1. Select a key zone.
This can be empty, or contain a sample - it doesn’t matter for now.
2. Use the Sample Browser to add one, or several (see below), sam-ple(
s).
The following will happen:
❥If the zone contained a sample prior to loading, this will be replaced,
both in the zone and in the sample memory, unless the sample was
also used by another key zone, in which case it will be kept.
❥If you loaded several samples, one of the samples will be assigned
to the key zone, and the other samples will be loaded but remain un-assigned.
Setting the Root Key
Once you have defined a key zone, and added a sample, you should set the
root key for the sample.
❥Select the key zone the sample belongs to, and click on the key you
wish to set the root key to.
Which key to select is normally determined by the pitch of the sample.
For example if the sample plays a F#2 guitar note, click on F#2.
❥Note that it is possible to select a root key outside the key zone, if
required.
Removing Sample(s) from a Key Map
❥To remove a sample, select the zone it belongs to, and then select
“Delete Sample” from the Edit or context menus.
The sample is removed from the zone and from sample memory.
❥To remove a sample from a key zone/map, without removing it from
memory, you can either select “No Sample” with the Sample knob
for that zone, or simply replace it with another sample in the same
way.
Removing All Unassigned Samples
❥To remove all samples that are not assigned to any key zone, select
Delete Unused Samples from the Edit menu.
Rearranging Samples in a Key Map
There is no specific function for rearranging or trading places between sam-ples
and key zones. Simply select a key zone and change the current sample
assignment with the Sample knob.
Setting Sample Level
For each key zone you can set a volume level, using the Level button below
the display. If the transition between two key zones causes a noticeable level
difference, this parameter can be used to balance the levels.
Tuning Samples
Sometimes you might find that the samples you wish to use in a key map are
slightly out of tune with each other. This parameter allows you to tune each
sample in a map by +/– half a semitone.
❥Select the key zone(s) that contains the out of tune sample(s), and
use the Tune knob below the keyboard display.
❥If all samples originate from different sources, and all or most of
them are pitched slightly different (a not uncommon sampling sce-nario),
you could first tune them so that they all match each other,
and then, if necessary, use the Sample Pitch controls in the Osc
section to tune them globally to the “song” you wish to use the
samples in.
❥Note that if all the samples were slightly out of tune by the same
amount in relation to the song you intend to use the samples in, it
would be much simpler to use the Sample Pitch controls in the Osc
section directly.
Looping Samples
A sample, unlike the cycles of an oscillator for example, is a finite quantity.
There is a sample start and end. To get samples to play for as long as you
press down the keys on your keyboard, they need to be looped.
For this to work properly, you have to first set up two loop points which deter-mine
the part of the sample that will be looped, and make this a part of the
audio file. You cannot set loop points in the NN-19, this has to be done in a
sample editor.