Emulator Composite.book - Creative

Build Preset Options
These sample options allow you to specify if a new preset should be built using the
imported samples.
When Build Preset is checked, a preset is created during import using all of the
imported samples. Samples will be ordered within this preset identically to their
ordering in the sample file list. The preset will be automatically named according to the
first imported sample.
If “Build Preset” is unchecked, a preset will not be created during import, and the
imported samples will simply be added to the instrument’s sample pool. The other
controls in this group will be disabled (greyed-out) if “Build Preset” is unchecked.
Multisample Check Box - You have the option to build multiple voices (with one
sample each) or a single multisample voice. See “Multisample Voices” on page 34.
Check the checkbox to build one multisample voice.
The Placement option allows you to specify how samples will be placed in the
constructed preset. (Note that this is a separate setting from the “Original Key”
assignment. The former setting is a property of each sample and denotes where the
sample may be placed so that it plays back at unity pitch. This setting relates to the
actual per-sample assigned key range within a preset.) The Placement options are listed
below.
Sample Placement Algorithms
Original Key Samples will be placed within the preset according to their original key
settings.
White Keys Samples will be placed within the preset on successive white keys,
beginning with the key specified in the Start at drop-down menu.
Chromatic Samples will be placed within the preset on successive keys,
beginning with the key specified in the Start at drop-down menu.
The Start at options let you choose the first note for placement if you choose White
Keys or Chromatic.
The Stretch options let you control how the samples fill in the empty spaces on the
keyboard. If you’re only importing four samples, C1, C2, C3, and C4, you’ll probably
want to stretch the voice range in order to fill in the missing keys. The Stretch options
are listed below.
Up Only The assigned key range of each imported sample extends upward from
the specified placement to the key immediately below the placement of
the next imported sample. The key range of the last imported sample
extends up to the highest note in the 88-key keyboard range (C7).
Up
Only
Sample
01
Voice 1 Voice 2 Voice 3 Voice 4
Sample
02
Sample
03
Sample
04
11 - From Sample to Preset
Importing Other Sample Formats
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