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The Modules
4.1 Working with modules
If you haven’t already gathered, modules are of central importance to the
DR-008 concept. DR-008 does not on its own posess any sound generating
capability whatsoever – this is all provided by the various modules.
• • Samplers, which are used to play and manipulate sampled wave data
(WAV or AIFF format);
• • Synthesizers, which use mathematical algorithms and/or digital
models of vintage equipment to generate the sound;
• • Drum Deploy modules, which do not generate any sound in
themselves, but instead act as MIDI processors for incoming note
data before redirecting it to other pads.
Each pad holds a single module, and each module can be re-used as many
times as you like. Because of the way DR-008 is designed, memory-intensive
items (such as wave data) are managed centrally; using the same wave in
two different modules will not use any extra memory.
To edit a module’s settings, either use the ‘Edit’ view mode, or ‘pop up’ its
editor window using the ‘E’ button. You can preview the sound by right-
clicking anywhere on the editor window, or in the parameter area of the
‘Edit’ view mode. This version of DR-008 comes with around 20 modules,
however the design is such that new modules can and will be made
available – many of them for free – at regular intervals.
Each of the module header (see right) features a useful
set of shortcut icons. (For a full description see page 31)
4.2 Samplers
4.2.1 Easy Sampler
As its name suggests, Easy Sampler is the easiest-to-use
of the sampler modules, and consumes the least CPU –
less than 0.5% on a P3-500. It holds a single wave file, mono or
stereo. To load a wave in to the Easy Sampler, click on the ‘folder’ icon;
to unload a wave, click the ‘x’ icon. Easy Sampler has the following controls:-
Pi – Pitch (+/- 1 oct)