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CD3000XL OperatorÕs Manual Page 95
ASSIGNING SAMPLES TO KEYGROUPS AND ZONES - SMP1
Samples are assigned to keygroups in the SMPL page. Pressing gives this display:
This is SMP1 (the first page to do with assigning samples - there are three in total). Here, for the
first time, we catch a glimpse of the zones mentioned at the start of this section. In this
example, the test program has one sample in it in zone 1. This has a velocity range of 1-127
and so will play across the entire keyboard. Compare that with this screen which shows a typical
three way velocity switch for a bass program:
Here you should be able to get a feel for the concept of ‘zones’. We have three separate
samples SOFT BASS, HARD BASS and PULL BASS and their velocity ranges are split 0-65,
66-95 and 96-127. You will also note the nice graphic depiction alongside it for each of the
three zones! Playing within those velocity ranges will play each sample accordingly allowing
you to emulate the many tones available from just one note of a real bass guitar.
If the velocity ranges overlapped (i.e. 0-70, 63-100 and 93-127) and (seen to the left of the
graphic display) is switched to ON, then the velocity zones will crossfade giving a smoother
response in some cases.
NOTE: If you play between two overlapping ranges (i.e. in the above example, if you play at a
velocity of 96), you will actually be playing two voices out of the possible 32. With such
generous polyphony, this shouldn’t be a problem unless you are driving the CD3000XL
particularly hard.
Another way to use the zones is for stereo samples and for layering sounds. For example:
This shows the assignment for a stereo piano sample. The left and right samples are assigned
to zones 1 and 2 respectively and both given a range of 0-127. These two zones would be
panned hard left and hard right in SMP2 (see below) to give stereo reproduction through the
L/R outputs.
NOTE: For stereo samples to play in stereo, they must be in the same keygroup and set up as
shown above.