Akai S1000 Series Operator's Manual download pdf (Page 18)

Introduction

Sample

Usually in the manual, the word sample will refer to a sound which has been recorded,

digitized and edited, and can then be added to a keygroup (you might like to think of it as a

"waveform" in analog synthesizer terms). However, when editing one of these sounds,

the length and position inside this sample is also measured in samples. This latter meaning

refers to the digitized "snapshot" image of the sound for one cycle of the sampling

process. A sample recorded at 44.1kHz and lasting for exactly one second therefore

contains 44,100 samples! It will usually be clear in this manual, however, what meaning

of the word sample is meant at any one time. To sample, by the way, means "to record a

sound on a sampler and make a sample of it".

Soft key

On the S1000, a button with no predefined function. The current state of the S1000

determines the function, which is displayed on the bottom line of the page.

Splicing

The process of joining samples to each other (analogous to tape splicing). However,

this is much easier electronically than when using razor blades and splicing tape,

and many more effects are possible. To take an extreme example, the sound of a

string section could be spliced to the sound of a bottle breaking, and the resulting

sample then spliced to the reversed sound of the string attack.

Velocity crossfading

See Crossfading and Velocity zones.

Velocity zones

On the S1000, a sample can be programmed to play only when a key is pressed between

certain velocities. The range of these is known as a velocity zone. Up to four samples

may be assigned in each keygroup, and if desired, each can be assigned to a different

velocity zone. In this way, a finger-style electric bass sample could be assigned to lower

velocity zones, and a slap or pull bass to higher ones, with a velocity crossfade added so

that there is an intermediate range. The result, when played, will provide a highly

expressive bass instrument.

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Akai S1000 Series Operator's Manual Page 18