11.3

NN-XT SAMPLER458
You can layer as many sounds as you will and the algorithm switches between them in a way that provides as little
repetition as possible.
To set up an alternating set of zones, proceed as follows:
1. Set up the zones so that they overlap completely or partially.
2. Select them all.
3. Set “Alt” to On for all the zones.
Now, the program will automatically detect how to alternate between the zones, depending on their overlap.
Sample parameters
The Sample parameter area is found below the screen. They allow you to adjust parameters for one or several se-
lected zones. Adjusting a parameter with multiple zones selected, will set the parameter to the same value for all se-
lected zones. Below follows a run-down of the various parameters:
Root Note and Tune
These parameters are described in “Setting Root Notes and Tuning”.
Sample Start and End
By turning the knobs you offset the start and end positions, so that they will play back more or less of a sample’s
waveform. Typical examples of use for this would be:
• Removing unwanted portions from samples.
This could be anything from noise to “dead air” at the beginning or end of a sample.
• To create variations out of a single sample.
These controls can be used to pick out any section of a recording for use as a sample.
• Together with velocity sample start control.
You can for example increase Sample Start and then apply negative velocity modulation to Sample Start. Then, the
harder you play the more you will hear of the attack portion of the sound.
q If you hold down [Shift] when adjusting these parameters, the adjustment is in single frames (samples).
Loop Start and End
A sample, unlike the cycles of an oscillator for example, is a finite quantity. There is a sample start and end. To get
samples to play for as long as you press down the keys on your keyboard, they need to be looped. For this to work
properly, you have to first set up two loop points which determine the part of the sample that will be looped.
The instrument samples in the sound banks included with Reason are already looped. The same will be true for most
commercial sample libraries. However, if you need to, you can use these controls to adjust the looping.
• The size and position of the loop – in the sample – is determined by two parameters, Loop Start (the beginning
of the loop) and Loop End (the end point of the loop).
• The NN-XT then keeps repeating the section between the Loop Start and Loop end until the sound has de-
cayed to silence.