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Using Ultrabeat’s Load Sample Preview Function
You can audition samples before importing them into Ultrabeat.
Play button: Allows you to preview audio files (AIFF, WAV, SD2, CAF, UBS) before loading.
Click the Play button to loop playback of the currently selected sample file. The
sample is played directly from the hard disk, with no manipulation: filters, EQ,
envelopes, and other synthesizer parameters are ignored.
Click the button again to stop playback.
You can audition multiple files by clicking Play once, and then stepping through the
files by pressing the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys or by clicking each file.
Note: Independent auditioning of all layers is not possible. In multilayer UBS files, the
audition function plays the sample at a fixed velocity of 75%. Only the layer addressed
by this velocity value will be played.
“Preview Sample in Ultrabeat Voice checkbox: Temporarily replaces the sample files in
the currently selected drum sound, in the Assignment section. The drum sound can
be triggered as usual (played notes, MIDI region events, or Ultrabeat sequencer events)
while the Load Sample window is open and different files are being selected. The
selected sample can be heard as part of the current drum sound, inclusive of all
synthesizer processing.
Important: Any effects inserted into the Ultrabeat instrument channel strip are heard
when you preview samples.
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