Hello,

Squeak, Andrea,

I have to admit I don't have any experience with samling.
The 9kpro is my first chalange.

First thing that I have noticed is that you both think the
11 sec is quite a lot for sampling a sound.
In that case I assume that shorter time is sufficient for recording and then
if I want to make the sound longer than the actual sample I have to apply the loops ?
Is that right ?
I have tried to make a shorter sample (3 sec) but I just get more frequent breaks
since they will show up every 3 sec instead of 11sec like before.
If I have a sample which is 11 sec long there is a bigger chance that I will not reach the
end of the sound so I will not hear the break at all.
That is not a case with 3 sec samples but you would probably agree with me that having 11 sec sample just to avoid break point is not very elegant solution since I loose my precious memory
for other samples.

How long is sufficient recording time for a simple sound which achieves its
final form right away ?

I am trying to sample some lead sounds from my Cs1x.
The sound is pretty much unchanged from the begining but
I need to keep its continuity since the original sound can be played as long as you
hold the key.

I have tried to play with loops but I couldn't make it very nice.
Even if I chose auto detect on the keyboard it doesn't remove that 'transition'
break.
Yesterday I have tried a software which allow you to edit wave forms and
it is much easier to find "better" spot for the start/end of the loop.

On my 9kpro I have indication of the signal level of starting and ending loop
point but even with same levels,the break is significant.
I do not see the wave itself so maybe that's why I can't match it like with the
software.

Could one of you confirm that I am not missing any steps in sampling but I just
need more practice to find the "right spot" for looping.

Here is what I do :
1. Record (0 - 11sec)
2. Edit wave sample and apply a loop
3. Save it as custom voice

Is there any step which can make the transition smoother ?


Thanks a lot !

Denis