Developers guide
Sample Editing - SampleVue
Screen
Of course, you want to
be able to see Waves-
amples - that’s what
the SampleVue screen
is for.
As the screen comes
up, the Wavesample is
read, and then displays
on the screen. There is
a couple of things to
consider, though:
Reading Sample data over MIDI tends to be extremely slow. For this reason,
Ensoniq MIDI-Disk Tools only does a partial read when you enter the Sample
View screen. The Wavesample is divided into 512 parts, and the sample with
the highest amplitude is read. Thus you get a very general look at the wavesa-
mple, but it is accurate. More importantly, you see where the loop points are.
Since one of the major tenets of MIDI-Disk Tools is to work with MIDI and the
Ensoniq Disk itself, we make it easy on you if the data is already in the Disk
File. If so, we read the data immediately off the le, and not through MIDI. This
speeds up the process.
On the top of the screen there is the WaveSample View area, with moveable
arrows for Sample Start, End, and Loop parameters. Below are areas for le
information, and Play button for playing the le, Radio buttons for viewing
either the entire wavesample or just a section of it, List Boxes showing the
present contents of your EPS/ASR, and of course the Close button.
All the sample-editing commands (loops, truncate, and low-level editing com-
mands) are accessed using a right-click on the WaveScreen. Note: we don’t
want to repeat what’s already mentioned in the EPS/ASR manual here. In fact,
if you haven’t read throughout the manual, we strongly suggest you do so. It is
informative and clear about the different functions that the EPS/ASR is capa-
ble of. It will also make this screen a little clearer to understand too.
Dual Handshake Test: The computer sends out a request for all the pa-
rameters within the rst instrument of the EPS/ASR. (You must have one
loaded in.) The computer then waits for a conrmation of the message from
the EPS/ASR. Once this is received, the computer sends out another re-
quest for the information. The computer then waits for the EPS/ASR to send
back the information. The test completes when it has received the second
batch of information.
The WaveMapper
The WaveMapper is a handy device that:
a) combines different wavesamples to-
gether into one instrument,
b) maps wavesamples into certain format
maps, such as General MIDI, or a different manufacturers format,
such as Roland, Akai, etc.
c) names wavesamples in a drum/percussion kit.
Note: This is not available in the current version. Look for it soon!
The Normalizer
Ever wonder why your Instrument sounds so
quiet? Maybe your wavesamples haven’t been
normalized to their highest level, insuring the
best signal-to-noise ratio.
Cluck on this feature and a prompt will display all the wavesamples as they are
being normalized. There is no Audition prompt for there is never anything wrong
with normalized a wavesample - if it is noisier, you can always turn it down.
Naming Wizard
Wow - you can name anything you want! This was a cool feature of the original
EPS-SENSE program. Only this is better.
Cluck on the instrument radio button to select the Instrument. This will change
all the layers and wave name elds to the proper names.
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WaveMapper - Normalizer - Naming Wizard Sample Editing