I loaded up an Ableton Preset. I think it's sampler. It's the "Electric Bass Open" preset. For some reason it doesn't go low enough for me. I need another 5 notes lower on my keyboard. Oddly, I'm doubling the sound with the Grand Piano sound and IT goes low enough. So I'm like walking down the keyboard wight this awesome doubled sound and then like the last 5 notes only have the grand piano… no Electric Bass Open sound. Any suggestions how I can fix that?
Thank You!
Sampler Range Question
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NoSonic822
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Re: Sampler Range Question
Some sample packs only cover a certain range of notes, like womens choir olympus doesnt go lower than c2 etc. But yourp problem might just be your key ranges. You might not have the range big enough in the zones of sampleradamdegraff wrote:I loaded up an Ableton Preset. I think it's sampler. It's the "Electric Bass Open" preset. For some reason it doesn't go low enough for me. I need another 5 notes lower on my keyboard. Oddly, I'm doubling the sound with the Grand Piano sound and IT goes low enough. So I'm like walking down the keyboard wight this awesome doubled sound and then like the last 5 notes only have the grand piano… no Electric Bass Open sound. Any suggestions how I can fix that?
Thank You!
Re: Sampler Range Question
It's always possible to extend the key range of a sample but it may sound strange.
Most of Ableton's samples of real instruments only cover the actual range of that instrument. This is pretty standard (Kontakt orchestral stuff, for example, is the same AKAIK). You can extend the range by dragging the key zone of that sample but what you're doing there is pitch shifting the sample which may create artefacts and general weirdness.
Generally, for a natural sound, sampler instruments will have a sampled note at least every minor third to avoid too much pitch shifting, and high end stuff will have a sample for every note.
Most of Ableton's samples of real instruments only cover the actual range of that instrument. This is pretty standard (Kontakt orchestral stuff, for example, is the same AKAIK). You can extend the range by dragging the key zone of that sample but what you're doing there is pitch shifting the sample which may create artefacts and general weirdness.
Generally, for a natural sound, sampler instruments will have a sampled note at least every minor third to avoid too much pitch shifting, and high end stuff will have a sample for every note.