Specifications

NN-XT SAMPLER
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Sample Parameters
This area shows the current values of basic parameters you can set for each
separate zone, such as root key, play mode, output etc. The parameters are
changed by using the knobs directly below the key map display.
Group Parameters
These parameters are adjusted on a per group basis (see page 174 for more in-
formation on groups). Most of them relate to performance or playing style.
Synth Parameters
The bulk of the parameters on the remote editor are used for adjusting the sound
of the samples by applying filtering, envelope shaping, modulation (like vibrato
and tremolo) and so on. We call these the synth parameters, since they are to a
large extent identical to those on a regular synthesizer.
About Samples and Zones
For a clear understanding of the terminology used when describing the various
operations that can be performed in the key map display, it is important to clarify
the distinction between a sample and a zone:
•A Sample is a piece of audio that can be loaded into the NN-XT and played
back.
•A Zone could be viewed as a “container” for a loaded sample.
All loaded samples are placed in “Zones” in the key map display. You can then
organize the zones as you please, and make various settings such as key- and
velocity ranges separately for each zone.
In other words, the settings you make are actually performed on the zones, but
affect the samples in them. Hence, when we talk about making settings for a
zone, it is synonymous with making settings for a sample - the sample that the
zone contains.
• Two or more zones can play the same sample, but with different parameter
settings, making them sound completely different.
•A zone can be empty, playing no sample at all.