Emulator Composite.book - Creative

Truncate
Truncation shortens a sample by keeping the selected area of the sample and
trimming off the beginning and/or end. Truncation is most often used to remove
unneeded portions of a sample, but it can also be used to change instrument characteristics
such as removing the attack from a plucked string note or isolating a particular
section.
To Truncate a Sample
1. Click once on a sample icon in the Tree to select it for editing. The waveform
display appears.
2. Magnify the waveform using the Zoom button below the display. Press the “Go To
Start” or “Go To End” buttons to quickly jump to the beginning or the end of the
sample.
3. Select the area of the waveform you want to keep.
4. Press the Truncate button. Everything but the selected area will be discarded.
5. Use the Undo function (Ctrl+Z) in the Edit menu if you are not happy with the
results.
Fade
Fade allows you to change the gain in a smooth curve, lets you create an artificial decay
on percussion samples where the original decay is absent, create an artificial fast attack
(such as bowed violin with a slow attack), or clean up background noise when editing
dialog.
To Fade a Sample
1. Click once on a sample icon in the Tree to select it for editing. The waveform
display appears.
2. Magnify the waveform using the Zoom button below the display if necessary.
3. Select the area of the waveform you want to fade. Press the Play button to hear the
sample as you adjust the selection area.
4. Press the Fade button. The following dialog box appears.
7 - Editing a Sample
Sample Edit Tools
Truncate any silence
off the beginning of your
samples to avoid slow key
response.
E-MU Systems 169
Exp 3
Exp 2
Exp 2
Exp 3
Exp 1
Linear
Gain Curves
Linear
Exp 1
Attenuation Curves