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Tutorial: Load An Audio File, Create A New Keymap And Program
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14. Next,ontheMasterMode:PREVIEWpageyoumustchooseabank(groupof128ID
numbers)wherethenewprogramwillbesaved(seebelow.)Choosethefirstuserbank
(1025...1152)andpresstheOksoftbutton.Anewprogramwillbecreatedandsavedin
thatbankatthelowestunused
ID.Thenewprogramwillcontainanewkeymapwiththe
sampleyouselected.ThenewprogramisautomaticallyselectedinProgrammodeand
playablefromwithinMastermode.PresstheExitbuttonuntilyoureachtheProgram
modemainpage,andthenewprogramwillbeselected.
InProgram
mode,youcaneditthenewprogramandviewtheID numberofthenewkeymap
thatwascreated(s eeEditingVA S T Programs on page 6‐12andTheKEYMAPPage on page 6‐14
fordetails).Youcaneditthenewkeymap,aswellasuseitincombinationwithotherkeymaps
intheprogram
youjustmadeorinotherprograms.
Theprogramandkeymapthatyoucreatedwiththistutorialwillmostlikelysoundverysimple.
MostofthefactoryROMkeymapsinthePC3Kusemanysamples,andmostofthefactoryROM
programsinthePC3Kusemanylayers,eachwith
adifferentkeymapandkeyrange.Eachlayer
ofaprogramcanalsohaveitsownDSPoraudioeffects,whichcangreatlychangethesoundof
thesamplesbeingused.Readthefollowingsectionstolearnmoreaboutthepossibilitiesof
editingyourownkeymapsandprograms:EditingVA S T Programs on page 6‐
12,andChapter 14,
KeymapandSampleEditing.
Akeymapgenerallycontainsagroupofsimilarsamples(forexample,differentpitchesofa
piano,)soyoumaywishtoaddadditionalaudiofilesthatyouhaveloadedtothekeymapthat
youhavecreatedinthistutorial.Thiscanbedonein
theKeymapEditorontheEditKeymap
page(seeTheKeymapEditor on page 14‐1.)OntheEditKeymappage,loadedaudiofilescanbe 
selectedintheSamplefield.Formostusers,theloadedsample(s)willhavethehighestID
number(s)inthesamplelist.OntheEditKeymappageyoucanfindan
audiofilewiththe
highestID#byselectingtheSamplefield,entering0onthealphanumerickeypadandpressing
Enter, thenpresstheminus(‐)buttononce(belowtheAlphaWheel.)
Ifthekeymapthatyoucreateddoesnotplayintunewithotherkeymapsorprograms,you
shouldadjust
thesample’stuningwithintheSampleEditorusingtheRootKeyparameter.The
SampleEditorisnestedwithintheKeymapEditor(seeEditingSamples on page 14‐9fordetails).
SeeChapter 14,KeymapandSampleEditingtolearnaboutadditionalkeymapandsample
parametersthatyoumaywishtoadjust.