User Manual

SAVING AND EXPORTING
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The tuning parameter in the Miscellaneous group of parameters for an Instru-
ment doesn’t really tune a sample, instead it shifts the MIDI input up or down
along the “keyboard”. This means that instead of changing the pitch of all the
slices in a loop, it will make the MIDI file play the wrong slices in the loop.
If you want to tune the slices in a loop you have two options:
Either go into the key map and set the tuning individually for each slice in the
loop, or...
Map a modulation parameter to pitch and use that to change the pitch
equally for all sounds in the Instrument.
Sample Rates
SampleCell supports any sample rate, so no conversion is ever required with
this instrument.
Stereo Support
SampleCell supports stereo files.
About Akai S5000/6000
When you select this format in the Export dialog, you export a program file (AKP)
together with the separate audio files. These files can be transferred to your
sampler using one of the following two methods:
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By using the application “ak.Sys”.
This is described below.
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By transferring the files via a removable media.
This is described later in the chapter.
About ak.Sys
This is an application developed by Akai that enables direct file transfers be-
tween your S5000/S6000 and your computer via USB. This is the most conve-
nient method of transferring files between the sampler and your computer (i.e.
ReCycle).
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The ak.Sys software features a “browser” that facilitates direct ac-
cess to your S5000/S6000 sampler (and any drives connected to the
sampler).
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Items can simply be dragged from disks shown in the browser into
the sampler’s memory for quick loading.
Also, a sample’s ‘properties’ may be changed directly in the browser (i.e.
loop mode, pitch and tuning).
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ak.Sys is available for both Mac OS and Windows.
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The program requires that a USB interface card is installed in your
S5000/S5000 and that your computer also has a USB interface.
A USB card for your S5000/S6000 is included with ak.Sys, and USB is
standard on recent PC and Macintosh models (you can install USB cards on
most older models).