Korg 2E ii User Manual

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Sampling mode
The separately sold EXB-SMPL option can be installed 
in the TR to add high-performance mono/stereo sam-
pling functionality.
Features of EXB-SMPL
• 48 kHz 16 bit linear mono/stereo sampling.
• The EXB-SMPL includes a 16 Mbyte 72 pin SIMM 
sample data
 (waveform data) memory module. 
When this memory
 is installed in the TR, you can 
sample for approximately 2 minutes 54 seconds in 
monaural, or approximately 1 minute 27 seconds in 
stereo. By installing 72 pin SIMM modules, you can 
expand the memory to a maximum of 64 Mbytes
which will allow you to record up to four 2 minute 
54 second samples in mono (or four 1 minute 27 
second samples in stereo), for a maximum total of 
approximately 11 minutes 39 seconds of sampling 
time (approximately 5 minutes 49 seconds in 
stereo). (For details on expansion, refer to PG 
p.260.)
• A maximum of 1,000 multisamples and 4,000 
samples
 can be created.
• In Media mode you can load multisample/sample 
data from an SD card or SCSI media.
• Korg format or Akai (S1000/3000 samples, mapped 
multisamples only) format sample data, and AIFF 
or WAVE format sample data can be loaded. (Once 
data has been loaded into the TR, it will all be 
treated as Korg format sample data.)
Sample data created on the TR can be exported (out-
put) as an AIFF or WAVE format sample file.
• The external audio source that you are sampling 
can be processed by the one insertion effect to 
apply effects such as a compressor or EQ. The LFO 
frequency or delay time of the effect can be 
specified as a BPM value, which is highly effective 
when sampling phrase loops etc.
• Both auto sampling and manual sampling can be 
performed. With auto sampling, recording will 
begin automatically when the input level exceeds a 
specified threshold. In either method of sampling, 
you can make pre-trigger settings.
• The audio input supports both mic and line level 
signals.
• Data you sampled can be played immediately from the 
keyboard of the TR or by pressing the [AUDITION] 
key. It is also easy to convert sampled data into a 
program
, and use it as material for the TR’s HI 
synthesis system. Multisamples/samples that have 
been converted into a program can be used in a 
combination or song.
• The waveform can be viewed in the LCD screen, 
and edited by a variety of waveform editing 
commands that include rate convert (down-
sampling) and reverse playback.
The following commands are also provided.
Time Slice
This automatically detects the attack portions of a 
kick or snare etc. in a rhythm loop sample (a looped 
pattern of drums etc.), and divides it into separate 
rhythm instrument sounds. A pattern correspond-
ing to the divided samples is created automatically, 
so that you can immediately use the Sequencer 
mode RPPR function to play the pattern and adjust 
the tempo without changing the pitch. You can also 
do things such as adjusting the pitch of only the 
snare, replacing it with a different sample, or chang-
ing the playback timing on the sequencer, in this 
way creating a new rhythm loop based on the 
rhythm loop you started with. (Stereo samples are 
supported.)
Time Stretch
This lets you modify the tempo without changing 
the pitch of a sample. You can select either Sustain-
ing
 (suitable for sustain-type instruments such as 
strings or vocals), or Slice (suitable for rhythm 
loops on decay-type instruments such drums). Ste-
reo samples are supported.
Crossfade Loop
An important looping tool that helps smooth out 
irregularities in long loops which contain complex 
material. By executing Crossfade Loop, you can 
eliminate this problem and create natural-sounding 
loops.
Link (with Crossfade)
This allows you to join two samples into a single 
sample. You can also crossfade the overlapping por-
tion of the samples at this time, so that the volume 
changes gradually, producing a natural-sounding 
transition.
• The BPM Adjust function (playback pitch adjust) 
lets you adjust the playback pitch of each index so 
that the loop frequency matches the desired BPM 
value.
• Start, loop start, and end addresses can be specified 
in units of a single sample. Loop tunereverse 
playback
, and loop lock functions are also 
supported.
• The Use Zero function automatically searches for 
zero-cross points, making it easy to find the 
beginning or end of the waveform, or locations that 
will not produce noise when the sample is played 
back.
• The grid function displays a BPM-based grid on 
the waveform display, helping you to create loops 
or make waveform edits that match the desired 
BPM.
• Each multisample allows you to create up to 128 
indices
. Each index consists of a sample 
assignment, a key zone, an original key, a playback 
pitch, and settings such as level.
• The “Keyboard & Index” display lets you edit a 
multisample while viewing the assignments and 
zones of each sample.