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Lexicon 480L Owner's Manual
How to Use the Samplers
These general instructions apply to all samplers.
(Variations for SME samplers are in parentheses):
Recording
1. Single channel mono samplers record only from
the left channel. Dual and Stereo Samplers record
from both channels.
2. Adjust audio input levels (as shown on the LARC
Headroom display) for +6 dB on peaks.
3. Press REC to begin recording and notice the line
of "******" on the LARC under the label "RECORDING".
The 480L is now recording audio to memory. All sampling
presets will CAPTURE and preserve the sound
when the left channel audio exceeds -24dB on the
LARC. You may also, at any time, trigger capturing
manually with the CAP key. When triggered, the label
switches to "CAPTURING" and the "******" indicate the
remaining recording time. When the last "*" is gone,
press CHK to audition the sample. If you don't like the
sample, record again as many times as necessary.
Editing
4. When you have a satisfactory sample, use PAGE
to go to the editing page.
5. Use HEAD TRIM to remove excess material from
the beginning of the sample. Removing all silence from
the beginning of a sound is absolutely necessary for
accurate triggering with the audio play trigger. Always
trim only a little bit at a time, and use CUE (EDIT)
frequently to audition the results.
6. Use FORWARD TIME (TAIL TRIM) to remove
excess material from the end of the sample.
7. Use FADE TYPE to select a hard cut for percussive
material, or the normal 5 ms fast fade up.
Playing
8. When you have trimmed your sample, go to the
play page to select multiple play and triggering options.
The sampler's PLAY key is preset just like the CUE key;
press PLAY to manually trigger one play of the edited
sample. Press PLAY before the sample finishes to
manually retrigger the sample.
9. Use the RP, repeat, slider for more than one play
per trigger. The value is not used until the next time you
trigger PLAY, either manually, by MIDI, or with audio
level, so you may program it in advance. If you start a
large number of repeats and need to stop playback,
just press CUE.
10. Use the TLV, trigger, slider to set the trigger mode.
The samplers are preset with the slider all the way up
to respond to a manual trigger from the PLAY key or a
MIDI patch. Pulling the slider down to CONTINU-
OUSLY enables continuous repeats of the sample.
Adjusting TLV in dB selects a LARC level for audio
triggering from the left input.
11. You must press PLAY to arm the level trigger or
to start CONTINUOUS playing. If you wish to disarm
level triggering or stop continuous play, press CUE.
12. When the input signal level to the 480L reaches
the level you set with PLAY TRIGGER, the sample is
played back. For most of the samplers, playback starts
80 us after audio is detected. The sample is fully fadedin
5 ms later. The Forward/Reverse Sampler starts 115
microseconds after audio is detected. The level trigger
rearms automatically when each play is complete.
13. To prevent the sampler from accidentally retriggering
off incoming audio before the entire sample has
been played, all samplers with a RETRIG HOLD slider
have been preset to NO RETRIGGER.
14. To enable retriggering, set the RETRIGGER
HOLD somewhere above NO RETRIGGER. Select a
time that is short enough to allow retriggering as often
as you desire it, yet long enough to prevent retriggering
before you want it. Setting too short a RETRIGGER
HOLD can result in multiple retriggers from a single
sound.
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