Specifications

NN-XT SAMPLER
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Sorting Zones by Note
The Edit menu and the NN-XT context menu contains an item called “Sort Zones
by Note”. This option lets you automatically sort the selected zones in descend-
ing order according to their key ranges.
When you invoke this option, the selected zones will be sorted from top to bot-
tom in the display starting with the one with the lowest range.
Note however, that the sorting is done strictly on a group basis. That is, only
zones that belong to the same group can be sorted in relation to each other.
Before sorting and after.
If two zones have the same key range, they are sorted by velocity range.
Setting Root Notes and
Tuning
About the Root Key
All instrument sounds have an inherent pitch. When playing a sample of such a
sound on the keyboard, the keys you play must correspond to that pitch. For ex-
ample, you may have recorded a piano playing the key “C3”. When you map this
onto the NN-XT key map, you must set things up so that the sampler plays back
the sample at original pitch when you press the key C3.
This is done by adjusting the root note.
D Many samples files from different sources already have a set root
key in the file. If they do, the root key will be correctly set automati-
cally when you load the sample into a zone.
D However if the sample doesn’t have a root note stored in the file, (if
you for example have recorded it yourself) you will need to adjust it
Setting the Root Note Manually
To set the root key for a zone, proceed as follows:
D Make sure the zone has edit focus (for example by clicking on it),
and do one of the following:
D Use the knob marked “Root” in the sample parameter area below
the display.
Turning it to the right will raise the pitch of the root key. The selected key is
displayed alphanumerically directly above the knob, and you can also look at
the keyboard area for a visual indication (see below).
D Press [Ctrl] (Windows)/[Command] (Mac) and click on the desired
root key in the keyboard area.
The set root key is shaded so you can easily distinguish it.