Operation Manual

NN-XT SAMPLER
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Setting Crossfading for a Zone
Manually
To set up a crossfade for a zone, proceed as follows:
1. Select one or more zones that you want to adjust.
2. Use the knobs marked “Fade In” and “Fade Out” in the sample parameter
area, to set the desired values.
✪ You can change the values with finer precision by pressing [Shift] while
turning the knobs, and you can reset the standard values by pressing
[Command] (Mac)/[Ctrl] (Windows) and clicking on the knobs.
Automatically
If you find it tedious to manually set up crossfades between zones, NN-XT can do it
for you! The Edit menu and the NN-XT context menu contain an item called “Create
Velocity Crossfades”.
1. Set up the zones so that their velocity ranges overlap, as desired.
2. Select the zones.
You can select as many zones as you wish, not just one pair of overlapping zones.
3. Select “Create Velocity Crossfades” from the Edit menu.
NN-XT will analyze the overlapping zones and automatically set up what it deems
to be appropriate fade in and fade out values for the zones.
D This operation will not work if both zones have full velocity ranges.
At least one of the zones must have a partial velocity range (see page 272).
D This operation will not work if the zones are completely overlapping.
Using Alternate
About the Alternate function
At the bottom right in the sample parameters area is a knob marked “Alt”. It only has
two states - On and Off. This is used for semi-randomly alternating between zones
during playback.
There are several practical uses for this. Here follows two examples:
• Layering several recordings of the same snare drum. By alternating between them
you get a more natural repetition.
• Layering string up- and down strokes. By alternating you get the realistic effect of
switching between the two directions of the stroke.
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.