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MULTI MODE

S3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 41

SETTING UP A MULTI

Assigning programs to a multi is simplicity itself. You simply move the cursor to the

appropriate part and selecting the program using the DATA control. To set parameters

such as level, pan, etc., move the cursor to the appropriate column and adjust the value

for the selected part. The MULTI mode is always active for modifying with no special edit

mode to enter. Let’s now see how to make up a simple multi.

Firstly, you need to load in a few sounds. Referring to the section that explains the LOAD

mode, load a few programs.

NOTE: It is suggested you use the IND P+S (individual programs and samples) selection.

For the first program and samples you load, use the CLEAR option to clear out any junk

that may be in memory. After you have loaded the first program and its associated

samples, just use LOAD so that the new programs you load are added to the programs in

memory. Load in something sensible. For example, load in a drum kit, a few acoustic and

electric pianos, a few bass sounds and some string and/or pad sounds. We will use these

sounds as the basis for this tutorial.

Assuming that you now have some programs in memory (you can check this in SINGLE

mode by scrolling through them with the DATA wheel), press MULTI. You should see

something like this screen:

This is showing us that the multi currently in memory is called MULTI FILE 1, the default

name given to a multi when you power up the S3000XL (you can rename it to something

more suitable as we shall see later). It is also showing us that PART 1 has the default

TEST PROGRAM assigned to it. Now, let’s imagine we want to arrange our multi as

follows:

Part 1 Drums

Part 2 Piano

Part 3 Bass

Part 4 Strings

After you have loaded some suitable programs and assigned them, you should end up

with something like this:

On your sequencer, record a basic rhythm intousing the drums program so that you have

a rhythm to play the other parts to and then overdub some piano chords, a bass part and

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Akai CD3000XL Operator's Manual Page 47