RESAMPLER™ - User Interface

The Main Rack

This is the main control window for the application. Here you can switch the Sound Program as well as the further Racks.

The button (1) finishes the application. The display (2) contains the Sound Program Number, the Sound Program Name, several status and/or error information and a loudness indicator.
The wheel (4) pre-selects a program. To finish a selection you need to click the ENTER button (10). The PROG -/+ buttons (5) also select the previous/next program.
The buttons (6...9) switch the related Racks ON/OFF.
You store changes to a program with the ENTER button (10). If changes need to be saved the button lights up, and the display (2) shows the "EDITED" message.

A right-click into the display (11) opens a pull-down menu. Here you can also choose the Sound Program, you can edit the actual Sound Program Name as well as initialize the complete program.

The Settings Rack

The Settings Rack contains driver settings for Audio and MIDI with the related Input/Output assignments.

The button (1) switches the rack OFF. The display (2) contains the current settings information. Here you also can see if the ASIO® Driver is active: The last row contains the message "DRIVER RUNNING".
The PAGE buttons (3) select the driver pages DRIVER - AUDIO IN - AUDIO OUT - MIDI IN - MIDI OUT and reverse. With the VALUE buttons (4) you can set the related driver value. Save the settings with the ENTER button (7). The STOR button (6) selects whether all Driver- and User-Interface settings will be restored at the next application start or not. Now the several pages will be explained:

DRIVER
The DRIVER Page selects the ASIO® driver. This is the basic setting for the "AUDIO IN" as well as the "AUDIO OUT" page. If this page is active and an ASIO® driver is selected, the button PNL (5) lights up. Open the ASIO® Control Panel with this button.


AUDIO IN
Selects the Input channel pair (Stereo) of the current ASIO® driver. This setting depends on your ASIO® Hardware (Sound-Card). If you do not use external Sounds (i.e. external Synthesizer Hardware) for the Sampling Session you can leave it to the default "INPUT CHANNELS MUTED".

AUDIO OUT
Selects the Output channel pair (Stereo) of the current ASIO® driver. This setting depends on your ASIO® Hardware (Sound-Card). The default value is the first stereo output channel pair of the ASIO® hardware.

MIDI IN
Selects the Input MIDI device (and channel). This setting depends on your MIDI Hardware (MIDI-Interface).

MIDI OUT
Selects the Output MIDI device (and channel). This setting depends on your MIDI Hardware (MIDI-Interface).

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The MIDI Rack

The MIDI Rack contains the note collections which need to be sampled at what velocity.

The Velocity Ranges (1) define at which velocity a collection of tones (keys) will be sampled. That's why this graphic should contain at least one range with a related velocity.

Each velocity (range) contains a collection of assigned samples (3), which will be recorded at this velocity. Each velocity also contains a Sample-Length Function (2). The Sample-Length Function defines a sample length for each tone of the assigned collection. The following graphics explains the functions of the interface:

The Assignment of a Collection of Keys to be sampled for each velocity step is shown, with the related Key Range (the red arrows show the related key range of the key F#2 --> E2 ... G#2) and Sample-Length Function (the red arrow shows the sample length of the key F#2 --> 5,0 sec). First of all create and/or Select a Velocity (via Sliding into the Range) and then edit the Collection of Keys with their Sample Lengths.

With the CLEAR button (4) you delete all settings.
With the TEMPLATE buttons (5) you can choose a template for velocity range(s) with their related key ranges.

The button (6) is the PREVIEW key, like a keyboard key. Once pressed it plays whether the default key C4 (60) or the key marked in the Key Range Graphic (3). If you release the button the sound stops.
The PANIC button (7) stops all MIDI Note-On-Events, and sends a Note-Off-Event to all MIDI channels. This might be helpful if the sound "hangs".
MAXLEN +/- (8) increases/decreases the maximal length of the y-achsis of the Sample-Length function in steps of 10sec.
The SCENE (9) indicates what graphic is actual (selected) and can be edited. You can choose this by sliding the mouse over the appropriate graphic or click the related button. The actual settings of the selected graphic can be LOADED or SAVED (10).

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The Recorder Rack

The Recorder Rack controls the recording sequence.

The button (1) switches the Rack OFF. The display (2) contains the current Sample Number, the Keyboard Tone (with its velocity and length), and several status and/or error information.

LOOP (3), CROSSFADE (4) Button
RESAMPLER™ can find the optimal loop points for an (forward) loop, in order to play the sound as an endless loop. It is helpful for every acoustic instrument (except drums) as well as for the most synthetic sounds to play the sound as long as you press the key on a keyboard. Otherwise the sound would stop after the defined Sample Length. Switch it on with the LOOP (3) button.
Normally it sounds stacked when the sound leaves the Loop End Point and starts with the Loop Start Point again. To avoid this we implemented an excellent automatic cross fade algorithm, switch the function on with the CRSF (4) button.

NORMALIZE (5) Button
Brings all of your samples to the 0dB Level. Helpful if you expect extreme different levels in your sample collection.

YASE (6) Button
The YASE Button is one of the most important switches: It selects whether to save the Sample Collection in the Patch Format of Fantom YASE™ (*.PRG) or as Microsoft® Windows® compatible Wave-Files (*.WAV).

STOP (7) Button
Stops the Recording Sequence.

Pause (8) Button
Pauses the Recording Sequence.

RECORD (9) Button
Starts the Record Sequence.

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The Mixer Rack

The Mixer Rack contains all VST related settings as well as mixing volumes for instruments and effects. You can choose and play up to 4 VST instruments, each routed to up to 2 independent effects.

The button (1) switches the rack OFF. The Button CLEAR (2) deletes all settings and brings the Rack into a Mixer Default State.

The four Instrument Channels (3) contain the following controls:

The controls of the Effect Channels (4) are comparable with the Instrument Channels.

The CLIP Button (5) lights up if the signal is distorted (>0dB). You have to set it back manually. The Master Volume Slider and the Master Loudness Indicator (6) are for the level of the final mix.

 

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