I have assembled all the components I can think of needed to use the sample playback capabilities of my Yamaha 9000 Pro but can’t figure out how to hook it all together and make it work. I have the 9000 Pro with 65 MB sample ram, a 6 gig hard drive installed, and a to-host cable. I’ve got a very capable Windows XP computer to use if needed. Also, I have, bought several CDs of sounds (mostly East-West brand sample collections). I have no Idea how to bring all this together into a useable form. How do I hook it together? How do I get the sounds from the CDs into the 9000 Pro? Do I have to make loops out of the raw sample sounds on the CDs before they are useable? See What I mean. I don’t have any idea where to start.

Thanks,

DVJ

I haven't used the 9000's sampler, but I've very familiar with sampling on other boards I've owned in the past such as the Yamaha EX-7, and a few others. Sampling on the 9000 shouldn't be difficult. Look in your manual regarding the sampling function on the unit. Are those loop CD's you have (audio) CD's? You can use any CD player and hook it directly up to the 9000, and sample directly that way. Then cut, edit, set loop points, ect using the keyboard. You don't need any crazy gear to do this. There should be a line in on the rear of the 9000 (should be a 1/4 inch jack). I used to use a simple portable CD player to rip samples. Also does the 9000 allow you to load samples from floppy? Granted floppy is quite limited though in size. If you want to take an audio sample from CD just simply place the CD in a CD player or portable CD player (portables work very well). If it's a large CD system just make sure you run the output from the unit to the input jack on the 9000 or if using a portable use the line (if it has one) or headphone jack and run that directly into the 9000. Enter the 9000's sampling function and go from there. After you get the sound you can do a lot to it. If you're using a CD with samples on it, then most often the loop point is very easy to set. You'll use the sample editing function on the 9000 to find the end point, and then set the loop.

Squeak

[This message has been edited by squeak_D (edited 07-10-2005).]

Sample CDs often come with preprogrammed samples and multisamples (used for most realistic instruments). For example, one sample is not enough to mimic a piano, so several samples must be used. The programmer sets the note ranges and velocity ranges for each sample of a multisample. Some instruments can import Akai formaat multisamples and preserve the programming. However, I don't know if the 9000Pro can do this.