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ADJUSTING THE RECORDING AND THRESHOLD LEVELS

Record levels are set by adjusting the front panel ‘REC LEVEL’ control. The level control

should be adjusted so that the input meter to the left of the RECORD screen is as near to

the top as possible.

If you have selected INPUT LEVEL as the start mode in the RECORD SETUP page, you

will need to set the threshold level here. The default has been sensibly chosen for most

purposes but you may find that some sounds with a slow attack are clipped slightly. To set

the threshold, move the cursor to where it says -20dB. As you input your audio signal, set

the threshold level accordingly so that it is low enough to catch the signal but not so low

as to start recording on a false start. You will see a screen display such as:

You will see the small level meter to the left of the screen bobbing up and down in

accordance with the incoming audio signal and the threshold should be adjusted

according so that the signal is just going slightly into the threshold box. It maybe that

some adjustment of the front panel REC LEVEL control is also necessary. Once you have

set the threshold level to your satisfaction, you are ready to make a recording.

RECORDING ON THE S3000XL

Assuming all your parameters are correctly set, all you need do is press . You will

receive the following prompt:

This indicates that either the threshold level has not been exceeded yet or, if MIDI NOTE

is selected as the start type in the RECORD SETUP page, that a MIDI note has not been

received. You may also start manually by pressing GO. If you change your mind when this

prompt is displayed (i.e. because you suddenly realise that continuing with the recording is

going to overwrite a valuable existing sample, for example), you may press EXIT.

Assuming you press GO (or any of the start types get the thing going), you will receive this

display:

The display will fill up with the sound as it is recorded. You may, at any time, abort the

recording by pressing F8. This will finish the recording process early and abort that

sample. This is useful if some mistake is made during the record process or you were

recording over another sample you wanted to keep.

After the recording has finished, the monitoring of the incoming signal through the

S3000XL is now automatically switched off allowing you to play the new sample directly

from the keyboard or the front panel ENT/PLAY key. To switch the monitoring back on

again, press - METER ON. When you press , the legend of that key changes

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