KP3 sample question

[Hugo]

I was looking at some videos by Denkitribe the other day, and it seems the KP3 has a sort of "intelligent" sample functionality...? It appears it's possible to enable the unit for sampling, and when the external signal has run through a loop, it automatically starts sampling at the right time (that is, when the loop starts over).

Is this correct? How does it work in practice?

[Mr36]

As far as I know, the KP2 sampling functionality is only as intelligent as its user, in that it will start sampling when you tell it to for as long as you tell it.

Do you mean that it seemed like the KP3 "knew" when the music from an external source was in the bar and so waited until the next bar before actually starting to sample?

[chad9477]

I've owned a KP3 for several years and AFAIK there's no such option. You can certainly prep it for sampling and wait as long as you want, but actually starting the sampling process requires you either to press one of the bank buttons manually *or* to trigger it remotely via MIDI -- still requiring you to send the KP3 a signal.

Perhaps Denkitribe is doing the latter somehow. I'd be curious to see this video.

[Hugo]

Hmm, I guess I was mislead by what I saw. I don't think this was the actual video, but this is one where he demonstrates the sample features:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYJlCZy4HWI&feature=fvsr

Another question:
is there a maximum of 4 samples total, or are there banks that can be switched between?

[Pastor-of-Muppets]

four total

to change the sample assigned to a pad you need to load a sample from the SD card (which can't be done during playback IIRC) or record a new sample

[Hugo]

Ok, thanks for the feedback, all!

[thoffir]

it automatically starts sampling at the right time (that is, when the loop starts over). Is this correct? How does it work in practice?

ossilator and pad are not midi synced (because ossilator has no midi in/out). if you simply manually set tempo to the same value on both then whenever you start sampling there will be perfect loops. of course you have to initiate it on ossilator in right time before.