Akai CD3000XL Operator's Manual

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INTRODUCTIONPage 4 S3000XL Operator’s Manual• EDITING FEATURESEDIT SAMPLE Trim, Loop (with FIND and CROSSFADE functions), Join,Merge, Splice, Chop, Ex

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 94 S3000XL Operator’s ManualThis allows you to change the loop and playback characteristics of thesample. Normally, these ar

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 95SMP3Pressing takes you to the last of the three sample pages in PROGRAM EDIT. Hereyou may set

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 96 S3000XL Operator’s ManualTHE FILTERSPressing displays the main keygroup function select where you may access thefilter

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 97of the filter’s envelope generator using velocity) we can have a certain amount of controlover t

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 98 S3000XL Operator’s ManualNOTE: When increasing the resonance, depending on the sound, some very loud peaksmay be created

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 99ENV1 - SHAPING AMPLITUDEPressing F5 - - will give this screen display:Here we have the normal

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 100 S3000XL Operator’s ManualOnce the basic envelope has been set up, these other factors can be used to affect thespeed of

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 101ENV2 - SHAPING THE FILTERAccess to ENV2 is also via the KGRP or FILT page. However you arrive t

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 102 S3000XL Operator’s ManualUSING THE FILTER AND ENVELOPE GENERATORSOne of the inherent problems of sampling is that, becau

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 103THE SECOND FILTERSIf the IB304F filter bank is installed in your S3000XL, the second bank of fi

INTRODUCTIONS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 5ABOUT THIS MANUALThis manual has been written to allow you to get the most out of your new sampler.Please

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 104 S3000XL Operator’s Manualsound. As the resonance amount is increased, so the width of the response slope getsnarrower so

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 105keygroups simultaneously and, of course, you can select another program for editing ifyou wish.

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 106 S3000XL Operator’s ManualNOTE: The attenuator should be enough to overcome distortion that may result from veryhigh reso

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 107CREATING 24db/8ve 4-POLE LOWPASS FILTERThere are two types of filters commonly used in analogue

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 108 S3000XL Operator’s ManualWhilst you can hear a difference between 2-pole and 4-pole filters, going to 6-pole orhigher do

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 109THE TONE PAGEIf the IB304F is fitted, the S3000XL also features a simple tone control which is

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 110 S3000XL Operator’s ManualSetting a higher value with a negative slope value may producesomething like this:LEVELFREQUE

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 111ENV3If the IB304F is installed in your S3000XL, a third multi-stage envelope generator isprovid

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 112 S3000XL Operator’s ManualKEYGROUP PITCH/AMPLITUDE MODULATIONThe final page in PROGRAM EDIT is where you may assign modul

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 113NOTE: The LOUDNESS modulation here is different from that we saw earlier in the OUTpage. The OU

INTRODUCTIONPage 6 S3000XL Operator’s ManualFRONT PANELMIDI DIGITAL STEREO SAMPLERSCREEN FUNCTIONENT/PLAYNAMEJUMP/.MARK/#1/W0/Z8/R5/U2/X9/S6/V3/Y7/Q4/

EDIT PROGRAM - MULTIPage 114 S3000XL Operator’s Manual - Version 1.00EDIT MULTIEDIT SINGLE and EDIT MULTI are both essentially the same but there is o

EDIT PROGRAM - MULTIS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 115SCREEN DIFFERENCES IN EDIT MULTIWhen in the MULTI mode, pressing EDIT will show something like t

SAMPLEPage 116 S3000XL Operator’s ManualSAMPLE MODEEdit sample is where you make and edit your recordings. In this mode, you may, amongstother things,

SAMPLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 117One of the inherent problems with sampling is the RAM and it is not possible to have anendless supply of it in

SAMPLEPage 118 S3000XL Operator’s ManualRECORD MODEPressing SAMPLE enters the record or ‘sampling’ mode. The first screen you see is theRECORD SETUP p

SAMPLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 119Here you may select the input source. The options are ANALOG (the rearpanel jack inputs) or DIGITAL (the digit

SAMPLEPage 120 S3000XL Operator’s ManualIMPORTANT NOTE - SAVING RECORD PARAMETERS TO DISKIt is possible to save your own set of record parameters to d

SAMPLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 121When you have entered a unique name, you will see * NEW * appear next to the samplename indicating that the na

SAMPLEPage 122 S3000XL Operator’s ManualADJUSTING THE RECORDING AND THRESHOLD LEVELSRecord levels are set by adjusting the front panel ‘REC LEVEL’ con

SAMPLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 123to (i.e. this key will switch monitoring OFF). If you wish to take the sample again,there is no need to sw

INTRODUCTIONS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 7PHONES This stereo jack socket allows you to monitor the L/R(stereo) output of the S3000XL through stereoh

SAMPLEPage 124 S3000XL Operator’s ManualIf you press GO or when the threshold is exceeded or the MIDI note is received, theS3000XL will start recordin

EDIT SAMPLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 125EDIT SAMPLEAssuming you have made a few recordings, let’s move on to see how we can edit these.To edit a

EDIT SAMPLEPage 126 S3000XL Operator’s ManualThe soft keys along the bottom are:This indicates you are on the sample select page. Press this to switch

EDIT SAMPLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 127NAMING SAMPLES - COPYING AND RENAMINGThere are times when you want to rename a sample or copy it. You may

EDIT SAMPLEPage 128 S3000XL Operator’s ManualIt is worth taking the time to name your samples sensibly. It may be quick to simply callthem SAMPLE 1, S

EDIT SAMPLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 129Pressing in the main SLCT page will take you straight to the TRIM page and youwill receive a display so

EDIT SAMPLEPage 130 S3000XL Operator’s ManualMoving the cursor to the field and adjusting that will give you a display such as:As with the field,

EDIT SAMPLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 131The four cut options are:This will take you out of the CUT screen and return you to the normalTRIM page.

EDIT SAMPLEPage 132 S3000XL Operator’s Manualcourse, now you can’t see the end point so press the key to switch between thestart and end points for

EDIT SAMPLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 133LOOPINGLooping is one of the trickiest areas of sampling but not impossible and the S3000XLmakes it as ea

INTRODUCTIONPage 8 S3000XL Operator’s ManualTAKING CARE OF YOUR DISKSThese floppy disks contain valuable sound data and, as such, should be treated wi

EDIT SAMPLEPage 134 S3000XL Operator’s ManualFor the most part, you will probably find that one loop is sufficient for mostsounds so don’t worry about

EDIT SAMPLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 135NOTE: The FIND function does not work when looping stereo samples - this is becauseeach side would have a

EDIT SAMPLEPage 136 S3000XL Operator’s ManualMAKING A GOOD LOOPMaking a loop is one of the trickiest things in sampling. The trick is to match two poi

EDIT SAMPLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 137NOTE: Sometimes when crossfading, because part of the area chosen for crossfade maybe slightly out of pha

EDIT SAMPLEPage 138 S3000XL Operator’s ManualLEVEL NORMALISATIONPressing in either the TRIM, LOOP or SLCT pages will display this screen:Here you ma

EDIT SAMPLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 139DSP FUNCTIONS - TIMESTRETCH, RE-SAMPLING AND EQThe S3000XL has three powerful digital signal processing (

EDIT SAMPLEPage 140 S3000XL Operator’s Manualwith stretch factors exceeding 10% or so, you may get an echo or ‘flam’ effect on sometransients because

EDIT SAMPLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 141Here you can set the cycle length (in samples). The soft key can be used to help you find the right sampl

EDIT SAMPLEPage 142 S3000XL Operator’s ManualPERFORMING A TIMESTRETCHSet the parameters as described above - if you are stretching complex samples suc

EDIT SAMPLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 143RE-SAMPLINGThe re-sampling page (called RATE on the soft key because we didn’t have enoughroom!) allows y

INTRODUCTIONS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 9REAR PANELAKAI ELECTRIC CO., LTDS3000XLINPUTL/MONO RSCSIL/MONO R12345678IN OUTDIGITALIN OUT THRUMIDISTEREO

EDIT SAMPLEPage 144 S3000XL Operator’s ManualPERFORMING A RE-SAMPLEFirst, create a new sample - re-sampling is a copy process and so you have to creat

EDIT SAMPLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 145EQThe S3000XL is also equipped with an EQ (equalisation) DSP function. This allows you toadd EQ, affectin

EDIT SAMPLEPage 146 S3000XL Operator’s ManualThe next selection is BAND THIN:FREQSimilar to BAND WIDE described above, BAND THIN has a narrower ‘bell’

EDIT SAMPLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 147EQ’ING A SAMPLESelect the sound you want to EQ. The EQ process must always make a copy of thesource sampl

EDIT SAMPLEPage 148 S3000XL Operator’s ManualThe key in the SLCT page gives access to further editing functions such assectional editing, splicing a

EDIT SAMPLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 149played, but an instantaneous trigger signal or key press will playthe whole of the sample (the key does n

EDIT SAMPLEPage 150 S3000XL Operator’s ManualREVERSING SAMPLESIn the PARAMETERS page, when the soft key (F8) is pressed, the sample will bereversed.

EDIT SAMPLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 151SECTIONAL EDITINGPressing will take you to this screen:This is the SECTIONAL editing page and shows a t

EDIT SAMPLEPage 152 S3000XL Operator’s ManualThis is an ‘extract’ function that will remove the isolated area and copy itacross to the new sample. I.e

EDIT SAMPLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 153As with TRIM, the S3000XL is very considerate and won’t let you ruin good loops and ifyou move the start

INTRODUCTIONPage 10 S3000XL Operator’s Manualcomputer for use with the editing software that is bundledwith the S3000XL.MIDI Your MIDI controller (key

EDIT SAMPLEPage 154 S3000XL Operator’s ManualTHE JOIN PAGEIn this page, you may join two samples end to end, crossfade them and merge them.This can be

EDIT SAMPLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 155CROSSFADINGTo avoid a sharp break in sounds when you splice them together, one sound can becrossfaded int

EDIT SAMPLEPage 156 S3000XL Operator’s ManualThough the process of creating the sound you want may take some time, it’s possible youmay discover some

EDIT SAMPLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 157SETTING DIGITAL FADESIt is also possible to set fades on a sample. This may seem unnecessary seeing that

EDIT SAMPLEPage 158 S3000XL Operator’s ManualIMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT SETTING START AND END POINTS: The start and endpoints are temporary whilst in the FA

EFFECTSS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 159EFFECTS MODEIf the EB16 is not installed in your S3000XL, you will see this message when you pressEFFECTS:Ple

EFFECTSPage 160 S3000XL Operator’s ManualWith the EB16 installed, the EFFECTS key gives access to the S3000XL’s internal effects.The S3000XL’s effects

EFFECTSS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 161The two multi-effects channels (FX1 and FX2) are divided into three distinct sections:DISTORTION/EQ/RING MOD

EFFECTSPage 162 S3000XL Operator’s ManualORGANISATION OF EFFECTS FILESThere are 50 ‘effects’ presets (i.e. combinations of distortion, EQ, ring mod,mo

EFFECTSS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 163ASSIGNING EFFECTS TO SINGLE PROGRAMSIn the SINGLE mode, you can assign the program to one of the effects chan

INTRODUCTIONS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 11SETTING UP THE S3000XLThis short section tells you how to get ‘up and running’ fast. For full details of

EFFECTSPage 164 S3000XL Operator’s ManualFurthermore, a single program will ‘remember’ the four effects selected on the otherchannels. You can use thi

EFFECTSS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 165ASSIGNING EFFECTS TO MULTI PARTSIn the MULTI mode, you route the selected part to the effects in the column

EFFECTSPage 166 S3000XL Operator’s ManualNOTE ABOUT EFFECTS SELECTION IN MULTIThe S3000XL makes no distinction between effects in MULTI or in SINGLE.

EFFECTSS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 167ASSIGNING EFFECTS TO INDIVIDUAL KEYGROUPSIt is also possible to send individual keygroups in a program to the

EFFECTSPage 168 S3000XL Operator’s ManualPROCESSING EXTERNAL SOUND SOURCES THROUGH THE EFFECTSAs well as processing programs, parts and keygroups thro

EFFECTSS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 169The mixer’s aux sends are also being fed to the S3000XL’s inputs so that tracks from theDR8 may be processed

EFFECTSPage 170 S3000XL Operator’s ManualCHAINING EFFECTSNot only is it possible to have the multi-effects with distortion/EQ>mod/delay>reverb o

EFFECTSS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 171FX1 MOD/ECHO The output of FX1’s modulation/echo section will also be fed to thereverb in RV3:PATH CONTROLMOD

EFFECTSPage 172 S3000XL Operator’s ManualMUTING EFFECTSThere may be times when you want to temporarily turn the effects off. You could ofcourse, turn

EFFECTS EDITS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 173EFFECTS EDITAs we have seen, there are 50 ‘effects’ presets (i.e. presets for the distortion/EQ/ringmod/

INTRODUCTIONPage 12 S3000XL Operator’s ManualLOADING THE DEMO FLOPPY DISKSTo get you started, some sounds are provided on floppy disk.To load the soun

EFFECTS EDITPage 174 S3000XL Operator’s ManualDISTORTION/RING MODULATIONThe first page you encounter is the DIST(ortion) pageHere, you can add ring mo

EFFECTS EDITS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 175EQPressing in any of the effects pages will give you access to the EQ functions. TheEQ section of the

EFFECTS EDITPage 176 S3000XL Operator’s ManualThis sets the level of the four frequencies.For the two mid-range frequencies, you may also set the widt

EFFECTS EDITS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 177MODULATION EFFECTSThe next group of pages deal with the modulation effects. These include effects such a

EFFECTS EDITPage 178 S3000XL Operator’s ManualPHASING This gives a ‘swooshing’ effect. It uses a very short delay time which ismodulated by an LFO.FLA

EFFECTS EDITS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 179ROTARY SPEAKER EFFECTSIf ROTARY SPKRS is selected in the field, you will see this screen:In ‘the good

EFFECTS EDITPage 180 S3000XL Operator’s ManualDepending on the MIDI controller selected in the field, you may select whether crossing a threshold leve

EFFECTS EDITS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 181TIP: You may find the sound of a rotary speaker is enhanced using just a hint of distortionin the distor

EFFECTS EDITPage 182 S3000XL Operator’s ManualAUTOPAN AND FREQUENCY MODULATION EFFECTSIf you selected FMOD/AUTOPAN in the field, this selects the au

EFFECTS EDITS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 183STEREO PITCH SHIFT EFFECTSIf you selected PITCH SHIFT in the field, the screen will look like this:The

INTRODUCTIONS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 13MOUNTING THE S3000XLIf you plan to rack mount the S3000XL, try to leave some ‘breathing space’ around it

EFFECTS EDITPage 184 S3000XL Operator’s ManualThe parameters set the delay time for the feedback loop and the parameters set the amount of feedback

EFFECTS EDITS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 185BYPASSING THE MODULATION EFFECTSThe final selection in the modulation effects section is not an effect a

EFFECTS EDITPage 186 S3000XL Operator’s ManualDELAY AND ECHO EFFECTSThe next section in the effects allows you to set delay and echo effects. The dela

EFFECTS EDITS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 187STEREO This creates stereo echo and delay effects with separate control of the leftand right delay times

EFFECTS EDITPage 188 S3000XL Operator’s ManualMONO DELAY/ECHO EFFECTSIf you selected either of the MONO echo effects, the screen you will see is somet

EFFECTS EDITS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 189PING PONG ECHO EFFECTSThe field allows you to add another repeat element to the echoeffect and takes a

EFFECTS EDITPage 190 S3000XL Operator’s ManualCROSSOVER DELAYThe XOVER delay selection offers an interesting variation on ping-pong echo. Ping-pongsim

EFFECTS EDITS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 191STEREO DELAY/ECHO EFFECTSIf you select STEREO in the MODE page, the screen display will show something l

EFFECTS EDITPage 192 S3000XL Operator’s ManualREVERB EFFECTSBesides all the effects described so far, the effects processor also has a reverb effect o

EFFECTS EDITS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 193In the effects processor, we have access to parameters that allow you to set up a widerange of reverb ef

EDIT SINGLE ... 58NAMING PROGRAMS - COP

INTRODUCTIONPage 14 S3000XL Operator’s ManualGETTING AROUND THE S3000XLThe S3000XL is pretty straightforward to use. Basically, it operates in differe

EFFECTS EDITPage 194 S3000XL Operator’s ManualAs we saw in the delay section, as the sound echos so it normally getsprogressively duller. The same is

EFFECTS EDITS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 195REVERSE REVERBSo far, we have seen the parameters for the ‘natural’ reverb effects. There are, however,c

EFFECTS EDITPage 196 S3000XL Operator’s ManualGATED REVERBGated reverb is ordinary reverb that cuts off abruptly. It was discovered by Peter Gabrielan

EFFECTS EDITS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 197The parameters for GATED 2 are identical:This sets the time before the gated reverb will start sounding.

EFFECTS EDITPage 198 S3000XL Operator’s ManualEFFECTS OUTPUT SECTIONThe multi-effects section is laid out thus:DIST/EQ MOD FX DELAY REVERBPANLVLPANLVL

EFFECTS EDITS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 199EFFECTS DIRECTIONThe parameter allows you to set the flow or direction of the effects. Mostmulti-effec

EFFECTS EDITPage 200 S3000XL Operator’s ManualAnother way to picture the is as follows:00MOD/ECHO > REVREV > MOD/ECHO-50 +50At values of -01 t

EFFECTS EDITS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 201SOLOING THE CURRENT EFFECTThere are times when editing the effects that you may want to hear the effect

EFFECTS EDITPage 202 S3000XL Operator’s ManualCOPYING EFFECTSSometimes, you may find an effects preset that is close to what you want but needs‘tweaki

EFFECTS EDITS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 203COPYING EFFECTS BETWEEN DIFFERENT EFFECTS FILESThere may be occasions where you have an effect in anothe

INTRODUCTIONS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 15There are many common keys in many of the functions, however, such as, for example,COPY, RENAME and DELET

SAVEPage 204 S3000XL Operator’s ManualSAVE MODEOnce you have some sounds in memory that you have edited, you will no doubt want tosave them for future

SAVES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 205effects file (if the optional EB16 multi-effects processor isfitted).ALL PROGS+SAMPLES This will save all progra

SAVEPage 206 S3000XL Operator’s ManualSAVING TO FLOPPY DISKIn the main SAVE page, select the media you wish to save to (i.e. floppy). You will seesome

SAVES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 207SAVING TO HARD DISKIn the main SAVE page, select the media you wish to save to (i.e. hard disk). You will seesom

SAVEPage 208 S3000XL Operator’s ManualNOTE: You will also receive this message when you select under the samecircumstances.Setting SCSI ID’s, etc., i

SAVES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 209RENAMING FILESPressing F3 ( ) takes you to the RENAME page. In the rename page, you canrename individual files o

SAVEPage 210 S3000XL Operator’s Manualcurrently-selected program number will change to 1 and program number 1 of the volumewhich has just been loaded

SAVES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 211HARD DISK CONTROLSCSI (Small Computer Serial Interface) has become very popular as a means ofinterfacing devices

SAVEPage 212 S3000XL Operator’s ManualFORMATTING A FLOPPY DISKBefore a floppy disk can be used with the S3000XL, it must be formatted. To format aflop

SAVES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 213The key is used as a quick format for changing the size of the directory of disksformatted on an S1000 or S110

INTRODUCTIONPage 16 S3000XL Operator’s ManualTurning the DATA ENTRY ENCODER clockwise by one step now will increase the value ofthe last highlighted d

SAVEPage 214 S3000XL Operator’s ManualFORMATTING A HARD DISKHard disks can and should also be formatted before use. The maximum size of hard diskwhic

SAVES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 215If the drive is not connected or the SCSI ID’s don’t match, you might receive the messagewhen you press or :o

LOADPage 216 S3000XL Operator’s ManualLOAD MODEThe LOAD mode allows you to load data into the S3000XL. The main LOAD page lookssomething like this:A l

LOADS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 217SELECTING THE HARD DISK VOLUMEAs well as being divided into partitions, each partition is divided into volumes.

LOADPage 218 S3000XL Operator’s ManualNOTE: If you have programs in memory that you call up in the multi via program changecommands in the sequence (f

LOADS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 219LOADING FROM FLOPPY DISKIn the main LOAD page, select the media you wish to save to (i.e. floppy). You will sees

LOADPage 220 S3000XL Operator’s ManualLOADING FROM HARD DISKIn the main LOAD page, select the media you wish to load from (i.e. hard disk). You willse

LOADS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 221It is possible that the chosen file(s) will occupy more memory space than is actuallyavailable, in which case th

LOADPage 222 S3000XL Operator’s ManualLOADING S900/S950 SAMPLES AND PROGRAMSNo special command is provided for S900 samples. Inserting an S900 disk w

LOADS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 223SEARCHING FOR FILES - USING THE FIND FUNCTIONBecause of the large amount of data on hard disks, a special ‘find’

INTRODUCTIONS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 17NAMING FILES - THE NAME KEYWhen samples, programs, effects or drum input settings are changed, they shoul

LOADPage 224 S3000XL Operator’s ManualOnce you become familiar with the FIND function, you will find it an invaluable aid toquickly searching for and

LOADS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 225USING THE TAG DIRECTORY SYSTEMOn the S3000XL, it is possible to ‘tag’ files. This is much the same as placing it

LOADPage 226 S3000XL Operator’s ManualNOTE 1: In order to tag files, if you are using an MO hard disk or removable cartridge, thewrite protect tab mus

LOADS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 227NOTES ON USING THE TAGGING SYSTEMThe tagging system is very powerful and can save you a lot of time searching fo

LOADPage 228 S3000XL Operator’s ManualHARD DISK CONTROLSCSI (Small Computer Serial Interface) has become very popular as a means ofinterfacing devices

LOADS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 229IMPORTING SOUNDS FROM OTHER MANUFACTURER’S CD-ROMSOn the S3000XL, as well as having access to a vast range of Ak

LOADPage 230 S3000XL Operator’s ManualNOTES REGARDING LOADING OTHER MANUFACTURERS SOUND LIBRARYThere are certain restrictions when loading sounds from

GLOBALS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 231GLOBAL MODEThe GLOBAL mode gives access to certain ‘system’ parameters that affect the S3000XLas a whole. It

GLOBALPage 232 S3000XL Operator’s ManualMIDI FUNCTIONSWhen you first press the MIDI mode key, the BASIC MIDI CHANNEL CONTROL page isentered.The para

GLOBALS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 233By using this filter, you can control the response of the S3000XL to MIDI events. Byfiltering out aftertouch

INTRODUCTIONPage 18 S3000XL Operator’s ManualRECORD LEVEL, MAIN VOLUME, HEADPHONE OUTPUTAbove the numeric keypad, you will find the RECORD LEVEL and M

GLOBALPage 234 S3000XL Operator’s ManualHere you will see a constantly changing display as notes are received. If any performancecontrols are used suc

GLOBALS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 235MIDI SAMPLE DUMPSSamples can be transferred between the S3000XL and other samplers via MIDI and thisis done i

GLOBALPage 236 S3000XL Operator’s ManualPERFORMING A MIDI SAMPLE DUMPWhen all the parameters are set up, press the key to initiate transmission. Onc

GLOBALS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 237MIDI VIA SCSIThe final soft key in this mode, F7, calls up the SCSI screen:On this page you can enable or dis

GLOBALPage 238 S3000XL Operator’s ManualME35T DRUM SETTINGSPressing displays the following screen:The S3000XL is capable of acting as a highly sophi

GLOBALS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 239This sets the trigger sensitivity of the selected input and should beadjusted to match your playing style and

GLOBALPage 240 S3000XL Operator’s ManualDAT BACK-UP AND RESTOREOne very useful function of the digital interface is that of DAT backup. This allows yo

GLOBALS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 241PERFORMING A DAT BACK UPThis is simple! Assuming you have made the necessary digital audio connections, simpl

GLOBALPage 242 S3000XL Operator’s ManualSTANDARD MIDI FILE - MIDI SONG FILE PLAYThe S3000XL is able to load Standard MIDI Files (SMF’s) into its memor

GLOBALS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 243The soft key functions are:This will take you to the SMF load page (see below).You may delete the selected so

INTRODUCTIONS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 19HOW THE S3000XL WORKSDespite its versatility, the S3000XL is very straightforward and once you have a bas

GLOBALPage 244 S3000XL Operator’s ManualThe soft key functions are:This will take you back to the MIDI SONG PLAY screen where you mayplay the songs yo

GLOBALS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 245HARD DISK RECORDINGThe S3000XL is capable of recording audio to a hard disk. You may record audio whilstseque

GLOBALPage 246 S3000XL Operator’s ManualFORMATTING THE HARD DISK FOR DISK RECORDINGBefore you can use the disk record functions, it is necessary to fo

GLOBALS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 247HOW THE DISK RECORD FUNCTIONS WORKThe S3000XL flowchart is something like thisINPUTSSAMPLE(S) TAKE(S)PROGRAM(

GLOBALPage 248 S3000XL Operator’s Manual3 When triggering takes via MIDI, there is always a delay in the take playing back. Thisis due to disk access

GLOBALS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 249USING THE DISK RECORD FUNCTIONSPressing F8 - - takes you directly to the disk record functions and will dis

GLOBALPage 250 S3000XL Operator’s ManualPressing F7 ( ) will display this screen:The parameters on this page are used to set SCSI ID’s. The most impor

GLOBALS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 251CREATING NEW TAKESYou may create a new take for recording in the DD TAKES page if you wish simply bytyping in

GLOBALPage 252 S3000XL Operator’s ManualMAKING A RECORDINGTo prepare for a recording, press in any of the DD pages. You will receive thisscreen disp

GLOBALS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 253NOTE: Because it takes time for a hard disk to actually find the data and play it back, it isnecessary to be

INTRODUCTIONPage 20 S3000XL Operator’s ManualOnce you have placed your sample(s) into a program, you may play them from a MIDIcontroller in SINGLE mod

GLOBALPage 254 S3000XL Operator’s ManualThe soft keys in this page are:This takes you to the DD TAKES view pageThis takes you the SONG mode where you

GLOBALS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 255RECORDING A TAKEActual recording is done within the TAKE page. Pressing - F6 - gives you thisscreen display

GLOBALPage 256 S3000XL Operator’s ManualWhen a recording is being made, the screen shows the incoming waveform as it is beingrecorded. I.e:You may sto

GLOBALS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 257The soft keys in the DD RECORD page are:This takes you to the DD TAKES view pageThis takes you the SONG mode

GLOBALPage 258 S3000XL Operator’s ManualEDITING A RECORDINGAfter you have recorded a take, you may need or want to edit it. This is done by adjustingt

GLOBALS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 259The soft keys in the EDIT page are:This takes you to the DD TAKES view pageThis takes you the SONG mode where

GLOBALPage 260 S3000XL Operator’s Manualinconvenient to have to hear all of it just to check the end point. When the cursor is on theEND field, pressi

GLOBALS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 261PLAYING TAKESThere are a number of ways you can play a take within the S3000XL’s DD functions:1 You can play

GLOBALPage 262 S3000XL Operator’s Manual - This will cause the take to play back upon receipt of asuitable MIDI note but with a delay offset set in th

GLOBALS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 263USING THE PLAY PAGEAlthough you may play takes from within any page of the DD functions and whilst theSONG mo

INTRODUCTIONS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 21SAMPLE(S)TRIM CHOP CUTLOOP (X4) JOINFADE XFADEREVERSETIMESTRETCH RESAMPLETUNEEXTRACTANALOGUE INPUTSDIGITA

GLOBALPage 264 S3000XL Operator’s ManualEDITING A TAKE FOR SYNCHRONISED PLAYBACKWhen you make a recording that needs to be synchronised to other audio

GLOBALS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 265USING THE SONG MODEThe SONG mode is where you can compile a list of takes for playback. The SONG modehas two

GLOBALPage 266 S3000XL Operator’s ManualFADE OUT - This sets the fade out time for the take and is also variableup to 10 seconds.REPEAT - Although not

GLOBALS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 267If you are triggering from MIDI, you will most likely want to edit the MIDI note and channeland if you are cr

GLOBALPage 268 S3000XL Operator’s ManualTRIGGERING TAKES FROM MIDIThis powerful function of the S3000XL’s disk recording capabilities allows you tosim

GLOBALS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 2695-20 milliseconds will normally do the trick. Fades longer than that can be useful for fadingin a take or cau

GLOBALPage 270 S3000XL Operator’s ManualIMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT TRIGGERING TAKES FROM MIDIWhen triggering takes from MIDI, if you stop the sequencer and

GLOBALS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 271USING THE SONG MODE TO CHAIN TAKESThis mode of operation allows you to playback takes sequentially ‘back-to-b

GLOBALPage 272 S3000XL Operator’s ManualNOTE: The SKIP function causes playback to start from the next step, not the next repeatof any step.As the son

GLOBALS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 273BLOCK EDITING IN SONG MODESo far we have seen how to create songs in a fairly simple fashion - i.e. in the S.

INTRODUCTIONPage 22 S3000XL Operator’s ManualTUNEPROGRAM SELECT OCTAVE LEVEL PAN FX BUSSFX SEND LEVELPRIORITYMIDI CHOUTPUT ASSIGNDISTORTION EQ RING MO

GLOBALPage 274 S3000XL Operator’s ManualNow move the cursor to the point just before BREAK - i.e. with the arrow pointing justabove it thus:Now press

GLOBALS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 275NAMING SONGSTo name a song, simply press the NAME key and enter a name of up to 12 characters inthe usual way

GLOBALPage 276 S3000XL Operator’s ManualBACKING UP TAKES TO DATBack up of takes to DAT is accessed via the PLAY page of the disk record functions. The

GLOBALS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 277RESTORING TAKES BACK FROM DAT TO DISKThe take restore functions are found in the DREC page on F7 - . I.e: P

GLOBALPage 278 S3000XL Operator’s ManualAssuming you wish to proceed with the restore, press PLAY on your DAT machine. Whenthe take is being restored

APPENDIX 1S3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 279CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL HARD DISK DRIVESCSI devices (hard disk drives, CD-ROMs, etc.) are connected as foll

APPENDIX 1Page 280 S3000XL Operator’s ManualS2000Hard diskMO driveCD-ROMTerminatedUnterminatedUnterminatedTerminatedIncorrect termination may give ris

APPENDIX 2S3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 281DATA COMPATIBILITY ISSUESWith any advance in technology, certain problems arise regarding data compatibili

APPENDIX 2Page 282 S3000XL Operator’s ManualWARNING!WHEN USING A HARD DISK, THE ACTION OF KILLING A VOLUME APPLIES ONLY TOTHAT VOLUME. THIS IS NOT A F

APPENDIX 3S3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 283INSTALLING THE OPTIONSThe S3000XL can accommodate several options. These are the IB304F bank of secondfilt

SINGLE MODES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 23SINGLE MODESINGLE is where you may select and play programs. Pressing SINGLE gives this screendisplay.NOTE

APPENDIX 3Page 284 S3000XL Operator’s ManualSIMMs operate a different speeds. SIMMs that operate at 70nS (nanoseconds) arerecommended.SIMMs also come

APPENDIX 4S3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 285USING THE FXM008 FLASH ROM BOARD(S)Two FXM008 FlashROM boards may be installed in the S3000XL. FlashROM is

APPENDIX 4Page 286 S3000XL Operator’s ManualAPPLICATIONS• If you have a set of sounds you use a lot, you can save them to FlashROM and havethem all lo

APPENDIX 4S3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 287HOW THE FLASHROM WORKSThe FlashROM is a separate piece of the sampler’s memory area available on top of th

APPENDIX 4Page 288 S3000XL Operator’s ManualSAVING DATA TO THE FLASHROMSaving data to FlashROM is virtually identical to saving data to disk and is do

APPENDIX 4S3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 289Press GO - the operating system will be saved to theBOOT SYSTEM volume of the FlashROM allowing you toboot

APPENDIX 4Page 290 S3000XL Operator’s ManualYou may, of course, save other items to the FlashROM and you may choose:MULTI This will save the multi, it

APPENDIX 4S3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 291WHAT TO DO NEXTNothing really! The main use of the FlashROM is to be able to save an operating systemto th

APPENDIX 4Page 292 S3000XL Operator’s ManualUSING THE FLASHROM AS A FAST HARD DISKAlthough the time it takes to save data to the FlashROM is about the

APPENDIX 4S3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 293EDITING SOUNDS ON THE FLASHROMIt could be that you need to edit some sounds you have loaded from FlashROM.

CROSSFADING ... 155MIXING AND LAYERING SAMPLES ...

SINGLE MODEPage 24 S3000XL Operator’s Manualout 0-127, please bear this in mind as you will have to offset all programchange commands you issue by 1.W

APPENDIX 4Page 294 S3000XL Operator’s ManualCOPYING A FLASHROM SAMPLE TO RAMIf you really do need to edit a sample in the FlashROM, the original sampl

APPENDIX 4S3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 295FORMATTING AND ARRANGING THE FLASHROMAs with a hard disk, the FlashROM needs to be formatted. This will ar

APPENDIX 4Page 296 S3000XL Operator’s ManualAs you can see, there are 2 x 1Meg gaps in the memory area that have been created bydeleting data from the

APPENDIX 4S3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 297SAVING FLASHROM DATA BACK TO DISKAny sounds you save to FlashROM can be saved back to disk. Assuming you h

APPENDIX 4Page 298 S3000XL Operator’s ManualINSTALLING THE FLASHROMThere are two slots into which the FlashROM can be installed and these are as follo

APPENDIX 4S3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 299Now power up the S3000XL with the Version 1.50 floppy disk in the drive. Once the bootup from floppy is co

APPENDIX 4Page 300 S3000XL Operator’s ManualIMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT INSTALLING THE FMX008 YOURSELFYou may install your FMX008 yourself if you wish as it

APPENDIX 5S3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 301MIDI CONTROLLER LISTThe following is a list of the controllers that may be used as controllers within a pr

INDEXS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page iAABOUT THIS MANUAL 5Analogue recording 255APM 19, 54Assignable Program Modulation 19, 54AUDIO OUTPUTS 9Autopan 69

SINGLE MODES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 25This sets the pan position of the program in the stereo outputs and therange is L50 through MID (00) to R5

INDEXPage ii S3000XL Operator’s ManualEDIT SAMPLE (cont)FIND function 134, 137Loop length 134Loop select 133Loop time 133Loop tune 149Loop type 148Mak

INDEXS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page iiiGLOBAL (cont)Deleting takes 251EDITING 258-260Discarding audio 259, 260NOW time 258Take end point 258Take start

INDEXPage iv S3000XL Operator’s ManualMULTI (cont)Key splits 48Layering programs 47Loading 43Mixing the parts 38Modifying 42Naming 43Part priority 40R

INDEXS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page vSINGLE (cont)Renumbering programs 32Selecting programs 23Single Vs Multi 35Viewing programs 24SMF Song play 242SO

SINGLE MODEPage 26 S3000XL Operator’s Manualcomplex keyboard splits and layers without having to concern yourself withthe intricacies of setting keygr

SINGLE MODES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 27NOTE: You will note that at a setting of 99, the program is at maximum level but you willnot have any velo

SINGLE MODEPage 28 S3000XL Operator’s ManualLOADING FROM FLOPPY DISKThe next key along, F5, gives you access to some basic disk functions for loading

SINGLE MODES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 29the manner described above - press to load the entire volume and to load aparticular program and its a

SINGLE MODEPage 30 S3000XL Operator’s ManualDELETING PROGRAMSPrograms and their associated samples may be deleted from memory in this page, whichis ac

SINGLE MODES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 31NOTE: Obviously, is an option to be used with some caution. If the programs andsamples in memory have no

SINGLE MODEPage 32 S3000XL Operator’s ManualRENUMBERING PROGRAMSOn the S3000XL, program numbers correspond to patch numbers on a synthesiser.When a MI

SINGLE MODES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 33USING THE S3000XL IN ‘OLD AKAI’ MODE!The next group of explanations deal with using the SINGLE mode like t

NAMING TAGS ... 226NOTES ON USING THE TAGGING SYSTEM ...

SINGLE MODEPage 34 S3000XL Operator’s ManualUSING RENUMBERING TO CREATE MULTI-TIMBRAL SETUPSOne of the most appealing things about MIDI is its multi-c

SINGLE MODES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 35SINGLE VS MULTIAs mentioned, you may avhieve similar results in the MULTI mode where you can createmulti-t

SINGLE MODEPage 36 S3000XL Operator’s Manual• When you assign a new program to the setup, its level, pan, effects routings arerecalled with it. This m

MULTI MODES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 37MULTI MODE - COMBINING SEVERAL PROGRAMSMulti mode is where you can combine up to sixteen programs together

MULTI MODEPage 38 S3000XL Operator’s ManualPressing MULTI will give you this screen:ASSIGNING PROGRAMS TO PARTSTo assign a program to a part, simply m

MULTI MODES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 39ASSIGNING PARTS TO THE INDIVIDUAL OUTPUTSPressing F2 - - will take you to the output assignment page:Here

MULTI MODEPage 40 S3000XL Operator’s ManualSETTING A PART’S PRIORITYWhen sequencing multi-timbrally, you may need to give certain parts higher or lowe

MULTI MODES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 41SETTING UP A MULTIAssigning programs to a multi is simplicity itself. You simply move the cursor to theappr

MULTI MODEPage 42 S3000XL Operator’s Manualstring part. It was suggested that you have a few pianos, basses and string/pad sounds -this is so that we

MULTI MODES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 43NAMING A MULTIYou may wish to name the multi file to something more suitable. Simply press the NAMEkey and

APPENDIX 1 ... 279CONNECT

MULTI MODEPage 44 S3000XL Operator’s ManualRENUMBERING PROGRAMSThere will often be occasions when you load in several programs, maybe from differentdi

MULTI MODES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 45This is probably the best selection as it will simply renumber the programs1-? sequentially regardless of t

MULTI MODEPage 46 S3000XL Operator’s ManualIMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT MULTI PARAMETERSThe parameters in the multi such as level, pan, tuning, etc., are uni

MULTI MODES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 47USING MULTI MODE FOR LAYERING PROGRAMSSo far we have seen how to use the MULTI mode for creating multi-timb

MULTI MODEPage 48 S3000XL Operator’s ManualUSING MULTI MODE TO SET KEYBOARD SPLITSUsing the same techniques for layering programs described above, you

MULTI MODES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 49And don’t forget...If you have the multi-effects processor installed, layers and splits may be sent to diff

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 50 S3000XL Operator’s ManualPROGRAM EDITINGOnce you have a few programs in memory, it may be that you need to edit them to m

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 51WHAT IS A KEYGROUP?A KEYGROUP is precisely that - a group of keys which have a particular note r

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 52 S3000XL Operator’s ManualKEYGROUP ZONESWithin each keygroup, you may assign up to four samples in what are referred to as

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 53OVERLAPPING AND CROSSFADING KEYGROUPSSo far we have seen keygroups side by side. This is usually

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 54 S3000XL Operator’s ManualASSIGNABLE PROGRAM MODULATIONFirst introduced on the Akai S2800, S3000 and S3200, the S3000XL ha

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 55This block diagram may help you to understand the concept of APM.MOD.WHL P.BEND AFTERTOUCH VELOC

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 56 S3000XL Operator’s ManualEWI MIDI wind synthesiser will no doubt be able to use this function togreat effect when playing

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 57NOTES ABOUT ASSIGNABLE PROGRAM MODULATION1. When loading S1000 or S1100 library disks (which do

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 58 S3000XL Operator’s ManualEDIT SINGLEEDIT SINGLE is used to create programs. In the S3000XL, we always use anotherprogram

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 59NAMING PROGRAMS - COPYING AND RENAMINGIf you have already recorded your own samples, then this p

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 60 S3000XL Operator’s ManualDELETING PROGRAMSIt is possible to delete programs using the key - F8. Pressing this will give

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 61The fields on the main EDIT SINGLE page are:This shows the selected program name. Different prog

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 62 S3000XL Operator’s ManualIMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING MONO LEGATO ON/OFFBecause this function is playing a single sample (or

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 63The soft keys along the bottom of the PROGRAM EDIT main screen are:This shows the currently sele

INTRODUCTIONS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 1Welcome to the Akai S3000XL stereo digital sampler and thank you for buying it!The S3000XL features 32-voi

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 64 S3000XL Operator’s ManualMIDI PAGEPressing displays this screen:The top line of this page contains a field which allows

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 65This allows you to set the overall keyboard range C0-G8 of theprogram and this will override any

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 66 S3000XL Operator’s ManualOUTPUT LEVELS PAGEPressing the button takes you to the OUTPUT LEVELS page where you can contro

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 67The parameters down the right of the screen allow you to affect the overall loudness ofthe progr

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 68 S3000XL Operator’s Manualcould layer a distorted guitar program and a distorted feedbackprogram and introduce the feedbac

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 69PAN PAGEIn this page you may set the characteristics of the auto panning functions. Pressing wil

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 70 S3000XL Operator’s Manualmodulating LFO1’s rate with LFO2 so that the pan from side toside gradually speeds up and down o

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 71THE TUNE PAGEThe next soft key is the key and this takes us, not surprisingly, to the main pr

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 72 S3000XL Operator’s ManualMODULATION PAGESThe next group of pages we will look at also affects the program as a whole but

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 73pitchbend up or down, if you let the wheel or lever settle at zero,only the notes you are holdin

INTRODUCTIONPage 2 S3000XL Operator’s ManualFEATURES• Polyphony 32 voices• A-D Conversion 16-bit stereo with 64-times oversampling• Internal processin

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 74 S3000XL Operator’s ManualLFO1Pressing will give you this screen display:This is the page used for setting up LFO1. Agai

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 75rich texture to ensemble sounds when being used for vibrato. When is set to OFF, all LFO’s are

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 76 S3000XL Operator’s Manualapply a slow LFO1 mod to the filter cutoff and assign a slow LFO2 to control LFO1’sspeed, setti

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 77SETTING LFO1 MODULATION DEPTHThe master output of the LFO is set using the control and this ha

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 78 S3000XL Operator’s ManualLFO2Pressing the key will take you to the second LFO page:This is a simpler LFO for auxiliary

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 79When the parameter is set to 00, the random steps will onlychange when a new note-on is recei

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 80 S3000XL Operator’s ManualHere, you can set whether or not LFO2 will re-trigger with every new note-on or not. With set

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 81SETTING UP THE SOFT PEDALPressing will display this screen:This final page in the modulation s

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 82 S3000XL Operator’s ManualPORTAMENTOPortamento is a function that allows you to ‘glide’ from one note to another instead o

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 83portamento on to create the slide effect. Similarly, with fretless bass, theportamento pedal may

INTRODUCTIONS3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 3The S3000XL can also read CD-ROMs made for othermanufacturer's samplers1.• Data storage A variety of

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 84 S3000XL Operator’s ManualNOTES ON USING PORTAMENTOThe portamento effect can be used when playing polyphonically or monoph

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 85KEYGROUP PARAMETERS - CREATING KEYGROUPSAll the previous parameter descriptions have so far been

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 86 S3000XL Operator’s ManualFor example:OPEN HI-HAT(or triangle, etc)CLOSED HI-HAT(or triangle, etc)OPEN AND CLOSED HI-HAT W

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 87On the S1000 and S1000 and in early versions of S2800, S3000 and S3200 software,you needed to cr

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 88 S3000XL Operator’s ManualMAPPING OUT YOUR KEYGROUPS - SETTING KEYSPANPressing will display this screen:This is where yo

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 89This allows you to tune the keygroup up or down in semitones and cents.The range is ±50.00.This

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 90 S3000XL Operator’s ManualASSIGNING SAMPLES TO KEYGROUPS AND ZONES - SMP1Samples are assigned to keygroups in the SMPL pag

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 91For layering sounds, you might like to set something like the following:Here we have assigned tw

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLEPage 92 S3000XL Operator’s ManualUSEFUL HINT FOR ASSIGNING SAMPLES! Assuming you have a lot of samples toassign and you have made

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLES3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 93SMP2Once you have assigned your samples, you may go to the next sample page by pressing. Here yo