Yamaha A3000 User's Manual
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1. The simplicity with which you can create perfect sample loops on the A3000 makes it a pleasure to use It shows some of the new thinking that went into the A3000 for break beat users The A3000 let s you use the Knob controls like Punch in Punch out buttons on a tape recorder You use them to define the Loop Start and Loop End points For example if you are going to create an 8 bar loop your recording should include at a least few bars out front and a bit extra at the end Setup l EDIT TRIM LOOP Config page Set End Type to ADDRESS Set ZERO to ON Reading the sample in Address units lets you see the number of samples taken 44 100 per second if your sample rate is 44 1 kHz The Zero parameter means that you will make cuts only on zero cross points You could alternatively set Snap to on this will only allow loops where the level of the loop end matches the loop start These make for perfect loops without those annoying clicks or pops at the joint EDIT TRIM LOOP Wave page shows the entire length of the recorded sample If your wave begins at approx 4410 that represents the start point of your recorded data The pre trigger parameter defaults to record 100ms of data before the Start Point at 44 100 that s approximately 4 410 samples The Wave page shows the full length of the recorded data EDIT TRIM LOOP WyMode page shows the Loop status Set the LoMode or Loop Mode status to lo2. EQ Width CONES Oe 9 Dry Wet Balance keep totally Wet for full effect or mix in some Dry signal to create a parallel part A controller assigned to parameter 1 Beat Change will cause the Tempo to increase by the amount set by parameter 2 Beat Range The value of Beat Change should remain at 0 because you will be effecting it in real time via the controller When the Beat Range and Pitch Range are equal there will be no change in pitch as the tempo changes This effect algorithm can also be used to change the Pitch without changing the tempo This is accomplished by making the assigned controller change parameter 3 Pitch Change rather than parameter 1 Beat Change You can assign either a MIDI controller device or an A3000 front panel knob to make the adjustments in real time This is handled via PLAY CONTROL PgmCtr 1 and assigning a Panel control is handled via UTILITY PANEL PLAY KnobSet Beat Change is used to match tempos of different beats It gets used during sessions where the background vocals parts are made to fit over tracks imagine being able to change the key without altering the tempo With this effect you can put key modulations in the remix without calling the singers back to take it up a whole step You can slow down or speed up that found sample to make it work in context of the rest of your data Turn a squeaky soprano into a sultry contralto all in real time as you hear it No more headac
3. C indicates clipping 7 If you wish to record with Effects the next key in Record mode allows you to record through the 3 effects in series RECORD EFFECT 8 If you are using a CD ROM player the next key RECORD mode EXT CTRL function CD DA controls the audio playback of the CD player The CD will be started and stopped automatically when you enter and exit record 9 You are ready to record RECORD RECORD Record press GO Knob 5 Your next screen will depend on whether you have selected Manual Only as the trigger mode or SRC IN source in as the record trigger Once you have completed your recording you can immediately check it by returning to PLAY mode The new sample can be triggered via the front panel AUDITION key or via the MIDI note assigned as original key in KEY RANGE C3 is default The new sample will have its TO PGM parameter ON and will be found at the TOP of the list when you view the Sample Select page PLAY SAMPLE SmpSel The Loop Modes Explained To truly understand the A3000 it is necessary to get the difference between the Wave Start Wave End Address Points and the Loop Start Loop End Address Points Basically Wave here refers to the audible portion of the recorded data In other words the Wave Start Point is where in the recorded data you have determined the first useful sound data begins The Wave endpoint is the last bit of useful data Meanwhile the Loop Start and Loop End Points are
4. YAMAHA A3000 Professional Sampler Power User Introduction The A3000 signals Yamaha s re entry into the professional sampler market It is a very powerful very easy to use sampler The first part of this power user will address many of the important features available with the Version 1 2 software The second part will address features introduced with Version 2 software This article will address each particular screen via its mode function and page as follows MODE FUNCTION Page This means you can navigate to the very page or screen by pressing the MODE button first followed by the FUNCTION Key then via turning Knob 1 you can navigate to the particular screen in question Knob 1 is the navigation knob and turning it will take you through the various pages of a particular Function Each page is identified in the lower left corner of the screen When the up down arrows appear in the lower left of the screen just above the first knob it means that Knob 1 can be turned to select additional pages A single down arrow indicates that you are at the top of the list and you can turn the knob clockwise to see the other pages a single up arrow indicates the bottom of the list and a counterclockwise turn is available to take you back up the list both an up and down arrow indicate pages in both directions Alternatively successive presses of the selected Function key red LED is lit can navigate forward through the pages while pressing th
5. and power up The A3000 pauses momentarily then goes through its normal boot up All memorized system parameters are reset to factory defaults This includes the parametric EQ and any memorized controller effects or setup inits This will also require you to reconfigure the SCSI bus if you had connected drives To do this Press DISK mode DISK function Config page select and remount any attached SCSI devices Frequently Asked Questions e Each A3000 Program is saved with its original location memorized In other words if you create and save Program 015 the A3000 remembers that it was created in slot 015 and will load back into Program 015 Why is this This feature makes it easy to use your Programs as part of a MIDI system If you have programmed your sequencer to recall the A3000 Program via a program change it is very convenient to have each Program location remembered Even though today you may remember that SONG for X is Program 15 3 months from now you ll wish you had written it down somewhere You can load any Program from within any Volume to any location when you utilize the Load Program Command feature see Building Custom Volumes e In using the Easy Edit feature couldn t change the sample s key range beyond the limits of the original key range Why is this This operator error is due to a misunderstanding of the key range mapping procedure When setting key range the A3000 gives you 3 key paramete
6. page Your defined loop will be displayed in terms of Beats to the nearest thousandth of a beat The Tempo can be calculated in BPM by simply pressing KNOB 4 This is a reading based on the number of samples between the start and end points as defined by your loop The calculation is based on the assumption that your music is between the tempos of 80 bom and 159 99 bom and that you are using some dividend of 4 measures The LeMonitr or Loop Monitor feature let s you hear just ahead of the loop start point push and hold it to preview the data up to 2 a second 500ms it plays the lead in data only once then cycles through the loop TWE The Wave Edito TWE is software that Yamaha Corporation has created as a service to users and is distributed at no cost This is as the name implies a full wave editor for Windows 95 equipped PCs This is for those you that like to edit via a graphic interface It is available for download from Yamaha at the United Kingdom s web site www yamaha co uk or from your local Yamaha dealer This will allow you to convert AIFF and WAV files loop time compress EQ append waves cut copy and paste etc etc You can load to and from your computer via SCSI System Reset If you are sure your A3000 is behaving badly and all else fails then execute the system reset It will return your unit to factory out of the box condition To reset the A3000 hold Program Play Assignable keys down simultaneously
7. values for PB up and PB down over a 2 octave range Real time Beat Change Among the 54 effect algorithms per effect processor is Beat Change This unique effect which is typically used in the 100 Wet balance position takes incoming signal and allows you to adjust the tempo without affecting the pitch This of course defies the laws of physics The demonstration disk Drum Variations shows this off to good effect Load this disk into the A3000 If it is your first time simply place the disk in the A3000 drive and power up The A3000 has a diskette autoload feature that will load the data The second Program 002 Modwheel shows off the Beat Change effect The samples are mapped just below middle C and as you hold down a key that triggers a loop you can move the modulation wheel which will raise and lower the tempo yet the sound does not munchkin ize There are 9 programmable parameters in the Beat Change algorithm as follows 1 Beat Change Ctrl leave this set at 0 because this is what the assigned controller changes in real time 2 Beat Range amount of overall tempo change playback speed value should equal Pitch Range 3 Pitch Change Ctrl leave this set at 0 because this is what the assigned controller changes in real time Pitch Range amount of overall pitch change Value should equal Beat Range Accuracy Type weights the result toward sonic or rhythmic accuracy EQ Frequency EQ Gain
8. 000 even more powerful and even easier to use Major New Features Automatically rearranges a looped breakbeat into new variations Gives you lots of new mileage out of your breakbeat patterns Go to EDIT TRIM LOOP LoopRmx Page Select a sample loop and try it out You have 5 variations 1 5 and 4 types A D Selecting lower numbers and letters produce more subtle results for example 1A and selecting higher numbers will give you more radical results try a 5D LOOP REMIX LOOP DIVIDE Automatically slices up a breakbeat pattern and maps the pieces to successive keys along the keyboard You can then generate your own variations manually at the keyboard A sample can be divided equally into any of 2 to 32 pieces Go to PLAY SAMPLE COMMAND LOOPDIV to access this feature TEN NEW FILTER TYPES Version 2 now offers you a total of 16 different filter types LowPass 1 LowPass 2 HiPass 1 HiPass 2 BandPass BandElim LowPass 3 Peak 1 Peak 2 10 2 Peaks with new Distance parameter 11 2 Dips with new Distance parameter 12 Dual LPFs with new Distance parameter 13 LPF Peak with new Distance parameter 14 Dual HPFs with new Distance parameter 15 HPF Peak with new Distance parameter 16 LPF HPF with new Distance parameter The Distance parameter available on the last seven types is the distance between the two filters It is available as a destination in the modulation matrix Go to EDIT FILTE
9. DITION button to hear the sample DUPLICATE The A3000 allows you to Duplicate any sample without using additional sample RAM The Duplicate feature will duplicate the name and add an asterisk for the first duplicate 2 asterisks for the second and so on You can create as many duplicates as you need You can redo the Wave Start and End points you can redo the Loop Start and End points retune filter EQ redo the key range effects etc etc all without using additional sample RAM memory You can use several duplicates of the same sample in a single Program The same sample can be used in as many Banks as you create No matter how many times you duplicate the wave it never uses additional sample RAM The A3000 just stores a new set of pointers to the sample data and adds an additional asterisk to the name Those of you familiar with random access hard disk recording systems are familiar with the concept of a digital recording being stored on the hard disk and then accessed via control data In such systems you create and store a playlist which is basically small packets of control information about when to start and stop playback of each sound file how loud to play it panned to a particular channel etc You can access the recorded data again and again with different start and end points you can play it over and over each time with a different effect or EQ You can even access it multiple times simultaneously tuned diff
10. R Filter page to check out all of the filters 20 CO Oe OTR ON MIDI CONTROLLED PROGRAM LFO Version 2 adds a powerful new LFO that you can set up separately for each program This new LFO can be synced by external MIDI clock The new LFO appears as a source in the modulation matrix Go to PLAY CONTROL PgmLFO to check out this function NEW EFFECT ROUTINGS In Version 2 the Effects can be configured as follows 1 2 3 1 gt 2 3 1 gt 2 gt 3 1 2 gt 3 1 gt 2 lt 3 and each effect can be routed to any of the assignable outputs To access this feature go to PLAY EFFECT Effype page The new routing configurations arel 2 gt 3 and 1 gt 2 lt 3 NEW MODULATION MATRIX FEATURES New destinations include FEG Level Cutoff Distance Filter Gain Pgm LFO depth New sources include NoteNumber Velocity Program LFO Go to PLAY CONTROL to access these now features NEW SAMPLE MANAGEMENT FEATRUES 1 ARRANGE Program or Sample Bank This allows the automatic mapping of all samples included in a Program or a Sample Bank to successive keys 2 MOVE Program or Sample Bank This allows the automatic building of a Sample Bank from either a Program or another Sample Bank Or the building of a Program from a Sample Bank 3 COPY This allows the copying of all sample parameters from one sample to another from one Sample Bank to another or from one Program to another When copying Programs you have the option to merge the data or t
11. al control EXT CTRL features to cue the CD and start and stop it remotely If not no big thing you just have to operate the CD via its own front panel controls 1 Make your audio connection from the CD out to the A D inputs on the A3000 front panel 2 RECORD MONITOR MONITOR OUTPUT should be Stereo and MONITOR should be switched to ON to hear the sample 3 RECORD SETUP REC DATA Select AD L R as the INPUT STEREO as the TYPE and 44 1k as the FREQ You can select 22k 22k lo fi 11k 11k lo fi 5k or 5k lo fi 4 RECORD SETUP TARGET Sample should be NEW and TO PGM should be ON The default name of the recording will be _NewSample If you are doing more than one sample the A3000 has a unique auto mapping utilities that can be set under the New and To Pgm headings change New to Newt and set the To Pgm heading to C13 C2 etc 5 Also found under this heading is RECORD SETUP KEY RANGE This where and how the sample is mapped The default is Original key is C3 and it is mapped from C 2 through G8 TRIGGER whether record is initiated and ended automatically via SRC Source IN and SRC OUT or manually and PROCESS auto normalize which will ensure best record level it is recommended that you leave this off when demonstrating as it does take processing time 6 Check the record level RECORD METER METER Use the REC LEVEL control to set the level An inverse video
12. anks and or samples at the top of the list Knob fully counterclockwise While mixed leaves the active sample in the list according to the Name parameter setting 3 InBank Can be set to either hide or show Select hide when you do not want to see all the individual sample names that are encased in a bank a drum kit would be an example of a bank Show on the other hand lists not only the name of the sample bank but every sample within that bank Banks will be listed first followed by individual samples Samples that are within banks will show up on the SmpSel list with a dash in the ToPgm column The status of a sample within a bank is determined by the status of the sample bank The PLAY SAMPLE SmpSel and SmpBank screens are very important screens that you will refer to time and time again during a session You may wish to set Name to Forward Pgm On to Top and In Bank to Hide Customize the Program Inits The A3000 has the ability to memorize your favorite settings and will make these the system defaults the status when initialized You may wish to use a certain configuration of the effect processors or a particular system setting may be to your liking or you may have a controller setup that fits with your particular keyboard controller These settings are stored in non volatile memory and are not lost when you power down The procedure to create your own inits would be t
13. aults of the Control Matrix in the A3000 to be the standard controls for any of 59 A3000 destinations Now whenever you power up or use the INIT Program or INIT All Program commands the A3000 will recall your effect and controller settings Maybe you re a DJ that uses a microphone and mixer as standard operating equipment Remember each A3000 Performance can have loops multi samples multi channel ensembles and include a live A D input as part of its makeup Each of your Programs could have an A D setup always routed to EFFECT processor 3 set to Ambience as your personal effect This can be made the initial setting for all programs by executing the SET INIT scenario after setting up your microphone input via the PLAY SETUP AD Setup and AD Output screens Customize Sample Inits There is also a Sample EDIT level Set Init function which allows you to set up default settings for a particular sampling session Each sample taken inherits whatever settings you wish This function is found from any EDIT mode screen when you press COMMAND then turn Knob 1 fully clockwise to SET INIT e Press and light the following lights EDIT green and COMMAND red e Turn Knob 1 fully clockwise to see the SET INIT screen e Press Knob 1 to execute the current settings followed by Knob 5 to confirm Although similar in nature to the Program Inits described above these sample edit level inits are designed t
14. can be found by pressing Knob 1 from any mode screen If you work with a MIDI controller be it a keyboard drum pads guitar bass or wind controller this will quickly become one of your favorite tools Also on this page is SmpSolo short for Sample Solo Again this is found from any screen by pressing Knob 1 This useful function will allow you to isolate a single sample For example you may have several sounds layered on a key or across the keyboard When you activate the SmpSolo function on a sample in the list it will be the only one heard This function is used while working on a single sample and you would like to momentarily hear just that sample just like a solo button on a mixing console This is function is invaluable when working on complex layers Editing Samples within a Sample Bank SmpBank You can edit samples even when they have been included in a sample bank A sample bank is a convenient way of grouping sounds together Typically a drum kit or a piano multi sample would be in their own respective banks If you needed to route the piano to Effect processor 2 as a sample bank you could do it all in one operation It would be awful to have to identify each sample separately in the piano voice and then have to send each to the effect individually But does this mean that you can t get at the individual samples to make in depth changes once they are encased in a bank The answer is no Here s how it s do
15. d point would be just after the word five If you set Loop Start just prior to the word two and Loop End just after the word three When you press a note on you would get one two three two three two three two three etc until note off when you would hear the final two three complete playback followed by four five Assuming the release envelope allows the decay Or sh Missing from this list is O lt which would represent a reverse loop Does this mean the A3000 does not do reverse looping No but it is handled a little differently To create a reverse loop you will have to create a reverse version of the recorded data This is accomplished by pressing the COMMAND button from any TRIM LOOP screen and using Knob 1 to navigate to the REVERS screen You execute reversing the current wave by pressing Knob 1 and confirming with Knob 5 Effect Processors Within the A3000 are three effect processors each with 54 algorithms These are not your run of the mill 24 bit effect processors either There are plenty of brand new algorithms developed specifically for this product Some of the more uniquie ones are Scratch a programmable digital scratch Auto Synth Techno Modulation Noisy delay Flanger Pan Radio LoFi TurnTable programmable record surface noise Beat Change modifies the waveform length in real time Changes the length without changing pitch and is typically assigned to a con
16. data and create a new sample You can even resample at a lower or higher sample rate as necessary Notice that nothing can be set on the RECORD mode EFFECT function page the RecEfSw Record Effect Switch is forced to off this page is used for original recordings only not re samples Building Custom Volumes Assembling custom volumes from programs found in other volumes is a simple procedure You must first load individual Programs from different volumes Then after you have the programs you want you simply create a new Volume and load those programs into your new custom volume The procedure to load individual Programs into the A3000 is 1 Navigate to the DISK DISK Disk page and select the appropriate source disk SCSI or floppy 2 Next navigate to the DISK VOLUME Volume page and select the appropriate Volume that contains your favorite Program 3 Next navigate to the DISK PROGRAM PgmLoad page and select your favorite Program from a listing of all Programs in the selected Volume 4 Now instead of executing the load press the COMMAND key Here you re route the selected Program to any of the 128 locations 5 Use this method to assemble your favorite Programs into A3000 memory When all are in memory create a new Volume DISK VOLUME VOLUME page select gt NEW name and save all the favorite data together The Push Knobs and Real time Loop Start and End Point Designation
17. e green Mode LED in question will take you backward through the pages Unlike Knob 1 both the Function key and the Mode LED will wrap around as they scroll through the page screens The Knobs will increment if you turn them one click and will travel a further distance with speed You will find that the longer you are in contact with the Knob during a turn the farther it goes If you use a technique of short and very fast turns you will no doubt frustrate yourself spinning your wheels so to speak Maintain contact through your turn and you will be more efficient Basic A3000 Terminology The basic A3000 recording is caled a Sample On most conventional samplers a sample is waveform data only An A3000 sample contains information like its key mapping MIDI channel filter envelope LFO and MIDI channel In addition each sample has its own sweepable parametric EQ 32Hz 16kHz Samples can be if it is convenient grouped into objects called sample banks Samples in the same bank can be treated as a single sample This is great for multisampled instruments like pianos drum kits or a map of beats where you want to treat a group of samples all together instead of repeating the same operation to each sample If you need to edit samples within a sample bank the A3000 provides for a method to do this easily See Editing Samples Within a Sample Bank section below Next up the food chain is a Program A Program is an organizatio
18. ect PLAY SAMPLE SmpSel Or vice versa you have the software pointing to Sample Select when in fact you want to see the data of a sample that is within a bank See section on Editing samples within a sample bank The screen from which you enter Edit mode makes a difference about what you will see in the edit buffers If you enter Easy Edit from the PLAY SAMPLE SmpBank screen you will get the dashes because you are pointing at an individual sample that is part of a bank by definition the sample bank allows you to treat all the samples together as if they were a single sample Simply return to the PLAY SAMPLE SmpSel screen point the software at the entire Sample Bank it will be listed on the Sample Select list with an inverse video B before its name Now when you go to Easy Edit you can effect the entire sample bank as if it were a single sample via the parameters Conversely if you attempt to go to the EDIT level from the PLAY SAMPLE SmpSel page when attempting to edit a sample that is part of a sample bank you will get the dashes Simply go back to the PLAY SAMPLE screen and select the smpBank page Now when you go back to the EDIT level you will see the data of samples within that bank A3000 Version 2 Enhancements Yamaha is pleased to announce Version 2 of the A3000 Professional Sampler Version 2 adds important new performance editing and utility features that make the A3
19. el for our example 6 Turn Knob 1 or press the 274 Function button to select the KNOB CTL page The Knob Control page is where you can play the knobs Each of the knobs will probably have 1 064 above it This would signify MIDI channel 1 value 64 The value 64 is center for controls that run from 0 127 Values above 064 will increase the Tempo below will slow the Tempo however the pitch should remain the same 7 You can use the Function keys to trigger samples UTILITY PANEL PLAY Fkey Set page Set Function key 1 to trigger the note to which you have assigned your sample C3 is the default assignment The Function buttons can send note ons This is set via UTILITY SYSTEM KEYS page Set the ASSGINABLE parameter to Fkey Play on off When the ASSIGNABLE key light is illuminated no other functions work but the Function keys can now send note ons to the assigned samples Depending on the sample LOOP parameter you can have the full sample playback from a single touch Shot gt or you can have it turnoff when you let go The samples assigned to the Function Keys will follow the amplitude envelope generator AEG setting of the sample If you want the sample to play endlessly set the AEG release rate to 0 Use the ASSIGNABLE key lit to convert the Function keys to triggers You can activate the ASSIGNABLE key at any time UTILITY PANEL PLAY Knob Set page Here is where you can define control change number
20. erently in each duplicate The A3000 treats the sample in a similar manner the parameters you attach to it are similar to the packets of information that control a sound file You create a new set of pointers to the sample waveform when you duplicate it This is a non destructive edit Only the Extract function causes additional sample memory to be used The Extract job allows you to isolate particular data and throw the excess away If you attempt to Extract data from a Duplicate the A3000 will then create a new sample before it discards the excess You never touch your original when editing a Duplicate This will use additional memory But since you can start each Duplicate from any Start Address it is actually unnecessary to Extract data For example you have a 4 bar loop create a Duplicate turn the Loop OFF redo the Wave Start and End Addresses so that you isolate a single snare hit Now you can tune effect redo the key range and otherwise torture this Duplicate to your hearts content You can find the Duplicate feature from the PLAY SAMPLE area press COMMAND use Knob 1 to navigate to the DUPL screen Select the sample you wish to duplicate from the sample list or trigger it via MIDI press Knob 1 to execute the function The A3000 automatically names the duplicate by adding an asterisk to the original name You can rename it if you wish Record a beat make a bunch of duplicates that you slice up via the Wave Star
21. es an unusal effect but that s just fine You can weight the results toward rhythmic accuracy or sound quality You can time stretch a specific number of samples or set the value via the convenient scale You can calculate any exact time or tempo you need An interesting thing to note is that you can audition how the Time Compression Expansion or Pitch Conversion will sound before you execute it This is accomplished by simply pushing and holding the TmStretch knob You can of course change the Pitch without changing the tempo The RESAMPLE routine is found under the COMMAND key when pressed from EDIT mode TRIM LOOP function Executing this routine actually re writes the sample data Resampling Audio through the Effects A very useful trick on the A3000 is re sampling data through the Effect processors This connection is handled internally by the A3000 operating system Prepare the sample and apply the effects PLAY mode You can utilize any or all the effect processors in any manner you wish 1 2 3 signifies the 3 processors in parallel 1 gt 2 3 signifies 1 and 2 in series while 3 remains in parallel 123 is all 3 processors in series When ready navigate to the RECORD SETUP Rec Data page Set the INPUT parameter to ST OUT Stereo Out This connects the A3000 Stereo output post Effects to the record input via internal routing You can use either triggered record or manual record as your method the A3000 will resample the
22. f individual samples One of the first problems user have is how to get a Program from Volume X and one from Volume Y in the machine at the same time especially when you discover that each Volume load completely replaces the previous Volume load The solution is simple load individual Programs When you load an individual Program it will be loaded with all the samples that make it up The A3000 keeps track of all the used samples and will load them if necessary If several Programs utilize the same samples the A3000 will detect this and obediently not load them again Once you have assembled all your favorite Programs in memory simply save it as anew Volume More details on this a little later The Front Panel The front panel is very straightforward On the right front panel you have a Matrix a grid With 5 MODES listed vertically each with a green LED select button These green LEDs flash in response to various incoming MIDI messages There are six FUNCTION keys running horizontally across and each of these has a red LED above it Use the Mode buttons first to select the area in which you want to work then use one of the six Function keys to choose the particular feature The 5 Modes are Play Edit Record Disk and Utility To make and enter selections you use the 5 knobs under the screen These knobs are continuous turn and most knobs can always be turned to change the parameter listed directly above it They also have a push
23. function that allows you to select and or execute commands When the red arrow indicator is lit above a knob it indicates that the knob can be pushed to either select another page or to execute a task For example pressing Knob 1 from all screens of the matrix will take you to a screen where you can see a list of all samples sample banks and where you can activate or de activate the SmpSolo sample solo and MIDI gt Smp MIDI to Sample functions More on these functions in a moment DISK Mode amp SCSI Issues If you are using a CD ROM drive external hard drive etc with the A3000 you will need to Configure the SCSI bus Navigate to the DISK DISK CONFIG Here use Knob 2 to scan the various SCSI ID numbers You should see a listing of the ID s for all the various connected devices Of course each SCSI device should have a unique ID Set the MOUNT parameter to ON for all appropriate devices It is a convention on the A3000 to point or direct the software at a particular target SCSI or floppy disk device via the DISK DISK DISK page If you want to save to the floppy drive you would first ensure that this page is directed at that device The A3000 recalls the last device with which it has communicated Creating a New Sample Let s go through a quick sample session Let s assume you are recording a portion of audio from an audio CD as the source If it is a CD ROM player you can utilize the A3000 s extern
24. he Program level via the Easy Edit functions This allows each sample to be used entirely differently in each Program To route the active sample to the EFFECTS enter PLAY mode Select the EASY EDIT functions Turn Knob 2 or 3 to scroll to the MAIN OUTPUT select parameter Set it to EFFECT 1 PLAY EASY EDIT Main Output parameter 3 Choose the BEAT CHANGE effect On the PLAY EFFECT Effect Type page turn KNOB 2 Effect 1 to select the Beat Change algorithm 4 Assign a device to control the tempo change PLAY CONTROL PgmCtl 1 page This Controller Matrix allows you to assign a MIDI controller to change the Beat Pitch Control features of the Effect When you select this page you will note that the default setup is to control EFFECT 1 parameter 1 Beat Change This is what we want If necessary set it as mentioned Set the number under Device Knob to an appropriate Control Change number you wish to use 001 for example would allow the modulation wheel to change the beat To set this device simply press the Knob below the word Device making the red arrow blink then move the controller mod wheel you want to assign Its control change number will appear in the screen Press the Knob again to lock it in 5 You can also control the Beat Change with an A3000 Knob To do this Select the UTILITY PANEL PLAY Knob Set page Set Knob 2 as follows CTRL ON T ch 1 transmit channel Device 001 Modulation whe
25. hes setting up complex parameters in a computer software program When you get the timing or pitch that you want you can use the A3000 s re sample feature to create a new version That s right You can use the A3000 Panel Play feature to adjust the tempo and or pitch of a sample and then re sample the data Simply assign the Beat Change feature to a front panel knob and use it to setup the effect the way you want during the re Record process Assigning Beat Change to a New Sample You can assign the Beat Change control to any physical MIDI controller or to a front panel knob via a control change assignment Let s say you want Beat Change to be controlled by Knob 2 The steps to assigning Beat Change as the effect and Knob 2 as the controller are as follows 1 First Create your sample Turn the samples To Pgm parameter to ON making it active in a new Program as normal This is done on the PLAY SAMPLE SmpSel Sample Select page 2 Samples typically default to Stereo OUT assignment There are 2 ways to route your sample to the Effect processor s Either at the Sample EDIT level or at the Program PLAY level via the Easy Edit functions e Sample Level Each sample can be stored with the Output routed to the Stereo outputs or the EFFECT S Navigate to the EDIT MAP OUT Output page and set the MAIN OUT to EFFECT 1 or e Program Level EASY EDIT The data stored at the sample level can be offset or over ridden at t
26. n of samples and related settings into a playable sound or set of sounds In fact you do not play samples directly you play samples that have been placed into a Program In a Program you can make any number of the samples or sample banks active by simply turning on the ToPgm To Program switch for that sample or sample bank When you select PLAY SAMPLE SmpSel that is PLAY mode SAMPLE function SmpSel Sample Select screen the A3000 conveniently lists all of the data currently in memory A sample or sample bank indicated by a reverse video B can be activated for the current Program by turning the To Pgm parameter to ON You can organize you data into various Programs 001 128 A Program can be as simple as a single breakbeat loop or it can contain an entire multi timbral multi channel ensemble Additionally a Program can contain an analog to digital A D input such as a setup for a microphone mixer or CD player etc routed through the A3000 s 3 effect processors In fact a program can be alll of these simultaneously At the top of the food chain is the Volume A Volume is simply put everything in the A3000 at the time you save it When you save a Volume to disk it stores all the Programs and all the samples that make them up even the unassigned samples For example the Acoustic Piano Volume on the CD ROM contains several different Piano Programs stereo and mono versions each made from sets o
27. ne If you are using a MIDI controller it is highly recommended that you make use of the MIDI gt Smp function described above To set this function Press Knob 1 from any mode screen Set MIDIS gt Smp to ON What you hear is what you see and edit Navigate to PLAY SAMPLE smpBank screen This screen identifies the current Sample Bank on the top line and the current or last played sample on the bottom line The arrow indicates the sample is part of the bank Leave the A3000 on this screen at the time you enter EDIT mode This will allow you to view and edit the individual sample s data while it is within a bank Press the EDIT mode button If you view the MAP OUT KeyRange page you can quickly verify that each sample s data comes to the screen upon being triggered As soon as you touch a new key range the data for that key range will come to the screen If you operate without a MIDI keyboard you would select the sample bank and sample from the listing on the PLAY SAMPLE smpBank screen Use knob 2 to select the bank a Program can include more than one sample bank and either knob 3 or 4 to scroll through the individual samples of that bank Leave the A3000 on this screen at the time you enter EDIT mode This will allow you to view and edit the individual sample s data while it is within a bank Press the EDIT mode button The data of the sample bank and sample you last viewed will be in the edit buffer Use the AU
28. o copy just one of the effect blocks 4 FREEZE Sample Bank This takes the bank offsets to the samples in the bank and writes them to the samples themselves IMPROVED INTERFACE FEATURES 1 The new safer disk saving routine always confirms destination 2 Better layout of Easy Edit with more parameters on screen at each page 3 All key limits can be set to Orig original key If used as a SET INIT or in the record page this can facilitate much faster keyboard mapping Especially useful for drums and oneshot samples 4 The ASSIGNABLE button can now be used to toggle MIDI gt Smp on off NEW DISK FEATURES Import Sample Enhancements Improved Akai S1000 Import velocity range now translated Roland Import now supported for many titles Emu sample import now supported for many titles AIFF Export Multiple Floppy Save You can now save data aross multiple floppy disks LARGER SCSI DISK You can use disks of up to 8 GB PARTITION OFFSET To access disks with more than 8 partitions there is a Partition offset which allows you to offset the first partition read by the A3000 IMPROVED SCSI AND FLOPPY SPEED Offers faster loading from both floppy and SCSI disks as well as improved SMDI transmission
29. o make a particular sample session easy for the type of sampling you are doing For example when you are sampling a piano project you may want to have a velocity sensitive low pass filter automatically in place for each sample You may also want to apply a piano type envelope with a release rate of 61 the default envelope is a very severe organ type envelope Release 127 to each sample as you take it You may also wish to have your controllers automatically mapped a specific way for each sample A3000 provides a means to do this at the sample level via the Set Init function at the sample level As you get to know how you like to work you will really appreciate these 2 very powerful SET INIT features They make your particular way of working part of your A3000 s operating system MIDI to Sample MIDI Smp and Sample Solo SmpSolo MIDI gt Smp is short for MIDI to Sample This useful function comes in very handy when you are handling lots of samples in memory It is of particular use during editing and mapping or setting key ranges When activated any incoming MIDI signal that triggers a sample will automatically recall that samples data to the visible edit buffer This means that what you hear is what you are editing and it takes the guesswork out of knowing what sample s data you are viewing and changing Simply touch your MIDI controller and if the sample is audible you are seeing its data in the screen This function
30. o setup the A3000 as you like to work then execute the Set Init function described below These custom Program inits are found from any PLAY mode screen top row when you press the COMMAND key and navigate to the SET INIT Screen Press and light PLAY green and COMMAND red Turn Knob 1 fully clockwise to see the SET INIT screen Turn the parameters you wish to memorize to ON EFFECT SETUP CONTROL Press Knob 1 to execute the settings followed by Knob 5 to confirm When you execute the Set Init function the A3000 will memorize the current settings as the Initialize defaults This means that when you initialize a new Program your favorite settings will be in place To fully understand what the A3000 is doing here consider this the PLAY mode has the following 6 function categories Program Sample Easy Edit Effect Setup and Control Any item that you set in Effect Setup and or Control can be memorized by this SET INIT feature and will be recalled whenever you Initialize a program or turn the A3000 on For example you have a project where you need the effects to default as follows EFFECT 1 Hall EFFECT 2 Chorus and EFFECT 3 3Delay simply set up a Program with these 3 effects in place and then execute the SET INIT steps above Or the keyboard you use to control the A3000 has sliders that you have programmed to send Control Change messages 12 13 14 and 15 You can set the def
31. op the entire wave O Use the AUDITION button to play the sample back You will want to have the AUDITION key set to toggle mode so that you do not have to hold it down This is accomplished on the UTLITY SYSTEM Keys page Change to the EDIT TRIM LOOP Loop page By pressing or punching in the Loop Start point KNOB 2 you can accurately define it and then with KNOB 3 you will punch out the Loop End point during playback While the sample cycles around via the AUDITION key punch the Loop Start and Loop End knobs just prior to the first beat and just prior to beat 1 of the 9th measure to create your perfect 8 bar loops It continues to play and as it comes around you hear a seamless musical loop Just like puching in and out on an analog tape deck you need only be consistant about your timing That is land on the same spot just prior to the down beat for both in and out points If you miss the perfect loop you can undo your work and try again or use the Step feature to search the nearest zero cross point by turning the knob The STEP settings changes the resolution of your edits x1 single sample x10 samples x100 samples x1 000 samples x10 000 samples To quickly move from address 489 734 to address 0 please use the 10 000 sample resolution Calculation of Loop Tempo Navigate to the EDIT TRIM LOOP Config page Set the End Type to BEAT Then return to the LOOP
32. pointers that tell the A3000 to play the data located in between again and again until either note off or until the envelope ends the sound Notice that the Loop Start and End points must always lie inside the Wave Start and End points Navigate to EDIT TRIM LOOP WvMode The LoMode or Loop Mode parameters are as follows 1 means the sample will play forward once from Wave Start to Wave End Points following the envelope settings Typically it behaves like a keyboard note on Lift your finger and the sound stops 2 Shot Is different from the above in that it will complete playback in spite of note off Typcially this is used as a drum trigger 3 lt means the sample will play in reverse once from Wave End to Wave Start Points following the envelope settings like a keyboard sound lt Shot plays in reverse like a drum pad triggered sound It ignores the note off gt 0 means the sample plays forward and will loop the sections defined by the Loop Start to Loop End addresses It will follow the envelope release settings and fade out on that loop section 6 0 gt will play the sample forward from the Wave Start Point and will loop the sections defined by the Loop Start and Loop End address It will remain in the loop section until note off when it will continue on to the Wave End Point For example you record yourself counting 1 2 3 4 5 Your Wave Start point would be just prior to the word one Your wave En
33. rs Original Key Low Note High Note If you attempt to place the High note limit lower than the Low note limit the A3000 will not let you Sounds innocent enough Let s give an example of how it can bite you You originally key mapped a sample as follows Original Key F3 Low C3 High C4 You attempt to change the samples key range using the Program Easy Edit feature to the following settings Original Key F1 Low C1 High C2 Basically moving it down 2 octave from the original key range This can be done The problem arises in our example if you attempt to set the High Note limit to C2 before you set the Low Note limit which is still set to C3 This very thing caused the SOS reviewer Chris Carter to wrongly conclude that you could not set the key range outside of the original samples key range But as you can see you can Simply set the Low and High note limits as necessary recognizing that the each cannot be outside of the other e Sometimes there are dashes under the parameters want to edit particularly in Play mode s Easy Edit and sometimes in EDIT mode am locked out of editing Why is this This sounds like you have attempted to edit something while having the software pointing elsewhere You are seemingly locked out of Easy Edit mode by the dreaded dashes This occurs when in attempting to edit sample you have the software pointing to a Sample Bank PLAY SAMPLE SmpBank instead of at Sample Sel
34. s for knobs 2 3 4 and 5 set the MIDI Channel On Off condition and the Device or controller number As with the Function keys above you can set the values manually or via MIDI You can program the parameter control knob to offset above and below a center value or just to send positive values depending on what you wish to accomplish When setting the Play mode Control parameters you can specify the offset type and the range over which the knob has affect PLAY CONTROL PgmCtrl 2 page As with the Function keys above the ASSIGNABLE key can be set to select Knob Control at any time from any screen even during a sample record session If you select Fkey ON OFF as the Assignable option Utility System and then activate the ASSIGNABLE button while viewing the Knob Ctrl screen you have a situation where both the Knobs and Function Keys are activated as Panel Play controllers simultaneously Resampling and Time Compression Expansion The Resample routine is found under EDIT TRIM LOOP COMMAND key RESMPL This page allows you to 1 adjust the length longer or shorter of the playback time Time Stretch without affecting the sample s pitch or 2 to adjust the Pitch directly Pitch Conversion without effecting the length A time Stretch of 100 is no change 50 plays in half the time 200 takes twice as long to play 300 takes 3 times as long 400 4 times as long etc Beyond a certain point it becom
35. t and End points into individual events or hits You can tune EQ and filter these smaller hits and then add them back into the mix to reinforce the main loop accenting selected beats Or create unique stutter steps with them You can reverse the hits and super impose them on the forward playing original loop to create a wacky inside out effect Send some of them into a special effect you ve set up Let your imagination run wild Pitch Bend Control What s to get excited about Pitch Bend is pitch bend right Try using this trick on your dance loops EDIT MIDI CTRL Vel amp PB screen Here you can set the Pitch Bend parameter to control playback pitch in the Normal way or set it to Slow to get the sound of a turntable coming to a stop when you move the wheel down Or try Slow amp Reverse this will slow down playback to almost a full stop at about half way in the down direction but then start up the played portion of the sample in reverse when the wheel is at the full down position With a little practice you can work the wheel like scratching a turntable Here s how this works you are playing data into an audio buffer The more you play into the buffer the more there is to playback in reverse You can cue and repeat segments by aggressively working the wheel Other pitch bend modes are Stop and Stop amp Reverse These use the pitch wheel to initiate play of the loop There are also PB settings for different
36. troller like mod wheel a new 2 way Rotary Speaker Vocal Cancel for removing vocals from a CD Aphex Aural Exciter our brilliant Guitar Amp Simulator w Noise Gate all manner of distortions and touch sensitive wah combinations Compressor and all the other great ones you ve come to expect with a Yamaha product Your Own Custom Operating Setup As you begin working with the A3000 you will develop a working method Here are some basic things that will help you get the most out of your sessions First you need to decide on how you want to organize the sample data list in the A3000 You refer to this list quite often during an edit session How it appears is something you can determine Here s how Sample Sort Navigate to PLAY SAMPLE SmpSort that is press PLAY mode SAMPLE function then select the SmpSort screen This screen will control how you look at the list of sample data you have in the A3000 memory How you set up these next 3 parameters will determine how the Sample Select and Sample Bank screens appear The parameters are Name Program On and In Bank 1 Name You can look at a list of all the samples and sample banks denoted by an inverse video B in memory by name either forward or backward alphabetically or off the order they were created Forward works for most users 2 PgmOn You can select either top or mixed Top automatically places the current Program s active sample b
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