The Kyma Language for Sound Design, Version 4.5

The icon buttons perform actions that apply to the selection (with the exception of the left and right arrow
buttons). From left to right, the buttons perform the following actions:
scrolls one page of samples to the left
plays the currently selected samples
pastes a disk file over the selection
causes selection to exactly fill the display area
contracts the display in the time direction
expands the display in the time direction
contracts the display in the amplitude direction
expands the display in the amplitude direction
scrolls one page of samples to the right
Information on the selection is also shown in the field below the overview display. The value on the left
displays the magnification of the selection. The values on the right displays the size and range of the selection.
Click these fields to change their units.
To play a sample file using a DiskSplicer, drag one from the system prototypes into a Sound file window
and open it. To replace the default samples provided in the prototype with the sample file you wish to
play, select the entire right half of the Segments field using Select all from the Edit menu. Click the disk
button and select the sample file you want to play from the file list. The samples from this sample file will
appear in the Segments field.
Unlike a DiskPlayer, a DiskSplicer does not automatically change the sample rate of a sample file to
match that of the current sample rate or to match the sample rates of the other files in the same
DiskSplicer. For example, if your signal processor is set to a sample rate of 44.1 khz and you splice in part
of a file that was originally recorded at a sample rate of 22.05 khz, the spliced section will play back at
twice the speed and frequency of the original recording.
Sample, MultiSample and KeyMappedMultiSample
A Sample plays back the sample file after first loading it into the sample memory. It can play its sample
back in reverse, and it has real-time adjustable loop points.
The MultiSample and the KeyMappedMultiSample are similar to the Sample, except that you can provide
a list of sample files. See the Prototypes Reference beginning on page 218, the on-line help, and the examples
that come with Kyma for more information about these Sounds.
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