KORG Professional Engineer PA3 - Manual (Page 81)

79 Sampling operating mode
Entering and exiting the Sampling mode
Advanced
Pa3X includes a full-featured sampler, with powerful tools for
creating (a) new sounds and (b) rhythm patterns, based on audio
grooves.
New Sounds. Sampling allows you to create new sounds, by
recording from an external source (e.g., a microphone or a CD
player) connected to Pa3X Audio Inputs, or by loading files from
a storage device. Pa3X can read common formats, like WAV and
AIFF files, Korg Trinity and Triton Samples, Korg Trinity and
Triton Multisamples, Korg Triton Programs, and Akai™ S1000
and S3000 Samples and Programs.Trpt & Trbn.
To be used, Samples must then be assigned to a Multisample or a
Drum Kit. A Multisample allows you to arrange samples into
separate zones of the keyboard. Drum Kits allows you to assign a
different sample to each note of the keyboard, with up to six
dynamic layers per note.
Multisamples can then be assigned to Sounds. Sounds created
with this function can be used as any ordinary Sound, and
assigned to any track.
The Load Sample function allows you to read samples (Korg
“.KSF”, Akai® “.S1” or “.S3”, “.AIFF” and “.WAV”) from a storage
device. The Import function allows to read multisamples (Korg
“.KMP”) from Korg Trinity and Triton files, and Programs
(Akai® “.P1” or “.P3”) from Akai S1000 or S3000 CDs. Programs
(“.PCG” files) can be imported from Korg Triton disks, and con-
verted to Sounds.
You can also use the Export function to export samples (“.KSF”)
and multisamples (“.KMP”) in Korg proprietary format.
Audio Grooves. Another powerful feature of the Sampling mode
is the Time Slice. This feature lets you add realism to MIDI
tracks, by using sampled patterns as the rhythm track of a Style.
Cycling rhythm samples, usually named “audio grooves”, can be
“sliced” into separate percussive instruments. Combined with
MIDI tracks, the “sliced” audio groove can be kept in sync with
the Tempo, and can play slower or faster than the original
groove.
Warning: When loading a “.SET” folder containing Sounds associ-
ated with PCM data, all existing PCM data in memory are
deleted. Save them before loading the folder, by selecting the
“PCM” option during a Save All operation (see “Saving the full
memory content” on page 229 of the User’s Manual).
To see if a “.SET” folder contains PCM data, open it and look for a
“PCM” folder.
Hint: Load single Sounds, if you want to load new PCM data
without deleting the ones already contained in memory.
Note: No sound will be heard when you first enter the Sampling
mode.
Entering and exiting the Sampling mode
• While in Sound mode, press the RECORD button to enter in
Sampling mode.
• While in Sampling mode, press the RECORD button to exit the
Sampling mode, and return to the Sound mode.
The Record (Sampling) procedure
Here is a short overview of a typical sampling procedure.
Preparing to record
First of all, you will set the recording levels for sampling.
1. With the MASTER VOLUME slider set to zero, connect the
source to be sampled (e.g., a microphone or a CD player) to
the relevant Audio Input(s) on the rear of the Pa3X. When
the source has been connected, raise the MASTER VOL-
UME slider to a position other than zero.
2. Go to the “Audio Setup: Audio Input” page of the Global
mode to set the signal routing for the input source, and
turn the phantom power on in case a condenser micro-
phone has been connected.
3. Press the SOUND button to access the Sound mode, then
press RECORD to access the Record page.
4. Choose the input source, by using the “Record Mode”
parameter.
5. Adjust the source’s volume. If you are recording with a
microphone, use the MIC GAIN knob of the Pa3X (next to
the MIC connector). If you are sampling from a line source
(like a CD player or another instrument), set the source’s
own output level. If possible, set the output level of the
source to be sampled to the maximum.
Watch at the meters in the display to check the input level.
Red means distortion (signal clipping), so ideally, the LED
bar should never go to red.
Also, check the microphone level with the AUDIO IN LED
in the MIC SETTINGS section on the control panel. They
should never go to red, and stay to orange (green means too
low an input signal).
6. Use the “Record Mode” parameter to select the audio input
to be sampled.
Sampling operating mode