Emulator Composite.book - Creative

11 - From Sample to Preset
Acquire (Sampling)
Region List Controls
Refining the Selection
5. Try out the horizontal and vertical zoom controls in the lower right corner of the
waveform display. Zooming in on the wave makes it a lot easier to see exactly what
you’re doing.
6. Click on one of the numbered region names in the text area. Click on the word
“Region” itself, not on the padlocks to the left of the names. The waveform display
now automatically zooms in to show a close-up view of the selected region.
7. Press the Play button
8. Adjust the Start and End points of the gates manually so that they conform to the
start and end points of the waveform. Just left-click and drag, to move them. Feel
free to use the zoom controls if you need a closer look.
Manual Settings
Play - Plays the currently selected Region.
Play All - Plays the entire Sample (all the Regions)
Stop - Stops playing
Lock All Locks all Regions.
Lock None Unlocks all Regions
Select All
Select
None
Name
Field
Original
Key
Selects All Regions
De-selects all Regions
Displays Region name, Type directly into this field or use “Set Names”
button.
Displays key number of region. Type directly into this field or use
“Set Keys” button to generate key numbers using pitch detection.
Start Field Displays the Start point of the Region in samples.
End Field
Lock Icon
Set Keys
Set
Names…
Delete
Displays the End point of the Region in samples.
Locked Regions are protected against modification. Click to lock or
unlock.
Generates key numbers based on pitch detection of the region.
Allows you to enter a name for any selected Regions and automatically
add the original key to the name if desired.
Removes the gates from the selected Regions and removes them from
the list.
9. The gates settings in the display below have a few problems. The end points have
been set too far out and there is an extra Region without a sample.
264 Emulator X2 Operation Manual