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Start/Stop Recording

Start/Stop Recording:
Tap the Play button to begin recording (or fire a trigger into the Play/Rec jack). To
Tap button
stop recording, tap the Play button again (or fire another trigger). Congratulations!
You just made a sample! If you were to put the microSD card into a computer now,
you'd see a new WAV file with your sounds on it. But let's try playing it back first.
Play
Exit Record mode by holding down Play and Reverse for two seconds. You
should see the Play button turn off.
Press the Play button to play what you just recorded.

Where is my recording?

The sample you recorded is automatically loaded into
whatever bank the Bank button was displaying and
whatever slot the Sample knob was pointing to when you
started recording. So, if you happened to change banks or
turn the Sample knob while recording, you need to go
back in order to play your sample.
Saving new samples into slots
When you record a sample, the WAV file is saved on the microSD card, and the Sampler temporarily
assigns it to a bank/slot.
The information telling the Sampler which sample file is assigned to which slot in the bank is not
saved to the microSD card until you save it.
Save Changes
to sample slots and settings
Hold all buttons 3 seconds
+
Play
Bank

Tutorial 4: Loading Files onto the microSD Card

The Sampler has an intelligent and intuitive sample file
management system. You can do everything in several different
ways, depending on your preferences.
Unlike many other samplers, you never have to rename your files
for the Sampler. You can simply drag your sample files into
folders and the Sampler will load them into banks. This makes
loading a huge sample library a breeze.
Included with your Sampler is an SD Card adaptor that fits any
computer with a SD Card slot. If your computer lacks this slot,
you need to purchase a microSD to USB adaptor.
First, make sure you're not playing or recording and power
down. Remove the microSD card and insert it into the adaptor in
your computer. The microSD card should show up as a drive on
your computer, similar to what's shown on the right:
Each of these folders contain WAV files. Think of each folder as
a bank.
To save the sample bank/slot assignment information, hold down all
three buttons for three seconds. When the lights turn white, you can
release them. The buttons will go back to their normal colors after
the operation is complete.
Why doesn't the Sampler just save your sample slot assignment
+
information automatically when you record? The reason is that you
might have recorded over a slot that you didn't mean to, or you
Reverse
might not like any of your takes and decide not to keep them.
Levels: The Sampler is made for modular-
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level signals. For the best quality,
u s e a l i n e - t o - m o d u l a r l e v e l
converter module. Even a low-cost
"input" module such as the 4ms
Listen IO will greatly increase the
quality of line-level recordings from
a desktop synth, guitar pedal, etc.