Korg 2E ii User Manual

back of sample A producing “One-Two-Three,” 
sample B producing “One-Two,” and sample C 
producing “Two-Three.” (

A multisample consists of settings that make one or 
more samples sound in different areas of the keyboard. 
A multisample consist of between one and 128 
“indexes.” Each index contains parameters that specify 
the sample that will playback, the zone for which it 
will playback, the original pitch key, the playback 
pitch, and level etc.

When sampling an instrument that is able to produce a 
wide range of pitches, such as a piano, recording just 
one sample and using it (playing it back) over the 
entire pitch range will not produce a natural-sounding 
result. By using a multisample you can record separate 
samples for each pitch range, and assign these samples 
to their respective pitch ranges to avoid any unnatural 
sounds during playback. For example, you might 
record one sample per octave, and assign each of these 
samples to an index (keyboard area). All of the instru-
mental sounds in the TR’s internal preset multisamples 
are constructed in this way.

By assigning multiple samples such as phrase samples 
or rhythm loops to a multisample and arranging them 
across the keyboard, you can play multiple samples 
simultaneously. Since a different phrase could be 
assigned to each key, you can perform just as though 
you were using a pad-type sampler. Alternatively, 
these samples could be assigned at one-octave inter-
vals, and played as phrase variations with different 
playback pitches.

The TR can hold a maximum of 1,000 multisamples in 
its internal memory.
A multisample can be selected as the oscillator for a 
program, and played as a program. In a combination, 
they can be combined with preset programs, and used 
in a multi. They can be used with the arpeggiator to 
produce interesting results (for example, by using the 
arpeggiator to automatically play sound effects or spo-
ken samples).

The multisample and sample data in the Sampling 
mode is not backed up when the power is turned 
off. If you wish to keep this data, you must save it 
onto an SD card or external SCSI device before 
turning off the power.
After the power is first turned on, memory will not 
contain any multisample or sample data. You must 
first load previously-saved data before you can 
playback or edit any sample data.

When sampling in monaural from a mic, the output of 
an external audio device or mixer, or an instrumental 
sound such as guitar or synthesizer, connect the source 
to the AUDIO INPUT 1 or 2.

Guitars and other instruments with active pickups 
can be input directly, but instruments with passive 
pickups (i.e., without internal preamps) cannot be 
recorded at an appropriate level, due to imped-
ance mismatching. When connecting such instru-
ments, use a preamp or effect device.

1 Connect the mic or external audio device to the 

2 Set the AUDIO INPUT [MIC/LINE] switch to 

The AUDIO INPUT [MIC/LINE] switch affects 
both the AUDIO INPUT 1 and 2 jacks.

3 The [LEVEL] knob will be adjusted later. For now, 

4 In Sampling mode 1.1: Recording, select the Input/

5 In “Input 1,” set the various parameters that spec-

• “Lvl” adjusts the volume. Normally you will set 

this to 127.

MIC