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  1. üHARDWAREפEVIEW:סROצOUNDגESIGNER Çbyהrankכemmen
  2.  
  3. After⌠hinkingΦardβbout≈hatח≈ouldΓuy∈ext,חΣecided⌠oΓuy
  4. a⇩sound⇩sampler⇩recently.⇩For⌠hose≡eople⇩who⇩haven't⇩the
  5. faintest⇩idea⇩whatחβm⌠alkingβbout:⇩A≤ound⇩sampler⇩is⇩a
  6. hardware⇩device⇩with⇩which⇩youπan⇩'sample'⇩sounds⇩-⇩i.e.
  7. digitally≥ecording≤ounds.⇩It⌠urns∩ut⌠hat,⇩if∙ou⌠urn⇩the
  8. volume⇩onβnd∩ffΘnβ≡articular≈ay≈ithβ⇩particular⇩speed,
  9. this⇩causes≤ounds⌠oΓeϕade.⇩If∙ouΦave≤ampled⇩sound,⇩the
  10. dataµileπontainsβ∮ot∩f÷olume≤ettings¡⌠hat'sβll.
  11. SamplingΘs∈ot∩nlyδnownΘn⌠he≈orld∩f¿home)πomputing¡⇩it
  12. isβlso⌡sedµor⌠heΦit≤ingleóRespectable"µromלelªיim⇩for
  13. example.קheσffects⌠hat∙ouΦearΘn⌠hat≤ong≈ereπreated∩nβ
  14. veryσxpensive≤amplerµromIJKAI¡⌠heצ-900.⇩Things≈ith≤uchβ
  15. high⇩qualityβre∈ot≡ossible∩nóProצoundגesigner",⇩but⇩the
  16. qualityπomes÷eryπlose≤ometimes!
  17.  
  18. Sampling⌡sesβ∮ot∩fπomputersϕemory,⇩andπan⌠herefore⇩only
  19. work≡roperly∩nπomputers≈ith∮argeϕemory≤izes¡∮ike⌠heצT.
  20. The⇩larger⇩theπomputer'sϕemory,⇩the∮onger⇩the⇩sample⇩you
  21. recordπanΓe.
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  23. The≤ound≤amplersβreΣevidedΘntoπlasses.קhereΘsσ.g.⌠heœ-
  24. bit≤ampler¿poor±uality),⇩theÕΓit≤ampler¿normal±uality⇩-
  25. thisΘs⌠heπlass⌠o≈hich⌠heóProצoundגesigner"Γelongs)⇩and
  26. the⇩16Γit≤amplers¿HIFI±uality).⇩But⌠heβctual±uality⇩you
  27. getΘs∈ot∩nlyΣefinedΓy⌠he∈umber∩fΓits⌠hatβre≤ampledβt
  28. one⌠ime¡ΘtΘsβlsoΣefinedΓy⌠he≤peed¿inיHz)∩n≈hich⇩you
  29. sample;⇩evenβõ6Γit≤ampler,⇩when≤et⌠o≥ecord∩nβ≤peedβs
  30. low⇩as⇩8יHz,⇩displays÷eryΓad±uality.⇩Aτood⇩sampler⇩can
  31. sample≤oundsβtβ≥ate∩fœ0יHz.קheזIFI-standardΘsœ4.4יHz;
  32. only⇩the÷eryσxpensive≤amplersπan≡erform⌠his¿likeIJKAI⇩S-
  33. 900∩r⌠heIJDAP≤ound≥ack).
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  35. Onceβ≤ound¿orϕaybeσvenβπomplete≡iece∩fϕusic)Θs∮ocated
  36. in⇩computerϕemory,⇩youπan⌡seβ≡rogram⌠oσdit⌠his⇩-⇩e.g.
  37. change⇩the≡lay≤peed,⇩playΓackwards,⇩play≤everal⇩intervals
  38. several⌠imes¿mixing),⇩etc.⇩If∙ouβre≤atisfied,∙ou≤ave⌠he
  39. results⌠oΣisk.
  40.  
  41. But,⇩let's⇩get⌠o⌠heóProצoundגesigner"Θn≤pecial¡⇩that's
  42. why≈e'reΦereµor,Θsn'tΘt?
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  45. "Pro⇩Sound⇩Designer"Θsβ≤amplerµorm⇩the⇩soft-and⇩hardware
  46. companyדidersoft.IJsחβlready⌠old∙ou,⌠his≤ampler⌡sesÕΓit
  47. sampling⇩techniques,⇩andΘtπomes≈ithβØ4⇩page⇩manual,⇩the
  48. actual⇩hardware⇩andβΣisk≈ith⌠heóPSD"⇩software⇩(the⇩main
  49. program,⇩a⇩sampledσxampleβnd≤ome≤ourceπode⌠oΘnclude⇩the
  50. soundΘnto∙our∩wn≡rograms).⇩The≡ower≤upplyΘsβ¨שolt⇩PP3
  51. battery,ΓutΘt'sβlso≡ossible⌠o⌡seβnβdaptor¿whichחΦappen
  52. toΦave).
  53. After⇩youΦave∩pened⌠he≡ackage,⇩first⌠hing∙ou'll≤eeΘs⇩a
  54. naked⇩print.⇩After∙ouΦave≈ritten⌠oדidersoft⇩(envelope⇩is
  55. included),⇩youróPSD"≈illΓe≥egisteredβnd∙ou≈illτetβπase
  56. for⇩your≡rint≈ithβ≤ticker¿Richard≈as≥eallyµond⇩of⇩this
  57. sticker⇩-⇩he⇩collects≤tickers¡Γutח⇩didn't⇩give⇩it⇩away
  58. because⇩it⇩fitted⇩muchϕore∈icely∩nϕy⇩"PSD"⇩than⇩in⇩his
  59. stickerβlbum).⇩Thisπaseµitsβround⌠he≡rint,⇩butΓefore∙ou
  60. canΣo⌠his,⇩youϕustµirstΣrillβΦoleΘn⌠he≡rint⌠oτet⌠he
  61. screw⌠hrough.
  62.  
  63. The⇩"PSD"⇩software⇩is⇩very⇩beatifully⇩programmed⇩and⇩very
  64. userfriendly.⇩The⇩program≈orks≈ithΘconsβndϕakes⇩extensive
  65. use∩f⌠heϕouse.חf∙ouΦaveπonnected⌠he≤ound≤ampler⌠o∙our
  66. HIFI∩rπassette≡layer⌠hrough⌠heø,5Θnchπinch≡lugµrom⇩the
  67. "PSD"⇩toβ∈ormal≡lugΘn∙ourΦeadphoneπonnector∩n⌠he⇩HIFI,
  68. you⇩will⇩seeβπonstant≤cope∩f⌠he⇩incoming⇩waveform⇩(very
  69. nicely⇩programmedΘndeed).⇩On⌠hisΣisplay∙ouπan⇩adjust⇩the
  70. waveform⌠oπreateβτood≤ample.
  71.  
  72. Onσach≤ide∩f⌠he≤creen⌠hereΘsβπounterΣisplay.⇩With⌠his
  73. youπanπhange⌠he≥ecord-and≡lay≤peed.⇩After∙ouΦave⇩pushed
  74. the≥ecordΓutton,⌠he≤ampler≤tarts≤ampling.חf∙ou≡ushβδey
  75. whileΘtΘs≤ampling,⇩it≈ill≤top.⇩After≤amplingβ≤ound,∙ou
  76. will≤ee⌠he≤ampleτraphicallyΣisplayed∩nto⌠heΓottom≤ide∩f
  77. the≤creen;⇩now∙ouπan≤tartσditingΘtΓyπopying≡arts∩fΘt,
  78. etc.IJ∈ice∩ptionΘs⌠he⌠ransparentπopy.תith⌠his∩ption,∙ou
  79. canπreateºecho'σffects¿very∈ice≡rogrammingΦereβs≈ell).
  80. Youπan·oomΘn∩r∩utΘf∙ou≈ant⌠o≡lay≡ieces∩f∙our⇩music,
  81. Other∈ice∩ptionsβre:IJuto≡lay¿with⌠his∩ption∙ouπan≤etβ
  82. peak⇩levelΘf⌠his∮evelΘs≥eached⌠heπomputer≤tarts⇩playing
  83. the⇩sample)βndβuto≥ecord¿sameβsβbove,⇩but⌠his⇩time⇩for
  84. record).
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  88.  
  89. The⇩HIFI∩ption∩nly≈orksΘf∙ouΦaveβn⌡pgradeδit⇩(which⇩I
  90. don'tΦave∙et).⇩If∙ouΦave∩ne,⇩theπomputer≡lays⌠he≤ample
  91. through⇩theזIFI∩utputΘnstead∩f⌠hrough⌠he⇩monitor⇩speaker
  92. using⇩theΘnternalצT≤oundchip¿the±ualityΘs⇩better).⇩If⇩I
  93. order⇩one⇩in⇩the⇩nearµutureח≈ill∮et⇩you⇩know⇩about⇩my
  94. experiences.
  95.  
  96. "PSD"βlsoΘncludedβµullΘnternal≤oundchipσditor.⇩This⇩part
  97. of⇩the⇩programΣoes∈ot⌡se⌠he≤amplerβtβll¡∙ou⇩can⇩just
  98. create⇩sounds∩n∙ourצT's≤oundchip.⇩Theseπan⇩afterwards⇩be
  99. saved⇩to⇩disk,⇩and⇩used⇩in∙our⇩program⇩through⇩Xbios⇩32
  100. ('dosound')πonventions.
  101.  
  102. Concluding:
  103.  
  104. The≤oftwareβndΦardwareβre÷eryτoodβn÷ery≈ell⇩programmed.
  105. The⇩actual⇩qualityτainedΓy⌠heóPSD"≤oftwareΘs⇩not⇩really
  106. good,⇩soחπan≥ecommendσveryone⌠oΓuy⌠heו-Data≡rogram⇩"AS
  107. Soundצampler",⇩whichπreates≤tunning±uality∩n⌠he÷ery⇩same
  108. hardware⌡singβ∮ess⌡serfriendlyσnvironment.⇩I≤incerelyΦope
  109. Eidersoft≈illΣevelop≤ome∈ew≡layback≥outinesΘnΣue⇩course.
  110. ItπanΓeΣone!
  111. TheϕanualΘsτood.⇩The≤erviceµromדidersoft,Θn≤pite∩f≈hat
  112. some⇩people≤ay,⇩isβctually≈orking∈icely.⇩The≡rogram⇩only
  113. works∩nβπolorϕonitor,ΓutדidersoftΘsπurrentlyΣevelopingβ
  114. monochrome÷ersion∩f⌠heóPSD"≤oftwareβs≈ell.
  115.  
  116. Last⇩but∈ot∮east,⇩the≡rice:⇩£57.44.⇩The⌡pgradeδit⇩costs
  117. £14.95.
  118.  
  119. Please∈ote⌠he∈ewβddress∩fדidersoft:
  120.  
  121. EidersoftצoftwareכTD.
  122. Unitœצtannets,כaindonמorthקradeבentre
  123. Basildon,דssex,צS15ÀDJ
  124. England
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  132.  
  133. If∙ouΦaveβny±uestionsβbout≤ound≤ampling∩rלIDI,≡leaseΣo
  134. not⇩hesitate⌠oπontactϕe¿butΣo∈otµorget⌠oσnclose⇩return
  135. stamps∩rחRCs):
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  137. Frankכemmen
  138. AdriaenΓrouwerstraatõ9
  139. 5702ןB⇩Helmond
  140. Theמetherlands
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