Automap Samples If you have a number of samples that belong together, but haven’t mapped them to key zones you can use the “Automap Samples” function on the Edit menu. This is used in the following way: 1. Select all samples that belong together and load them in one go, using the sample browser. One of the samples will be assigned to a key zone spanning the whole range, and the rest will be loaded in to memory but remain unassigned. 2. Select Automap Samples from the Edit menu. Now all samples currently in memory (assigned or unassigned) will be arranged automatically so that: Each sample will be placed correctly according to its root note, and will be tuned according to the information in the sample file. Most audio editing programs can save root key information as part of the file. Each sample will occupy half the note range to the next sample’s root note. The root key will always be in the middle of each zone, with the zone extending both down and up in relation to the root position. Mapping samples without Root Key or Tuning information Some samples may not have any information about root key or tuning stored in the file. If the file names indicate the root key you can manually set it for each sample using the method described below. In a worst case scenario, i.e. no tuning or root key information whatsoever, you can still make use of the Automap function: 1. Select all samples that belong together and load them in one go, using the sample browser. One of the samples will be assigned to a key zone spanning the whole range, and the rest will be loaded in to memory but remain unassigned. 2. Manually set the root key, and adjust the tune knob if the sample needs fine-tuning. Without any information stored in the file, or if the file name doesn’t indicate the root key, you will have to use your ears for this step. Play the sample and use another instrument or a tuner to determine its pitch. 3. Select the next sample using the Sample knob, and repeat the previous step. Proceed like this until you have set a root key for all the samples in memory. 4. Select “Automap Samples” from the edit menu. The samples will be mapped according to their set root key positions! How Mapping Information is saved All information about key zones, high and low range, root key etc. is stored as part of the Sampler Patch. The original sample files are never altered!
