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SAVING AND EXPORTING

Three types of files will be exported (given you have chosen to export a MIDI file

in step 7):

A Program file with the extension *.akp.

Audio files in the Wave format, one for each slice.

If “Export as One Sample” is ticked on the Process menu, a single wave file

will be exported.

A MIDI file.

This file should be used in your sequencer to play the slices in the loop.

Loading the Exported Files

Once you have saved the files to disk, and made the necessary connections you

can load the Program file and the associated samples in the normal way.

Refer to Appendix C in the Akai S5000/S6000 Operator’s Manual for details

Requirements

You need the following:

The required operating system for your sampler:

New operating systems can be downloaded from Akai’s Web site.

For ak.Sys, you also need to have a USB card installed in your sam-

pler, and a USB cable connected between your sampler and your

computer.

Without ak.Sys, you need some means of transferring files between

your computer and the sampler (as outlined above).

About SoundFonts

SoundFont is a file format for storing wavetable synthesized sounds. The format

is developed by E-mu Systems and Creative Technologies. It allows users to

create and edit multi-sampled sounds, and play them back in wavetable synthe-

sizers, typically on audio cards (e.g. Creative Technologies AWE-32, AWE-64

and Soundblaster Live!, Terratec EWS-64 and E-mu APS).

In broad terms, a SoundFont Bank consists of Presets, which contain references

to one or several Instruments. Each Instrument in turn contain references to a

number of Samples, complete with key and velocity range information. There are

also several levels of articulation data (filtering, modulation settings, etc.). These

are not affected when ReCycle generates SoundFont files, but they make it pos-

sible to change the sound in a SoundFont editor later on.

Requirements

There are no actual requirements for ReCycle to be able to export SoundFont

files, but to make use of the files, you need the following:

A SoundFont compatible audio card with RAM installed.

An application that can load the exported SoundFont file into the

RAM on the audio card.

If you are using a Creative audio card under Windows, you can load Sound-

Font banks using the AWE Control Panel application.

An application that plays MIDI files.

This would typically be a software sequencer, like Cubase VST.

Using ReCycle with SoundFonts

When you have set up and sliced a loop in ReCycle (see the printed documen-

tation), you export it as a SoundFont file using the following procedure:

1. Select “Export” on the File menu.

The Export dialog appears, allowing you to specify a name and location for

the resulting file.

2. Select “SoundFont” on the Type pop-up.

3. Click “Save” when you have named and specified a location for the

file.

The Export Settings dialog opens.

4. With the “Export MIDI file with Same Name” option ticked, click Ex-

port.

Now, a SoundFont Bank file is created, together with a MIDI file. The SF2 file

contains a single Melodic Preset, which contains a single Instrument. The Instru-

ment contains all the slices (as separate samples), laid out chromatically with

one sample per key, from key number 36 (C1) and upwards.

5. Use a SoundFont editor or bank manager program to load the

SoundFont file into the RAM of your audio card.

See the documentation of the program for details.

6. Open the generated MIDI file in a sequencer, and set it to play back

to the MIDI synthesizer on the card, using your generated Sound-

Font Bank as sound source.

You will hear the original loop played back, but you will be able to change

the tempo, remove or reorder individual slices, etc. You could also use the

SoundFont editor software to manipulate individual slices in various ways.