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Chapter 15
Sampling
Used in conjunction with the Sampler Tool, Sound Forge® Pro software’s powerful editing capabilities allow you to create, edit, and
transfer samples between external and internal samplers. This chapter describes the procedures used to transfer (dump) samples
between the computer and sampler with the Sampler Tool.
Samplers
Samplers are devices that produce on-demand playback of audio samples at varying pitches. For the purposes of this manual, we will
concentrate on two basic varieties: external samplers and internal samplers.
External samplers
External samplers are typically capable of recording samples or transferring prerecorded samples into their memory. You can choose
between two methods to transfer samples to external samplers:
• MIDI Sample Dump Standard (SDS)
• SCSI MIDI Device Interface (SMDI)
MIDI Sample Dump Standard (SDS)
The MIDI SDS is used to send and receive digital samples using normal MIDI hardware and cable connections. Due to the limited
bandwidth of the MIDI protocol and the large amount of data required by digital samples, a MIDI SDS transfer can be time consuming.
Furthermore, SDS is limited to mono samples, though certain samplers allow two mono samples to be joined as a stereo sample.
SCSI MIDI Device Interface (SMDI)
The SCSI MIDI Device Interface (SMDI) allows music hardware and software to communicate using SCSI hardware and cables. Because
SCSI hardware has a greater bandwidth than MIDI, SMDI transfers are considerably faster than SDS transfers. In addition, SMDI supports
mono and stereo sample transfers.
Internal samplers
Internal samplers are cards installed in your system that, unlike typical sound cards, actually allow sounds to be downloaded into
memory and played at varying pitches to simulate a musical instrument.
Using an unsupported internal sampler
If you have an internal sampler not directly supported by the Sampler Tool, you have two options:
• Use the MIDI SDS transfer protocol.
• Use an open loop transfer.
Note:
If you have a Windows-compatible internal sampler, contact the manufacturer about supporting SDS in Windows drivers.
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