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1. Automatic Functions of WaveRobot WaveRobot offers automatic functions for editing markers in Key Samples These functions can be accessed via the right section of the WaveRobot window Normally SampleRobot uses this functions automatically but you can also execute them manually in WaveRobot The Note Functions section offers different functions regarding the note markers Note Functions Auto Note 1 n amp Out In Out e Auto Note In amp Out Click on this button to activate the automatic Note In Note Out markers positioning WaveRobot places the Note In Note Out markers to the audible start end of the sample If the automatic process causes unwanted SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail results you can try to change the Threshold Precision In and the Threshold Precision Out parameter in the Preferences The Note markers allow you to cut unwanted silence at the beginning and at the end of your audio file Silence Truncate For more information about the Threshold parameters please read also page 21 e Auto Note In Click on this button to set only the Note In marker automatically to the audible start of the sample e Auto Note Out Click on this button to set only the Note Out marker automatically to the audible end of the sample When Click Pop Reduction is active SampleRobot will render micro fades at the beginnings and ends into all exported samples
2. the folder Presets on your SampleRobot installation hard disk SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail Hint Not only beginners should work frequently with the Preset Manager to find out how SampleRobot works You should also create your own presets Preset Manager Presets MIDI Out Device Bass lLayer 65tep 71 19MB Bass 2Layers 6Step 1 38MB Bass 3SLayers 6Step 71 57MB Bass 4Layers 6step 7 1 76MB Drums 1lLayer 15tep 61 49MB Drums 2Layers 15tep 61 98MB as a k Channel Program Drums 3Layers 15tep 61 146MB poo p Drums 4Layers 15tep 61 195MB Organ 1Layer 6Step Loop x 28 71 10MB Audio In Device Pad 1Layer 6Step Loop 31 71 19MB Pad 1Layer 65tep Loop 5 71 19MB Fireface 400 Analog 1 2 Fireface 400 Analog 3 4 Pad 2Layers 65tep Loop X31 7 1 38MB Fireface 400 Analog 5 6 l Pad 2Layers 65tep Loop X5 7 1 38MB Fireface 400 Analog 7 8 Pad SLayers 6Step Loop X 31 71 57MB Fireface 400 SPDIF v Pad 3Layers 65tep Loop x5 71 57MB Pad 4Layers 6Step Loop X31 71 76MB Audio Format Pad 4Layers 6Step Loop X5 7 1 76MB 48KHz Mono 24bit PianoHQ 1Layer 15tep 88 300MB 48KHz Stereo 24bit PianoHQ 2Layers 1Step 33 600MB 96KHz Mono 24bit PianoHQ 3Layers 1Step 88 880MB S6KHz Stereo 24bit aad PianoHQ 4Layers 1Step 88 1 17GB gt 192KHz Mono 24bit Dd Data Path Browse E samplerobot Describtion This Preset is optimized For Drum Recordings It c
3. E mEnE CLEVER INSTRUMENT CREATION a Foreword Foreword Thank you for purchasing the SampleRobot software You now own an extraordinary product that offers fully automatic sampling of real instruments in definable detail With SampleRobot you can recreate your favorite instruments and sounds via software samplers Why should you read this manual Even if you are a professional musician you should read this manual front to back at least once The basic concept of SampleRobot is totally new and will need some explanation Feel free to put this manual back into the package but in our opinion this is a bad choice If you do decide to read the manual we promise you a lot of fun while reading about and working with SampleRobot The SKYLIFE Team SampleRobot Operation Manual Hint SKYLIFE is not liable for any erroneous information contained in this manual The contents of this manual may be updated at any time without prior notice We have made every effort to ensure the information herein is accurate and that the manual contains no contradictory information SKYLIFE extends no liabilities in regard to this manual other than those required by local law This manual or any portion of it may not be reproduced in any form without the manufacturer s written consent All product and company names are trademarks of their respective owners SKYLIFE K nigsallee 43 D 71638 Ludwig
4. X Fade Type e Loop ON OFF Click on this button Exp 2 3 0dB to activate the loop function BF X Fade Type button is red Only when activated the loop markers and the crossfade markers are displayed Autogain ON e Auto Loop Find Loop Out helps you to find ideal loop points in a sample Click on this button to set the Loop Out marker automatically to a good loop position Please note that the loop search algorithm uses the following markers to calculate the results Loop In Loop Search In Loop Search Out and Loop Search Length Changing the position of one or more of these markers probably causes different results for the Autoloop process Try this if the result of the Autoloop function does not meet your needs Check also the L S Results for alternative loop points The Autoloop function can take some time to SKYLIFE 55 find an ideal Loop Out point e g higher values for Loop Search Length cause longer calculation times A progress bar informs you about that Click on the Escape key of your computer keyboard to interrupt the Autoloop process For more tips and tricks about loop editing please read page 95 Loop Type X F Crossfade activates the automatic crossfade loop The function copies the sample area before the Loop In marker and fades it gradually and in real time into the area before the Loop Out marker Before the Loop Out marker there is the crossfade area where those two parts melt together The X Fade
5. buttons to show or hide markers The Markers Show All sample data markers positions and the ed Note activation status won t be affected since this function is only a display option Release Loop Loop Search L_ L S Results Show All Click on this button to Silence show all available markers If you ed Leop Overlay XF would like to Hide All markers please press F2 on the computer keyboard i Note Click on this button to show button is red or hide button is grey the note markers Release Click on this button to show button is red or hide button is grey the release markers Loop Click on this button to show button is red or hide button is grey the loop markers These markers will be displayed only when Loop On is activated Loop Search Click on this button to show button is red or hide button is grey the loop search markers These markers will be displayed only when Loop On is activated L S Results Loop Search Results Click on this button to show button is red or hide button is grey the SKYLIFE results of the automatic loop These markers will be displayed only when Loop On is activated Silence Click on this button to show button is red or hide button is grey the Silence markers Loop Overlay XF Click on this button to activate button is red or deactivate button is grey the Loop Overlay function Wouldn t it be great to see how the regions around the loop
6. as described under X Fade With this function you can create very interesting loops and it can also be used if the X Fade loop gives bad results e g decaying sounds See the following graphics for further details BF X Loop settings SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail e The loop runs as follows Loop In forwards gt BF X Fade with smoothening in the area of loop playback turnaround gt backwards to X Fade marker gt X Fade crossover copied area before Loop In fades in backwards to Loop In gt again forwards and so on Hint If you move the BF X marker to the left the rendered loop will be shorter because normal and reversed waveforms will overlap in the crossfade area Please use the playback cursor in WaveRobot see page 48 to get an impression how the BF X Fade works e Zero Crossing should be activated when you like that markers snap to waveform zero crossings positions in the audio where the amplitude is zero while dragging This helps you to avoid pops and clicks Especially when editing loops this function should always be SampleRobot Operation Manual 44 active If activated the Autoloop process will work a lot faster e Click Pop Red Click and Pop Reduction can be activated to suppress typical clicks and pops during the attack and release phase of a sample The default setting is On The automatic loop functions can be set up in the Multi Sample Rec
7. find a description of the complete semi automatic recording process e Set up one or more Projects with corresponding Multi Samples For recording of acoustic instruments use an appropriate microphone with pre amp Check all audio conncetions by using the Audio Input Monitor and the audio Peak Meter see page 24 Choose the desired data path in the Project Settings Keep in mind that each Project can have its own data path SKYLIFE e Deactivate the auto button underneath the REC button in the Project window or the Multi Sample section to switch to semi automatic recording e Click on the REC button in the Multi Sample section if you want to record the selected Multi Sample Click on the REC button in the Project window if you want to record the selected Project In addition you can start recording by using the semi automatic recording functions in the Recording menu There you will also find a function to record all Projects Please read page 79 for more information e The record window appears in the MIDI Monitor section Record semi automatically the selected multi sample 12 keys Ej Press START Button Tuning Osc 4 countdown mm Vol lt check for detailed verbose mode IV lt check to automatically close dialog after recording IV keep locked key samples V record only empty key samples makoi Aa e The left part of the window is similar to the window for the automatic recording Please read pa
8. All control elements of the software will be described in detail in the later chapters Connecting audio of MIDI sound sources To record a MIDI sound source e g synthesizer tone generator you have to connect its audio output to the audio input of your sound card or audio interface Connection and set up of MIDI interfaces To send MIDI data to the corresponding MIDI sound source you have to connect its MIDI input to the MIDI output of your computer s MIDI interface Connection of other sound sources If you want to record a music instrument without MIDI connections e g guitar e piano etc you have to connect this instrument s output or a microphone to your sound card SKYLIFE Start the software A double click on the SampleRobot program icon starts the software The Project Wizards opens automatically after launching the program It is designed for creating sampling projects step by step We recommend using the Project Wizard everytime when creating a new project It combines several steps to one workflow that is easy to follow You can start the Project Wizard also via the menu File If you want to learn more about the Project Wizard please take a look at our Ultra Quick Start tutorial starting on page 12 Basic settings of SampleRobot Choose your audio interface and the desired input under Audio In Device in the Multi Sample section Choose your MIDI interface and the desired MIDI channel Channel in the Multi S
9. MME WDM ASIO or GSIF out ports the dedicated port must defined as an audio out port in your virtual instrument to the inputs 1 amp 2 Then go to the SampleRobot Audio In Device in the Multi Sample section and select the inputs 1 amp 2 of your soundcard It is a good choice to use the ASIO to MME functionally of DirectWire to record the ASIO stream via SampleRobot s MME input Please note that you cannot use two ASIO drivers at the same time It is possible that some system configurations do not allow internal recording of virtual instruments In this case we recommend the usage of ESI audio interfaces with DirectWire Or simply use two computers with MIDI and audio connections one running SampleRobot and the other one running your virtual instrument SKYLIFE 89 SampleRobot Operation Manual Appendix Appendix Tips amp Tricks for the daily work with SampleRobot Below you find practical hints and how to do examples Please follow this link for the support website of SampleRobot http www samplerobot com support php Here you will find additional tutorials and FAQ lists helping you to get started quickly with SampleRobot and WaveRobot and also giving you loads of advanced tips and tricks Selection of appropriate Audio drivers Important Keep in mind that there are mostly more than one audio driver for your audio hardware installed on your computer for example ASIO and MME Some recording formats might be gr
10. Manual 106 Attack Velocity The attack velocity is a value that defines how fast a key is triggered This value is generated by the speed and not by intensity of a key trigger Bit Rate Bit rate also known as Word Length is the number of bits used to store the audio information in a single sample The higher the number the more precise information contains each sample resulting in higher dynamic s resolution Normal CD audio uses 16 bit SampleRobot supports full 24 bit resolution depending on the audio hardware Clipping Clipping is a sort of distortion that occurs when a signal exceeds its maximum value The curve of a clipped signal depends on the system where the clipping takes place In the analog domain clipping limits the signal to its maximum level In the digital domain clipping means a numerical overflow and so the polarity of the signal s part above the maximum level is reversed causing uncomfortably noises SKYLIFE Appendix Control Change Controllers Normally MIDI controller messages enable you to manipulate the sound characteristics of MIDI sound generator to a significant degree This message essentially consists of two components e The controller number which defines the address the parameter that should be changed In SampleRobot controllers from 1 to 120 are supported e The controller s value which determines the extent of modification 0 to 127 Controllers can be used
11. Manual The Control Elements in Detail Program 1 128 If you have activated Program by clicking the small button next to the plus minus buttons you can select a MIDI program change for the corresponding sound program Keep in mind that the connected sound source must recognize MIDI program changes refer to the manual of your MIDI sound source By using this function you can sample different sound programs in one go please see also Create Projects from Soundnames on page 65 To send MIDI bank changes you have to use the MIDI controller O MSB and 32 LSB in the MIDI controller list There are different interpretations of bank change messages by different manufacturers Attack Vel Attack Velocity Here you can choose the attack velocity value for each Multi Sample from O to 127 Release Vel Release Velocity Here you can choose the release velocity value for each Multi Sample from O to 127 After Touch Here you can choose the after touch value for each Multi Sample from O to 127 SampleRobot Operation Manual 30 Audio Format Here you can select the corresponding sample rate and bit depth for the recording process of the selected Multi Sample Keep in mind that you can only select sample rates and bit depths that are provided by your audio interface and the dedicated drivers If you select a non valid recording format the name is greyed out Some drivers do not support 16 bit or 24 bit In this case choo
12. Multi Sample section is the same as the MIDI receive channel of your sound source e Make also sure that the MIDI button on the right Sample Range Selector is activated e Play a few notes on your master keyboard You should see the MIDI notes in SampleRobot s MIDI Monitor and you should also see little circles on the dedicated virtual keys The sound source should receive the MIDI notes from SampleRobot Monitor the sound via an audio mixer or directly via headphones e If you activate Audio Input Monitor or Peak Meter you should see the audio input signal in SampleRobot Monitor the overall input volume so that the clipping display doesn not flash e Now SampleRobot is ready to roll Hint all MIDI and audio devices that are used by SampleRobot will be released if the SampleRobot application is not in the foreground window This enables you to use another audio application simultaneously Tip Some audio interfaces from ESI support Direct Wire Technology to route audio signals from one application to another on the same machine This is perfect for SKYLIFE recording virtual instruments with SampleRobot without having to use two computers For more information about sampling of virtual instruments please refer to page 87 Working with Projects and Multi Samples We recommend working with SampleRobot as follows e Use the Preset Manager and select your desired Project template For more information about the Preset
13. Operations in WaveRobot The sample waveform in WaveRobot can be scaled and moved for comfortable editing e Click in the waveform and drag it to the left right up or down if you would like to move the whole waveform If you move the sample to the leftmost position you see a display with additional sample information With the function Lock Key Sample to middle of window F5 in WaveRobot s View Display menu you can prevent vertical drifting of the waveform while editing e Right click in the sample waveform to display a centered zoom point Hold the right mouse button and move the mouse to zoom the waveform vertically or horizontally e When you zoom a waveform the right and left side of a stereo sample can drift away Press and hold the SHIFT key click and move the mouse up or down to graphically move both sample channels closer SKYLIFE SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail together You can also create a graphical overlap of both channels to see differences and common zero crossings in the sample channels e Click and hold SHIFT press the right mouse button and move the mouse up or down to zoom the waveform only vertically With the operations above you can easily optimize the waveform display for your own needs If you have lost the overview during editing press the button All in the Views Pos amp Zoom area or press ALT A to reset the view and to display the whole waveform The Mark
14. Samples Ctrl C copies the selected Multi Sample without the Key Samples to the clipboard Copy Selected Multi Sample Shift Ctrl C copies the selected Multi Sample including all Key Samples to the clipboard Paste from copied Multi Sample pastes the clip board data into the selected Multi Sample It is possible to select different parameter groups for the paste process like Only the Record Settings or Only the MIDI and Audio Settings The following options are available All except Key Samples Ctrl V pastes all settings except the Key Samples into the selected Multi Sample All Shift Ctrl V pastes all data into the selected Multi Sample Only the Record Settings pastes only the Record settings into the SKYLIFE 67 selected Multi Sample Further optional paste functions are Export Settings MIDI and Audio Settings Controllers Keyboard except Key Samples and Keyboard Use the Multi Sample copy functions to create interesting layer and combination sounds These operations can also save a lot of time when you need to adjust the same settings in several Multi Sample layers or in several Projects Normalize rises the level of one or more samples to maximum 0 dB without causing distortion You can also enter a specific maximum level like normalize to 3 dB This function automatically searches the maximum peak level in a sample and raises this level to the selected value All the rest of the sample will be adjusted accor
15. Send Reset in the MIDI Controllers section and also Program Change in the Multi Sample section Some older synthesizers and MIDI sound generators need some time to process these commands causing timing errors and MIDI hang ups Error copying the File is a message that warns you when an unvalid or write protected data path is choosen in the Preferences Please change the data path und start SampleRobot again Errors during file import can occur when the file is provided in an unsupported data format SampleRobot supports WAV files up to 24 bit and up to 192 kHz If necessary convert the data format with another audio application before importing SampleRobot Operation Manual 104 Useful Weblinks Official international SampleRobot website http www samplerobot com Official German SampleRobot http www samplerobot de website Official international WaveRobot website http www waverobot com Official German http www waverobot de WaveRobot website Official international website of SampleRobot manufacturer SKYLIFE http www skylife de International website of the music accessories manufacturer ESI http www esi pro com International website of the music software company Cakewalk Sonar Project 5 Dimension http www cakewalk com International website of the music software company Steinberg Cubase HALion software sampler http www steinberg net International soundfont website http www sound
16. Tip You can use the Auto Note Auto Loop for all function Edit menu to start the automatical Note In and Note Out recognition for all Key Samples of a Project or Multi Sample Please read also page 58 i ase Fun ons The Release Functions section offers 885 functions different functions regarding the Release OFF release markers Auto Release in amp Our in Our SampleRobot Operation Manual e Release ON OFF Click on this button to activate or deactivate the Release Sample functionality used for release trigger in a software sampler As an alternative you Can activate the release function by clicking one of the Auto Release buttons e Auto Release In amp Out Click on this button to set the Release In und Release Out markers automatically to the best position e Auto Release In Click on this button to set only the Release In marker e Auto Release Out Click on this button to set only the Release Out marker When Click Pop Reduction is active SampleRobot will render micro fades at the beginnings and ends into all exported Release Samples SKYLIFE The Control Elements in Detail Loop Functions of WaveRobot a oop Functions WaveRobot uses optimized functions Loop ON for editing and finding loop points ina Auto Loop Key Sample Find Loop Out The Loop Functions section offers ap Parameters oop Type different functions regarding loop editing Lick Jiewra Fwrd
17. all search markers influence the length and position of the resulting loop area during an Autoloop process In general SampleRobot and WaveRobot find the optimal loop position and also good alternative Loop Search Results Use different search marker settings to experiment with the Autoloop function The search markers can also be SampleRobot Operation Manual Appendix adjusted before the recording process in the Multi Sample Record amp Autoloop Settings see page 20 For more information about the search markers please read page 21 Loop Search Length defines a search pattern length that is used for the Autoloop search process This search pattern is defined by the Loop In marker to the leftside and the Loop Search Length marker to the right side SampleRobot and WaveRobot search for a similar area in the rest of the waveform from Loop Search In marker to Loop Search Out marker for a smooth loop transition The Loop Search Length value can be entered as a percentage of the loop length For example To find loop points in drum loops you should use higher values for Loop Search Length Higher values give a better result but cause also a longer loop search time With Autoloop for all it is possible to apply loop markers settings from one Key Sample to all other selected Key Samples in a Multi Sample or in a Project This is a very powerful function e g to apply similar loops to a bunch of Key Samples at the same time An examp
18. and Program Change 9 Sampling Range Select the keyboard range for the recording e g 61 keys Later on the exported virtual instrument can be played in that range on the keyboard Velocity Layer and Key Step Choose the number of velocity layers and the step between the recorded keys Please note that the higher the values for Velocity Layer and the lower the Key Step the more detailed the virtual copy gets but on the other hand it takes longer to record the instrument and more disk space and more software sampler performance is SKYLIFE 13 required So it is wise to choose a compromise between quality and quantity We would like to record every 3rd key so we choose Key Step 3 The string pad sounds softer when played with reduced velocity To capture this specific velocity response we need to create 2 layers layer 1 sends medium velocity 64 and layer 2 maximum velocity 127 Note Length and Release Length Choose the length for the notes to be recorded and the length for the release notes recording time after a note off It our examples the values are 6 seconds for note length and 2 seconds for release length Auto Loop Activate the automatic loop function if desired This is useful when you would like to sample sustained sounds It also safes sampling space Our pad is a sustaining sound so we select Auto Loop ON Auto Loop Settings 1 Select the complexity of the recorded sound This is necessary to automatical
19. and select a data path for the files to be exported Preview shows you a list of all files in advance without exporting data so you can correct namings if desired e Click on Export to finalize the export operation e Open your software sampler and load the stored sample data Most software samplers support the SF2 format So do not worry if your specific software sampler is not showing up in the export menu of SampleRobot Just go for SoundFont2 export An SF2 file contains all Multi Samples of a Project and the dedicated mappings Therefore the file size is mostly very large LI SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail If you have choosen Export selected Project as WAV Files a new dialog shows up allowing you to define a naming convention for the exported files Export selected Project as WA Files Name of the WAY Files Long default Name lt tprjt gt lt atmsit gt lt atms gt d m gt lt tknt s ant Long default Name Cancel ETE Short default Name Destination Folder Browse C Dokumente und Einstellungenitsching Desktop SampleRobot WAY Files Names Preview Drumset 00 1 Multi Sample 048 BD c2 wavy al Drumset 00 1 Multi Sample 049 Crash c 2 way Drumset 00 1 Multi Sample 050 HH cl d2 wav Drumset 00 1 Multi Sample 051 HH op d 2 way Drumset 00 1 Multi Sample 052 Loop 01 e2 way Drumset O0 1 Multi Sample 053 Loop 02 F2 way Drumset 00 1 Multi Sample 054 Loop 03 F 2 wa
20. apply your manually found loop to all other Key Samples SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail than this function is the ideal tool In this case you should select the option use the loaded Key Samples s Loop Search Markers e Turn Release off sets the release Function to Release OFF for all Key Samples in one go In this case no Release Samples will be genereated during export e Process selected Key Samples in With this check box you can decide if you want to apply the settings to all Key Samples of the current Project Selected Project or to all Key Samples of the selected Multi Samples Selected Multi Sample Press the Start button to initiate the process Please note that you can abort this function during processing at any time by pressing ESC on your computer keyboard This does not affect the currently loaded Key Sample in WaveRobot Move Loop Out to next Loop Search Result moves the Loop Out marker to the next Loop Search Result Please refer also on page 49 Edit with external Sample Editor offers the possibility to edit a sample in an external sample editor e g Steinberg Wavelab or Cool Edit You can define this SampleRobot Operation Manual 60 sample editor in the SampleRobot Preferences For more information please refer to page 44 Play All ignore Markers starts the playback of the complete Key Sample while ignoring loop and other markers Note Space starts th
21. as silence If you execute the function Auto Note for all after that SampleRobot will then search again all Key Samples for transients that have got higher volumes than the maximal volume found between the silence markers In other words you can specify a threshold with the silence markers The maximum peak between the silence markers is the SKYLIFE 59 maximum background noise level The first peak found in the sample that is higher than that maximum silence level will be chosen by SampleRobot as the Note In position Please read also page 49 Make all Note Lengths equal the loaded Key Sample s Note Length sets all Note Out markers of all Key Samples so that each note length is equal the current Key Sample E g this function is useful if you have generated different sample lengths during the semi automatic recording process and would like to shorten several samples at the same time Please note that only markers are affected by this operation no sample data With the Auto Loop check box you can choose whether the Loop Search Markers of the current Key Sample use the loaded Key Samples s Loop Search Markers will be used for the Auto Loop for all operation or if WaveRobot should use the settings made in the Multi Sample Record Settings use Multi Sample Record Settings If you did manual loop editing in WaveRobot for the current Key Sample including working with the loop search markers and you would like to
22. as the Note Off event Of course SKYLIFE Appendix SampleRobot allows you to use all these messages for complete remote control during sampling processes Pitch Bend Pitch bend is a MIDI message Although a pitch bend message is similar in function to control change messages it is a distinct type of message The difference is that the resolution of a pitchbend message is substantially higher 14 bit than the 7 bit precision of a conventional control change message The human ear is exceptionally sensitive to altering in pitch so the higher resolution is necessary to electronically simulate realistic pitch bendings Program Change Bank Select These events are MIDI messages that switch sound programs and banks Program numbers 1 through 128 can be changed via program change messages The optional bank select operation supported only by some MIDI devices can be accessed by using the MIDI controller O MSB and 32 LSB There is no manufacturers convention for using the bank change messages So please refer to your manufacturer s manual to find out how the bank change operation can be executed SampleRobot can change MIDI sound programs automatically with the function Create Projects from Soundnames SKYLIFE 109 Release Release is an envelope parameter The term Release describes the descent rate of an envelope to its minimum value after a trigger is terminated or alternatively a Note Off event
23. click on a Virtual Key to export the corresponding Key Sample with all loop and markers settings as rendered audio wave data to your hard disk Normally it makes more sense to export all samples of a Project at the same time Therefore use the Export selected Project as function from the Import Export menu o O Show Key Info Autoload NLR WR Activate the Show Key Info button on the right Sample Range Selector to show a SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail translucent information window above a key when rolling the mouse pointer over it This window gives you information about the corresponding key the note value the MIDI note number and the Key Sample itself Key name sample rate bit depth size length and loop release information Activate the Autoload NLR WR button on the right Sample Range Selector to show the current Key Sample s waveform temporarily in the Note Loop Release Editor or in WaveRobot if open when moving the mouse pointer over the Key Samples on the Virtual Keyboard Use this function to quickly browse and identify recorded or imported samples by waveform You can right click on a Key Sample to deactive the Autoload NLR WR function The current Key Sample remains loaded in the NLR editor WaveRobot SampleRobot Operation Manual 36 SHIFT right click on a Key Sample will open a naming dialog for the dedicated Key Sample When exporting K
24. display option e All Click on this button to display the complete sample in an optimized window overview SampleRobot Operation Manual Views Pos amp Zoom Frame I All 1 Note Loop Release l Sample Info Center Loop 50 Note Click on this button to display the complete note area from the Note In marker to the Note Out marker Loop Click on this button to display the complete loop area The In and Out buttons in the Center Loop area are used to flip the display between the Loop In and the Loop Out marker When using this function you can specify if you want to see the waveform automatically horizontally scaled or not see function Set x Zoom when toggling on page 61 Release Click on this button to display the complet release area of the sample Sample Info Click on this button to display the sample information in the WaveRobot s main window Center Loop centered loop marker display Click on the In or Out button to flip the display between the Loop In and the Loop Out marker This function offers an optical control of the loop points Click on the Toggle In Out button to flip the views alternately between the Loop In and the Loop Out marker When using this function you can specify if you want to see the waveform automatically horizontally scaled or not see function Set x Zoom when toggling on page 61 SKYLIFE The Control Elements in Detail The Display section offers several pisplay
25. download for registered users The dedicated weblinks and access data can be found in the text file SampleRobot_Readme which is located in the folder Premium_Instruments inside the SampleRobot installation folder To use the Multi Samples copy the data onto your hard disk and load the desired SF2 Files into a software sampler SKYLIFE Installation The Challenge Response copy protection SampleRobot uses a Challenge Response copy protection system SampleRobot Activation Connect to SampleRobot Site for Activation English Deutsch Enter the Serial Number here Serial Number Generate the Challenge Code Challenge Code Enter the Response Code here Response Code After the first program launch you have to enter your serial number Press the Generate the challenge code button to generate a challenge code Then select English in the upper left corner or open the following weblink directly SKYLIFE 11 https www samplerobot com support_login_b php Please register with your serial number After that you can request the necessary response code Follow the online instructions and enter your challenge code You will receive the response code after a very short period by email Enter the response code and confirm it SampleRobot is now activated without restrictions Hint Please keep in mind that you dont mistake the number O zero with the letter O If you are not sure use the cop
26. function creates an overlap for a smoother loop transition The X Fade marker drag to the left marks the crossover area before the Loop Out The graphic below shows the crossfade loop with highlighted crossfade areas The loop runs as follows Loop In gt X Fade marker gt begin of crossover with the copied Crossfade loop with crossover areasample area before Loop In gt Loop Out gt Loop In and so on Only when activated the additional crossfade marker is displayed Please use the playback cursor see page 48 to get an impression how the X Fade works The cursor visualizes the audio playback position and furthermore it gives a visual feedback in all crossfade SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail areas since the cursor can fade the color intensity during playback Crossfade loop with crossover area Loop Type Bwrd Fwrd Backward Forward activates the automatic backward forward loop The loop area between Loop In and Loop Out plays forward and backward alternately Only with activated Bwrd Fwrd function the additional crossfade marker X Fade and the BF crossfade marker BF X Fade are displayed The graphics below show the loop process The X Fade marker has changed its position in contrast to the X Fade loop The Loop Outmarker now defines the point of loop playback turnaround The area between BF X Fade and Loop Out marker is used as a crossfade area for a smoother transition at the turnaround
27. go to the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties in the Windows Control Panel e Choose the Audio tab and select your soundcard e Then select the Volume tab and click on Advanced e In the Volume Control window go to Options and select Properties e Select your soundcard as the Mixer device and click on Adjust Volume for Recording and select SKYLIFE Recording Wave Out Mix as a recording input just select e Now select the Peak Meter in the SampleRobot it you do not have to adjust volumes window and play something via the Virtual Keyboard make sure the MIDI button on the right Keyboard Range Selector is activated You should hear your virtual instrument played by SampleRobot and you should see the incoming signal If not please check your connections again e Then go to SampleRobot and select your soundcard as an input do not use ASIO Activate the Peak Meter and see if you get a signal e If not please repeat the whole procedure with e If your MIDI and audio connections between your internal PC soundcard this should work y SampleRobot and your virtual instrument are EERE established you can use the automatic recording e If you have an ESI soundcard with DirectWire functions of SampleRobot as usual Read more about capabilities it is very easy to establish an audio this on page 84 connection to SampleRobot In this case just open the DirectWire Control Panel and drag two virtual cables stereo from the
28. load Projects or Presets in the File menu del Delete deletes the selected Project while dup Duplicate will create a copy of the selected Project With the arrow buttons it is possible to move selected Projects in the Project list up and down The REC button starts the recording process for a selected Project Important When you deselect the auto button underneath REC you switch to semi automatic recording e g for recording non MIDI instruments This button is identical to the auto button in the Multi Sample section Read more in the chapter Recording on page 84 The Multi Sample Section Multi Samples 4 _ REC MIDI Out Device MIDI Controllers 2 active New Dei ou this auto AutoSendResed SendReset Attack Vel Release Vel After Touch JE i i Audio Format Bi 4 1KHz Stereo 24bit Autoloop Audio In Device OL OXF BF EME H Note Length Rel Length The Multi Sample section is divided into three areas which are explained in the following chapters SKYLIFE In the Multi Sample section all settings for sample recording can be made You can set up each Multi Sample by selecting a lot of parameters like sample length program changes and MIDI controller settings Every single Multi Sample contains its own record and Autoloop settings The Multi Sample Administration Section Multi Samples 4 REC New Dei Dup t sui Note Length Rel Length Autoloop ey oct i HE This s
29. needs e g when looping decaying sounds Tips for Looping Samples The loop functions of SampleRobot and WaveRobot are designed to help you creating smooth sample loops as fast and as easy as possible e If you do a lot of loop editing you should use WaveRobot It can be a vast help in this terrain WaveRobot and SampleRobot are directly linked for optimum performance and for seamless data exchange Read more on page 45 e If you want to loop a recorded sample you should try the Autoloop function to find a smooth loop and some alternatives automatically The results quality depends on the Loop Search markers see page 55 SKYLIFE 95 Use Crossfade Loop as default when recording sustained sounds The Backward Forward Crossfade Loop should be used when the normal crossfade loop does not meet your needs e g when looping decaying sounds Read more about this on page 56 Of course you can use all loop functions not for sustaining sounds but also for creative sound design Especially the unique Backward Forward Crossfade Loop will give interestingly new results Try it on drum loops FX sounds or drums The Loop Search markers can be used to tell SampleRobot and WaveRobot how they should search for the best loop result For example when you know the area where the Loop Out should be you can define the search area with Loop Search In and Loop Search Out markers The Loop Out marker is set on base of the search markers So
30. not have one you can find it easily on the internet e g the Maple Virtual MIDI cable You will notice that after installation there are new MIDI input and output ports available on your computer Those ports are virtual MIDI ports that allow MIDI communication between different MIDI applications like SampleRobot and your software instrument First start SampleRobot This is important because another application like your host sequencer blocks all the MIDI ports Set MIDI Out Device in SampleRobot Multi Sample section to Maple MIDI Out Port 1 and Audio In Device and Audio Out Device to the Channels 1 amp 2 MME of your soundcard Then start your virtual instrument or your host application In general you should prefer a standalone virtual instrument because sometimes there are problems with other hosts Make sure that sound playback is allowed in the background SampleRobot Operation Manual Select Maple MIDI In Port 1 as a MIDI input for your virtual instrument instrument host When switching between your virtual instrument host and SampleRobot it might be possible that you get error messages telling you that MIDI ports could not be accessed Do not worry This is normal and will not affect the virtual MIDI port since it is already allocated by SampleRobot If you do not have an ESI card with DirectWire do the following e Set your virtual instrument to your soundcard s output use MME or DX no ASIO Then
31. of the sample All AIt A the area between the note markers Note AIt N the loop area Loop AIt L the release phase Release Alt R and the sample information Sample Info Alt 1 Center Marker is a function to flip the waveform display between the Loop In and the Loop Out marker This function offers an optical control of the loop points Select Toggle In Out AIt T to flip the SKYLIFE 61 The Control Elements in Detail views alternately between the Loop In and the Loop Out marker The waveform overview will be aligned exactly so that the dedicated loop marker is displayed at the center of the window This is perfect for an optical comparision between Loop In and Loop Out regions When using this function you can specify if you want to see the waveform automatically horizontally scaled or not This can be achieved with the option Set x Zoom when toggling When activated an automatic zoom setting will be used for the horizontal scale Deactivate this option if you want to display loop regions with customized zoom settings while toggling Loop In and Loop Out Show Markers shows hides all available marker groups in the waveform display All shows all available markers None F2 hides all markers Please note that the Show Markers functions depend on the activation status for Loop ON OFF see page 55 and for Release ON OFF see page 54 Only markers for active functions will be displayed The additional menu entr
32. points in a sample match each other when moving loop markers WaveRobot 3 can overlay the dedicated regions in all zoom settings If you do not trust SampleRobot s automatic loop search or if you prefer to do loop editing manually this function is perfect for you If you move the loop markers you will recognize that the overlay area also moves If the original waveform matches the overlayed waveform while moving loop points the loop result could be perfect You can use the Loop Overlay function within all zoom settings and even during playback Keep in mind Loop Overlay is only available when using the crossfade loop type X F SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail The Information section displays information about markers positions If you move the mouse pointer over a marker flag cross wires will appear the corresponding information will be displayed The values in the information displays are changed as soon as you move a marker or as soon as you point to another marker Keep in mind that you can t edit data in the Information display except the fields Beats and Bpm e Information displays the type of the corresponding marker e Samples displays all values as the total number of samples Information EET seconds Percentage Beats Loop oO Bom Loo Q Seconds displays all values in seconds e Percentage displays all values in percent based on the total s
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34. taken to capture the original siginal digitally For normal CD audio recordings 44100 samples per second are used mostly indicated as a frequency of 44 1 kHz SampleRobot offers sampling rates up to 192 kHz depending on audio hardware and drivers System exclusive Data In some MIDI sound generators MIDI system exclusive messages give access to the heart of the device Mostly you can access data and functions that no other MIDI messages are able to address Exclusive in this context means that these messages can be understood only by a special device type or model Every device that supports SysEx has got unique system exclusive data The most common applications for SysEx data include editors and libraries to transfer sounds andglobal data In some cases SampleRobot Operation Manual 110 SysEx can be used to control and program a speficic device via MIDI Threshold Threshold is a value used to denote specific levels such as those belonging to volume The threshold marks the level for a specific action Values under the threshold are ignored while values above it cause certain actions Thresholds are used within compressors and limiters In SampleRobot special thresholds are used to determine the Note In and the Note Out markers Trigger A trigger is a signal that activates events Trigger signals can be very diverse For instance a MIDI note or an audio signal can be used as a trigger Various events and actions can be tr
35. the small button to display all values as unit percentage based on the total sample length Hint Crossfade values are based on the length of the loop There are six buttons for direct scaling of waveforms Keep in mind that you only change the waveform display and not the sample itself or any markers positions e A All Click on the small button to show the complete sample in an optimized window overview e N Note In Click on the small button to display the complete note area from the Note In marker to the Note Out marker SKYLIFE The Control Elements in Detail e L Loop Click on the small button to display the complete loop area The arrow buttons under the loop button are used to flip the display between the Loop In and the Loop Out marker e R Release Click on the small button to display the complete release area of the sample e Information Click on the small button to display the sample information in the editor e 4 L centered loop markers display Click on the left or right arrow to flip the display between the Loop In and the Loop Out marker With this function you can optically control the loop points There are different playback buttons to start a APND LAR S dedicated pre listening of the Key Sample Keep in mind that you have to choose an audio interface port in Audio Out Device e A Play All Click on the small play button to playback the complete Key Sample e N Play from N
36. to get the latest update installer is by downloading it from our web site Controller section in SampleRobot CTRL click on a Virtual Select or deselect a virtual http www samplerobot com support php Key or CTRL sending a key For more information about the new features please read MIDI note the included version History text file and follow the Right click on a Virtual Open the Key Sample in the instructions in the installer Key containing a Key Note Loop Release Editor Sample Keyboard Shortcuts and edit Commands Z Open or close the Below you find a list containing all keyboard shortcuts ZoomRobot window and edit commands of SampleRobot and of WaveRobot Open or close the Right click on a parameter Open an input window for integrated WaveRobot or a marker flag direct value entering application and load the current Key Sample from F11 Increases the window sizes Note Loop Release Editor of SampleRobot WaveRobot Toggle between different window sizes SHIFT F11 E E EN T E a Backspace click on a Delete the sample from the of SampleRobot virtual key containing a hard disk l Key Sample SHIFT H Show or hide the MIDI SKYLIFE 97 SampleRobot Operation Manual ALT click on a virtual Export the Key Sample as key containing a Key rendered WAV file Sample Appendix L click on the little Lock unlock the dedicated waveform symbol Key Sample SHIFT click and drag the Move and overlap the left
37. underneath a recorded waveform up or down in and right waveforms of a virtual key the editor or in WaveRobot stereo sample E click on a virtual key Open the Key Sample in the SHIFT right click and Zoom the displayed containing a Key Sample Note Loop Release Editor drag the waveform up or waveform area vertically Space bar Playback or stop of the note down in the editor or in area of a Key Sample in the WaveRobot editor or in WaveRobot SHIFT click and drag a Move both loop markers SHIFT Space bar Playback of the sample loop marker flag to the left simultaneoulsy WaveRobot region between both loop or to the right in the editor marker or in WaveRobot Enter key WaveRobot Sample playback from the SHIFT right click on the Open an input window for current cursor position X BFX marker flag in the changing crossfade editor or in WaveRobot characteristics SHIFT Enter key Sample playback from the WaveRobot current cursor position L click on the waveform Set the Loop In marker ignoring all markers in the editor or in l WaveRobot Spacebar Enter key Stop playback in WaveRobot L right click on the Set the Loop Out marker f in the edit Click and drag the Move the displayed waveform in the editor or in WaveRobot waveform in the editor or in waveform area waveform l WaveRobot area N click on the waveform Set the Note In marker in the editor or in Right click and drag the Zoom the displayed i i Wav
38. work a lot faster e Click Pop Red Click and Pop Reduction can be activated to suppress typical clicks and pops during the attack and release phase of a sample The default setting is On The Menus of WaveRobot Tip Keep in mind that all important menu functions can also be accessed via keyboard shortcuts The corresponding shortcut is displayed next to the menu function s entry Take use of the shortcuts to work more efficiently with WaveRobot File e Render Key Sample to Disk Ctrl R saves the current Key Sample with all loop information as a rendered WAV file on your hard disk Crossfade and Backward Forward loops will be rendered into the audio file to make it compatible with popular audio software If you are using WaveRobot in conjunction with SampleRobot you normally want to export all samples of a Project at once e Render Key Sample to Disk loop only Ctrl Shift R saves only the loop area including the crossfade s and SampleRobot Operation Manual 58 including the loop points of the current Key Sample as rendered WAV file to your hard disk This function is useful if you would like to use the file in a loop based application like Ableton s Live e Close WaveRobot shortcut W closes the WaveRobot application All changes will be automatically reloaded in the Note Loop Release Editor of SampleRobot Edit e Auto Note offers the same functions as the buttons in the Note Functions section see
39. your samples in different sample formats for usage in a software sampler e g Steinberg Halion Choose the Project you want to export open the Import Export menu and select the desired export format from the drop down menu The exported sampled sounds can be loaded in your software sampler and can be played directly without any mapping or adjustments Tip SampleRobot offers a sophisticated export module for the Cakewalk Dimension LE software sampler which is included in your SampleRobot package If you select the export option Cakewalk Dimension Preset the exported data will directly show up in the program browser list of SampleRobot Operation Manual Quick Start Dimension LE Just a single click on the name and you can play the sampled instrument instantly via your MIDI keyboard Different Multi Sample layers and release samples are also supported During export SampleRobot does the sample management mapping and transfer to Dimension LE automatically in the background ELEMENT 1 90900 000 Single Key Samples can be as rendered wave files by ALT clicking the corresponding key on the Virtual Keyboard in SampleRobot Additional tips Once you have made all your settings in the SampleRobot main window you can use the function Set current settings as default from the Options Extras menu to store them permanently as default In the Preference window which can also be found in the Options
40. 127 AT Velo 127 hod Up Attack Vel Release Vel After Touch om Ee Ga Note Length Rel Length Autoloop XF BF mi Be Example 3 Project with three different velocity layers an additional after touch layer and one layer with modulation wheel set to maximum MIDI Controller 1 set to 127 SampleRobot Operation Manual Appendix i e When working with several Multi Samples in one Rec Project you should use the Duplicate function see muki samples 5 ee Controller 1 33 Attack Vel Release Vel After Touch om te me se mG You can also add an Overlap in the Multi Sample Export Settings to create velocity overlaps In our example the after touch layer s range is set to maximum velocity from 127 to 127 so that a velocity of 127 will trigger the aftertouch layer Like this it is possible to set up any MIDI controller for additional Multi Sample layers As shown in these examples the multi layer concept of SampleRobot is designed to capture all sound articulations in different Multi Sample layers allowing you to play the sampled sounds dynamically in every software sampler Keep in mind that every MIDI sound generator reacts differently to incoming MIDI controllers and that the same MIDI controller can cause different sound changes on different sound programs For example the mod wheel can change the sound in many ways on different machines SampleRobot Operation Manual wiodulat
41. Click on the MIDI button to activate the MIDI playback for the Virtual Keyboard and also for MIDI Thru events MIDI notes are sent to the MIDI interface output that is selected in MIDI Out Devices You can see a visual feedback on the Virtual Keyboard when playing MIDI notes via an external MIDI keyboard Click on the Panic button to send an all notes off command Use this button if you should experience a MIDI note hang up Check your MIDI settings when MIDI note hang ups occur all too often In this case it might be useful to deactivate the Auto Send Reset function in the MIDI controllers list If you want to listen to recorded samples only you should deactivate the MIDI button and the Beep button It is possible to playback more than one signal Therefore you SKYLIFE 35 have to decide which button should be activated or deactivated Don t forget to activate the MIDI button when you want to play your MIDI sound source via the Virtual Keyboard Virtual Keyboard after Sampling Process After a successful sampling process you can see small waveforms underneath all selected Virtual Keys The Key Samples are now recorded When the WAV button is activated you can playback a Key Sample by triggering the corresponding Virtual Key or the dedicated key on your MIDI keyboard If you do not hear the playback please check the selected audio output under Audio Out device and check also system level and connections Hold down the ALT key and
42. Discard recorded Key Sample and RE RECORD it to delete the last recorded sample and SKYLIFE 87 to repeat the note recording You can re record the Key Sample as many times as you like e You can also name a recorded take with the Name Key button The name that you enter is the Key Sample s name The name can be used during export see page 75f e After the last successful recording process SampleRobot will close the recording dialog to allow editing in the main window Please notice the little wavefomr underneath the keys in the Virtual Keyboard section identifying the recorded Key Sample Recording virtual Instruments Below you find a description on how to sample virtual instruments that are installed on the same computer as SampleRobot Of course you can record your virtual instruments as well via two separate computers one running SampleRobot and the other one running your virtual instrument But then you will need external wiring Here is a way to record virtual instruments via internal wiring on the same computer e If you own an ESI soundcard with Direct Wire functionality sampling of virtual instruments is pretty easy Read more on this at the end of this chapter SampleRobot Operation Manual Recording To sample virtual instruments you have to establish a MIDI and an audio connection between SampleRobot and the virtual instrument Please install a virtual MIDI cable on your computer system If you do
43. Extras menu you can additionally set up all necessary settings for basic operation These settings will be stored automatically when you quit the application SampleRobot Operation Manual Right click on a data value to open a pop up window for entering values directly SKYLIFE The Control Elements in Detail The Control Elements in Detail Multi purpose settings System Credits This section contains buttons for basic eae operation Project settings and Multi sire a Sample settings The Multi purpose sorreta window shows details of this settings ees Wwhich can be changed by right clicking tector ee _ on the corresponding parameter a eter System Click this button to open a window which gives you an overall information of your RAM memory No parameters can be changed here SKYLIFE Credits Click this button to open a window with program information about SampleRobot Project Settings Click this button to open a window for changing the recording data path for the selected Project You can set the data path manually by right clicking on the data path line or by clicking on the browse button We recommend to create a basic folder on your hard disk which contains all your recordings in subfolders The current Project data path will be displayed below the settings If you change the existing data path SampleRobot asks you if existing sample data should be moved to the new folder Keep in mind that
44. Import Export menu e In the input window choose the data path for the desired audio file by clicking on the Browse button 74 SKYLIFE The Control Elements in Detail With Analyze Options you can adjust the Minimum Sound Lenght the Maximum Silence Length in a sound between the single samples the Silence Threshold in dB for the silence and the sample block size for the slicing and mapping process Like all other parameters the sample block size affects the result of the analyze function The higher the value the more are small clicks or noise peaks within the audio file ingnored to prevent unwanted slicing Normally the standard setting 500 samples per block is perfect for most cases Click on the Analyze button to analyze the audio file based on the settings in the Analyze Options The Result number of samples found in the file will be displayed at the bottom of this dialog If the number of sounds found does not match the real number you have to adjust the values in Analyze Options Click the OK button to start the automatic importing slicing and mapping process SampleRobot imports the whole sample containing all sounds chops all single samples and maps them to the selected keys automatically SKYLIFE 75 Although the standard settings will normally work fine it might be necessary to change the settings in the Analyze Options if the splitting of individual samples is not precise enough You can edit the new sam
45. KYLIFE Just a few mouse clicks and a fully detailed sampled sound source e g a synthesizer with all internal sound programs is on your hard drive ready to be played with any available software sampler All procedures like sending MIDI note on and off program change audio recording naming editing crossfade calculation loop creation Multi Sample mapping and export are executed fully automatically You can sample your favorite sounds and instruments very easily and play them instantly within your preferred software sampler environment If you like you can forget about your entire hardware equipment and realize your compositions with the same sounds on a 100 software base Unique in user friendliness SampleRobot is speed and quality not only for sampling MIDI instruments but for acoustic instruments just as well Totally new sounds evolve if you combine SampleRobot s powerful Multi Sample layer copying and controller mapping features Create sounds that can be controlled and manipulated through a software sampler like Dimension LE in new ways of articulation You may even doubt the existence of your hardware equipment SampleRobot also includes the new WaveRobot software WaveRobot is a fully integrated fullscreen sample and loop editor with a lot of professional features SampleRobot Operation Manual Introduction Who needs SampleRobot e all musicians that work Windows based and use software samplers e for all music
46. L R Start semi automatic recording for the selected Project SHIFT CTRL F4 Export selected Project in l l SHIFT CTRL ALT R Start semi automatic SKYLIFE 101 SampleRobot Operation Manual Appendix po recording for all Projects Open Preferences window in SampleRobot or in WaveRobot SHIFT W Open ChessRobot F1 Activate deactivate Quick Info Tool Tips F10 cursor arrow keys Choose menus with cursor keys arrows SHIFT F1 Open Quick Help window for Note Loop Release Editor Some of the key commands can be displayed by opening the key commands window Help gt Quick Help Key Commands All important program menu functions can also be accessed via computer keyboard shortcuts The corresponding shortcut is displayed next to the function name in the menu entry SampleRobot Operation Manual 102 Errors Messages and Troubleshooting The error message The Notes Length is equal 0 appears when you try to play a Key Sample by clicking on the key or via MIDI note that has an invalid sample length This is caused by the Note In and the Note Out markers that have the same position so that the current note length is 0 For this reason you should change the note marker positions or use the Auto Note function see page 58 or Auto Note for all function see page 58 This message will also be displayed when you play a note after a recording process with very low input signal or no input at all Check your conne
47. Manager please read page 63 e If you would like to start from scratch Create a new Project for each sound programm of your sound module and name it accordingly to the sound program name Alternatively you can use the function Create Projects from Soundnames for sampling whole sound banks and for automatically importing sound names This function uses the currently selected Project as a copy template for the Projects that shall be created from the text file Please refer to page 65 e Create a new Multi Sample for each layer velocity range of your sound program Below you find some practical examples Example 1 Project with three different velocity layers e Multi Sample 1 Sound with attack velocity 30 SampleRobot Operation Manual Appendix multi samples 3 r multi samples 3 f waaa E waaa EE Velocity 30 Velocity 90 velocity 127 Velocity 30 VWelocit y g Velocity 127 Attack Vel Release Vel After Touch OE i os Attack Vel Release Vel After Touch JER oO OL Note Length Rel Length Note Length Rel Length Autoloop Autoloop ae m e For appropriate velocity mappings you should set e Do not forget to adjust the export range settings up the velocity export range in the Multi Sample Export Settings see page 22 Click on the sel Multi Sample Settings button to apply the settings automatically Map to Attack Velocity m Release Velocity After Touch Multi Sample Settings Ma
48. Note Loop Release Editor SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail e Open WaveRobot by clicking on the WaveRobot button in the Multi purpose Settings or by pressing the key W on your computer keyboard e The WaveRobot window will open with the dedicated Key Sample loaded e Click on the windows close symbol of the WaveRobot window or press the key W on your computer keyboard again to close WaveRobot All settings will be automatically stored in the Note Loop Release Editor in SampleRobot Important hint Both editors refer to the same files and settings All changes done in the Note Loop Release Editor will also affect the settings in Waverobot and vice versa It is not possible to display the Key Sample simultaneously in the Note Loop Release Editor and in WaveRobot WaveRobot is divided in two main parts The left and right sections contain all controls for scaling and for markers and loop editing In the central area the sample is displayed as a waveform containing all available markers depending on the view options You can scale the WaveRobot window ro your needs e Click on the right left upper or lower window side and drag it to enlarge the window along x axis or along y axis 46 e Click on one of the four window edges and drag it to enlarge the window along x axis and along y axis e Press the function key F11 on your computer keyboard to toogle thru different WaveRobot window sizes Basic
49. O 0 0900 Multi purpose Settings on page 19 Connections On the right you find a short overview how SampleRobot can should be integrated in your music system SampleRobot Operation Manual sound Generator Computer atl Audio MIDI Interface ESUI808 hua a PT 6668860 Microphone MIDI Masterkeyboard mi MIDI Acoustic Instruments Audio SKYLIFE Installation Installation System requirements SampleRobot WaveRobot Compatible with Windows XP Compatible with Apple Mac Intel computers via Boot Camp as well as via Parallels Desktop for Mac software Supports all Windows and Apple Mac Intel plug amp play MIDI and audio devices Minimum computer configuration PC Pentium 3 or comparable AMD 667 MHz 256 MB RAM 200 MB free hard disk space Minimum computer configuration Apple Mac Intel 1 8 GHz with Boot Camp or Parallels Desktop for Mac software 200 MB free hard disk space System requirements Dimension LE Mac minimum OS OS X 10 3 9 or higher Processor G4 1 2 GHz or faster SKYLIFE Memory 512 MB RAM Disk space 1 GB Screen Resolution 1024 X 768 16 bit color An Audio Units RTAS Pro Tools 6 x amp higher or VSTi capable host application Audio Units support on Intel enabled Macs RTAS support Windows minimum OS Windows XP Processor Intel Pentium 4 1 3 GHz AMD Athlon XP 1500 or faster Memory 512 MB RAM Disk space 1 GB Screen Reso
50. a sample The default setting is On When activated SampleRobot will render micro fades at the beginnings and ends into exported samples The length of the fades can be adjusted in the Preferences dialog from the Options Extras menu Zero Crossing should normally be activated All loop size and markers operations will be executed at zero crossings positions in the audio where the amplitude is zero then This helps you to avoid pops and clicks Latency compensates the latency of your audio interface or sound card The latency is important SKYLIFE during Note Out recognition In most cases you can work with the predefined setting of 21 ms With Thres Prec In Threshold Precision In you can predefine a value for the precision of the Note In recognition A precision value between 0 01 less precise and 1 0 more precise is possible default setting 0 90 Smaller values are recommended when using onboard or non professional soundcards or when recording sounds with background noise Higher values are recommended when using professional audio cards With Thres Prec Out Threshold Precision Out you can predefine a value for the precision of the Note Out recognition A precision value between 0 01 less precise and 1 0 more precise is possible default setting 0 50 With Rec Pause Record Pause you can define a time out in seconds between two sampling processes This function is perfect for letting the release t
51. ade marker drag to the left marks the crossover area The graphic below shows the crossfade loop with highlighted crossfade areas The loop runs as follows If you move any marker you can set it back to its default position by clicking on the corresponding auto button exceptions are the Loop In and search markers SampleRobot Operation Manual 42 SKYLIFE The Control Elements in Detail Loop In gt X Fade marker gt begin of crossover with the copied sample area before Loop In gt Loop Out gt Loop In and so on Only when activated the additional crossfade marker is displayed Please use the playback cursor in WaveRobot see page 48 to get an impression how the X Fade works Crossfade loop with crossover area Bwrd Fwrd Backward Forward activates the automatic backward forward loop The loop area plays forward and backward alternately Only when activated the additional crossfade marker X and the BF crossfade marker BFX are displayed The graphic below shows the loop process The X Fade marker has changed its position in contrast to the X Fade loop The Loop Out marker now defines the point of loop playback turnaround The area between BF X and Loop Out marker is used as a crossfade area for a SKYLIFE 43 smoother transition at the turnaround position The X Fade marker now defines the normal crossfade area between X Fade marker and Loop In marker at the end of the first cycle of the backward forward loop
52. ail fade to zero in between two recordings It is also designed to avoid clipping problems caused by program change messages Use Rec Pause for older sound modules that need some time for program changing SKYLIFE SampleRobot Operation Manual 21 The Control Elements in Detail Autoloop activates the automatic loop search and loop set function of SampleRobot Only with active Autoloop you have access to the loop parameters X Fade activates the automatic crossfade loop which calculates fades in the sample This creates overlaps for smooth loop transitions See also page 42 Bwrd Fwrd Backward Forward activates the automatic backward forward loop The loop area will be played forward and backward alternately BF X crossfade optimizes the area where the sample changes the loop playback direction from forward to backward See also page 43 Autogain compensates phase problems in the crossfade area automatically Activate this function if you notice a change in volume during crossfade Autogain is available for all X Fade loop types only BF X Fades do not support the Autogain option Loop Search Length defines a search pattern length that is used for the Autoloop search process This search pattern is defined by the Loop In marker to the left side and the Loop Search Length marker to the right side SampleRobot searches a similar area in the rest of the waveform from Loop Search In marker to Loop Search Out marker for a smooth l
53. al Keyboard After releasing the mouse button there appears a new dialog window where you can specify the desired operation The Note Loop Release Editor SKYLIFE 37 SampleRobot offers a lot of features to edit audio samples The graphical overview enables you to easily set and move markers and loop points To load a sample in the editor please do the following e Right click on the desired Virtual Key containing a recorded sample e Or Hold down the E key on your computer keyboard and click on the desired Virtual Key e The editor will open automatically The letter E underneath the corresponding key indicates that this sample is opened in the editor e Activate the Autoload NLR WR function to show the current Key Sample s waveform temporarily in the Note Loop Release Editor or in WaveRobot if open when moving the mouse pointer over the Key Samples on the Virtual Keyboard Right click on a Key Sample to deactivate this function so that you can edit the last loaded Key Sample The editor is divided into two main parts The upper and lower bars contain all controls for scaling and editing the sample In the central area the sample is shown as a waveform with all available markers SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail WaveRobot offers another comfortable loop and markers editing window for all SampleRobot users For more information please refer to page 45 Tip If yo
54. al Keyboard for playing external MIDI sound sources SKYLIFE 103 e Is the volume of the external sound source turned up Maybe MIDI controller 7 for MIDIvolume is set to 0 In this case set controller number 7 to 127 and or turn up the volume of your sound generator e Make sure that your velocity setting in the Multi Sample section is unequal 0 e Is MIDI send channel of SampleRobot and MIDI receive channel of your MIDI sound source identical If you cannot establish MIDI or audio playback despite correct MIDI and audio connections it is possible that another audio or MIDI application is blocking your MIDI or audio interface In this case quit the other application to work with SampleRobot If you work with MIDI controllers in SampleRobot you might experience unwanted results Please read the following article to avoid errors If you have created two Multi Samples in a Project one using a MIDI controller and the other one not using the same MIDI controller you should set the MIDI controller in the second Multi Sample to value zero Some MIDI sound generators do not SampleRobot Operation Manual Appendix reset the controllers if they receive a Reset All Controllers message because they simply do not support this command To avoid sample recording while unwanted controllers are active please make If you should experience recording problems like MIDI hang ups or delayed MIDI playback you should deactivate Auto
55. ample length Hint Crossfade percentages are based on the length of the loop Beats Loop shows the number of beats to a given tempo see Bpm below when Loop ON is active To SampleRobot Operation Manual find out the tempo of a loop you have to enter the number of the beats manually Activate the Beats display by clicking on the yellow button left to it After entering a value you can see the exact tempo in the Bpm display If you now activate and lock Bpm click on the yellow button next to Bpm in the Beats display you can read off the number of beats between the Loop In and Loop Out markers even when moving the markers This lets you easily create loops with different beat lengths Bpm Loop shows the tempo of a loop in Bpm Beats per Minute To get the exact tempo information of a loop you have to enter the beats of a loop manually see above When you want to work with a defined beat number for example 4 you have to enter the corresponding value in the Beats display After that activate the Bpm button again to lock the value for Beats Now if you move a loop marker you will see that the tempo information is changing according to the beat settings and the Loop In and Loop Out markers Hint The tempo and beat values are based on the sample positions of your loop markers This function is helpful when working with rhythmic audio files WaveRobot SKYLIFE The Control Elements in Detail offers no time stretching functio
56. ample section under MIDI Out Device Choose the record data path Click on the Project Settings button to open the Multi purpose window for the data path settings Right click on the displayed data path to change it or use the browse button You can choose a separate data path for every Project Additionally you should set a path for temporary data in the menu Options Extras gt Preferences SampleRobot Operation Manual Quick Start Creating and naming a new Project Create a new Project by clicking the new button in the Project window Label it by right clicking on the Project name A Project consists of one or more Multi Samples Hint You should use the Preset Manager in the File menu which contains more than 80 basic sampling presets Projects for different sample recording situations read more on this on page 63 Creating and naming Multi Samples Create a new Multi Sample by clicking the new button in the Multi Sample section Label it by right clicking on the Multi Sample name Choose the desired note length by right clicking on the note length value and optionally Autoloop activation click on the Autoloop button Set the attack velocity the release velocity and if desired an aftertouch value You can also select a specific sample rate consider that only sample rates are possible that will be provided by your sound card Selecting the Sample range By clicking and moving the Sample Range Selectors
57. and would like to shorten several samples at the same time Please note that only markers are affected by this operation no sample data With the Auto Loop check box you can choose whether the Loop Search Markers of the current Key Sample use the loaded Key Samples s Loop Search Markers will be used for the Auto Loop for all operation or if WaveRobot should use the settings made in the Multi Sample Record Settings use Multi Sample Record Settings If you did manual loop editing in WaveRobot for the current Key Sample including working with the loop SampleRobot Operation Manual 72 search markers and you would like to apply your manually found loop to all other Key Samples than this function is the ideal tool In this case you should select the option use the loaded Key Samples s Loop Search Markers e Turn Release off sets the release Function to Release OFF for all Key Samples in one go In this case no Release Samples will be genereated during export e Process selected Key Samples in With this check box you can decide if you want to apply the settings to all Key Samples of the current Project Selected Project or to all Key Samples of the selected Multi Samples Selected Multi Sample Press the Start button to initiate the process Please note that you can abort this function during processing at any time by pressing ESC on your computer keyboard This does not affect the momentary loaded Key Sample in th
58. ar Sinus a couple of exponential and logarithmic functions Multi Sample Export Settings Click this button to open a window for the Multi Sample export settings Keep in mind that you can set up separate export settings for each single Multi Sample The Multi Sample export settings are necessary for sample mapping when using a software sampler to create dynamically playable and authentic sounding instruments Range defines the velocity mapping of the selected Multi Sample between O and 127 This is very useful when importing the exported Project into a software sampler SKYLIFE The Control Elements in Detail All sampled will be mapped automatically according to the dedicated range It es very easy to create multi velocity layer sounds because every Multi Sample can have its own ranges It is possible to set Multi Sample ranges for Attack Velocity or After Touch The automatic range Auto Range can be used to adjust the ranges for the selected sel or for all all Multi Samples automatically An additional Overlap parameter for adjustable overlappings of sample layers is also available Tip If you have recorded some Multi Samples with different velocity layers you can click on the Auto Range All button to map all velocity layers automatically This mapping information is also included in all Multi Sample files exported from SampleRobot Then the information will be used in software samplers for dynamic response of the Mul
59. at most the same length as the length from sample start to Loop In Special function SHIFT right click on the X or BF X marker will open a pop up window where you can select SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail the crossfade characteristic Linear Sine a couple of exponential or logarithmic curves The next points describe the marker types in detail The Cursor marks a position within the sample Its position can be freely defined by moving the cursor to the left or to the rigth The cursor is used as a start point for audio playback Note In and Note Out markers define the sample start and end The Auto Note attack and release recognition Auto Note and Auto Release sets the note markers automatically during recording You can also move the markers manually to adjust note start and end points Release In and Release Out markers define the release area of a sample The Auto Release recognition sets these markers automatically during recording You can also move the markers manually to adjust release start and end points The release markers are only available when Release ON is activated Loop In and Loop Out markers define the loop area of a sample The Autoloop recognition of WaveRobot sets the markers automatically during recording You can also move the markers manually to find the perfect loop start and end points Loop markers are SampleRobot Operation Manual 48 only available when
60. atically recognize optimum loop points and alternatives within a wave file Due to the fact that WaveRobot s graphics engine is based on videogame technology all editing procedures can be done extremly fast WaveRobot offers a lot of directly accessible screen views and stepless waveform zoom levels In conjunction with SampleRobot WaveRobot is capable to do amazing and helpful things like finding perfect loops for a couple of wave files simultaneously SKYLIFE 45 WaveRobot s functionality is partly similar to the Note Loop Release Editor It offers even more powerful features for working with samples All features and functions of WaveRobot will be described in detail on the following pages Views P Fram Pos amp Zoom ne All Note Note Functions Auto Note Not In amp Out In Out Loop acteass Loop Seron n a CoO a _Sample info_ Release OFF Center Loop f Auto Release naie re In 1o78 Out In amp Out InOut Loop Funct FuUNCUONS Loop ON Auto Loop Find Loop Out Loop Parameters op lype OCF Jlewrd Fwrd Fa e Type X Fade Type Lo BF X Fade Type Autogain ON Nii Note Loop Rel Cursor Sto GIGIGIGIGIO To open a sample in WaveRobot please do the following e Right click on the desired Virtual Key containing a recorded sample or hold down the key E on your computer keyboard and click on the desired Virtual Key to load a sample into the
61. by pressing the Stop button To stop the recording you have to click on the Stop button The following window Check recorded Key Sample appears Check recorded Keysample Preview WaveRobet Prehear aan sp Keep recorded Key Sample Discard recorded Key Sample and RECORD NEXT and RE RECORD it With the help of the options in this window you can check your recording Click on the All button SKYLIFE Recording in the Preview section to display the complete waveform of the current recording in the Note Loop Release Editor see page 37 Note displays the waveform between the note markers Loop displays the automatically established loop area when active while Info displays detailed information about the recorded sample like data path sample length etc The buttons in the Prehear section are designed for prelistening to the recorded sample Click on All Raw to playback the complete sample Note plays the area between the note markers while Loop only plays the loop area Stop ends the playback e With the option Open WaveRobot you are able to directly open WaveRobot after recording for fullscreen marker and loop editing To close WaveRobot use the window close symbol in the upper right corner Read more about WaveRobot on page 45 e Click on Keep recorded Key Sample and RECORD NEXT to save the recorded sample and to continue with the next note recording e If you dislike what you have recorded you can select
62. ce 400 Analog 7 8 Fireface 400 SPDIF zl Misc Temporary Directory C Temp Path and Filename of a Sample Editor C Programme Steinberg WaveLab 6 WwaveLab exe V prompt when deleting Projects or Multi Samples JV start Project Wizard at Startup V load default Projects at Startup Browse Multi Sample s Record and Autoloop Settings Defaults Note Length Release Length first 2 5 firsto jo sec last 1 5 last 0 Click Pop Reduction V Threshold Precision In 9 9 0 1 Zero Crossing V Threshold Precision Out 0 5 0 1 Latency E ms Record Pause 3 5 sec No Loop of Note Length for Loop Search 1 oy C Fade Loop In 30 Search Start 55 Bwrd Fwrd i 3 Iv Autogain X Fade Type Linear a X Fade Length 2 5 Sinus Log2 v BF x Fade Type Linear a BF X Fade Length 32 5 Sinus Log2 x Length of Click Pop Reduction Fades Browse Length at Beginning 25 Samples Length at End 25 Samples E j Display s Color Default C Red C Blue C Green C Gray e Data Path s a field to enter a default data path for all SampleRobot recordings You can also use the Browse button on the right to specify the path e Multi Samples Defaults allows you to set up all default parameters regarding the Multi Sample Record SKYLIFE 81 SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail section Please read also page 20 for more information These settings will be use
63. ck it to inverse the current selection of Key Samples The Clr button deselects all selected keys The arrow buttons underneath the Inv button enable you to move all selected keys one semitone up or down The key range display little brackets above the Virtual Keys shows the corresponding range of a Key Sample After exporting every Key Sample will be automatically SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail transposed within this key range when playing it in a software sampler Settings for the Key Sample Range The Key Sample range determines in which area the dedicated sample will be transposed later when playing it in a software sampler Smaller Key Sample ranges provide more natural playback in a software sampler The Key Sample range is affected by the Key Step parameter when creating new Projects Above the Virtual Keyboard the Key Sample range is displayed with the help of little brackets Drag and drop in the middle area between two brackets to move the complete area This operation can only be performed when no other Key Samples lie directly next to the brackets Clicking and dragging the left part of the range bracket moves the beginning of the range only Clicking and dragging the right part of the bracket moves the end Keep in mind that the borders can only be moved until they touch the next Key Sample Use this function for individual mapping of your samples Basic Playback Options The butt
64. ctions and volumes in this case If you do not save your Project when you exit the program SampleRobot has stored the recorded samples but it has not stored marker settings so that this error message can occur the next time you try to play a previously recorded sample In this case use the Auto Note functions and save your Project The warning dialogs You cannot have 0 Multi Samples and You cannot have 0 Projects appear when you try to delete the last Multi Sample or the last Project in SampleRobot There has to be at least one Project and one Multi Sample in the lists SKYLIFE Appendix If your audio or MIDI connections do not work in combination with SampleRobot please check the following points e Have you established all MIDI and audio connections the right way cables connectors Is your instrument switched on e Have you selected MIDI In Device MIDI Out Device Audio In Device and Audio Out Device properly e The audio input of some audio interfaces must be activated additionally in a dedicated audio interface control panel to enable audio recording Please read the manufacturer s user manual keyword input monitoring e Is MIDI Thru in the MIDI Monitor section activated MIDI Thru activation is necessary if you want to play a MIDI sound generator with your MIDI master keyboard thru SampleRobot e Is the MIDI button located on the right Keyboard Range Selector activated Activation is necessary to use the Virtu
65. d as default settings when creating new Multi Samples Multi Samples Record and Autoloop Settings Defaults allows you to set up all parameters regarding the Multi Sample Record amp Autoloop Settings Please read also page 20 for more information These settings will be used as default settings when creating new Multi Samples In the Misc section you can select a data path Path and Filename of a Sample Editor to an external sample editor e g Steinberg Wavelab which opens automatically if you click on the Edit button in the Note Loop Release Editor or if you select the option Edit with external Sample Editor in WaveRobot You should also define a Temporary Directory which will be used for internal copy processes Prompt when deleting Projects or Multi Samples activates deactivates the safety dialog when deleting Projects or Multi Samples Beginners should leave this option active Start Project Wizard at Startup is an option to automatically open the Project Wizard when the SampleRobot application is started You can also load default Projects at Startup as an option SampleRobot Operation Manual 82 Length of Click Pop Reduction Fades allows you setting fade values in samples for the automatic reduction of clicks at the beginnings and ends of samples during export The value Length at Beginning is used for the fade in rendering Micro fade regarding the samples and Release Samples start point Note In Release I
66. ders You should always double check with the Preview function Think about which placeholder is necessary for a unique naming You can generate different export files even though the Key Samples have equal names In this case inclusion of the placeholder for the MIDI notes makes sense Recording Here you can start your recordings Some fuctions of this menu are identical to the REC buttons in the Project window and in the Multi Sample window e Estimated Time and Size Ctrl E gives you an overview of the recording duration and the required memory space on your hard disk that will be used for recording Projects and Multi Samples This function is perfect for planning recording procedures and for your next coffee break while SampleRobot is working Show Estimations for is an option to calculate the forecast for the selected Multi Sample Selected Multi Sample for the selected Project Selected Project or for all Projects All Projects If you have already made partial recordings for Projects or Multi Samples you can use the Keep locked Key Samples option to SKYLIFE 79 improve the estimation In this case all locked Key Samples that are already recorded will be excluded from the calculation Record only empty Key Samples offers an option to correct the estimation for recording time and hard disk space so that already recorded Key Samples are excluded from the calculation causing better estimations Estimate Time and Size
67. dingly In general this results in a higher overall volume of the sample SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail Normalize to a User defined dB Yalue Normalize all Samples in Normalize to 0 dB the selected Project Normalize only Note and Release Normalize all Samples in IV Normalize Left Right equally the selected Multi Sample Normalize to the maximum Level of a Multi Sample Normalize all Samples in the selected Project each Sample will be normalized to the maximum Level of the Multi Sample it belongs to Normalize the Sample in the Note Loop Release Editor for in WayveRobot Verbose and Information Find highest dB Level in selected Project Find highest dB Level in selected Multi Sample Find highest dB Level in Note Loop Release Editor or in WaveRobot Key Samples in selected Project 4 Key Samples in selected Multi Sample 4 Close SampleRobot Operation Manual Normalize all Samples in the selected Project normalizes all Key Samples of the selected Project Batch processing Normalize all Samples in the selected Multi Sample normalizes all Key Samples of the selected Multi Sample Batch processing Normalize Sample in the Note Loop Release Editor or in WaveRobot normalizes the Key Sample in the Note Loop Release Editor or in WaveRobot Normalize to allows to set the normalize level This value should be set to O dB or below O dB to avoid distortion for exa
68. dual level nuances between different Key Samples Tip Use Gain Change instead of Normalize if you want to keep these level nuances e Find highest dB Level in selected Project is an automatic function to find the absolute peak level in the selected Project Therefore all Key Samples of the dedicated Project will be analyzed e Find highest dB Level in selected Multi Sample is an automatic function to find the absolute peak level in the selected Multi Sample Therefore all Key Samples of the dedicated Multi Sample will be analyzed e Find highest dB Level in the Note Loop Release Editor or in WaveRobot is an automatic function to find the absolute peak level of the current loaded Key Sample in the Note Loop Release Editor or in WaveRobot SKYLIFE 69 SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail Change Gain Gain Change 0 dB Find max Level in sel Project Gain Change only Note and Release Find max Level in sel Multi Sample Gain Change Left and Right Find max Level in Note Loop Release Editor Gain Change only Left or in WaveRobot C Gain Change only Right Gain Change all Samples in the selected Project Gain Change all Samples in the selected Multi Sample 5 Warn if Clipping Wf ae Gain Change Sample in the Note Loop Release Editor Iv ae or in WaveRobot Verbose Key Samples in selected Project 4 Key Samples in selected Multi Sample 4 e Gain Change allows setting a volume change val
69. e Note Loop Release Editor Project offers the same functions as the buttons in the Project window New Delete Duplicate See also page 26 Clean erases all unused Key Samples of the selected Project from hard disk Key Samples from SKYLIFE The Control Elements in Detail unselected keys and Key Samples that are not inside the range of the Keyboard Range Selectors Please keep in mind that Clean deletes all corresponding samples from your hard disk Use this function with care e Multi Sample offers the same parameters as the buttons in the Multi Sample section New Delete Duplicate See also page 27 Clean erases all unused Key Samples of the selected Multi Sample Key Samples from unselected keys and Key Samples that are not inside the range of the Keyboard Range Selectors If you select Auto Set Sample Range Auto Select Keys the following will result All keys in the dedicated Multi Sample that contain a Key Sample will be selected All other keys will be deselected The lower Sample Range Selector will be set to the lowest selected key minus 5 semitones The upper Sample Range Selector will be set to the highest selected key plus 5 semitones Import Export Here you can handle the import and export of audio files Here you can export SampleRobot Projects as various software sampler formats To use your created Projects for music production you have to load them into a software sampler Therefor the audio samples wil
70. e for this purpose Modulation A modulation changes a sound shaping component via a modulation source Modulation sources include envelopes LFOs or MIDI messages The modulation s destinations are sound shaping components such as filter or VCA SampleRobot Operation Manual 108 Multi Sample A Multi Sample is a bunch of different recordings of the same single sound in different pitch ranges or with different articulations Since harmonics characteristics of most sounds change enormously over the tone ranges and when played differently Multi Samples are the only way to capture all nuances of the entire sound SampleRobot uses Multi Samples to create very detailed recordings of the original sound Normalize Normalize is a function to rise the level of a sample to its maximum 0 dB without causing distortion This function automatically searches for the maximum peak level in the sample and adjusts this level to the maximum All the rest of the audio waveform is gained accordingly In general this results in a higher overall volume of the sample SampleRobot is equipped with comprehensive normalize functions Note on Note off This is the most important MIDI message It determines the pitch and the velocity of every generated note The time of arrival defines the start time of the note Its pitch information is the note number which ranges between O and 127 The velocity ranges between 1 and 127 Zero velocity is often used
71. e if the gain change process would cause a digital clipping If clipping would occur you have the option to cancel the operation or to continue It is strongly recommended not to continue since this operation can not be undone Continue would cause digital distortion in your orginal samples As long as you click Cancel no Key Sample will be affected Key Samples in selected Project Multi Sample displays the number of all available Key Samples in the selected Project and in the Multi Sample Close closes the Gain Change window Please keep in mind that the Normalize and Gain Change functions are working destructively at the moment The original samples on your hard disk will be altered by these functions So use the gain and normalize functions carefully to avoid loosing sample dynamics and to debar unwanted distortions e With Auto Note Auto Loop for all you can apply loop marker settings and or note marker settings from one Key Sample to all other selected Key Samples in a Multi Sample or in a Project This is a very powerful function e g to apply similar loops to a bunch of Key SKYLIFE SampleRobot Operation Manual 71 Samples at the same time After choosing this function a dialogue box opens Auto Note using the Multi Sample Record Settings moves the Note In markers for all Key Samples exept the loaded one based on the adjustments in the Multi Sample Record Settings Set all Silence Markers equal the loaded Key Samp
72. e playback of the Key Sample from the Note In marker position Loop Shift Space starts the playback of the loop area between the loop markers Release starts the playback of the release of the Key Sample From Cursor Enter starts the playback of the Key Sample from the current cursor position From Cursor ignore Markers starts the playback of the Key Sample from the current cursor position while ignoring all marker settings Stop Playback Space Enter stops the playback of the Key Sample When a release phase is defined it will start playing automatically after selecting the stop functions Press the Stop button or select this function again to end the playback of the release phase SKYLIFE Tip All zooming and scaling functions and also marker editing can be used during sample playback View Display With the functions in this menu you can change the window size zooming scaling markers visibility and the general appearance of WaveRobot WaveRobot s Window allows you to change the window size of WaveRobot You can choose between Default Shift F11 Panorama Ctrl F11 and Toggle Default Panorama User F11 or Tab With the F11 key ort he Tab key on your computer keyboard you can toggle between these different views Frame Area allows you to change the waveform view This function is comparable to the functions in the Views Pos amp Zoom section see page 50 You can choose between the complete overview
73. e the selected Project between the release SHIFT CTRL S Save the selected Project SKYLIFE 99 SampleRobot Operation Manual Appendix SampleRobot with another name or to P Samples another location ALT SHIFT D Duplicate the selected CTRL ALT S Save all Projects SampleRobot Project including Key SampleRobot Samples CTRL P SampleRobot Open the Preset Manager CTRL N SampleRobot Create a new Multi Sample CTRL Q SampleRobot Quit application CTRL Delete Delete the selected Multi CTRL C SampleRobot Copy the selected Multi SampleRobot Sample Sample except Key CTRL D SampleRobot Duplicate the selected Samples Multi Sample except Key SHIFT CTRL C Copy the selected Multi Samples SampleRobot Sample include Key CTRL SHIFT D Duplicate the selected Samples SampleRobot Multi Sample including CTRL V SampleRobot Paste Multi Sample except Key Samples Key Samples from CTRL I SampleRobot Import Single Sample clipboard Soundlibrary SHIFT CTRL V Paste Multi Sample with CTRL F1 SampleRobot Export selected Project as SampleRobot Key Samples from WAV files clipboard CTRL ALT F1 Export only the Key ALT N SampleRobot SampleRobot Samples loop area of the ALT Delete key Delete the selected Project selected Project as Wav tile SampleRobot CTRL F2 SampleRobot Export selected Project as Dimension preset ALT D SampleRobot Duplicate the se
74. eRobot waveform in the editor or in waveform with a centered SampleRobot Operation Manual 98 SKYLIFE Appendix N right click on the Set the Note Out marker O markers to the window s waveform in the editor or size in WaveRobot ALT I WaveRobot Show sample informationen R click on the waveform Set the Release In marker ALT T WaveRobot Toggle between centered in the editor or in loop markers WaveRobot F2 WaveRobot Hide all markers R right click on the Set the Release Out marker F4 WaveRobot E E ETE ETE waveform in the editor scrolling during playback X click on the waveform Set the crossfade marker on or off in editor or in WaveRobot F5 WaveRobot Lock or unlock waveform B click on the waveform Set the backward forward on the x axis to prevent in the editor or in crossfade marker vertical drift WaveRobot F6 WaveRobot Slow down normalize the ALT A WaveRobot Scale the complete zoom factor waveform to the window s Right click on the OSC Open a window containing SIZE button in SampleRobot oscillator s parameters C ALT N WaveRobot Scale the waveform SampleRobot Activate Deactivate MIDI between the note markers Capture to the window s size l CTRL O SampleRobot Open a Project ALT L WaveRobot Scale the waveform l between the loop markers SHIFT CTRL O Open the last saved Project SampleRobot to the window s size ALT R WaveRobot Cana dhe waver CTRL S SampleRobot Sav
75. ection The values are identical and will be updated when changed in one area SampleRobot Operation Manual 28 Note Length offers a field for entering the lenght of the single note sample in seconds With last which can be activated by clicking the small square button you can add an additional sample length SampleRobot will use the 1st length for the first sample recording and last for the last sample recording The sample length between these values will be scaled This is useful for lower notes that need to be sampled mostly longer than higher notes Release Length offers a field for entering the length of an additional sample release time in seconds The Release Sample is a separate sample recording that starts playback after the regular sample ends playback It can be triggered automatically after a note off message A Release Sample can catch the release phase of a note Similar to Note Length you can set the Ist and last parameters Use Release Length for sounds with a release phase or a release effect like reverb delay etc Autoloop activates the automatic loop search and loop set function of SampleRobot Only with active Autoloop you have access to the loop parameters see page 41 XF Crossfade activates the automatic crossfade loop which calculates fades in the sample This SKYLIFE The Control Elements in Detail creates overlaps for smooth loop transitions see page 42 e BF Backward Forward acti
76. ection is similar to the Project window The Multi Sample window is part of a project and there you can handle all settings regarding Multi Samples Mostly a Multi Sample is identical to a special articulation SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail e g velocity layer of a sound program You should name a Multi Sample with the characteristic of the corresponding sound layer for example Velocity 64 or After Touch 127 Right click on the desired Multi Sample and enter the name in the pop up window If you rename an existing Multi Sample the audio data Key Samples will be renamed automatically to avoid name conflicts Click on the new button to create a new Multi Sample The settings will be taken from the Preferences del Delete deletes the selected Multi Sample while dup Duplicate will create a copy of the selected Multi Sample With the arrow buttons it is possible to move selected Multi Samples in the Multi Sample list up and down The REC button starts the recording process for a selected Multi Sample Important When you deselect the auto button underneath REC you switch to semi automatic recording e g for recording non MIDI instruments This button is identical to the auto button in the Project window Read more in the chapter Recording on page 84 Some basic recording parameters e g Note Length from the Multi Sample Record Settings can also be found in the Multi Sample s
77. eeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 87 Appendini A 90 Tips amp Tricks for the daily work with SampleRobot 90 SaMpleRObOt U Pdalesics an vie csrtsctaeelouseus s S 97 Keyboard Shortcuts and Edit Commands 006 97 Error Messages and Troubleshooting cccceceeeeeeeees 102 seul VO MIEN CS ce tacts cautroarant at 104 GIOS ANY er Cuter ve cin ran el oad eeate ata een caren 106 SKYLIFE Introduction Introduction What can SampleRobot do With SampleRobot 3 you can create your own virtual musical instruments as well as sound and loop libraries very easily SampleRobot 3 offers cutting edge sampling technology It includes Cakewalk s Dimension LE software sampler which is connected via a clever export bridge SampleRobot s exports automatically show up in the preset browser of Dimension LE and can be played instantly as virtual instruments in any VST host environment Building high quality instruments was never easier SampleRobot 3 also contains WaveRobot 3 the professional loop editing audioware Your complete sound studio in your computer SampleRobot gives you total mobility SampleRobot is the missing link between sound source and software sampler It has never been easier to record audio and create Multi Samples in one go The program is designed to work practically completely on its own while the user keeps full control of all parameters manually And SampleRobot s sampling engine is non destructive S
78. efined by the Loop In marker to the left side and the Loop Search Length marker to the right side WaveRobot searches a similar area in the rest of the waveform from Loop Search In marker to Loop Search Out marker for a smooth loop transition The Loop Search Length value can be entered as a percentage of the loop length Higher values give a better result but cause also a longer loop search time This parameter is identical to the Loop Search Length marker In general WaveRobot finds the optimal loop position and also good alternative Loop Search Results Use different search markers settings to experiment with the Autoloop function Together with SampleRobot the Loop Search In and Loop Search Out marker are identical to the values in the Multi Sample Record amp Autoloop Settings Please read also the corresponding chapter in this manual on page 21 More tips and tricks for loop search can be found on page 95 Loop Search Results markers cant be moved They mark alternative positions for the Loop Out marker after an Autoloop process Loop Search Results are SKYLIFE 49 displayed as double arrows that mark the exact alternative loop position in the waveform With the function Move Loop Out to next Loop Search Result CTRL L in the WaveRobot Edit menu you can set the Loop Out marker directly to the next Loop Search Result By pressing CTRL L several times you can toggle between all alternatives Try this function if the standa
79. ers in WaveRobot A marker is a special label for an exact time position within a sample All markers can be edited the same way e As soon as you move the mouse pointer next to a marker flag or next to the play cursor the mouse pointer will be surrounded by cross wires and you can see time information about the dedicated marker in the Information display on the left side of the WaveRobot window e Click and hold a marker flag and move the mouse left or right to move the marker accordingly SKYLIFE e Another way to set markers is entering a direct value as desired in samples seconds or as a percentage Right click on the marker flag to open an input pop up field e Press N Note markers L Loop markers or R Release markers on your computer keyboard and click in the waveform for positioning the corresponding markers directly N click sets the Note In marker N right click sets the Note Out marker L click sets the Loop In marker L right click sets the Loop Out marker R click sets the Release In marker R right click sets the Release Out marker Impossible markers positions like Loop In before Note In will be ignored automatically e A complete loop can be moved with all crossfade markers Loop In crossfade markers Loop Out when you hold SHIFT while clicking and moving the Loop In or Loop Out marker Under certain circumstances some markers can not be moved freely A crossfade area for example can have
80. ettings of SKYLIFE 25 the Multi Sample section Attack Velocity Release Velocity After Touch and all MIDI controller data Monitor Display The MIDI Monitor display shows all incoming MIDI data in decimal and hexadecimal numbers Next to the status byte also first and second data values are shown The comment row gives you more information about the MIDI data type The last four entries are displayed permanently until you push the Clear button Use the MIDI Monitor to analyze your incoming MIDI data for example to specify a MIDI controller or to recognize a program or bank change message Audio Out Device In this section you define a monitor audio output for listening to your recorded samples The Audio Out Device list contains all available ports of the audio interfaces of your computer system Choose the desired interface port by clicking the plus minus buttons You can also open a selection list by right clicking CP Button Control Panel Click on this button located next to the Audio Out Device display to open the control panel of your ASIO audio hardware Keep in mind that your ASIO driver must be SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail activated and that it must have a control panel Otherwise the CP button won t work You also find this button in the MIDI and audio settings in the Multi Sample section Report Errors This button should be always activated It reports errors during audi
81. ey Samples this name can be used for the file s name as an option Tip When importing a wave file via Drag amp Drop the corresponding file name can be adopted as the Key Sample name The semi automatic recording process allows entering a key name directly after each recording You can right click on the Virtual Key to open the sample in the Note Loop Release Editor The letter E underneath the corresponding key indicates that this sample is opened in the editor Click on the WaveRobot button or shortcut W to open a Key Sample in WaveRobot for comfortable fullscreen editing It is not possible to display the Key Sample simultaneously in the Note Loop Release Editor and in WaveRobot Please see page 45 to read more about WaveRobot If you hold down L on your computer keyboard and click on the small waveform underneath a selected Virtual Key you can lock the sample to avoid unwanted deleting and replacement caused by a new recording session After locking a Key Sample the small waveform then turns into the letter L for Locked SKYLIFE The Control Elements in Detail Hold the backspace key on your computer keyboard and click on a Key Sample to delete it permanently from your hard disk Be careful this operation can not be undone It is possible to move copy or swap Key Samples on the Virtual Keyboard Just hold down the SHIFT key on your computer keyboard while dragging a Key Sample to the desired key on the Virtu
82. ey on the Virtual Keyboard Switch off the auto function to start the semi automatic recording e g for non MIDI instruments Editing samples After finishing the recording process you can edit your samples in the Multi purpose window Right click the desired key on the Virtual Keyboard to load it into the Note Loop Release Editor The sample will be displayed in the editor window Only physical samples keys that contain a Key Sample can be opened The letter E below the key marks the actual loaded sample In the graphical editor you can change the note start and end as well as you can work with different automatic loop functions You find more on that on page 37f You can also click on the WaveRobot button in the Multi purpose Settings or shortcut W on your computer keyboard to open the integrated loop editing software WaveRobot as a scalable window with additional editing functions Read more on this on page 45 SKYLIFE Playing samples To playback recorded samples you first have to choose your audio hardware in Audio Out Device in the MIDI Monitor section Clicking on a key of the virtual keyboard that contains a recorded Key Sample playbacks the sample Additionally you can play the corresponding MIDI note on a connected MIDI master keyboard In the Note Loop Release Editor and in WaveRobot you can also playback samples For more information on this please read the pages 37 and 55 Exporting samples You can export
83. eyed out in SampleRobot s Audio In Device display giving you the information that this format is not supported either by your audio interface or by SampleRobot If you want to sample in 24 bit resolution you should prefer an ASIO driver Some ASIO drivers support only 24 bit recording mode If you want to record in 16 bit format you can use the MME driver SampleRobot Operation Manual 90 Another possibility is using 24 bit recording and then changing the bit rate fort he sample export see page 76 Testing the MIDI Ports and Audio Inputs To make sure that your MIDI setup is fully operational and prepared for SampleRobot you should perform the following test e Select in display MIDI In Device in the MIDI Monitor section the physical MIDI interface input to which a MIDI master keyboard is connected e Switch on the MIDI Thru function in the MIDI Monitor section e Select in display MIDI Out Device in the Multi Sample section the physical output of your MIDI interface to which your sound source synthesizer is connected Make sure that the audio outputs of your sound source are connected to the inputs of your audio interface directly or via a mixer so that SampleRobot can receive an audio input signal e Select in display Audio In Device in the Multi Sample section the physical input of your audio interface to which your sound source is connected SKYLIFE Appendix e Make sure that the MIDI Channel in SampleRobot s
84. font com SKYLIFE Appendix e International website for audio software and plug ins http Awww kvraudio com e International web portal for music hardware and software http www harmony central com e International web portal for music hardware and software http www sonicstate com SKYLIFE 105 SampleRobot Operation Manual Appendix Glossary After Touch The majority of contemporary keyboards are capable of generating after touch messages When you press harder on an after touch capable keyboard s key that you are already holding down a MIDI after touch message is generated This feature enables you to play the musical performance even more expressively e g after touch adds vibrato SampleRobot supports after touch messages You can use different Multi Samples to capture the sound changes caused by an after touch message Aliasing Aliasing is an audible side effect occuring in digital systems as soon as a signal contains harmonics higher than half of the sampling frequency Attack Attack is an envelope parameter Attack is a term that describes the ascent rate of an envelope from its starting point to the point where it reaches its highest value The attack phase is initiated immediately after a trigger signal has been received e g after you play a note on the keyboard SampleRobot recognizes the attack phase of a sample automatically and sets the Note In marker to the starting point SampleRobot Operation
85. for adding effects to a sound such as slowly swelling vibrato changing the stereo panorama position and influencing the filter s frequency SampleRobot offers complete remote control of your MIDI gear to create dynamically playable Multi Samples Key Sample A Key Sample in SampleRobot is a recorded sample that belongs to a selected key All Key Samples are displayed as little waveforms underneath the Virtual Keyboard Layer A layer is normally a part of a sound program or a different articulation Most synthesizers sounds contain SKYLIFE 107 up to four layers oscillators parts etc and use different velocity layers for each sound A sampler can have different sample velocity layers for each key which are triggered by pressing a key with different velocities SampleRobot can rebuild the dynamics of a recorded sound by using several Multi Samples see chapter Working with Projects and Multi Samples on page 91 MIDI The acronym MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface MIDI was developed in the early eighties As a result various types of electronic musical instruments developed by different manufacturers could interact Before that time a communication standard for heterogeneous sound devices did not exist except voltage control so MIDI was a significant advance It makes it possible to link devices together via simple uniform connections Basically this is how MIDI works One sender is connected
86. for an exact time position within a sample All markers can be edited in the same way e Click and hold the marker flag and move the mouse left or right to move the marker accordingly e Another way for positioning markers is to enter a direct value as specified in samples seconds or as a percentage Right click on the marker flag to open an input pop up field SKYLIFE SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail e Press N Note markers L Loop markers or R Release markers on your computer keyboard and click in the waveform for positioning the corresponding markers directly L click sets the Loop In marker L right click sets the Loop Out marker N click sets the Note In marker N right click sets the Note Out marker R click sets the Release In marker R right click sets the Release Out marker Impossible markers positions like Loop In before Note In will be ignored automatically e A complete loop can be moved with all crossfade markers Loop In crossfade markers Loop Out when you hold SHIFT while clicking and moving the Loop In or Loop Out marker Under certain circumstances some markers can not be moved freely A crossfade area for example can have at most the same length as the length from sample start to Loop In Special function SHIFT right click on the X or BF X marker will open a pop up window where you can select the crossfade characteristic Linear Sine a couple of e
87. ge 84 for more information about the check boxes 85 SampleRobot Operation Manual Recording On the right part of the window you find an information display the Tuning Oscillator see also page 34 and the Countdown function Click on the START button to begin the semi automatic recording process The recording process is similar for each note The information display shows the first selected note that will be recorded Click on the Oscillator button to start a permanent test tone for checking the tuning pitch of your instrument If necessary tune your instrument accordingly Click the button again to stop the test tone You can change the test tone s colour click one of the check boxes fort he waveforms sine square or sawtooth Zo dajust the volume of the test tone use the buttons directly below Vol The audio device that is selected in the Audio Out Device display is used fort he oscillator s playback In the Countdown field you can enter a countdown for the delayed recording start This is heldpful if you need a little time to get to your instrument The default setting is 2 0 seconds SampleRobot Operation Manual Click on Begin with Countdown SampleRobot counts backwards to zero and starts the recording for the first note Keep in mind that the Note Length settings in the Multi Sample section see page 28 do not have any effect when recording in semi automatic mode The duration of the recording is defined
88. he REC button in the Multi Sample section when auto is deactivated Semi automatic Record selected Project Shift Alt R starts the semi automatic recording procedure for the selected Project It is designed to record non MIDI sound sources key by key This function is identical to the REC button in the Project window when auto is deactivated Semi automatic Record all Projects Shift Ctrl Alt R starts the semi automatic recording procedure for all Projects It is designed to record non MIDI sound sources key by key SampleRobot Operation Manual You will find more information in the chapter Recording on page 84 View This menu allows you to change the size and the look of the SampleRobot window Main Window is an option to change the window size of SampleRobot to half size Half Size Normal Size Shift F11 or double size Normal Big F11 or Tab via a dedicated drop down menu Depending on your screen resolution the SampleRobot main window can be scaled up to four different window sizes Panels are masks for different sections of the graphical user interface giving you a better overview Hide Show MIDI In Data Shift H masks or shows the MIDI Monitor Hide Show MIDI Controllers Shift J masks or shows the MIDI Controller section Options Extras Here you can make additional program settings These settings will be saved automatically when you quit the SampleRobot application WaveRobot W opens WaveR
89. highest key as MIDI numbers and note values Next to the right value field you also see the number of available keys in the sample range Important hint You can play your connected MIDI sound generator via the Virtual Keyboard or via a MIDI master keyboard MIDI Thru has to be active when the MIDI button on the right Sample Range Selector is active The MIDI Out device must be defined as described under MIDI Out Device on page 29 Selection of Key Samples Key Samples are defined by the selected notes on the Virtual Keyboard Those Key Samples will be recorded by SampleRobot Key Samples can be empty before recording or filled by a recorded sample There is more than one possibility to select Key Samples SKYLIFE 33 e If you want to record all keys between the Sample Range Selectors simply press the all button All keys will be selected e CTRL click on a Virtual Key to select or deselect it e Hold CTRL and hit a key on your MIDI master keyboard to select or to deselct the corresponding key in SampleRobot Be sure to choose the adequate MIDI In Device before e Press the Step button to select keys according to a fix step width For example if the left Sample Range Selector is set to the note c1 and the step value is 3 every third key from c1 on will be selected c1 d 1 f 1 al c2 d 2 and so on You can set step values from 1 to 64 Another selection type can be activated by pushing the Inv button Cli
90. ians that work on an Intel Mac computer with BootCamp or Parallels Desktop for Mac e all sound designers e all sound library developers e film composers e Djs e laptop performance artists SampleRobot Operation Manual SKYLIFE Introduction Overview Below you see an overview of the basic SampleRobot modules MIDI In Device MIDI Capture z System Credits Channel AEN a EET Project Settings Decimal Hexadecimal Status Datei Deta Status Datel Deta a Multi Sample izeiaren DCS RECORD Settings re foes EONIA COME N Multi Sample Audio Out Device for WAV Playback EXPORT Settings fe Backgrounds Projects 4 A B 00000 New Del Oup 3 Multi Samples 3 REC MIDI Out Device MIDI Controllers 2 active Nex Del 0 0 4 Sacto SUGEEST o senese Channe m cl Note Len 25 Audio Forr Attack Vel Release Wel After Touch a Autoloop XF BF JE om Ea i a Audio In De LA O kavi Info Beep futclosc uoi NLR WR SKYLIFE 7 SampleRobot Operation Manual Introduction MIDI Monitor on page 24 Project Window on page 26 Virtual Keyboard with Sample Range Selectors on page 32 Multi Sample Administration Section on page 27 MIDI and Audio Settings of the Multi Sample Section on page 29 MIDI Controllers List in the Multi Sample Section on page 31 Multi purpose Window on page 19 and 37f oo 0
91. ies under Show Markers enable you to show hide certain markers These functions are comparable to the buttons in the Display section Please read also page 51 SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail e Draw Grid shows or hides the background grid We e Preferences ALT P opens a window with a couple recommend activating this function because it helps of basic settings These settings will be saved you to keep the orientation while zooming waveforms automatically when you quit WaveRobot If you are using WaveRobot in conjuction with SampleRobot you will also find all preference parameters in SampleRobot s Preferences Please refer to page 81 You can specify individual precision thresholds in e Draw Connection between Markers connects disconnects a pair of associated markers e g Loop In and Loop Out graphically e Colorize Note Loop Release Areas is an option to WaveRobot for the note recognition process colorize the areas betweenassociated markers e g deactivate Use the Values of SampleRobot s Record Note In and Note Out for a better overview Settings of the selected Multi Sample All other settings are identical to the Preferences settings in SampleRobot If you make changes in WaveRobot the preferences in SampleRobot will be updated and vice e Autoscroll during Playback F4 scrolls the waveform during audio playback so that the plackback cursor is always visible in the waveform window When edit
92. iggered A common application for triggering is to start an envelope by hitting a key SampleRobot supports release sample triggers to create authentic Multi Samples SKYLIFE IF E D SKYUFE MUSIC KOENIGSALLEE 43 D 71638 LUDWIGSBURG SSRA www samplerobot com www skylife de
93. ing versa a waveform we recommend deactivating this function Therefore you can use the shortcut F4 on your k b d Parameters for Auto Note and Auto Release computer ey oard B Use Lue Yehe of eeto Threshold Precision In 0 9 0 coarse 1 fine cancel _ Multi Sample Threshold Precision Out 0 5 0 coarse 1 fine e With the function Lock Key Sample to middle of bd Misc window F5 you can preventvertical drifting of the Audio Out Device E ree waveform while editing and zooming ss ae Length at Begining 25 samples pays E ibs beh a Lengthat End 25 Samples A osai Slower Zoom F6 decreases the zoom factor allowing lt a C Gray p emporary Directory rowse you to zoom more precisely E samplerabot Path and Filename of a Sample Editor O pt i O n s Ext ras C Programme Steinberg WaveLab 6 WaveLab exe Here you can specify additional program settings SampleRobot Operation Manual 62 SKYLIFE The Control Elements in Detail Help Here you find additional information about WaveRobot e About WaveRobot opens a window with information about the WaveRobot application e Quick Help Key Commands opens a window with a list of all key commands in WaveRobot Additional key commands are shown in the menus right next to the corresponding functions e Internet Links can be used to connect you to websites and additional content regarding WaveRobot You need an internet connection on your computer for accessing the lin
94. ion Controller 94 page 28 to create identical layers So you only have to make a few parameter changes for each layer all other settings are copied If a Project fits your demands you should save it as a Preset Working with MIDI Controllers To get a more realistic and a more versatile acoustic duplicate of your MIDI sound source on a sample base you should record several Mulit Sample layers of a sound program with different sound settings The MIDI Controllers List is designed for remote control of your MIDI gear to get exciting sampling results Keep in mind that every sound source reacts differently to incoming MIDI controllers and that the same MIDI controller can cause different sound changes on different sound programs The corresponding user manual of your MIDI gear will give you an overview over all MIDI controllers and the dedicated sound changes If your sound generator is equipped with knobs faders or switches that can send out MIDI controllers you can SKYLIFE Appendix use the MIDI Monitor in SampleRobot to identify the desired controller e With the MIDI Capture function activated click on the corresponding button or press C on your computer keyboard various MIDI data like all played note velocities and all incoming MIDI controllers information will be captured automatically in the Multi Sample section allowing perfect MIDI remote control of all sound sources Read more on page 25 Meet your
95. is received The release phase begins immediately after Note Off regardless of the envelope s current status For instance the release phase might be initiated during the attack phase SampleRobot uses own markers to define the release phase of a sample While exporting these releases will be saved as separate Release Samples Release Sample Trigger SampleRobot can record the release phase of a sound to create a separate Release Sample that can be triggered sampler and then release the dedicated key As soon as you are releasing the key the normal sample playback stops and the Release Sample starts playing A lot of software sampler feature release triggers Use this function in SampleRobot to record the depth and room information of the original instrument Release Velocity MIDI release velocity can be generated by some MIDI keyboards when you are releasing a key Not many keyboards support release velocity Release velocity can be transmitted in SampleRobot SampleRobot Operation Manual Appendix Root Key The root key defines the original pitch of a recorded instrument or of a sample Each root key represents a specific key on the keyboard Key Samples in SampleRobot contain the dedicated root key information This information will be created automatically during recording and is also available in exported files Sample Rate This is the frequency representing the amount of individual digital sample scans per second that are
96. k Meter for optimal results aR Automatic Release Click on this button to activate the automatic release markers positioning The small button above the aR button allows you to switch the release function on and off aL Autoloop Click on this button to activate the automatic loop finding function Depending on the sample content and on the Loop Search markers this process may take some time A progression monitor is displaying the current state You can cancel this process with the Escape key on your computer keyboard The small button above aL allows you to switch the visibility of the Loop Search markers on and off The Loop Functions of the Editor SampleRobot uses optimized functions for sample loop playback Loop Click on the small button to activate the loop function Only when activated the loop markers are displayed Autogain compensates phase problems in the crossfade area automatically Activate this function if you notice a change in volume during crossfade Autogain is available for all X Fade loop types only BF X Fades do not support the Autogain option X Fade activates the automatic crossfade loop The function copies the sample area before the Loop In marker and fades it gradually and in real time into the area before the Loop Out marker Before the Loop Out marker there is the crossfade area where those two parts melt together The X Fade function creates an overlap for a smoother loop transition The X F
97. ks Program Menus in SampleRobot Tip Keep in mind that all important menu functions can also be accessed via keyboard shortcuts The corresponding shortcut is displayed next to the menu function s entry Take use of the shortcuts to work more efficiently with SampleRobot File The file menu contains all menu entries regarding storing and opening SampleRobot data SKYLIFE 63 Open Project Ctrl O opens a window for loading SampleRobot Projects Save selected Project Ctrl S opens a window for saving the selected Project Save selected Project as Shift Ctrl S opens a window for saving the selected Project with another name or to another location Save all Projects Ctrl Alt S opens a window for saving all Projects simultaneously as single Projects Preset Manager Ctrl P contains and manages over 80 basic presets for different sampling situations and different instruments This helps to start quickly without having to know SampleRobot in detail You can create your own Presets by saving Projects to the Presets folder A description of the selected preset can be found in the field Description Select your desired MIDI settings MIDI Out Device Channel and Program and audio settings Audio In Device und Audio Format before you click on the Load selected Project button You can delete unwanted presets with the Delete selected Preset button Be careful deleted presets can not be restored All presets are located in
98. l be rendered SKYLIFE 73 during export on base of all markers and loop settings Sample information before the Note In marker will not be exported Crossfades will also be rendered to the file to save CPU power when using a software sampler The original recordings the Key Samples in SampleRobot will not be changed or deleted during this process Of course SampleRobot will render all loops also the complex forward backward combinations to the export files so that they are compatible with all available software samplers e Import WAV FilesSimply drag and drop one or more wave files to SampleRobot s Virtual Keyboard The samples will be imported and mapped automatically SampleRobot can read the Root Key information from the wave file as well as from the file s name If desired existing loop points can also be imported Function Use File s Loop or ignored Function No Loop Copy to Key xy allows you choosing the current key where the imported sample was dropped to You can also use the original Root Key of the sample Copy to File s Root Key if this information is included in the file Set Key s Name to Filename allows you to use the file name as the Key Sample s name If you import more than one WAV file simultaneously a dialog with serveral additional option comes up Copy to File s Root Key Copy to Filname s Root Key Copy to File s Root Key if available elso to Filename s Root Key SampleRobot Operatio
99. le s Silence Markers moves all silence markers in all Key Samples to the same absolute sample positions as the loaded Key Sample s silence markers Use this function when the automatic transient recognition Note In Note Out does not work precisely for determining the attack transient of a sample This could happen if there are background noises or some other volume peaks recorded before the beginning of the sample With this function you can exemplarily define an area in a Key Sample that contains the background noise or other volume peaks SampleRobot will treat the area between the silence markers as silence If you execute the function Auto Note for all after that SampleRobot will then search again all Key Samples for transients that have got higher volumes than the maximal volume found between The Control Elements in Detail the silence markers In other words you can specify a threshold with the silence markers The maximum peak between the silence markers is the maximum background noise level The first peak found in the sample that is higher than that maximum silence level will be chosen by SampleRobot as the Note In position Make all Note Lengths equal the loaded Key Sample s Note Length sets all Note Out markers of all Key Samples so that each note length is equal the current Key Sample E g this function is useful if you have generated different sample lengths during the semi automatic recording process
100. le for Autoloop for all Once you have found optimum loop points in one Key Sample you can apply those settings to all other recorded Key Samples in the Project or SampleRobot Operation Manual 96 Multi Sample This is done very cleverly SampleRobot and WaveRobot do not transfer simple absolute marker values but they do an automatic loop search for each Key Sample Tips for editing Markers Since editing sample lengths and loops is non destructive in SampleRobot and WaveRobot markers are designedto help you shaping your sounds easily for export You can show or hide markers change the positions and prelisten to the results directly Editing markers is even more comfortable if you are using WaveRobot Auto Note for all is useful e g if you have dragged WAV files that contain silence at the beginnings and at the ends to SampleRobot s Virtual Keyboard With this option you can correct all sample starts Note In markers and sample ends Note Out markers at the same time f you are using Release Samples in your Project and you would like to switch off the Release Sample functionality for all Key Samples of the selected Project Multi Sample at the same time you can use the option Turn Release off found in the Auto Note Auto Loop for all dialog SKYLIFE Appendix aa ian O ae SampleRobot On the SampleRobot website there will be new program SHIFT J She or hidaihe MDI updates available from time to time The fastest way
101. lected Project except Key CTRL ALT F2 Export selected Project in SampleRobot Operation Manual 100 SKYLIFE Appendix SampleRobot SampleRobot SoundFont2 format for CTRL F3 SampleRobot Export selected Project in rgc audio SoundFont2 format SHIFT CTRL F5 Export selected Project in CTRL F4 SampleRobot Export selected Project in SampleRobot SoundFont2 format for HALion format VSampler CTRL F5 SampleRobot Export selected Project in SHIFT CTRL F6 Export selected Project in coundront oral orr SampleRobot SoundFont2 format for 24 Kontakt CTRL F6 SampleRobot Export selected Project in CTRL E SampleRobot Open dialog Estimate Time WAV format for Gigastudio and Size CTRL F7 SampleRobot Export selected Project in CTRL R SampleRobot Start automatic recording NN XT format for the selected Multi Sample CTRL F8 SampleRobot Export selected Project in P l l WA AN ena ato Emio ALT R SampleRobot Start automatic recording for the selected Project SHIFT CTRL F1 Export selected Project in SampleRobot Wiisilestation format CTRL ALT R Start automatic recording RINE SampleRobot for all Projects SHIFT CTRL F2 Export selected Project in SampleRobot SoundFont2 format for Independence ara Multi Sample SHIFT CTRL F3 Export selected Project in SampleRobot SoundFont2 format for SHIFT ALT R Start semi automatic MachFive recording for the selected SHIFT CTR
102. left and right besides the Virtual Keyboard you can select the sample range You can choose if all notes all or only the adjusted steps step will be recorded SampleRobot Operation Manual Selected keys will be highlighted Click CTRL on a virtual key or CTRL playing a midi note selects or deselects a virtual key Set up of MIDI controller data The MIDI controller list of the Multi Sample section can be used to specify one or more MIDI controllers and the amount how deeply the sound that is to be recorded is influenced by this controller Activate the desired MIDI controller by clicking the square button and choose the value by turning the knob clockwise Testing the audio and MIDI outputs Activate the MIDI button on the right Sample Range Selector to play the sound of your connected MIDI sound generator via the Virtual Keyboard or a connected MIDI master keyboard MIDI Thru in the MIDI Monitor section must be activated Click on the monitor switch near the Audio In Device or press the Peak Meter button in the Multi purpose settings to check the audio signal input of your sound generator Recording samples Click on the REC button in the Project window to arm the recording process The record window appears and you can start the recording procedure SKYLIFE Quick Start Based on the number and the length of notes the recording process may take a while After that you will see a small waveform under each selected k
103. lution 1024 X 768 16 bit color A DXi 32 bit or X64 RTAS Pro Tools 6 x amp higher or VSTi capable host application RTAS support and native Windows x64 DXi support SampleRobot Operation Manual Installation Installation of SampleRobot 1 Insert the SampleRobot DVD into your DVD drive Launch Windows Explorer or open the My computer window 2 Double click the symbol for the drive that holds the SampleRobot DVD 3 Double click on the SampleRobot_ installation program 4 Follow the on screen instructions Installation of Cakewalk Dimension LE 1 Insert the included DVD into your DVD drive Launch Windows Explorer or open the My computer window 2 Double click the symbol for the drive that holds the DVD 3 Double click on the Dimension LE installation program symbol 4 Follow the on screen instructions Hint You can install Dimension LE also under Mac OSX In this case it is not possible to directly export samples SampleRobot Operation Manual from SampleRobot to the program browser of Dimension LE You have to copy all samples the corresponding SFZ file and the prog file manually to your Mac Included Premium Multi Samples SampleRobot comes with even more than one Gigabyte of Multi Samples in Soundfont 2 format sampled from classic synthesizers You can load and play them with most software samplers The Multi Samples can be found on the installation DVD and are also available via
104. ly calculate optimum loop points in the sample Intermediate is appropriate for our sound program Auto Loop Settings 2 Select a percentual position in the sample for the loop start If you would like to record sounds that need some time to reach the sustain phase choose higher percentages In our SampleRobot Operation Manual Ultra Quick Start example we choose Loop starts at 50 of the Sample s Length Click on the button Finish to end the Project Wizard SampleRobot now generates a Project with your settings and calculates the recording duration and the disk space required The Recording The recording window comes up automatically after finishing the Project Wizard Start the recording process by clicking on button Start Recording Small sample icons underneath the virtual keyboard show you the progress during recording If you have set up a Project in semi automatic recording mode you have to start and stop the recording manually for each key selected Keep the recording with Keep recorded Key Sample and RECORD NEXT or discard it with Discard recorded Key Sample and RE RECORD IT There are also options to name the sample view it in WaveRobot and to listen to various sections of the sample Audio Export as Dimension Preset Use the following procedure to save your recorded instrument and to automatically transfer it as a virtual instrument preset to Cakewalk s Dimension LE or Dimensio
105. mple 2 dB Normalize only Note and Release is an option to normalize the area between the note markers and the area between the release markers only Normalize Left Right equally is an option to normalize both channels simultaneously if you have recorded samples in stereo When deactivating this function both channels of a stereo sample will be normalized independently Normalize all Samples in the Project each Sample will be normalized to the maximum Level SKYLIFE The Control Elements in Detail of the Multi Sample it belongs to normalizes all e Key Samples in selected Project Multi Sample Multi Samples of a Project Therefore each Key shows the number of all available Key Samples in Sample will be normalized to the absolute peak the selected Project and the Multi Sample level which was found in the associated Multi Sample Every Multi Sample layer will be analyzed pe ORE eee Cae ean OMs separately resulting in a perfect Multi Sample e Change Gain works similar to the normalize function normalization In other words For each Multi except that the adjustments of the samples levels can Sample all dedicated Key Samples_ will be be defined by a relative value Use this function to normalized to the corresponding peak level of that change the level of all samples equally e g gain all Multi Sample samples 3dB With this function you can boost or lower the level of Multi Samples and Projects without loosing the indivi
106. n The value Length at End is used during the export for the fade out rendering Note Out Release Out Please keep in mind that the Click Pop Reduction function must be activated before exporting the audio files It only affects exported samples Display s Color offers five different color modes for the SampleRobot user interface Set current Settings as Default copies the current settings from the SampleRobot main window automatically to the Preferences So you do not have to adjust settings twice Help Here you find additional SampleRobot information Take use of the help functions they are worth it About SampleRobot opens a window with infor mation about the SampleRobot application SKYLIFE The Control Elements in Detail e Internet Links let you access websites regarding SampleRobot and WaveRobot You need an internet connection on your computer for this function e Show Quick Info Tool Tips F1 gives you short function descriptions and some hints when working with SampleRobot When moving the mouse pointer over displays and buttons this information is shown int the lower left window border We recommend to leave this option activated e Quick Help Key Commands opens a window with a list of common key commands in SampleRobot All other key commands are displayed next to the function name in the dedicated menu entry Most of the key commands for the Note Loop Release Editor will also work when using WaveRobo
107. n Manual The Control Elements in Detail Copy starting at Key xy in no special order Just select the desired option to map your imported samples In both dialogues existing Key Samples can be kept Keep existing Key Samples or overwritten Overwrite existing Keys Samples during import Please note that there is no Undo function when existing Key Samples were overwritten after import No Loo fa Copy to Key 67 g3 js File s Root Ke V Set Key s Name to Filename e Import Single Sample Soundlibrary Ctri 1 enables you to import audio data with automatic truncation and keyboard mapping fuctions An example On a sampling CD you find an audio file which contains 25 bass drums in one track Normally it would be necessary to truncate and save each bass drum manually in a wave editor SampleRobot is SampleRobot Operation Manual doing this process automatically Here is the step by step description Import Single Sample Soundlibrary g Audio File Browse E dance_projekt4udioloffbeat_bass wav Analyze Options lt i Minimum Sound Length 9 025 sec Maximum Silence Length in a Sound 0 25 sec Silence Threshold 40 dB Samples per Block 20 7500 500 samples Result Found 4 sound s e Create a new Project and select the corresponding number of keys on the Virtual Keyboard where the new samples should be mapped after import e Click on the Import Single Sample Soundlibrary in the
108. n Pro software sampler for instant playability In SampleRobot Operation Manual the menu Import Export choose Export selected Project as gt Cakewalk Dimension Preset or use the key command CTRL F2 Please keep in mind that Cakewalk Dimension LE or Dimension Pro must be installed on your computer An export settings window comes up In most cases you can click directly on the Continue button Choose a name for the exported instrument and click on the Export button Open the exported instrument in Dimension LE Open Dimension LE in your host application e g Cubase Click in the Program Browser of Dimension LE s user interface to load a sound program In the list you will find the entry SampleRobot Inside this folder there is your exported project Click on the program s name to load the sound into Dimension LE Play the instrument on your MIDI keyboard If you have recorded more than one velocity layer the velocity response of your sampled instrument in Dimension LE will be similar to the original instrument In Dimension LE you can shape and polish your instrument s sound with filters and effects Tip If you need an overview of all SampleRobot key commands you should use the Quick Help function in the Help Info menu SKYLIFE Quick Start Quick Start On the following pages you will find instructions for a quick entrance to SampleRobot explaining the most important basic functions to you step by step
109. n as found in audio sequencer like Cubase or Ableton Live In the lower area underneath the waveform display you find different playback buttons to start pre listening to different regions of the Key Sample Keep in mind that you have to define an audio interface in the Preferences window which can be found in the Options Extra menu All Note Loop Rel Cursor Sto gt gt o e o m e All Click on the All play button to playback the complete Key Sample All markers will be ignored e Note Click on the Note play button to playback the sample from the Note In marker When the loop function is active the playback of the loop area will be repeated until you push Stop A faster alternative to stop start the playback is to hit the space bar on your computer keyboard After stopping the playback of the release area if used will start e Loop Click on the Loop play button to playback the loop area between the loop markers The playback of the loop area will be repeated until you push the Stop button SKYLIFE e Rel Release Click on the Release button to playback only the release phase of the sample e Cursor Click on the Cursor button to playback the sample from the current cursor position e Stop Click on the stop button to stop the playback When Release ON is active see page 54 the release phase will start playing automatically after pressing the Stop button Press Stop again to end the playback of the release area
110. o playback for example when 8 bit audio data is played back with an incompatible audio card Selection of the Name Display Click on one of the four buttons to change eB ea the way names will be displayed in ABCDE SampleRobot B displays all long names with dots in the beginning only valid for the displays while A will set dots at the end of the names A B shortens the names in the middle while ABCDE shows the whole names in smaller letters Backgrounds Clicking on one of the five background buttons changes the color and texture of the SampleRobot user interface Select your favorite surface Backgrounds ecco SampleRobot Operation Manual 26 The Project Window Projects 4 REC New Dei dup DE y Mostly a Project is identical to a single sound program of a synthesizer or sound module The Project window handles all Projects A Project can contain one or more Multi Samples You should name a Project with the name of the corresponding instrument and the sound name e g Waldorf Blofeld Octopussy Pad Right click on the desired Project and enter the name in the pop up window If you rename existing Projects the audio data Key Samples will be renamed automatically to avoid name conflicts SKYLIFE The Control Elements in Detail Click on the new button to create a new Project The settings will be taken from the Preferences Of course you can also
111. obot for loop editing and marker adjusting WaveRobot offers a full screen SKYLIFE The Control Elements in Detail waveform display smooth zooming and professional loop editing tools Please read page 45f for more details ZoomRobot Z opens an additional window which shows the area around the mouse pointer in a higher resolution You can place this zoom window wherever you want ChessRobot Shift W will start in one of the future SampeRobot releases the integrated chess program to shorten your waiting time when working with larger sampling projects that will take some time to record ChessRobot will offer several skill levels Enjoy Preferences Alt P opens a window with a couple of basic settings These settings will be saved automatically when you quit the SampleRobot application The preferences will be used as default settings e g when you create a new Multi Sample Preferences Projects Defaults Multi Samples Defaults Data Path E samplerobot MIDI Out Device Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth Fireface 400 Midi 2 No MIDI Out J Auto Send Reset MIDI Controllers Channel Program 1 Vv 1 Attack Vel Release Vel After Touch 64 0 0 Audio Format 44 1KHz Mono 16bit ie 44 1KHz Stereo 16bit 48KHz Mono 16bit 48KHz Stereo 16bit pa 96KHz Mono 16bit 96KHz Stereo 16bit x Audio In Device Fireface 400 rey Cy Fireface 400 Analog 5 6 Firefa
112. of the Recording Show Estimations For V Keep locked Key Samples V Record only empty Key Samples C Selected Multi Sample Selected Project All Projects Estimated Duration of the Recording Process and Size of the stored Audio Data 2 minute s and 36 second s 12 11 Megabyte Record selected Multi Sample Ctrl R starts the automatic recording procedure for the selected Multi Sample It is designed for fully automated recording of MIDI sound sources This function is identical to the REC button in the Multi Sample section when the auto button is activated Keep in mind that the status of the auto button is irrelevant when you start recording by selecting this menu entry The status is also irrelevant for all other selections in the Recording menu SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail Record selected Project Alt R starts the automatic recording procedure for the selected Project It is designed for fully automated recording of MIDI sound sources This function is identical to the REC button in the Project window Record all Projects Ctrl Alt R starts the automatic recording procedure for all Projects It is designed for fully automatic recording of MIDI sound sources Semi automatic Record selected Multi Sample Shift Ctrl R starts the semi automatic recording procedure for the selected Multi Sample It is designed to record non MIDI sound sources key by key This function is identical to t
113. ons on the right Sample Range Selector control the audio and MIDI playback options Click on the OSC button to activate the Tuning Oscillator The oscillator can be played via the Virtual Keyboard or by a MIDI master keyboard Use the Tuning Oscillator to tune an instrument e g a guitar When the MIDI button is also activated you can play a connected MIDI sound generator simulataneously This is perfect to tune vintage synthesizers Right click the OSC button to open the parameter window for the Tuning Oscillator On the left side you can select an oscillator waveform Sine Pulse or Sawtooth On the right side you can control the volume of the oscillator by clicking the plus minus buttons Tuning Oscillator 2 volume ke 1 0 Keep in mind that you have to set up an Audio Out Device to listen to the Tuning Oscillator Click on the WAV button to activate the playback of sampled sounds via the Virtual Keyboard or via a SKYLIFE SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail connected MIDI master keyboard Only recorded samples can be played Please note that SampleRobot can only playback one Key Sample at a time Wave playback button and Tuning Oscillator button can not be activated at the same time Click on the Beep button to activate the playback of a test tone when you play the Virtual Keyboard The sound is played by your computer s loudspeaker and can be used to test the pitch of a key
114. ontains 4 5 Seconds Recording Length at 44 1 kHz Stereo 3 Layers 1 Step 61 Keys starting c1 No Loop Estimated Recording Duration 23 Min 38 Sec Estimated Size of Files 146 24 MB ha Load selected Preset Delete selected Preset SampleRobot Operation Manual Project Wizard The Project Wizard Strg W allows you to create new Projects easily It guides you step by step through all relevant parameters Use the Next and Back buttons to navigate between the different pages for the sampling settings Cancel closes the Project Wizard You can activate deactivate the Project Wizard at startup in the Preferences dialogue see page 81 96KHz Stereo Sbit 11 025KHz Mono 16bit 11 025KHz Stereo 16bit 22 05KHz Mono 16bit 22 05KHz Stereo 16bit 44 1KHz Mono 16bit 44 1KHz Stereo 16bit 48KHz Mono 16bit 48KHz Stereo 16bit 96KHz Mono 16bit 96KHz Stereo 16bit 44 1KHz Mono 24bit 44 1KHz Stereo 24bit 48KHz Mono 24bit AOU Skaran Akik Wizard Select the Audio In Sampling Frequency and Bit Depth Note During Export you can always do an Upsampling Downsampling This means you can record at high Resolution and then export a performance optimized Software Instrument at lower Resolution lt Back next gt Cancel Overview of the Project Wizard s pages e Project s Name e Project s Datapath SKYLIFE The Control Elemen
115. oop transition The Control Elements in Detail The Loop Search Length value can be entered as a percentage of the loop length Higher values give a better result but cause also a longer loop search time This parameter is identical to the Loop Search Length marker The value ranges from 0 1 to 10 default 0 2 Loop In Loop Search In define percentage values for the automatic loop search function Loop In defines the position in of the sample length where the the Loop In marker shall be placed default 30 0 Loop Search In defines the starting position in of the sample length for the Autoloop search and sets the Loop Search In marker default 55 0 accordingly The parameter Loop Search In is identical to the Loop Search In marker default 55 0 The Note Loop Release editor and also WaveRobot offer a Loop Search Out marker to limit the area for loop search to the right side of the sample X Fade Length Type for smoother loop transitions define the crossfade area as a percentage value of the corresponding loop length You can also select the crossfade curve characteristic Linear Sinus a couple of exponential and logarithmic functions BF X Fade Length Type for smoother loop tran sitions define the crossfade area as a percentage value SampleRobot Operation Manual 22 of the corresponding loop lenght by using the backward forward crossfade loop You can also select the crossfade curve characteristic Line
116. op markers are only available when the corresponding loop function X Fade or Bwrd Fwrd is activated Please refer to page 42 more details about the loop types e IN Loop Search In and S OUT Loop Search Out and the S LEN Loop Search Length markers are used for the automatic loop recognition The Loop Out marker is set on base of the search markers So all search markers influence the length and position of the resulting loop area during an Autoloop process In general SampleRobot finds the optimal loop position and also good alternative Loop Search Results Use different search markers settings to experiment with the Autoloop function The search markers can also be adjusted before the recording process in the Multi Sample Record amp Autoloop Settings see page 21 For more information about the search markers please read page 48 Display Symbols in the Editor A lot of display symbols and msam Osec Operc functions are available for a better sample analysis and for editing markers and loops SampleRobot Operation Manual 40 In the lower left corner of the editor window you can choose the displayed unit of markers positions The unit is displayed when you click a marker or when you move it Three display options are available e sam sample Click on the small button to display all values as unit samples e sec seconds Click on the small button to display all values as unit seconds e perc percentage Click on
117. ord amp Autoloop Settings before the recording They are valid for all sample recordings in the active Multi Sample So you can specify all loop characteristics even before audio gets recorded Working with an External Sample Editor SampleRobot offers the possibility to edit a sample in an external sample editor e g Steinberg Wavelab or Cool Edit The data path to the external application has to be specified in the SampleRobot Options Extras menu gt Preferences gt Misc A click on the Edit button in the editor will open the external sample editor application Edit with the corresponding sample Here are some hints for editing samples e Cut truncate and trim functions should not be used because it disturbes the Note In and Note Out recognition of SampleRobot SKYLIFE The Control Elements in Detail e Normalizing and audio restoration can be done without problems A very comfortable Normalize function can also be found in the Edit menu of SampleRobot If your sample contains a loop then the automatic loop recognition of SampleRobot should be used after all external processes e After you have stored a sample with an external sample editor you have to refresh it in SampleRobot by right clicking the corresponding Key Sample on the Virtual Keyboard WaveRobot SKYLIFE WaveRobot is a stand alone application for professional loop editing of audio files It is directly integrated in SampleRobot WaveRobot can autom
118. ote In Click on the small play button to playback the sample from the Note In marker When the loop function is active the sample will be played continously To stop the playback click on the SKYLIFE stop button Alternatively you can hit the space bar on your computer keyboard After stopping the note playback the release area if active will be played L Play Loop Click on the small play button to playback the loop area between the loop markers The playback stops when you click on the stop button R Play Release Click on the play button to playback the release area of the sample if active Stop Click on the stop button to stop the playback When a release phase is defined it will be played automatically after pressing the stop button Press stop again to end the playback of the release area The Automatic Functions in the Editor SampleRobot uses optimized automatic functions for editing Key Samples aN Automatic Note In Click on this button to activate the automatic Note In Note Out markers positioning SampleRobot places the Note In marker to the audible start and the Note Out marker to the end of the sample If the automatic process causes strange results you can try to change the Threshold Precision and the Latency parameter in the Multi SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail Sample Record amp Autoloop Settings see page 21 Check also the sampling level with the Pea
119. ouble loss of volume in lower velocity ranges by gaining low velocity samples during export We recommend to leave this function activated otherwise all samples will be exported with the originally recorded volume If the option Remove Audio after Loop Out is activated SampleRobot exports all samples without rendering the area between Loop Out and Note Out to reduce the file size of exported data This part of the sample will not be played anyway in most cases The export option Cakewalk Dimension Preset and all sfz export formats offer additional settings and direct mapping of Release Samples Those samples are mapped automatically for natural instrument s behaviour in the software sampler Often the transitions between note area and release phase sound unnatural because of different volumes Therefore SampleRobot can include crossfade information to the exported instrument The parameters Note s Release Length and Release s Attack Length define a small crossfade in seconds which is calculated in realtime later in the software sampler s SKYLIFE envelopes during play The result is a smoother transition between note and Release Sample Keep in mind that all export functions do not alter the originally recorded samples at all e Click on the Continue button to continue with the export operation Cancel aborts the export process operation and returns to main window e In the following window you can enter the name
120. p to Attack Velocity E Release Velocity After Touch Auto Range Overlap 0 EE e Multi Sample 3 Sound with attack velocity 127 Auto Range o Overlap 0 e Multi Sample 2 Sound with attack velocity 90 SampleRobot Operation Manual 92 SKYLIFE Appendix multi samples 3 cw ce Gu DW REC Velocity 127 Note Length Rel Length Autoloop XF BF i a Map to Attack Velocity E Release Velocity After Touch Auto Range Overlap 0 Please note that you do not have to make adjustments in the Multi Sample Export Setting for each layer As an alternative you can select Auto Range all to adjust the velocity range mappings for all Multi Samples at the same time After recording this Project this technique enanbles you to reproduce the velocity sensivity of the original sound in a software sampler SampleRobot will automatically set the right velocity mappings in the SKYLIFE Attack Vel Release Vel After Touch 2 te ms 93 dedicated software sampler format e g HALion format In other words with this multi layer technique it is very easy to create dynamically playable instruments Example 2 Project with three different velocity layers and with an additional after touch layer e Multi Sample 4 Sound with attack velocity 127 and maximum after touch value 127 REC a multi samples 5 new del dup HH Velocity 30 Velocity 90 Velocity 127 Velo
121. page 53 e Auto Loop offers the same function as the button Find Loop Out in the Loop Functions section see page 55 e Auto Release offers the same functions as the buttons in the Release Functions section see page 54 e With Auto Note Auto Loop for all you can apply loop marker settings and or note marker settings from one Key Sample to all other selected Key Samples in a Multi Sample or in a Project This is a very powerful function e g to apply similar loops to a bunch of Key Samples at the same time After choosing this function a dialogue box opens SKYLIFE The Control Elements in Detail Auto Note using the Multi Sample Record Settings moves the Note In markers for all Key Samples exept the loaded one based on the adjustments in the Multi Sample Record Settings Set all Silence Markers equal the loaded Key Sample s Silence Markers moves all silence markers in all Key Samples to the same absolute sample positions as the loaded Key Sample s silence markers Use this function when the automatic transient recognition Note In Note Out does not work precisely for determining the attack transient of a sample This could happen if there are background noises or some other volume peaks recorded before the beginning of the sample With this function you can exemplarily define an area in a Key Sample that contains the background noise or other volume peaks SampleRobot will treat the area between the silence markers
122. ples and markers just as you like and export them for further usage to a software sampler e Export selected Project as enables you to export the selected Project in the format of popular software samplers If you select this function a dropdown menu will open Each export file contains all single samples sometimes in one big file like the sf2 format with the dedicated Root Key and if available also with mapping information Keep in mind Export doesn t affect your original recorded samples The following export formats are supported WAV Files Strg F1 single files WAV Files Loop only Strg Alt F1 only loop area and including the loop markers Cakewalk Dimension Preset prog Strg F2 Cakewalk Dimenision sfz Strg Alt F2 SoundFont2 sf2 Strg F3 SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail Steinberg HALion xml Strg F4 Apple Logic Pro EXS 24 sf2 Strg F5 Tascam Gigastudio wav Strg F6 Propellerhead Software Reason NN XT sxt Strg F7 Emu Emulator X wav Strg F8 Wusik com WusikStation SND Shift Strg F1 Yello Tools Independance sf2 Shift Strg F2 MOTU Machfive Shift Strg F3 rgc audio sfz Shift Strg F4 Maz Sound Tools VSampler sf2 Shift Strg F5 NI Kontakt sf2 Shift Strg F6 Use this function as follows Select the desired Project in SampleRobot Select Export selected Project as from the Import Export menu Choo
123. position The X Fade marker now defines the normal SampleRobot Operation Manual 56 crossfade area between X Fade marker and Loop In marker at the end of the first cycle of the backward forward loop as described under X Fade With this function you can create very interesting loops and it can also be used if the X Fade loop gives bad results e g decaying sounds This loop type is completely unique and it is important that you understand how it works Please use the playback cursor see page 48 to get an impression how the BF X Fade works The cursor visualizes the audio playback position and furthermore itgives a visual feedback in all crossfade areas since the cursor can fade the color intensity during playback BF X Loop settings SKYLIFE The Control Elements in Detail Overview Loop flow for BF X The loop runs as follows Loop In forwards gt BF X Fade with smoothening in the area of loop playback turnaround gt backwards to X Fade marker gt X Fade crossover copied area before Loop In fades in backwards to Loop In gt again forwards and so on Hint If you move the BF X Fade marker to the left the rendered loop will be shorter because normal and reversed waveforms will overlap in the crossfade area X Fade Type Click on the display to select the crossfade curve characteristic for the X Fade loop Linear Sinus a couple of exponential or logarithmic curves BF X Fade Type Click on the displa
124. rbose mode V lt check to automatically close dialog after recording IV keep locked key samples IV record only empty key samples start Recording Click on Start Recording to start the recording process directly Close discontinues the procedure After the record dialog is closed SampleRobot will be ready for editing again During the recording process the Start Recording button is replaced by Pause Recording Click on this button if you would like to interrupt the recording process temporarily You can continue the recording process at any time by clicking on Continue Recording By activating Check for detailed verbose Mode you can monitor all recording actions in detail during the recording process Check to automatically close Dialog after Recording is an option to close the record window automatically after the last recording SKYLIFE Recording e Keep locked Key Samples is an option to protect locked Key Samples against overwriting by a new recording Please read also page 36 for more information on how to lock samples e Record only empty Key Samples is an option to record only selected keys which which do not contain a recorded Key Sample All previous recordings are preserved During the recording procedure you can monitor important actions in the record window The semi automatic Recording Process The semi automatic recording process is designed to record non MIDI sound sources key by key Below you
125. rd result of the Autoloop process does not meet your requirements lla Md me W224 Thy hal Whi Li dy A a Nal nh te pee ad i 24 a papi id ibs met MATE yada 5 it ELP EEN YT hA AARAA ARAS Silence markers define an area within the sample where only silence or background noise is located Auto Note In uses this area for its attack transition search to specify where the usable sample material starts The Silence markers are located at the beginning of a sample The Note In search starts at the Silence Out marker Since WaveRobot does an automatic silence markers adjustment under normal SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail circumstances it is recommended not to move silence markers If you have recorded a sample that contains some background noise and or clicks it might make sense to move the silence markers manually to let WaveRobot know where the silence is and how loud the silence is Then try the Auto Note or Auto Note for all see page 58 function to adjust Note In accordingly Display Symbols in WaveRobot A lot of display symbols and functions are available in the left area of the WaveRobot window for a better sample analysis and for editing markers and loops The Views Pos amp Zoom section offers buttons for scaling and centering the waveform or parts of it to the current window size The sample data and markers positions wont be affected since this function is only a
126. sburg Germany SKYLIFE Foreword SampleRobot Development Team Concept amp Production Software developement Concept amp Graphics User manual Version Software Version Manual Webdesign amp Development Shopdesign amp Development SKYLIFE Christian Halten Eric Mootz Holger Steinbrink 3 01 April 2008 3 01 April 2008 Thore Ganz Thore Ganz Pascal Prellwitz www prae sense de We would like to thank Aphex Twin audio workshop de team Benedikt Aufterbeck Cakewalk team Philippe D rogis Clay Duncan ESI team Christian Frentzen John Fuller Gina Garda Roman Glomb Yvan Grabit Prof Hans Joachim Haas Elke Halten Julie Halten Christian Hellinger Diana loannides Institut f r Musik und Medien Duesseldorf Arnd Kaiser Henning Lohner Jindrich Ma ner Guglielmo Mollo Juergen Mofgraber Danny Olesh Frank Orlich Andreas Preuss Jesse Recinos Ren G Ceballos RIDI Multimedia team Claus Riethmueller Andrew Rossa Mark Schaezle Joachim Trapp Marc Pierre Verge Helge Vogt Nicolai von Poncet Ansgar Wallenhorst Sandra Wildt WilliamkK Matthias Maz Ziegs Ingo Zwinzscher and anyone we have forgotten SampleRobot Operation Manual Content Content FOP OW OLG ponio 2 COND BEINN scassisasecaetevscaa costs ensusgussavassauuavasuantantanceyaietnagpeeantsrostnontmineauiens 4 VIVO UN ciO Macc 5 What can SampleRobot do ccsscssesersercessccecccsesceseees 5 COV OI ICIS
127. se another driver or another bit depth Choose the desired settings by clicking the plus minus buttons You can also open a selection list by right clicking Audio In Device Here you can choose an audio interface port or a sound card port to record your connected sound module It is possible to select different audio inputs for each Multi Sample The Audio In Device list contains all available audio interfaces with their dedicated audio input ports Choose the desired interface by clicking the plus minus buttons You can also open a selection list by right clicking CP Button Control Panel Click on this button located next to the Audio In Device display to open the control panel of your ASIO audio hardware Keep in mind that your ASIO driver must be activated and that it must have a control panel Otherwise SKYLIFE The Control Elements in Detail the CP button won t work You also find this button besides the Audio Out Device in the MIDI monitor section Audio Input Monitor Click on the small button to activate the Audio Input me Monitor You can see the incoming signal in the small meter display with overload control Use this monitor for checking the level of the audio input The Peak Meter will give you a more detailed input level overview in cB The activation deactivation of the Audio Input Monitor button is directly linked to the Peak Meter SKYLIFE 31 The MIDI Controllers List MIDI Controllers 2 acti
128. se your desired sample format from the drop down menu SampleRobot Operation Manual 76 Export Settings Dimension Program Frequency Depth Channels Same as Key Sample Same as Key Sample Same as Key Sample C 11 025 KHz 8 Bit Stereo 22 05 KHz C 16 Bit C Mono mix L and R C 44 1 KHz C 24 Bit C Mono only L 48 KHz C Mono only R C 96 KHz 192 KHz Release Crossfades V High Quality Resampling recommended Note s Release Length Adjust Samples Levels according to velocity Mapping recommended 0 5 seconds V Remove Audio after Loop Out recommended Release s Attack Length 0 1 seconds Continue Cancel A new dialog window opens Export Settings Here you can change sampling rate Frequency bit depth Depth and stereo settings Channels for the export process Unavailable options are greyed out The functions are useful to change the exported instruments sample quality for different reasons like economize CPU power when loading the instrument into your software sampler The option High Quality Resampling recommended should always be turned on for best sound quality Adjust Samples Levels according to Velocity Mapping increases the volume of samples in lower SKYLIFE The Control Elements in Detail velocity layers automatically This function is useful because most software samplers reduce the volume of samples at lower velocities automatically So this function prevents from an unwanted d
129. seful for analyzing all incoming MIDI data and also for setting up the MIDI Input and audio output SampleRobot Operation Manual 24 SKYLIFE The Control Elements in Detail MIDI In Device The MIDI In Device list contains all available MIDI interfaces with their MIDI inputs Choose the desired interface port by clicking the plus minus buttons You can also open a selection list by right clicking Be sure to use an input with a connected MIDI master keyboard Then if you play MIDI notes the monitor is showing the incoming MIDI data You also see circlets on the virtual keys as a visual feedback With the Channel function you can select a dedicated MIDI channel from 1 to 16 all for the MIDI receive process The MIDI Thru button activates the MIDI Thru function so that incoming MIDI data is automatically routed to the selected MIDI Out Device in the Multi Sample section This is useful to play a connected sound module directly via your MIDI master keyboard With the MIDI Capture function activated click on the corresponding button or press C on your computer keyboard various MIDI data like all played note velocities and all incoming MIDI controller information will be captured automatically in the Multi Sample section allowing perfect MIDI remote control of all sound sources SampleRobot can capture the following MIDI data by using the MIDI Capture function Program Change only when Program is active in the MIDI and Audio s
130. t e Quick Help Note Loop Release Editor opens a window with operation instructions and explanations for the Note Loop Release Editor e Activation opens a window with your serial number the challenge code and the dedicated response code of SampleRobot SKYLIFE 83 SampleRobot Operation Manual Recording Recording The automatic Recording Process The automatic recording process is designed for fully automated recording of MIDI sound sources Below you find a complete description of the automatic recording process Set up one or more Projects with corresponding Multi Samples Check all MIDI and audio connections by using the MIDI Monitor see page 24 and the audio Peak Meter see page 24 Select the desired data path in the Project Settings see page 19 Keep in mind that every Project can have its separate data path The auto button underneath REC must be activated for automatic recording Click on the REC button in the Multi Sample section if you want to record one Multi Sample Click on the REC button in the Project window if you want to record one Project In addition you can start recording by using the recording function in the Recording menu There you will also find a function to record all Projects Please read page 79 for more information SampleRobot Operation Manual 84 The record window appears in the MIDI Monitor section Record the selected multi sample 1 keys lt check for detailed ve
131. the Loop ON function is activated X Fade Crossfade Loop and BF X Fade Crossfade Backward Forward markers define the loop transitions of a sample The X Fade area can be adjusted in the waveform region before the Loop Out point BFX defines two crossfade areas the area around the alternation point and the X Fade area These special loop markers are only available when the corresponding loop function X F or Bwrd Fwrd is activated Tip To understand the complex loop functions of WaveRobot it is important to use the Play cursor from time to time It visualizes the audio playback position and furthermore it gives a visual feedback in all crossfade areas since the cursor can fade the color intensity during playback Try different loop types and crossfades The cursor always informs you what area is played at that moment Loop Search In and Loop Search Out and the Loop Search Length L Search Length markers are used for the automatic loop recognition and have influence on the length and positions of the loop area WaveRobot finds the optimal loop position and duration This search function can be controlled by moving the search markers Loop Search In defines the starting SKYLIFE The Control Elements in Detail position for the Autoloop search and Loop Search Out defines the end position for the search process Loop Search Length defines a search pattern length that is used for the Autoloop search process This search pattern is d
132. ti Sample layers SKYLIFE 23 Note Loop Release Editor Click this button to open the Note Loop Release Editor for extensive loop and marker editing of the selected sample For more information please refer to the chapter The Note Loop Release Editor on page 37 of this manual WaveRobot Click on this button to open WaveRobot as a separate window WaveRobot is designed for professional Autoloop searching and marker editing For more information please refer to the chapter WaveRobot on page 45 SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail The Peak Meter gives you a graphical overview of the fae Ato incoming audio signal The incoming level is shown in dB es en oe ee with an overload control Use the Peak Meter to set and DENT ate control the audio input level est SD i jas oe j ai pee Please note that the activation deactivation of the Peak rice ii Hiki 09 Pare Meter also affect the Audio Input Monitor in the Multi hall aa Sample Section and vice versa CS Loop Overlay XF a The MIDI Monitor Misc CS Zero Crossing Us Click Pop Red MIDI In Device MIDI Capture oa oe TE fl Chane SET Cdn BD b ie we 1 mn Decimal Hexadecimal Sa Aata Clear Status Datai Data Status Datel Deta Comment Peak Meter 17669199 Bo 45 63 Audio Out Device for WAV Playback Report Errors a The MIDI Monitor is u
133. to one or several receivers For instance if you want to use a computer to play a synthesizer then the computer is the sender and the synthesizer is the receiver With a few exceptions the majority of MIDI devices is equipped with two or three ports MIDI In MIDI Out and in some cases MIDI Thru The sender transfers data to the receiver via the MIDI Out jack Data is sent via a cable to the receiver s MIDI In jack MIDI Thru has a special function It allows the SampleRobot Operation Manual Appendix sender to transmit to several receivers It routes the incoming signal to the next device without modifying it Another device is simply connected thru this unit So it is possible to create a chain of receivers which can be addressed by the sender Of course it makes sense that the sender is able to address each device individually Consequently there are additional rules so that a sender can reach each device individually With the MIDI Thru function in SampleRobot you can control external sound sources thru SampleRobot via a MIDI master keyboard MIDI Channel This is a very important element of most messages A receiver can only respond to incoming messages if its receive channel is set to the same channel as the one that the sender is using to transmit data exception MIDI Omni Mode Consequently the sender can address specific receivers individually by using different MIDI channels MIDI channels 1 through 16 are availabl
134. ts in Detail Available Audio In Device Sampling Frequency and Bit Depth Recording Automatic or Semi automatic Available MIDI Out Devices MIDI Channel and MIDI Program Sampling Range Velocity Layers and Key Step Note Length and Release Length Auto Loop On or OFF Auto Loop Settings 1 Simple Intermediate Complex Auto Loop Settings 2 Starting Point of Loop Finish Information window Start Recording For more information about the different pages of the Project Wizard please refer to our Ultra Quick Start on page 12 SKYLIFE 65 Save selected Project as Preset saves the selected Project as a preset You can name the preset in the dialog box Get Name from project will rename the Preset to the Project s name Default Description will add information in the description field about how many layers are involved and about the time and size estimation Additionally you can enter information about the preset manually Create Projects from Soundnames opens a window to import a text tfile with sound names This function is useful if you like to sample a whole sound bank from your external sound source You can let your Projects be named automatically based on the sound names in a text file Therefore the currently selected Project will be used as a copy template to create the desired new Projects with the right sound names and the corresponding MIDI program change messages Use this function as follows e Create a standard te
135. u want to get a fast overview over the editor functions choose the Quick Help Note Loop Release Editor entry in the Help Info menu Basic Operations in the Note Loop Release Editor The sample waveform can be scaled and moved for comfortable editing e Click and hold in the waveform and move the mouse to the left right up or down to move the sample waveform If you move the sample to the leftmost position you see a display with additional sample information e Right click in the sample waveform to display a centered zoom point Hold the right mouse button and move the mouse to zoom the waveform vertically or horizontally e When you zoom a waveform the right and left side of a stere sample can drift away Press and hold the SHIFT key click and hold the mouse button in the waveform and move the mouse up or down to 38 graphically move both sample channels closer together You can also create a graphical overlap of both channels to see differences and common zero crossings in the sample channels e Click and hold SHIFT press the right mouse button and move the mouse up or down to zoom the waveform only vertically With the operations above you can easily optimize the waveform display for your own needs If you have lost the overview during editing press the small button next to the letter A Show All in the upper display area to switch to the general waveform overview The Markers A marker is a special label
136. ue in dB It is possible to enter positive and negative values e Gain Change only Note and Release changes the volume for the area between the note markers and the release markers only e Gain Change Left and Right changes the volume for both channels of a stereo sample e Gain Change only Left changes the volume only for the left channel of a stereo sample SampleRobot Operation Manual Gain Change only Right changes the volume for only the right channel of a stereo sample Find max Level in sel Project is an automatic function to find the absolute peak level in the selected Project Find max Level in sel Multi Sample is an automatic function to find the absolute peak level in the selected Multi Sample Find max Level in Note Loop Release Editor or in WaveRobot is an automatic function to find the absolute peak level of the loaded Key Sample in the Note Loop Release Editor or in WaveRobot Gain Change all Samples in the selected Project changes the volume for all Key Samples of the selected Project batch processing Gain Change all Samples in the selected Multi Sample changes the volume for all Key Samples of the selected Multi Sample batch processing Gain Change Sample in the Note Loop Release Editor or in WaveRobot changes the volume for the Key Samples in the Note Loop Release Editor or in WaveRobot SKYLIFE The Control Elements in Detail Warn if Clipping will occur displays a warning messag
137. und from a connected Waldorf Blofeld hardware synthesizer If you should not own a Waldorf Blofeld you can use any other MIDI synthesizer instead e Project s Name Name your Project first e g Blofeld Pad e Project s Datapath Choose a data path for audio recordings and Project data by clicking the button Browse For example you can create a folder named SampleRobot data on your hard disk e Audio In Devices Choose the corresponding audio input of your audio device Use this input for connecting the Waldorf Blofeld e Sampling Frequency and Bit Depth Select the desired sampling frequency and the Bit depth for example 44 1 kHz Stereo 16bit e Recording Choose between Automatic Recording for sampling acoustic and other non MIDI instruments and Semi automatic Recording If your instrument is SKYLIFE Ultra Quick Start controlable via MIDI as in our case you should select Automatic Recording MIDI Out Device only for Automatic Recording Select the MIDI output of your MIDI interface Connect this output with the MIDI input of your sound generator So we use the Blofeld s MIDI In MIDI Settings only for Automatic Recording Choose the desired MIDI transmit channel and the corresponding MIDI program change to remote select the desired sound program in your synthesizer We would like to record sound program no 9 which receives MIDI data on channel 1 Therefore we select MIDI channel 1
138. und names e Inthe Name field you can specify the notation and the numbering of the Project names The default is SampleRobot Operation Manual 66 NonamePrj lt i gt lt n gt The name NonamePrj is a prefix and will be used for every imported text file name Here you should enter the name of your sound generator lt i gt indicates the corresponding sound number from 1 to 128 based on the values in the field Number s to process lt n gt is the name in the textfile An Example Import a text file containing three soundnames like With Love ScaramangAtmo and Goldfinger Pad and enter 1 3 in the Number s to process field In the Name field enter the following text string Waldorf Blofeld lt i gt lt n gt The preview creates the following list 3 Project s Waldorf Blofeld 001 With Love Waldorf Blofeld 002 ScaramagAtmo Waldorf Blofeld 003 Goldfinger Pad When you finally click the OK button SampleRobot creates the corresponding named Projects automatically The dedicated MIDI program change messages are also included in each Project SKYLIFE The Control Elements in Detail Recent Projects Shift Ctrl O shows the latest loaded projects The shortcut is for directly loading the last used Project Quit closes the SampleRobot application SampleRobot doesnt like this command Edit Here you find the edit functions for recorded samples Copy Selected Multi Sample except Key
139. utton for the selected controller Next to that are the input value knobs SampleRobot Operation Manual 32 for the MSB Most Significant Byte and LSB Last Significant Byte located The values are shown in decimal and hexadecimal numbers You can also enter values with a right click on the value display The current MIDI controller activation state is displayed as a small red point when active on the right side of the list window so that you have an overview which controllers are in use Read more information about MIDI controllers and about the practical usage on page 94f The MIDI Capture function in the MIDI Monitor Section allows you to copy MIDI controller values directly to the Multi Sample s MIDI controller section Read more on page 25 The Virtual Keyboard with Sample Range Selectors In the lower area of SampleRobot you see the Virtual Keyboard for selecting the sample range All settings can be made separately for each Multi Sample SKYLIFE The Control Elements in Detail Control Elements of the Selection Area Click and hold one of the two Sample Range Selectors and move it to the left or right The small grey stripe above the Virtual Keyboard enables you to move the complete selection range at once Click on the corresponding preset buttons on the left Sample Range Selector to choose a standard sample range 88 76 61 49 or 37 keys The small value field under the selectors shows you the lowest and
140. vates the automatic backward forward loop The loop area will be played forward and backward alternately containing two crossfades see page 43 The MIDI and Audio Settings of the Multi Sample Section MIDI Out Device Attack Vel Release Vel After Touch JEn on Brey o Aucio Format Audio In Device OG SKYLIFE 29 In this area you can specify detailed settings regarding the selected Multi Sample Every Multi Sample can have its own settings for the used MIDI and audio interface ports the MIDI channel the corresponding sound program velocities and after touch and the audio data format MIDI Out Device Here you can choose a connected MIDI interface port for each Multi Sample The MIDI Out Device list contains all available MIDI interfaces with their dedicated MIDI output ports Choose the desired interface port by clicking the plus minus buttons You can also open a selection list by right clicking With the Channel function you can select a dedicated MIDI channel from 1 to 16 all for the MIDI receive process If MIDI Thru in the MIDI Monitor section is activated you can play a connected sound module by using a MIDI master keyboard Keep in mind that each Multi Sample can have its own MIDI output port This enables you to record more than one sound module in one Project Channel 1 16 Here you can choose a MIDI channel for each Multi Sample that will be used for sending MIDI data SampleRobot Operation
141. ve In the MIDI Controllers List you can select the MIDI controllers that will be sent automatically with the note data You can set up different MIDI controllers for each Multi Sample This enables you to record very living sound programs with different modulation wheel settings filter cutoff settings or envelope phases An example can be found on page 93f SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail Auto Send Reset Activate this button for resetting all MIDI controllers after each sampling process We recommend not changing the default setting If you should experience recording problems like MIDI hang ups or delayed MIDI playback you should deactivate Auto Send Reset Send Reset Push this button to reset all MIDI controllers manually Keep in mind that some MIDI instruments don t support this reset request Clear All Push this button to reset all entries and settings in the MIDI controllers list MIDI Controllers Input Section In this list you have access to all usable MIDI controllers Use the arrows on the right side of the list window to scroll through all 120 MIDI controllers input fields You can see four input fields at a time The values and settings are almost the same for each controller The standard MIDI controllers are numbered from O to 120 The corresponding name is also displayed e g controller O Undefined or controller 1 Modulation Left most you can find an activation b
142. xponential or logarithmic curves The next articles describe the marker types in detail SKYLIFE 39 Note In N IN and Note Out N OUT markers define the sample start and end The Auto Note attack and release recognition aN sets the note markers automatically during recording You can also move the markers manually to adjust note start and end points Release In R IN and Release Out R OUT markers define the release phase of a sample The Auto Release recognition aR sets the release markers automatically during recording You can also move the markers manually to adjust release start and end points Release markers are only available when the release function is activated Loop In L IN and Loop Out L OUT markers define the loop area of a sample The Autoloop recognition aL sets the loop markers automatically during recording You can also move the markers manually to find the perfect loop start and end points Loop markers are only available when the loop function is activated For comfortable loop and marker editing you should use WaveRobot see page 45 X Crossfade Loop and BFX Crossfade Backward Forward markers define the loop transitions of a sample The X Fade area can be adjusted in the waveform region before the Loop Out point BFX SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail defines two crossfade areas the area around the alternation point and the X Fade area These special lo
143. xt file with the sound program names of your sound module that should be recorded Most manufacturers offer text files with all factory preset names on their websites Alternatively you can copy the names from a sound data administration application or write them manually into a file SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail e Click on the File meu gt Create Projects from Soundnames Create Projects from List of Soundnames Base Project test Browse Textfile containing the Sound Program Names C Dokumente und Einstellungen tsching Desktop Readme_First txt Project names Number s to process 64 project s 1 64 Da o Waldorf Blofeld 001 With Love Name Waldorf Blofeld 002 ScaramangAtmo Waldorf Blofeld lt i gt lt n gt Waldorf Blofeld 003 Goldfinger Pad Af Waldorf Blofeld lt i gt lt n gt Waldorf Blofeld 004 Pussy Galore Waldorf Blofeld 005 Muscade i e Choose the corresponding data path of the text file by clicking on the Browse button e The Preview button generates a preview of the Project names based on the selected text file e In the field Number s to process you can enter the program change numbers for the Projects you want create Pay attention on the correct spelling e g 1 64 The default setting is 1 128 You can also enter a row of numbers divided by commas like this 1 13 18 21 47 Keep in mind that the text file must contain all so
144. y Drumset 00 1 Multi Sample 055 5D 01 g2 way e lt msi gt upcounting Multi Sample layer index that starts with OO for the first Multi Sample in the project 01 for the second Multi Sample and so on e lt ms gt Name of the Multi Sample e lt mn gt MIDI note number 000 127 e lt kn gt Name of the Key Samples e lt n gt current MIDI note The option Short Default Name is a naming alternative to keep file names short Please note that not all place holders must be entered but to avoid naming conflicts during export some of them are essential With the button Browse you can specify your Destination Folder Preview creates a list of all file names before the export so that you can check the correct naming Tip If you want to name your samples according to the Key Sample s names e g that you entered manually during semi automatic recording or that were taken from files that were dragged to the Virtual Keyboard use the input box Name of WAV Files to enter the place holder lt kn gt only In the field Name of the WAV Files you can enter letters and special place holders e lt prj gt Name of the current Project Please keep in mind that SampleRobot overwrites equal file names during the export process automatically If an SampleRobot Operation Manual 78 SKYLIFE The Control Elements in Detail existing project contains equal sample names you should include all necessary placehol
145. y amp paste function of your Windows clipboard Hint The computer on which SampleRobot is installed doesn t need to be connected to the internet You can perform the challenge response procedure on every computer with internet access SampleRobot Operation Manual Ultra Quick Start Ultra Quick Start For the impatient user we have prepared an ultra quick start tutorial which guides you step by step through your first SampleRobot project Nevertheless we recommend reading the complete manual to learn more about all functions of SampleRobot Start the Software A double click on the SampleRobot program icon starts the software Project Wizard Settings The Project Wizards opens automatically after launching the program It is designed for creating sampling projects easily step by step In SampleRobot a Project is a kind of container for all the keyboard settings samples Multi Samples loop information and additional parameters You can set up blank projects for automatic recordings for sampling of MIDI instruments and semi automatic recordings for sampling of non MIDI sound sourdes manually key by key Please connect all instruments and sound sources in the way it is described on page 8 connections SampleRobot Operation Manual The Project Wizard helps you to set up individual sampling projects for your needs Click on the button Next to start In the following example we will record a string pad so
146. y to select the crossfade curve characteristic for the BF X Fade loop Linear Sinus a couple of exponential or logarithmic curves SKYLIFE 57 Autogain ON OFF Click on this button to activate the automatic gain adaption for all crossfade characteristics only X Fade function Autogain is a unique function that offers an automatic volume equilibration in the crossfade area e g necessary if phase eliminations in the crossfade area occur to get smoother transitions without audible volume changes Tip If you want to execute an automatic Loop In and Loop Out recognition for a couple of Key Samples in a Project or a Multi Sample at the same time please use the Auto Note Auto Loop for all function which can be found in the WaveRobot Edit menu Please read also page 58 Under certain circumstances the results of the automatic functions can be inappropriate In this case you should set the markers manually The Misc activation buttons that affect the way WaveRobot handles marker section contains two Misc Zero Crossing Click Pop Red positions Zero Crossing should be activated when you like that markers snap to waveform zero crossings positions in the audio where the amplitude is zero while dragging This helps you to avoid pops and clicks Especially when editing loops this function should always be SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail active If activated the Autoloop process will
147. you can set up a separate data path for each single Project SampleRobot Operation Manual The Control Elements in Detail Multi Sample Record amp Autoloop Settings Click this button to open a window for Multi Sample Record amp Autoloop settings The following settings can also be saved in the Preferences window in the Options menu Note Length is a field for entering the length of the single note sample in seconds With last which is activated by clicking the small square button you can add an additional sample length SampleRobot will use the 1st length for the first sample recording and last for the last sample recording The sample length between these values will be scaled This is useful for lower notes that need to be sampled mostly longer than higher notes SampleRobot Operation Manual 20 Release Length is a field for entering the length of an additional sample release time in seconds The Release Sample is a separate sample recording that starts playback after the regular sample ends playback It can be triggered automatically after a note off message A Release Sample can catch the release phase of a note Similar to Note Length you can set the Ist and last parameters Use Release Length for sounds with a release phase or a release effect like reverb delay etc Click Pop Red Click and Pop Reduction can be activated to suppress typical clicks and pops during the attack and release phase of

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