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Sampler functions

NOTE that the channel on which Program Change information is received may be

selected in the MIDI mode to be OMNI or any other channel, so that program changes

can be made independently of this MIDI channel setting.

The S1000 is capable of playing up to sixteen notes (samples) at one time. If a keygroup

is set to use four samples which will all be played when one key is pressed, then only four

notes of that keygroup can be played simultaneously. If it only uses one sample, then 16

notes of this keygroup can be played at one time. Remember that velocity crossfading

may use two samples simultaneously from one key, which will reduce the polyphony of

the program using this feature. The neat parameter, "polyphony", allows you to select how

many notes (1 to 16) can be played at a time by this particular program. If the program

allows a large number of notes to be played, but other programs are playing other notes,

more notes may be "stolen" from this program or from the other programs (see the

"PRIORITY" parameter below).

The

"PRIORITY" parameter allows you to specify how notes will be "stolen" by other

programs if this is necessary. There are four settings: LOW, NORM, HIGH and HOLD. If

a program is set to LOW priority, then notes from this program will be "stolen" first. If set

to HIGH, then notes from other programs with lower priority will be "stolen" before they

are stolen for this program. NORM is, of course, normal priority. If you are playing a

complex piece of music using many programs, it is a good idea to set important,

"lead-line" programs to HIGH, and less important background programs to LOW. HOLD

is a special priority. If a program's priority is set to HOLD, notes from this program can

only be "stolen" by the same program.

The notes which will be "stolen" are determined by the

"reassignment" parameter -

either the OLDEST note will stop playing, or the QUIETEST one.

The keyboard range is the next parameter on this page, and setting here will override any

keygroup range settings made in the keygroup SPAN page. Remember that pressing the

soft MIDI button will redisplay this page, toggling between MIDI note numbers and note

names.

Finally, on this page, the pitch of the program can be shifted by +2 octaves (which allows

you to adjust for the actual playing position on the keyboard).

OUT

By pressing the

OUT button from the main EDIT PROG, the EDIT PROG MIDI or EDIT

PROG PTCH page, you can control the audio output of the program from the S1000. The

first line of this page allows you to choose the program whose OUT parameters are to be

edited.

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Akai S1000 Series Operator's Manual Page 68