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SINGLE MODE
CD3000XL OperatorÕs Manual Page 25
SINGLE MODE
SINGLE is where you may select and play programs. Pressing SINGLE gives this screen
display.
NOTES REGARDING THE CD3000XL’S SINGLE MODE
Before we look at the functions in this mode, please bear the following in mind.
SINGLE mode, as the name suggests, is essentially designed to play single programs.
However, for historical reasons, in order to be compatible with sound disks created on Akai
S1000, S1100 and the S3000 series, you can, in fact, play several programs at once. This is
done by setting two or more programs to the same program number (see below -
RENUMBERING PROGRAMS). Furthermore, you may have several programs active at any one
time and each of these may have a different MIDI channel so that they play multi-timbrally.
However, as mentioned, this is included here so that such disks created on earlier Akai
samplers can be used without tedious re-programming or conversion.
NOTES FOR EXISTING AKAI SAMPLER USERS
If you have used an Akai S1000, S1100 or any of the S3000 series samplers and are familiar
with the concept of several programs sharing the same program number, you may continue to
work in this way if you wish but we feel sure you will appreciate the speed and convenience of
the MULTI mode for layering and multi-timbral sequencing once you give it a try as it has many
advantages over the way earlier Akai samplers dealt with multi-timbral applications. However,
retaining the old method as well gives you the best of both worlds in that any setups you may
have using the older method can still be used plus you can avail yourself of the new functions
as and when you like. You may like to convert existing S1000/1100/3000 multi-timbral setups
into new MULTI files if you wish.
NOTE FOR NEW USERS
If you are new to Akai samplers but have had some experience of other sound modules, you
will probably feel more at home setting up multi-timbral data, layered programs and key splits in
the MULTI mode as this is more in keeping with how other sound modules work these days.
You can use the SINGLE mode for playing single programs. With that in mind, you may like to
skip a lot of this section as it really refers to the ‘old method’ of using earlier Akai samplers.
SELECTING PROGRAMS
Selecting sound to play can be done in several ways:
1 In the main SELECT PROG screen as shown above, turning the DATA control
will select different programs for playback.
2 Send MIDI program change commands from your keyboard, synthesiser,
sequencer or whatever MIDI controller you are using. You will note that the
CD3000XL uses ‘actual’ program numbers 1-128 - if your keyboard sends out
0-127, please bear this in mind as you will have to offset all program change
commands you issue by 1.
Whichever method you use for selecting programs, when the program is selected, an asterisk
appears alongside it number and the program number is indicated. One useful feature of the