User manual AKAI S2000

[. . . ] Software version 1. 30 WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. Operator's Manual WARNING!! To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. 1-En CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. THE SYMBOLS ARE RULED BY UL STANDARDS (U. S. A. ) The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol superimposed across a graphical representation of a person, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure; that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intented to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. 5A-En WARNING WARNING The S2000 is designed to be used in a standard household environment. Please ensure that your S2000 meets the power requirements in your area. [. . . ] If, as mentioned, the samples do not have a pronounced attack, then a combination of mono legato and the mute group function will give you a smooth transition across the keygroups. S2000 Operator's Manual - Version 1. 30 Page 89 PROGRAM EDIT VELOCITY CROSSFADE/SWITCH It is also possible to layer two samples and set velocity ranges to switch between them using velocity. For example, you may switch between a softly played bass guitar and a slap bass. To make the transsition smoother, it is also possible to overlap the velocity ranges and crossfade between them The next page lets you select whether you will switch between samples or crossfade: The velocity ranges are set within the keygroup zones themselves but yopu can use the DATA wheel to switch velocity crossfade ON or OFF. Page 90 S2000 Operator's Manual - Version 1. 30 PROGRAM EDIT ASSIGNING SAMPLES TO KEYGROUPS The next group of pages deal with getting samples into a program. The simplest assignment you may have is one sample spanning the entire keyboard range but, as we have seen, you often want to map out different samples across the keyboard range using keyspan. However, as we saw in the introduction to editing a program, you can also layer samples by way of the keygroup `ZONES'. Each keygroup has four zones and these may be used to layer sounds or for velocity switching and crossfading. The first page in this group is this: This shows the ZONE 1 ASSIGN page and in this example, we can see that a sample called BIG STRINGS-L is assigned to keygroup KG01. You select the sample you wish to assign to the keygroup using the DATA wheel and you select the keygroup using the outer SELECT wheel. In this way, assigning a lot of samples is achieved very simply by selecting the keygroup and assigning the sample, flicking the outer SELECT wheel to select the next keygroup and assigning the sample with the DATA wheel, etc. . Alternatively, move the cursor to the KG field and use the DATA wheel to select the keygroup. HINT: To make life easier, it is best to sample (or load from disk) the samples in a sensible order. For example, sample your strings (or load them from disk) in the order STRINGS G1, STRINGS G2, STRINGS G3, STRINGS G4, etc. . In this way you can assign samples very quickly - select KG01, assign STRINGS G1, flick the SELECT wheel to the right, turn the DATA wheel one click clockwise; flick the SELECT wheel to the right, turn the DATA wheel one click, etc. ). TUNING THE SAMPLE IN ZONE 1 The next page down allows you to tune the sample in ZONE 1: Use F1 and F2 as cursor keys to move the cursor around the SEMI. CENTS field and use the outer SELECT wheel to select the keygroup you want to tune. Alternatively, move the cursor to the KG field and use the DATA wheel to select the keygroup. SETTING LEVEL AND PAN FOR THE SAMPLE IN ZONE 1 You may set the level and pan position for the sample in the next page: Press F1 to select LEVEL and use the DATA wheel to set the value and press F2 to set the PAN using the DATA wheel. Use the SELECT wheel to select the keygroup you wish to affect or move the cursor to the KG field and use the DATA wheel. Alternatively, move the cursor to the KG field and use the DATA wheel to select the keygroup. It is particularly useful for drum programs where each drum may be mixed and panned to a suitable position in a stereo mix. It is also useful for balancing the respective levels of samples in, for example, a string or piano multi-sampled program, ensuring an even balance across the keyboard range. NOTE: You will note that if the master loudness parameter in the OUT page (see below) is set to 99, this control will only have effect downwards (i. e. when setting a negative value). S2000 Operator's Manual - Version 1. 30 Page 91 PROGRAM EDIT ASSIGNING A ZONE/KEYGROUP TO AN INDIVIDUAL OUTPUT In the next page down, you can fine tune the zone's tone and route the zone to one of the individual outputs (if the optional individual output board is fitted). The FILT (filter) parameter allows you to fine tune the filter cutoff slightly to maintain a consistent tone between keygroups. This is independent of the main filter CUTOFF frequency setting (see below - FILTER page) and is used merely as a convenient fine tune control for the tone of the sample in ZONE 1. The INDIV parameter allows you to assign each zone in each keygroup to its own output for separate processing on an external mixing console if you wish. This has a relationship with O/P field found in the OUTPUT LEVELS page. [. . . ] the software that makes it work) on EPROM (Electrically Programmable Read Only Memory) chips. Using such chips means that as soon as you turn the sampler on, it boots (loads) its operating system from EPROM and is ready for use almost immediately. BOOTING UP FROM FLOPPY DISK In order to bring you the S2000 at such low cost, instead of using expensive EPROMs, the O/S for the S2000 is on floppy disk and this should be in the floppy disk drive when you switch on. As and when new software is issued, simply use the latest operating system floppy disk. [. . . ]