect Setup	160
Recording Effect Edit	160
5. EXT CTRL (External Control)	161
CD-DA Control	161
6. MONITOR	163
Monitor & Click	163
Chapter 7 DISK Mode	165
About the DISK Mode	166
1. PROGRAM	167
PgmLoad	167
2. SAMPLE	169
SmpLoad	169
3. SEQUENCE	171
SeqLoad	171
4. VOLUME	172
Volume	172
5. DISK	173
Disk Select	173
Disk Setup	173
6. IMPORT	175
Import	175
7. DISK COMMANDS	177
Selecting a Command	177
Command Execution	177
SAVE	177
FORMAT	177
COPY VOLUME	181
SYSTEM FILE	182
BACKUP	182
CD-DA	184
LOAD OS	185
Chapter 8 UTILITY Mode	187
About the UTILITY Mode	188
1. TOTAL EQ	189
Total Equalizer	189
2. PANEL PLAY	191
Knob Controller	191
Knob Controller Setup	191
Function Key Play Setup	192
3. SEQUENCE	194
Sequence	194
4. MASTER	195
Tuning	195
Output	195
5. SYSTEM	197
KeysSet	197
Customise	198
6. MIDI	200
Channel Message	200
System Exclusive	201
Chapter 9 COMMAND	203
About the COMMANDS	204
Selecting a Command	206
Command Execution	206
COPY	206
DELETE	208
SAVE	208
ARRANGE	211
FREEZE	212
REGISTER	214
BULK DUMP	216
INITIALIZE	217
PROCESS	218
LOOP DIVIDE	221
RESAMPLE	222
STEREO -> MONO	225
MOVE	226
CREATE OSC	227
EXPORT	228
REVERT	230
Appendix	231
Installing Optional Equipment	232
Removing the Top Cover	232
Replacing the Top Cover	233
Installing SIMMs	234
Installing the AIEB1 I/O Expansion Board	237
Installing an Internal SCSI Hard Disk	240
Installing an Internal IDE Hard Disk	244
Installing an ATAPI ZIP Drive	247
Connecting external SCSI devices	251
Specifications	254
Effect Type List	256
Effect Parameter List	258
Control Change Number List	270
Troubleshooting	271
Error Messages	273
MIDI Data Format	274
A5000/A4000 MIDI Implementation Chart	286

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ESSENTIAL PROCEDURES

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A5000/A4000 •

Chapter 2

Sampler Basics & Essential Procedures

Select a Sample To Edit

If the sample you want to edit isn’t already selected (the sample name appears at the bottom of the

window in the upper left corner of the display), press Knob 1 (TREE) to see a list of the available sam-

ples, use Knob 2 to select the desired sample, then press Knob 1 (PARAM) again to return to the

“EDIT-AmpEG” display.

You can play the selected sample by pressing the [AUDITION] button.

Set the EG’s Attack, Decay, Sustain Level, and Release

When the top function line of the display is highlighted, use Knobs 2, 3, 4, and 5 to adjust the ampli-

tude envelope generator’s attack rate, decay rate, sustain level, and release rate parameters, respec-

tively.

Attack Rate

This parameter produces a faster or slower attack by determining how quickly the sound

will reach maximum level when a note is played. The higher the value the faster the attack.

The way you set the “AttackRate” parameter can significantly change the character of the

sound. If you apply a slow attack to a sample that normally has a fast attack - a piano or

plucked string, for example - the result might sound more like a violin or some type of syn-

thesized electronic sound than the original instrument.

The way this parameter works also depends on the “AttackMode” parameter setting (dis-

cussed in the next step).

DecayRate

This parameter determines how rapidly the sound will decay to the sustain level (see

below) after the maximum attack level has been reached. It will have no audible effect if the

“Sustain Level” parameter (below) is set to its maximum value.

SustainLevel

While the other three amplitude envelope generator parameters affect rates, the “Sustain-

Level” parameter actually sets the level at which the sound will be sustained while a note is

held. Setting this parameter lower than its maximum value can emphasize the initial attack/

decay portion of the envelope, producing sounds which have a pronounced attack with a

more subdued sustain.

ReleaseRate

The speed at which the sound drops from the sustain level to zero after a note is released

is set by this parameter.