S-760 Internal Structure

A Volume is a collection of Performances (some other samplers use the term Bank). There can be only 1 Volume in the memory of the S-760 at a time.

A Performance is where you combine Patches for a multitimbral arrangement of sounds that you’ve loaded. A Performance has 32 parts which assign MIDI channel, output, and panning for the Patch. There can be up to 64 Performances in the memory of the S-760 at a time.

Patches are the “finished instruments” that are assigned in a Performance. The split points are assigned within the Patch, as well as controller routing such as the modulation wheel, and keyboard aftertouch. There can be up to 128 Patches in the memory of the S-760 at a time.

Partials contain different samples and synth parameters that modify them. Partials allow sample layering and velocity switching. This is the area where you can also apply the Multimode resonant filters, envelope generators, and low frequency oscillators to alter the samples in realtime. There can be up to 255 Partials in the memory of the S-760 at a time.

The Sample is the most basic raw waveform element. Sample editing is done on this level (start point, loop point, etc.). The S-760’s editing parameters include truncation, looping, smoothing, and time stretching functions. There can be up to 512 samples in the memory of the S-760 at a time.

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