Yamaha RS7000 Owner's Manual - Page 229

1. Recording Samples (Sampling) 1. Recording Samples (Sampling) The SAMPLING mode is used to record and edit samples. NOTE Samples are digitally recorded audio waveform data complete with "sample parameters" which define how the sample will play back. • Before sampling be sure that the utility mode memory protect function is off (Page 257). If it is ON "Mem- ory Protected" will appear and it will not be possible to enter the sampling mode when the [STAND BY/ START/STOP] button is pressed. Sampling Features G Recording samples is like using a multitrack recorder. G Sample kit voices & pitched voices. Sample voices are divided into two types: "sample kit voices" and "pitched voices". "Sample kit voices" allow up to 128 different samples to be assigned to different notes from C-2 to G8. Different samples can thus be played individually or simultaneously as required. Stereo samples use up two of the available assignments, so up to 64 stereo samples can be assigned to one sample kit voice. Pitched voices play one sample at appropriate pitches across the range of the keyboard. When the KIT+NOTE sampling type is selected, the recorded sample is not only saved as a sample voice, but the note data required to play the sample back is automatically created as well. For example, if a vocal sample is recorded while listening to playback of other tracks, the recorded sample will be played back exactly as it was recorded in relation to the other tracks - just like a multitrack recorder. Since what was actually recorded was the vocal sample and the note data required for 5 playback, the data can be edited later to modify the sample and the way it plays back in a variety of ways. The Sampling Mode G Local sample voices & common sample voices. Vocal Sampling Sample voices can be either "local" or "common". Local sample voices are used by a specific song or style. Up Track to 128 local sample voices can be saved with each song or style. If you have samples you want to use in a number of styles or songs, they should be used as "common sample voices" (below). Sample Voice Track 001 (Note Data) Common sample voices are available for use by all songs and G Tempo changes, quantization, groove, play styles. Up to 128 common sample voices can be stored in the RS7000 memory at a time. The sample contents and program number/voice relationship remains the same even when songs or styles are switched. The maximum total number of sample voices - local for all songs/styles as well as common - that can be stored in the RS7000 memory at any one time is 256. effects and more can be applied to recorded samples. If the SLICE+SEQ sampling type is selected the recorded audio is automatically "sliced" into a number of samples based on the specified note length, then the samples are assigned to different notes begining from E0 to create a sample kit voice. Furthermore, the note data required to play back the individual samples as they were recorded is automatically created in a sequence track. For example, if a 1-measure drum pattern is sampled and a quarter-note size is specified, the recorded measure will be sliced into (approximately) four samples which will be assigned to the E0, F0, F#0, and G0 notes on the keyboard. RS7000 229