GE X-9 User Manual

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 TASCAM X-9 
Owner’s Manual
8 – Samplers
The two samplers can be used to record and play 
back samples of up to 8 seconds (each) in length.
The sample data is lost when the power to the X-9 is 
turned off.
Recording a sample
1
Select the source from which you will record 
the sampler.
Sampler 1 can take samples from program 1 
and program 3 as well as from the micro-
phone. Set the 
SAMPLER 1
 selection control 
to 
1
3
 or 
MIC
.
Sampler 2 can take samples from program 2 
and program 4 as well as from the master 
mix. Set the 
SAMPLER 2
 selection control to 
2
or 
MST
 (master).
NOTE
When recording samples, if the sample is recorded from 
a program or the master, the level is pre-fader (the 
fader has no effect on the level sent to the sampler) and 
if it is the microphone, the level is post-
LEVEL
 (the 
microphone 
LEVEL
 control controls the level sent to 
the sampler).
2
Start playing the source.
3
Press the appropriate 
IN
 key to start the sam-
ple recording, and the 
OUT
 key to stop the 
sample recording (if you wait for eight sec-
onds after pressing the 
IN
 key, recording of 
the sample stops automatically).
The 
IN
 and 
OUT
 keys light and flash to show when a 
point has been recorded. 
A flashing key means that the key can now be 
pressed to set the point. 
A lit key means that the point has been set.
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When you have recorded a sample, you must change 
the sampler selection control to one of the playback 
modes listed below in “Playing back samples” on 
page 26 
before you can hear it.
Also note that you can use the footswitches in place of 
the 
IN
 and 
OUT
 keys, using the menu option 
08Ft
Playing back samples
The 
SAMPLER 1
 and 
SAMPLER 2
 selection controls 
have four settings each controlling playback:
Turn the selection control to 
the playback type you want to 
use for the sampler.
You can select sampler 1 as 
the A output or sampler 2 as 
the B output. If the sampler is 
not assigned to one of the 
cross-fader input signals, the 
sampler output is sent straight to the master.
Play back the sample by pressing the appropriate 
IN
 
key, and stop playback (in the case of looped sam-
ples) by pressing the 
OUT
 key.
You can also stop sample playback before the end of 
the sample by pressing the 
OUT
 key.
If you press the 
IN
 key before the sample has finished 
playing, playback starts again from the start of the 
sample.
Adjust the final output level with 
the sampler’s 
LEVEL
 control.
Forward playback (“single shot”)
Looped forward playback
Reverse playback (“single shot”)
Reverse looped playback
Note that this is SAMP1 
for the ASSIGN A control