Message 16/21
Date: 08-Sep-00 @ 08:17 AM -
RE: Yamaha A4000 sampler
Lesphonic
My experience is for the A3K but I think (!) it goes for the A4K.
You can create volumes on any harddisk. You can also select which volume you performing disk functions with using the Volume menu. If you try to save an entire volume it will obviously write over the volume which you have previously selected. if you don't want this to happen, just create a new volume on the disk and save over that. You can have loads of volumes on any disk or partition of that disk.
I organise things thus: each 250MB Zip disk (could be a partition for you) is labelled according to sample type (say Drums). That disk (partition) contains several volumes (say Breaks, Kits etc). I use these to store volumes I have created. If I create or load a new drumkit, I then save it either as a Samplebank or a Program within the relevant volume. I also have a seperate disk for projects/songs on which I create various volumes, one for each project.
The Yammy manual suggests that you will want to save volumes all the time, and for an individual project (containing drums, leads, basses etc) that is a good way of working. However for individial multisamples (samplebanks) or sounds, you can just save that sample or program (containing FX and EasyEdit settings) within an existing volume that has been suitably labelled.
You will need more than 8 volumes. Best to create partitions and then loads of volumes within each partition.
My apologies if this doesn't work for the A4K.