Acoustica Mixcraft 7 - Manual (Page 296)

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If you’d like to play the same sample on separate pads, simply re-load the sample at a
different pad location. Be aware that Mixcraft 7 automatically saves sounds loaded into
Omni Sampler into the current song project folder, so you don’t need to worry about
sounds getting “lost” if you move or archive the project folder.
PAD SELECTION
Pad locations can be selected for loading or deleting samples, or sound editing by
clicking on them. Empty or occupied pad locations will highlight in light gray when
selected. Multiple pads may be selected by clicking on them while holding the
CONTROL key, or by clicking and dragging a rectangle over the desired pads. (Be sure
to initially click either outside the grid area or on one of the lines dividing the grid, not
an actual pad.) You can even select pads by dragging a rectangle over sections of the
pad bank selector on the left.
LOADING SOUNDS INTO OMNI SAMPLER
There are a couple of ways to load sounds in Omni Sampler:
 Method 1: Select the destination pad in the 4x4 sample grid by clicking on it.
The pad will turn gray. Press the “Load Sound” button in the Sample Display
window. This opens a standard dialog box which can be navigated to any sound.
Select the sound, then press the Open button to load.
 Method 2: Drag and drop any audio clip from Mixcraft’s clip Library (click the
Library tab at the bottom of the Track View Window to select and preview clips)
or from the Track View window directly to a pad in the 4x4 grid.
 Method 3: Drag and drop any audio clip from Windows File Explorer to a pad in
the 4x4 grid.
Audio clips dragged in from the Track View window will retain their start and end
points as set in the Track View window, allowing easy editing of the sample’s start and
end points. This is handy if you’d like to use just a portion of one of Mixcraft’s included
loops or sound effects - first, drag the clip to an open audio track in the Track View
window, adjust the start and end points, then drag the clip into Omni Sampler.
Samples loaded into Omni Sampler are velocity-sensitive. In other words, play the
keyboard softly and samples will play quietly. Conversely, playing hard will cause
samples to play loudly.