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3-1 Getting Started Creating A Sound


The process of using Wave Converter is the final step in creating your Tone with Wave. Firstly you should either record or obtain the original samples you intend to use. These could be created in any Digital Recording programe and saved as a .wav file.

After collecting your waves it is a good practice to name them in a way which will assist you in converting them to a Tone with Wave. For example naming them by their sound name and original pitch, as in the following example:



The basic procedure to combine the waves into the final Tone with Wave is quite simple:


A .
Create the number of Splits you need for your sound

B .
Load the Wave into each Split

C .
Set the range of each Split

D .
Set the Parameters for each Split

E .
Convert to the Tone with Wave

Wave Converter is very flexible so you don't have to do things in this exact order, but this is the general principle of Wave Converter's operation.


3-2 Detailed Procedure


square.gif 3-2-1 Create the number of Splits you need



The number of Splits you need is determined by how many waves you are using. In the example in 3-1 Getting Started Creating A Sound I have shown five waves, so in this case I would create five Splits.

To create a split just click on the Edit menu and select Add Split



Note
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There is some more detail about adding and deleting splits in 2-2-1 The Menu Bar / Edit.

In the following example there are five Splits



To load the waves into each split, simply click on the "Open Wave File" button in each wave panel and select the wave as you would in any normal file opening procedure in a Windows programe. The name of the wave will appear in the "Wave File" box at the top of each wave panel.

The following is how the wave panels would appear after loading five waves, in this case for a piano sound:



You can see the name of each wave clearly in the "Wave File" box at the top of each panel.

Note
: as mentioned in 3-1 these waves have been named with the sound name and the original pitch as a useful reminder



square.gif 3-2-2 Listen To The Waves



You can also listen to the waves to check you've loaded the correct ones simply by clicking on the "Play" button at the top of each panel. If the wave is long and you want it to stop playing before it reaches the end, just click on the "Stop" button.


square.gif 3-2-3 Set the Key Range For Each Split



Each Split has a bottom and top note for its range. In the case of the lowest split (on the far left of the desktop) the lowest note is fixed at C-1, in this case the lowest Midi note. You can adjust the top note of any Split simply by clicking on the pull down menu and selecting the note you want:



Once you've set the top note for a Split, the bottom note of the next Split to the right is automatically set one note higher. So in the above example you can see that B3 has been selected for split number 2, and the lowest note for Split number 3 has automatically been set to C4.

With this system you only ever need set the highest note for each Split, the lowest note of the following Split will always follow on.

You can also set the Split points by clicking on and dragging the vertical red lines that show the Split points on the keyboard graphic:



square.gif 3-2-4 Setting The Original Note



One of the most important parameters you'll set with Wave Converter is "Original Note". This is the original note of the wave in each Split. This is important for two reasons:


A . You need to tell Wave Converter which note (ie: pitch) the wave is, so that the final pitch on the Casio keyboard is correct.

B .
You need to consider using a wave the original pitch of which is in the same region as the Split you're using it in.

To set the original note, just click on the pull down menu and make your selection:



You can also set the original note by clicking on and dragging the turquoise square that shows the location of the original note on the keyboard graphic:




square.gif 3-2-5 Setting The Loop



You can modify the way the waves play in your final sound with some simple functions, which are very easy to set:

Loop

You have the choice of:


One Shot
The wave just plays once.

All
The entire wave plays once and then loops continuously from start to finish while a key is held down.


If you are creating a percussive sound such as piano, guitar or a drum sound then use the One Shot setting. If you are creating a 'Break Beats' or 'Drum Loop' sound, then use the All setting.

To set the type of loop (One Shot or All) simply click on the pull down menu and make your selection:


square.gif 3-2-6 Setting Amp Envelope



You can select from three options to alter how the sound performs while you hold a note. This in synthesizer terms would be described as Amplifier Envelope. The three options are:


Sus (sustain)
The wave plays as normal.

Decay short & mid & long
The wave dies away like a percussive sound, even if it is a sustained type sound like and organ


To set the Amp Envelope simply click on the pull down menu and make your selection:


square.gif 3-2-7 Setting Filter Envelope



There are two options of Filter Envelope, which will be very useful depending on the type of sound you are using. Filter Envelope is a synthesizer like function that makes the sound get mellower over time as you hold a note:


Touched
The amount of Filter Envelope changes depending on velocity. Hitting the key harder will result in the Filter Envelope closing more slowly, with the effect that the sound will stay brighter for longer. Very useful for percussive sounds such as Piano and Guitar

Fixed
The Filter Envelope is preset and not affected by velocity.


To set the Filter Envelope simply click on the pull down menu and make your selection:


square.gif 3-2-8 Converting To A Casio Sound



After completing the process of creating the number of Splits you need, loading a Wave into each Split and setting the range and Parameters for each Split, you are ready to convert to the Tone with Wave. Simply select "Convert" in the File Menu:



and a tyical Save Window will appear:



Simply type the name for your new Tone with Wave File and save as you would in any Windows application.

To load the new Tone with Wave into your WK3000, WK3500 or CTK691.
Please use the Data Manager Software.

Note
: This software can convert 8bit, 16bit ".wav" file.

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The maximum size converted file is 1.2M byte.




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