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1. The top section of Zone Mapper shows the controls for Lkey Ukey Root Fine Lel Uvel manipulating the various ranges of a given sample m ui hh a L key is the value for the lower extreme of the key range U key is alternatively the value for the upper extreme of the key range Root determines at what root note the sample should be set This is an important value as all adjustments in pitch of the sample will be done using this as a base reference For example if C 3 is wanted when the root value is C3 then the base sample will be pitch shifted in the sampler by the equivalent of one semitone Fine is a positive or negative value determining an amount in cents that the base sample should be detuned prior to any transposition L vel is the value for the lower extreme of the velocity range U vel is alternatively the value for the upper extreme of the velocity range All values can be adjusted by click dragging with the mouse Additionally the values of the L key U key and Root can be adjusted automatically upon receiving midi note messages To do so click the small icon on the right of these fields and then play the desired midi note The value in the field will be updated accordingly The remainder of the window shows a graphical representation of all the zones in a given layer and a representation of the complete midi note range 128 notes When selecting a sample in a layer the respective zone is highlighted in this area along with2. enerou Sampler Covering Sampler component functionality in EnergyXT version 1 35 Written By Caleb Blake EnergyXT User Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents BS UUM PU Cbd ETA ara EE EAI OEE oi Fara EAE te sek AEEA EE treed EEE E T ATT 3 E E Ud UG oko AA E E E EE ETA I E E AE eA A A A 5 Source Controls Unison and Audio ROuting ccccccccccccccceceeeseseeseeeecceeeeecauaaaeeseeeeeceeeeeesauaaaaeeeees 9 PETC ODO Seeon E N 11 Sampleand Loop Edin Taseen E E A E E E 13 Zone Wap Tor Layer Serea e ENA R N NE E 15 DMCS MaaDPINE LOL SLCC Sussa i E E N E A 16 MOdulMO Siere en A AE E ETT E E NEEE 18 Eoc ODS LEO eea A AA E EEE TOAT 18 CALS aai E T a a N 19 RIGON EO ar N E O E E E EOE E EE 19 Rouri Modula Gon Mai Jerre a E A N N a 20 SOVE NCO eee aE O TS 21 Malte FOr y ete E E E AE O 23 Sound Ont IMPO engenran En E E 24 EnergyXT User Manual Sampler Sampler EnergyXT has its own internal Sampler component This device is both sophisticated and efficient in the creation of complex sampler patches The Sampler has multi timbral capabilities a large number of modulation options the ability to use VSTis as sends on multiple layers of the Sampler s voice structure multiple audio outputs the ability to operate as a beat slicer exporting midi slice files and the ability to import SoundFonts and make use of drag n drop to quickly build up patches ee HG Tr Lkey Ukey Root Fine Lwe Uvel T E LJ JOGO eoegooo
3. Beats value to its left to determine x number of even slices within the sample e Split Utilises the field value to its right that is altered via a vertical click drag to determine an arbitrary number of even slices within the sample The Slice button performs the slicing of the sample This process does not actually slice the audio into smaller files It simply sets up non destructive markers for the sample in order to create smaller virtual samples that trigger at each beginning marker and end at the following marker The operation is not limited to one attempt only It is possible to change the slicing method or other parameters and select Slice again to perform the operation as if for the first time Once the Slice function is performed the created markers are displayed on the sample and a group of individual slices ordered by the midi trigger key displayed in brackets appears under the slice layer in the Sounds section of the Sampler Underneath the slicing tools 1s the sample display itself which is displayed as a number of segments slices after the Slice button is selected Any individual slice is selected via a mouse click 16 EnergyXT User Manual Sampler The next display shows the start and end marker for the selected slice It 1s possible here to alter the slice points r manually by a mouse click either to the left or to the right of 3 the marker guide To assist small and buttons zoom in Start
4. For layers and slices both overall volume and panning is available which will affect all the layers slices and samples within that layer slice This means that any adjustment of these parameters will relatively adjust the volume and panning settings created 1n all children layers slices and samples El Cut Poy Root Instrument Layer Ajo Sound Layer 1 Blliasia sie sins I Tune Vel Layer 1 Keyzone 1 Sammy ae E _ k Glide keyzone 2 Sam keyzone 3 Sam Yel Layer 2 keyzone la Sa Keyrone 2a Sa Keyrone ja Sa He e S e SS oe E Bend 00 _ velocity B For samples the list of available parameters in the Source section is far more comprehensive H DOD amp R Other than Volume and Pan settings already mentioned the Sampler eS component contains a sophisticated amplitude envelope H E HW 1 1 I Cnitial this control sets the initial volume for sample playback when the ec ci ci cle cl amplitude envelope is initially triggered A Attack this sets the time it takes for the sample to increase from the initial volume to the maximum set volume Above the slider is a control to SAV change the slope of the Attack This is done via click dragging H Hold this control sets the time during which the volume should remain at maximum before decaying Sampler EnergyXT User Manual D Decay this control sets the time it
5. simp LAH Start come Hi and out of the slice segments at the slice marker This helps for very fine changes to the existing marker An additional tool is the Export function found in the Slice Mapper title area The purpose of this is to save the sliced sample as a midi file where each midi note represents each trigger for the slices This sounds tricky but isn t really When a sample is sliced it creates under a slice layer the triggers for all the slices that make up the sample These slices are triggered by ascending midi notes During the export a facsimile of the sliced sample is created with midi notes so that when the midi file is played back through the sampler the original sample is played from start to end The Beats value selected determines the duration of the midi clip and the duration of the midi notes are directly proportional to the slices in the sample Two options exist for the Export function One is a simple click and select the path and file name to save the slices as an external midi file The other is to drag n drop from the Export button into the sequencer or open midi part If dragged to the sequencer a new midi track will be created with the midi part already added If dragged to an open midi part the midi notes will be pasted into the piano roll Below is an example of what a sliced sample might look like in a midi part noname Fie Fen E Everts options Snep K zoon GEE wove A EERE Lern BO Ee
6. display window shows a representation of the complete waveform Both sets of markers are displayed in this window with a colour variation determining which markers are currently selected for editing The relevant markers will move on this display to mirror the changes made to the relevant start and end markers Reyaone 3 Sample 16bit 441 00Hz The name of the wave file being edited appears along with the associated bit depth and sample rate of the wave file 14 EnergyXT User Manual Sampler Zone Mapping for Layers The Zone Mapper works slightly differently depending on whether your layer is a regular instrument layer or a slice layer Firstly the Zone Mapper for regular instrument layers will be described In the diagram is shown a layer with one of the zones Zone Mapper 00O O O selected A zone is a way of mapping a particular sample to Lkey Ukey Rog Fine Lvel Uvel a range of keys on the keyboard In the sampler you can isa a eS i map across different key ranges key zones and also across different velocity ranges velocity zones For example if a particular sample Is wanted to be triggered between C1 and C2 on a keyboard but only when velocity values between 100 and 127 are received then this is entirely possible in the Sampler In this way you can build up a layer of a multitude of samples across different key ranges and velocity ranges to create a more realistic facsimile of an acoustic instrument
7. into a parent layer When a complete instrument is built you have to options for saving this instrument for later use in other projects ae Font Instrument Layer Sound Layer 1 el Layer 1 New Sound Add Sub sound Keyzone Insert sample KeyZone Replace sample keyzonej Import sound Vel Layer 2 Keyzone Keyzone Delete Keyzone Move up Sound Layer 2 Rename Keyzone 1 Keyzone 2 Inputs and outputs sayell Oper The Export Sound option within the context sensitive menu will allow a complete instrument to be saved as a Sampler file xts which can be loaded into a Sample component at any time The Save All option within the menu will also allow a complete instrument to be saved as a Sampler file ext which can be loaded into a Sample component However the function will save the complete Sampler state including multiple instruments if created and various Multis to be explained in a later chapter The Save All option will be discussed further there sampler Output oo Cni The only option in the Sounds menu not covered as yet is the Inputs and EA Outputs option This option is used to configure the number of audio outputs which the Sampler component will use via a pop up dialog box This is useful for routing layers samples and instruments into different audio outputs to be Unlink ve s 4 ETA further treated within the EnergyXT host More on
8. r Sampler EnergyXT User Manual Modulators In the Sampler component many modulation sources are possible for varying sound shaping elements over time There are already two envelopes hard wired to Amplitude and Filter cutoff Then there are pre existing modulation sources such as MIDI CC However the Sampler component also allows creation of an unlimited number of further modulation sources These are created in the Modulators section of the Sampler lro de Coor A i Gan Add Envelope LF i Add Gate h Add Random Generator ate eee Se por p poan a acne ae 5 Rename Delete There are three types of modulators that can be added into the sampler for later assignment to various parameters Envelope LFO Gate and Random Generator The Modulator section comprises of a title bar which has two buttons that cycle through all the modulators that have been created within that Sampler session and accompanying drop down box for modulator selection Additionally there is a button to activate the Modulator menu where different modulator types can be added and the selected modulator can be renamed and deleted Beneath the title bar is the data section of the selected modulator The information appearing here will vary depending on which of the three types the current modulator belongs to Envelope LFO The Envelope LFO modulator is actually a multi break al point envelope which can span over up t
9. specified In the Sounds section the context sensitive menu will aid in the wol building of an instrument s sound structure Recreating a Multi layer instrument like the example above would involve the following process Mew sound Let Add sub sound Slicer Insert sample Replace sample Right click in the Sounds section and select New Sound gt Layer Export sound The New Sound option adds either a layer or a slice at the top level of the sound structure and would therefore be reserved for the instrument patch being created EnergyXT User Manual Sampler Hew Sound Add sub sound Insert sample Replace sample Export sound Delete Move up nets and A new layer is created with a generic name Bringing up the context sensitive menu again will enable the layer to be renamed to something more appropriate Poe 8 Select Add sub sound gt Layer in the context sensitive menu Root Instrument Layer The Add Sub Sound option adds either a layer or slice directly News sound underneath the selected layer or slice Add sub sound Insert sample Replace sample Export sound Adding another Sub layer will give the basic containers for the two multi layers in the instrument a i Foot Instrument Layer Now that the basic layer structure is in place the samples need to be Sound Layer 1 added to the appropriate container layers vel Layer 1 Vel Layer 2 s
10. the name of the sample assigned to that zone Direct manipulation of the zone range values is not possible in this area However the display will automatically update as the values in the fields above are adjusted giving instant graphical feedback of changes made The keyboard representation also has no functional use as such but remains a visible guide only in setting up various key zones Sampler EnergyXT User Manual Slice Mapping for Slices Tempo Beats stat emp i EE stet emi EA The purpose of the Slice Mapper is to take an imported wave file in a slice layer in the sampler and cut it into smaller pieces slices with each slice triggered by a different midi note The layout itself is quite logical TAn Underneath the title bar Tempo and Beats refers to the tempo of the slice sample and the number of beats the sample contains The Sampler actually calculates these values automatically when a sample is selected However it is possible to change one of these values arbitrarily via click and type and the other value will alter itself accordingly The drop box selection to the right of the Tempo and Beats fields determines what slicing method to use when slicing the sample e Auto This method is the most sophisticated and determines natural slice points based on an internal algorithm The aim is to find the start end points of each sound within the sample eg hits within a drum loop e Beat Utilises the
11. 2 Sample Keyzone 3 Sample A single layer instrument with multiple key zones and multiple velocity Keyzone 4 Sample Zones Keyzone 5 Sample Velocity Layer 2 Keyzone 1a Sample Keyzone a Sample Keyzone 3a Sample Keyzone 44 Sample Keyzone 5a Sampla Sampler EnergyXT User Manual ay Poot Instrument Layer Sound Layer 1 Vel Layer 1 Keyzone 1 Sam Keyzone 2 Sam tase 8 Sar A multi layer instrument with multiple key zones and multiple velocity Wel Layer 2 zones keyzone 1a Sa keyzone 24 54 keyzone ja 54 Sound Layer 2 Keyzone 1 Sample Keyzone 2 Sample There are various methods to import instruments created for the Sampler component EnergyXT allows drag n drop of any Sampler instruments xts or banks ext directly from the EnergyXT Browser into the Sounds section in the Sampler component New Sound Add sub sound F Insert sample Replace sample Export sound A Delete To oe Move Up Rename Inputs and outputs Save all Open Additionally a right click in the Sounds section will bring up a context sensitive menu with an Open option The Folder option allows configuration of a root directory in which EnergyXT will expect to find all Sampler instrument or bank files All folders directly under this root folder will show below the Folder option for rapid navigation to Sampler instruments banks The Browse option will open a File Browser on the root directory
12. Bend Click the drop down menu button to the right of the text box ER and choose the source control This menu has a divider under which any modulator created see a later section will also be presented Velocity CC b aen E Once the source is selected it is simply a matter of adjusting nea pS is the numeric display under the the Volume or Pan controls M N by click dragging The value of modulation can be between I 100 and 100 which can be considered percentage LF X measurements OS S a A In the Sounds section the option to add or remove audio outputs was covered It is within the Source section that sounds are allocated to an audio output A simple click drag will cycle through all available outputs _ The Sampler component also comes complete with a Unison option for Wes samples The idea of the Unison section is to multiply the number of Pitch 44H voices and separate them by pitch panning and timing to thicken the Pan bef sound Controls are available to select the number of voices Ves the belay H i difference in pitch around the selected sample Pitch the panning position Pan and the timing difference in triggering the voice Delay Each component in the Source and Unison section applies only to the sample selected at any given time If the controls need to be set for a whole layer of samples a simple double click on a given sample will select all sampl
13. ation section of the sampler This allows a source modulator to have some parameters as a modulation destination and can lend itself to some sophisticated modulation techniques such as using the level of one envelope LFO to affect the rate of another envelope LFO When the Destination is set to Pitch there 1s an additional value which can be adjusted in the Value 2 column of the matrix This s a multiplier for the pitch modulation 20 EnergyXT User Manual Send Effects Sampler The Sampler component allows VST and native effects to be used as a send within the sound structure itself This can be saved not only within an individual EnergyXT project file but also within a Sampler program xts file This means that care must be taken when distributing xts files with others that both parties have any effects that have been used within the patch file The scope of a send effect is limited to the given layer in which it has been added Therefore parent children and sibling layers will not be able to use the same instance of any effect added to a given layer parent lay Keyzone 1 Sample Keyzone 2 Sample layer Keyzone 1a Sample Keyzone 2a Sample chil sibling Keyzone 3 Sample Keyzone 4 Sample EF d layer keyzone ja Sa keyzone 4a Sa layer The shading indicates the scope of any send effect added to the layer marked layer in the diagram above Should the same effect be required on one of the other s
14. ct will Nane n 400 be used within the modulation This can be between 100 and 100 e Value 2 an option data column which is only necessary for certain destination parameters Adding a new entry within the matrix is simply a matter of clicking on the Add button or right clicking and selecting i the Add option from the context sensitive menu Deleting TEN the selected modulation entry is similarly executed aoe MOD To select which modulator to assign navigate via the None MOD option on the right click context sensitive menu m The possible options are midi note velocity midi None MIDI Key controllers modulation wheel pitch bend messages midi None hiy En note pitch and any modulation sources created within the LFO2 ate Modulator section of the sampler Rnd Assigning the intensity of the effect is simply a matter of vertical click dragging in the Value column of the matrix The right click context sensitive menu is also used to select which destination parameter of the selected sample needs to be modulated Navigate to the list via the Param option The majority of these parameters are self explanatory However some parameters are worthy of individual attention U Pitch and U Pan refer to the Pitch and Pan settings within the Unison control This enables modulation of the unison effect The bottom most section 1s reserved for the parameters within modulators that are created within the Modul
15. ed like a file tree within the Sounds section of the Sampler display Each parent layer within this structure is either a Layer or a Slice and the children components themselves are the individual samples or slices of _ Fee samples In the Sampler component you are not limited to a specific DM C YM CHM 04 number of layers slices or even a specific depth of levels within a given DM STI 01 instrument Additionally it is possible to mix layers and slices within an DM TAM 0S7 instrument if desired BENA DM CLP 4053 Within the structure itself it is easy to determine which is a layer or slice OM AGO 56 and which is a sample or slice reference All layers and slices act like a DM HH OPE B010 container for the samples or slice references within and therefore can be Diria Ue expanded or collapsed via or symbols respectively whereas samples or e slice references are the base element within a given instrument and cannot DM CYM CRS H contain any further elements DM REY 46 It is a good idea to plan out how an instrument is going to be structured before creating it Here are some sample blueprints that can assist in conceptualising an instrument prior to building it Poot Instrument Layer Keyzone 1 Sample KeyZzone 2 Sample A single layer instrument with multiple key zones and no velocity zones Keyzone 3 Sample Keyzone 4 Sample Keyzone 5 Sample ay Poot Instrument Layer Velocity Layer 1 Keyzone 1 Sample Keyzone
16. es in that layer Then any given change will apply to all selected samples 10 EnergyXT User Manual Sampler Filter Controls The Filter section within the sampler sits under the Source section on the interface Unsurprisingly this section controls the filter within the EnergyXT Sampler The filter within the Sampler is quite versatile It has a blend function which blends between two separate filter types and comes complete with a sophisticated envelope identical to that of the amplitude envelope in the Source section i oe TS Cut CG Dry 5 H D 5 R ma SoN HESITE AR 3 3 3 3 3 25 J SAS The first control to note is the on off switch at the top left of the Filter section This controls whether the filter 1s active on or bypassed off On the top right of the section are the blend and filter type controls The filter type drop down list provides 3 alternative dual filter combinations to use e LB Lo Pass Band Pass e LH Lo Pass Hi Pass e BH Band Pass Hi Pass The Blend function works on a percentage blend between the two types of filter selected Eo a jal ES es Gn To give an example if the LB filter type was selected and the Blend value was 0 a Lo Pass filter will be used However if the Blend value was 50 the filter would be half Lo Pass half Band Pass The same cutoff Q and Drive values set would be used for both filter types in the blend fon The purpose of the three slide
17. i unlooped modulation depending on the value of the Loop field nai U ar a Unit is a drop down selector where the unit of measurement for the timing of a modulation cycle or loop is determined The options are Herz and Beat Beat is a beat measure value synchronized with the host BPM value Ramp when set to On applies a slope or smoothing to each randomised level This has a slurring effect much like the tie settings in the Gate modulator Sampler EnergyXT User Manual Router Modulation Matrix The Router section in the EnergyXT Sampler is where modulators are assigned to destination parameters This is where sound design finesse is actualized The Router or Modulation Matrix contains virtually unlimited entries and acts upon the selected sample Currently routing can only occur on an individual sampler in a patch which can make applying modulation to patches with a large amount of samples time consuming However it also means that modulation can be applied with precision to individual components of a given instrument patch The Router consists of 4 data columns to handle modulation control Volume Velocity 100 Cutoff hiy Env 100 e Destination Param used to identify which Pitch Bend 100 ale parameter for the sample is going to be modulated pame n e Source MOD used to identify which modulation ue a jan source will be used to affect the destination ails n 400 e Value 1 used to identify what percentage effe
18. l To access this control a sample or samples need to be selected as in the diagram It is possible to apply the wet level to all the samples in that layer or indeed different wet levels per sample opening up an enormous range of additional sound design options Delay vet Along with the ability to add VST effects into the sound structure the Log ttt Sampler component also has a self contained native Delay effect This Feedback is fairly simple in nature giving wet and feedback settings as well as oe 7 two tap delay settings measured in beats and synchronised to the host ee tempo The advantage of using this delay rather than an VST plug in a is that it is completely portable with your xts program Beat div 2 22 EnergyXT User Manual Sampler Multi Timbrility The EnergyXT Sampler component is multi timbral This means that it is possible to play different instruments on different midi channels simultaneously This trick 1s achieved by using the Multi section of the sampler L oomapt eh Instrument 1 amp Instrument 2 Instrument 3 Instrument 4 Multi timbrility is activated via the on off switch in the Multi title bar The Sampler component can create not only 1 map of instruments for multi timbral playback but several Multis 128 different Multis are possible B source fone A Yet Pee Clicking the button via the Multi section s drop down selector will bring u
19. lator and the definition of start and end points right clicking will alter the end point of the envelope The grid itself is used as a guide only each column can be thought of as an equal unit of time The reason for this is that the length of the envelope is actually determined in Hz or Measures Beats via the above controls The curves within the envelope can be altered by click dragging on the control point between the two break points Gate al The Gate modulator is a set of bars with values between 0 Stens TE and 127 over a number of steps Gates are always internally set to loop The number of steps can be set in the so labeled text box using a click drag 32 is the maximum number of steps that can be set The Rate drop down selection sets the value of each step For example setting the rate to 16 means that each step is a 16th of one measure or semi quaver Should more steps be selected than can fit on the display the horizontal scroll bar at the bottom will be activated and scrolling will allow the complete gated sequence to be seen The gate columns are set by a simple click drag with the ability to select ties above each column The ties will enable a slur between two columns Random Generator The Random Generator does what its name implies It Dogo introduces a random element which can then be used as a Ramp modulation source Loop Within this modulator there are options to have looped or Un
20. lity has been limited to reading the sample mappings only This means that additional envelope filter and effect settings are not imported into the Sampler SoundFonts are imported via drag n drop from the EnergyXT Browser The Browser exposes the elements of a given SoundFont so that either samples or whole instruments can be imported directly into the Sampler Ultimate guitar kit 2 5F2 Presets Smooth Guitar Chord Guitar Lead Guitar Slides Lead Guitar In the example dragging and dropping the Smooth Guitar instrument into Instruments the Sounds section of the Sampler will automatically create a new layer with all the relevant samples in the structure key and velocity mapped and ready Chords to add any sound design subtleties required wane ide Up Gutar Samples bsus GH bsus Gd bsus G3 Ultimate guitar kit 2 SF 2 Presets Smooth Guitar Chord Guitar Lead Guitar Slides Lead Guitar Instrument i ae SA Similarly an individual sample from the SoundFont can be imported into an mooth Guitar E existing layer within the Sampler component If no layer is currently Releases selected in the Sampler a new layer will be created for the sample Slide Up suitar Samples haus G4 bus Ga 24
21. m FE Ovum 4 F Tune Percussion Diy MSH Oe DM 2T 01 Dii TAR 057 DM BO 0014 DM CLP AES _DM AGO SB Router 1 Dhi TI 0 volums HE Cna D E None Mane 1 Ohl B0 00i 4 1 OM CLP A053 Maia A in 1 DM AG0 56 ne 1 Ohl HH OPE 601 0 Start Sp z fea End smp A Mone Mone 1 ON SNA 0668 i Mane 1 ON SMA 2372 ipa 1 DMECYM CRS 71 ieee 7 Dh REV 46 DREAM O57 1 6bd 441 00Hz Sampler EnergyXT User Manual As is usually the case with EnergyXT the interface operations may appear a little opaque initially but once understood the mechanisms to create patches are logical and efficient However given the complexity of the device itself its description will span multiple sub chapters Layers and Slices Source Controls Unison and Audio Routing Filter Controls Sample and Loop Editing Zone Mapping for Layers Slice Mapping for Slices Beat Slicing Modulators Router Modulation Matrix Send Effects Multi Timbrility SoundFont Import Note The Sampler uses a default patch to find samples for inclusion when inserting samples and creating new layers Initially this 1s set to the root directory of the drive in which EnergyXT sits When attempting any initial operations via context sensitive menus for the first time the sampler will scan the configured directory If the directory is the root for that drive this can be a painfully long process To ensure that this pain is not re experie
22. nced with every sampler instance loaded into a project these steps should be followed Right click in the Sounds section of the Sampler After the first long scan is completed a context sensitive menu should appear select Open Select Folder Navigate to a more appropriate top folder to limit the scan when opening a new instance of the Sampler component This process should prevent the significant delay each time a new instance of the Sampler is loaded in The configuration of the default path for the Sampler is stored in the energyxt ini file situated in the Windows directory Here the path can also be edited manually Folders lastsamplepath C Music Projects currentproject Sampler C Music Samples clickwav E Music Computer Wav Samples click wav EnergyXT User Manual Sampler Layers and Slices The Sampler in EnergyXT has basically two different types of instrument or patch the Layer and the Slice These differ from each other in the way the engine handles the audio files and key mapping but otherwise they share most controls The Layer in the Sampler refers to the more traditional sampler patch with multiple samples mapped across the keyboard and across velocities if necessary The Slice is one audio file where the mapping across the keyboard 1s determined by slice markers within the audio file The Slice functionality within the Sampler is used for Beat Slicing The sound structure within the Sampler is represent
23. o 1000 measures Life _ An unlimited amount of break points can be added with the additional ability of being able to modify the shape of the curve between any two break points The envelope can be set to 1 shot or Loop A looping envelope basically creates the effect of a potentially very complex LFO Both Poly Mono and Run modes are available via a drop down selector e Poly Envelope modulator is triggered with each note e Mono Envelope is only triggered with the first note played meaning that all notes will be affected by the same level of modulation from the envelope at any given time e Run This is a free running mode only really useful for looped envelopes LFO The envelope constantly cycles and is not affected by midi note triggers 18 EnergyXT User Manual Sampler The Unit drop down selector follows which determines what time measurement is used to calculate the duration of a given envelope The options are Herz Hz a real time measurement or Beat which 1s synchronised with the host s established BPM value If the unit of measurement is Hz a slider will be present to control the duration If the unit of measurement 1s Beats two value fields measures and beats will be available to control the duration At the bottom of the Envelope modulator is a scroll bar and a zoom control which is adjustable via a click drag on the control button The grid section allows the shaping of the envelope modu
24. ound Layer 2 Vol Pan Root Instrument Layer Sound Layer 1 The Insert Sample function within the context sensitive menu vel Layer 1 will provide a file browser to navigate to the desired samples E Mew Sound that will complete the instrument structure Each sample Sound Layer 2 Add sub sound i selected will be added to the selected layer or slice Insert sample Replace sample Export sound It is also possible to exchange samples within the instrument L a ian 4 structure by using the Replace Sample function within the Root Instrument Layer P F menu This function provides a file browser and any sample Sound Layer 1 TIT selected in the instrument structure will be replaced by the Yel Layer 1 chosen sample in the browser If a layer or slice is selected at the time rather than an individual sample all samples will be replaced with the chosen file keyzone 2a Sar Vel Layer 2 sound Layer 2 New Sound Add sub sound b Insert sample Other instrument construction tools to note are Delete to remove either the sample reference or a complete layer slice Replace sample with all associated sample references Additionally the Export sound Sampler EnergyXT User Manual Move Up function allows a given sample reference to be moved up the list of samples 1n a given layer or slice You can not use it to reorganise layers slices themselves or to move samples out of one layer
25. ound structure layers a new instance will need to be loaded in for each individual layer 0 Keyzone 1 Sample 0 Keyzone 1 Sample 0 Keyzone 2 Sample 0 Keyzone 3 Sample 0 Keyzone 1a Sample 0 Keyzone 2a Sample 0 Keyzone 3a Sample 0 Keyzone 1 Sample 0 Keyzone 2 Sample 1 Keyzone 1 Sample 1 Keyzone 2 Sample 1 Keyzone 14 Sample 1 Keyzone 2a Sample 1 Keyzone 3a Sample 1 Keyzone 4a Sample 1 Keyzone 3 Sample exT VSTi Recent Search ex WSOTtx F Instruments P Effects Choruses Compressors Mutt Compressors Single Delays Ets Fitters Flangers Limiters LoFi and Bitcrushers Phasers Revers vocoders Classic Chorvue Fr Fr FF FF KF OF FSF OF F F F hy To add a send effect to a particular layer select it within the Sounds section of the sampler and then click the button on the Sends title bar underneath In fact it is possible to add a send effect to a layer by selecting an individual sample within that layer also The result is the same 21 Sampler EnergyXT User Manual Sounds parent layer Keyzone 1 Sample Keyzone 2 Sample layer Keyzone 14 Sample Keyzone 2a Sample child layer Keyzone 3a Sa Keyzone 4a Sa sibling layer Keyzone 3 Sample Keyvzone 4 Sample Once you ve added an effect the send level or wet level of the signal is very configurable within the applicable layer The wet level cannot be applied at the layer leve
26. p Multi menu Rename allows the naming of the selected Multi Add sound allows the adding of an instrument to the selected Multi or B The instrument has a switch to activate and deactivate that nm Yol Pan instrument within the Multi Additionally there is a midi channel ET instrument 4 field allowing a click drag to select which midi channel will trigger the selected instrument Remove ea An instrument menu is available that allows the removing of the Instrument 2 selected instrument from the Multi and the switching of the Instrument 3 instrument for another within the sampler Instrument 4 Instr inet 1 23 Sampler EnergyXT User Manual SoundFont Import The Sampler component allows the import of SoundFont sample mappings SoundFonts are an open standard sample format that were made hugely popular by its integration into consumer soundcards instantly turning any computer into a sophisticated hardware sampler The format has thrived with many software SoundFont players and both free and commercial sample sets are scattered all over the internet Because of this compatibility with this format in a software sampler immediately opens up the instrument to a wealth of existing material that would not be available if the device was only compatible with its own proprietary format As the purpose of EnergyXT s Sampler component is more for audio manipulation than simple sample playback the SoundFont compatibi
27. rs to the left of the Filter section are fairly evident for cut a Dey those familiar with filters Cut determines the cutoff for the filter Q is used for enhancing the frequencies around the cutoff point and Drv is used to determine the amount of drive used in the filter Just like in the Source section there are some quick set modulation options for these controls Set the modulator option using the control from the Source section and then click drag the value for the chosen filter control Sampler EnergyXT User Manual H D F Just like the Amplitude envelope in the Source section an identical A Fal PS on envelope appears in the Filter section However this envelope is hard EY FEE wired to the filter cutoff value Initial this control sets the initial cutoff level when the envelope is LE A initially triggered Ey Ey ia qq A Attack this control sets the time it takes for the sample to shift the ae cutoff in frequency from the initial value to the maximum set value or Hold Above the Attack slider is a control to change the slope of the Attack This is done via click dragging H Hold this control sets the time during which the filter should remain at the maximum set cutoff frequency before decaying D Decay this control sets the time it takes for the cutoff value to decrease from the maximum set frequency to a set su
28. se 4 the sample backwards The second image shows the Mode options for loop which indicate how the sustain loop will be played back Off indicates that the loop markers will be ignored and the sample will play without any looping Forward indicates that while the note is sustained the DELY playback will jump from the loop end marker back to the loop start marker in continuous Packward layback until the note is released Backward indicates that the sustain looping will play Alternate from the end loop marker to the start loop marker Alternate indicates that the looping will Da back alternating between forward and backward looping between the loop markers in a bouncing fashion Start and End indicate the precise position in which the wode Start End markers are placed When editing the sample this indicates the playback start position and end position When editing loop markers this indicates the start and end of the playback loop The measurement is in samples Wt Arete 3 Ar The two display windows show a close up of the start and end points currently being edited The actual markers are represented by the dotted line and the start and end markers currently being edited are shown in brackets The plus and minus box refer to zoom levels the plus increases the zoom and the minus decreases the zoom A right click in either of these windows will move the marker to the pointer position Sampler EnergyXT User Manual The bottom
29. stain frequency Again a slope control is provided above S Sustain this control sets the frequency level that the cutoff will remain at after decay until such time as the note is released This control has an on off which above If set to off this will basically ignore the sustain and release controls and decrease from the maximum cutoff frequency to zero according to the decay settings R Release this control sets the time it takes for the cutoff frequency to decrease from the sustain frequency to zero once receiving a note off message Release also comes with a slope control 12 EnergyXT User Manual Sampler Sample and Loop Editing To edit sample and loop start and end points there is a section appropriately named Start and End points beneath the Filter section hoe Start End a start 2mp L LAL Ena csp Reyaone 3 Sample 16bit 441 00Hz Sample Feret Firsty on the top right of this section is a drop down box that allows a choice between x Sample start and end point editing and loop start and end point editing The Mode drop down means two different things depending on whether the editing is for sample or loop Mode The first image shows the Mode options for sample which indicate how the sample will be played back overall Logically enough forward means that the sample will play forward Forward k from the start position onward and reverse means that the sample will play from the end of Rever
30. takes for the sample to decrease from the maximum set volume to a set sustain volume Again a slope control is provided above S Sustain this control sets the volume level that a played sample should remain at while it loops ie while the note is being played This control has an on off switch above If set to off this will basically ignore the sustain and release controls and decrease from the maximum volume to zero according to the decay settings R Release this control sets the time it takes for the sample to decrease from the sustain volume to zero volume once receiving a note off message Release also comes with a slope control To the right of the Source section is the pitch and performance controls CFE The drop down menu contains options for Mono or Poly playing with a Glide function x controlling the timing of a portamento effect LIne La Crs controls the tuning in semitones Glide Tune controls the tuning in cents Le Bend controls how many semitones are controlled by pitch bend messages The Sampler Fe can create bends between 0 and 48 semitones in pitch ea The Sampler component includes comprehensive control modulation options and routings which will be described in a later section However the Source section also contains a very quick and easy way to assign modulation options to the Volume and Pan controls for a given sample The method for applying the modulation options is simple 42 8 5 5 5 5 e El
31. this in later sections ETE aE Somewhat below the Sounds section is the Samples section This section can simply be described as the list of samples loaded into the 0 Keyzone 1 Sample Sampler component at any given time 1 Keyzone 1 Sample 1K 2 Sampl To the left of every sample is a number in brackets This notes in how UE ZORE e 1 Keyzone 3 Sample many instruments the given sample appears If the value in the brackets 1s 4 keyzone 1a Sample zero this means that the current sample is not used in any instrument 1 Keyzone 2a Sample 1 Keyzone 34 Sample 1 Keyzone 1 Sample 1 Keyzone 2 Sample Right clicking and selecting the Delete option will remove any selected sample in this section provided that it does not currently exist in an instrument EnergyXT User Manual Sampler source Controls Unison and Audio Routing The Source section within the Sampler contains many key parameters concerning the playback of samples within an instrument including amplitude panning pitch and performance parameters as well as controlling which audio output the sound should be routed to What Source controls are displayed depends on whether a layer slice or sample is selected within the Sounds section El C Root Instrument Layer Sound Layer 1 Vel Layer 1 Keyzone 1 Sam KeyZzone 2 Sam CY LE Keyzone 3 Sam C Hi AG Yel Layer 2 keyzone la Sa Keyrone 2a Sa Keyrone 3a Sa
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