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List of Accessories ................................................................... 4
Features................................................................................... 5
Using the Manual ..................................................................... 6
Manual Organization ............................................................... 6
Finding Information Y ou Need .................................................. 6
Other Conv entions ................................................................... 7
P anel and Connector Arrangement ....................................... 10
A5000/A4000 Options ........................................................... 14
Handling the Floppy Disk Driv e(FDD) and Flopp y Disk ......... 15
Chapter 1 Setting Up
Setup Procedure .................................................................... 18
P ow er Connection.................................................................. 19
Audio Output Connections ..................................................... 20
Audio Input Connections........................................................ 23
MIDI Connections .................................................................. 25
P ow ering On and Off ............................................................. 27
Sound Check ......................................................................... 28
Chapter 2 Sampler Basics & Essential
Procedures
Sampler Basics.............................................................................. 32
Essential Procedures .................................................................... 37
Chapter 3 The A5000/A4000 System & Features
1. System Overview...................................................................... 58
Internal Str ucture ................................................................... 58
Sampling T one Gener ator ...................................................... 59
The Effect Stage .................................................................... 63
T otal EQ ................................................................................. 64
Controllers ............................................................................. 64
Sequencer ............................................................................. 64
I/O Interface ........................................................................... 65
Data Organization & Management ........................................ 65
2. The A5000/A4000 Functions.................................................... 68
A5000/A4000 Mode Organization ......................................... 68
Function T ree ......................................................................... 73
3. Basic Operation ........................................................................ 77
Common Mode Display F eatures .......................................... 77
Selecting Modes & Functions ................................................ 77
Selecting Display P ages ........................................................ 78
Editing P arameters ................................................................ 79
Executing Functions .............................................................. 80
Command Selection .............................................................. 80
Character Entry ..................................................................... 81
MIDI Input .............................................................................. 82
QUICK Entry .......................................................................... 83
T ree View Display .................................................................. 83
A/D Input ................................................................................ 85
MIDI Indicator ........................................................................ 85
Shor tcut Operation ................................................................ 86
Special Button Functions ....................................................... 86
F actory Reset ........................................................................ 86
Chapter 4 PLA Y Mode
About the PLA Y Mode.................................................................... 88
1. PROGRAM ................................................................................. 89
Program Select ...................................................................... 89
Program Mix........................................................................... 90
Program P o r tamento .............................................................. 91
2. SAMPLE..................................................................................... 93
Select Sample ........................................................................ 93
Select Sample from Sample Bank ......................................... 95
3. EASY EDIT................................................................................. 96
Mix ......................................................................................... 96
Output .................................................................................... 97
Out & Gain ............................................................................. 97
Filter ....................................................................................... 98
Pitch ....................................................................................... 98
Amplitude EG ......................................................................... 99
K ey ......................................................................................... 99
V elocity................................................................................. 100
Crossfade............................................................................. 100
Control ................................................................................. 101
4. EFFECT.................................................................................... 102
Effect Setup A ...................................................................... 102
Effect Setup B ...................................................................... 104
Effect Edit............................................................................. 104
5. SETUP...................................................................................... 107
S/H Speed ........................................................................... 107
AD Input ............................................................................... 107
6. CONTROL ................................................................................ 110
Program Controller A/B ........................................................ 110
Channel Setup ..................................................................... 112
Program LFO ....................................................................... 113
Chapter 5 EDIT Mode
About the EDIT Mode................................................................... 118
1. TRIM/LOOP.............................................................................. 120
W av ef orm ............................................................................. 120
Sample Information .............................................................. 124
Loop Remix .......................................................................... 125
2. MAP/OUT ................................................................................. 127
Mix & K ey Range ................................................................. 127
Pitch ..................................................................................... 129
Expand & V elocity Range ..................................................... 131
Lev el Scaling ........................................................................ 132
3. FIL TER...................................................................................... 133
Filter & EQ ........................................................................... 133
Filter Scaling ........................................................................ 135
4. EG............................................................................................. 137
Amplitude EG ....................................................................... 137
Filter EG ............................................................................... 138
Pitch EG ............................................................................... 140
5. LFO........................................................................................... 143
LFO ...................................................................................... 143
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