opens the HARDWARE Main Menu:

Record ... - starts recording to the temporary folder.
Record & Convert ... - starts recording to the temporary folder, after recording, starts the conversion process to the Destination Format already previously defined.
Virtual FX Rack ... - opens FX Rack window.
the following check-options are applied during sample conversion:
Detect Start - when on, automatically detects the beginning of each played note. This needs to switched on for instruments which do not have a MIDI input.
Detect End - when on, automatically detects the end of each played note.
Recover Velocity - when on, increases the sample audio-level in each region corresponding to its sampled velocity point. Usually recorded samples at lower velocities will have a lower audio-level. This option removes these audio-level differences, resulting in all samples recorded having the same audio-level. Some VSTi plugins allow switching off the velocity so we can sample at constant audio-level, but many do not offer this capability.
Sample Normalize - when on, make each sample as loud as possible without clipping it.
Patch Normalize - when on, make all samples of the patch/preset as loud as possible without clipping it.
Mono - when on, save samples as mono samples, if the hardware instrument generates a stereo sample this is converted to mono.
Mono Right - when on, save samples (of hardware instrument) of the right stereo channel as mono samples.
ASIO Driver - selects the ASIO output driver to use to monitor the hardware instrument + FX Rack audio output signal.
ASIO Control Panel - opens the ASIO control panel of the currently selected ASIO driver.
ASIO Record Channel - selects the ASIO input channel to use as audio input from the hardware instrument.
ASIO Monitor Channel - allows selection of the ASIO output channel to use to monitor audio input + FX Rack audio output signal.
MIDI Output - selects the MIDI output port of the hardware instrument to send the MIDI note messages to.
MIDI Send Channels - selects the MIDI output channel (chn: 1..16) of the hardware instrument to send the MIDI note messages to. We can set several midi channels to sent not to more that one midi instrument.
Sample Start Point - sets the Sample starting point during recording after hitting a note. (range: 0..100ms). Sample Start Point will be set to this value.
Temporary Files
- Delete temp *.vst files after conversion - when ON, deletes *.vst files immediately after conversion; when OFF, keeps *.vst files in temporary folder, so you can audition the files in the main ExSC window
- "M:\Temp\" - displays temporary folder used during conversion where ExSC saves the preset-files, wave-files and *.vst-files.
- Set temporary folder - opens Folder Browser, allowing to set a custom temporary folder.
- Use system TEMP folder - sets temporary folder to the Windows System temporary folder.
Exit - closes the HARDWARE converter window but do not unloads FX Rack from memory.

opens the FX Rack window.

closes the HARDWARE Converter window.

GUI Editor Menus

Virtual FX Rack

The FX Rack is organized in 2 columns:
when loading a mono effect the left column, it is routed to the left channel
when loading a mono effect the right column, it is routed to the right channel
a stereo effect may be loaded in either the left or right column

Remove All - removes all FX plugins from the FX Rack.
Bypass effects - bypasses the complete FX Rack, sending only the input signal to the output.
Close - closes the FX Rack window.

- mutes(bypasses) the corresponding effect, the button is changed to when the effect is muted.

- displays the effect-name, if loaded.
Mouse

displays the effect-menu.
Mouse

displays the VST/DX effect's GUI editor window, if loaded, else displays effect-menu.

- displays the effect-menu:

Show - opens VST/DX effect's GUI editor window
No Effect - empties this effect slot
DirectX - shows a list of available DX effect plugins
VST 1 - first VST effect in list
...
VST n - last VST effect in list

Controls

Hold - time in seconds the converter will sample, emulating a Note-On.

Release - time in seconds the converter will sample, emulating Note-Off.
TIP: We can set different release time to different zones !. To do this select a zone and change its release time by release dial.

Vel.Low - velocity for the lowest velocity split point, this value is used for each new key-region.

Vel.High - velocity for the highest velocity split point, this value is used for each new key-region.

Vel.Point - velocity for the Mid velocity split point, this value is used for each new key-region.

44100 .. 192000 - selects the sample rate that will be used during sample conversion.

MONITOR - if ON, you can audition the hardware synthesizer when you:

right-click on the velocity-sensitive HARDWARE Virtual Keyboard:
- on the top part of the note produces a MIDI note with velocity = 1.
- on on the bottom part of the note produces a MIDI note with velocity = 127.
right-click a key-region:
- at the top part of the zone-map produces a MIDI note with velocity = 127.
- at the bottom part of the zone-map produces a MIDI note with velocity = 1.

16-BIT / 24-BIT / 32-BIT - selects the sample bit resolution that will be used during sample conversion.

HEAR SPLIT - when we are moving/changing any velocity point we can hear its sound. It is usable for monitoring sound or timbre changes so we can set exact velcoity split point.

SELECT - activates edition of zones. Edition of zones is done via mouse by selecting a zone and then chaning its low and high velocity or low and high key region.

Virtual Keyboard

The HARDWARE Virtual Keyboard alternating colors for each octive to aid viewing the octives.
Also each C-note is clearly marked...middle-C is identified by being drawn in a square.
By using main-menu Configuration -> Settings ... , Middle-C has been defined as C3.

Left-click on a gray-colored note - defines a new key-region and that note as a sample root-note. Vel.Start and Vel.End values are used to set up to 2 velocity-splits. If no key-region is defined, this first key-region will occupy the whole keyboard range, else the new key-region will try to split to key-region in the middle between 2 root-notes .

Left-click on an orange colored note - removes that key-region, its Velocity-splits and its sample root-note.

Right-click on the top part of the note - produces a MIDI note with velocity = 1.

Right-click on the bottom part of the note - produces a MIDI note with velocity = 127.

Zone Map

The Zone Map is used to view and edit key-regions and velocity-splits.
To edit zones "SELECT" button must be switched ON.

In this example there are the following key-regions: (8 zones visible)

root-note = C1,	key-range from C0 to E1, with no velocity-splits. (i.e. velocity-range=1..127)
root-note = A1,	key-range from F1 to C2, with 1 velocity-split at velocity-level 64. (i.e. 2 velocity-ranges=1..63, 64..127)
root-note = F2,	key-range from C#2 to D3, with 2 velocity-splits at velocity-level 32 and 92. (i.e. 3 velocity-ranges=1..31, 32..91, 92..127)
a gap,	key-range D#3 to G3, no sample will be converted here.
root-note = E4,	key-range from G#3 to B4, with 1 velocity-split at velocity-level 44. (i.e. 2 velocity-ranges=1..43, 44..127)
a gap,	key-range C5..., no sample will be converted here.

Edit actions:
Mouse-drag a vertical-line - to modify a key-range.
Mouse-drag a horizontal-line - to modify a velocity-split.
Mouse-drag a horizontal-line to the top - to remove a velocity-split.
Mouse-drag the horizontal-line from the top - to add a velocity-split.

Mouse

in Zone Map opens the Zone Map Context-menu:

Add high split - inserts a high-velocity split. (at the top)
Add low split - inserts a low-velocity split. (at the bottom)
Remove high split - deletes the highest-velocity split (at the top).
Remove low split - deletes the lowest-velocity split (at the bottom).
Split - inserts a velocity-split at the position of the mouse cursor.
Delete - removes the velocity-split at the position of the cursor.
0 splits - removes all velocity-splits and mappings.
1 splits - places 1 velocity-split.
2 splits - places 2 velocity-splits.
...
32 splits - - places 32 velocity-splits.

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How to: Record samples

You need:
Sound card supporting ASIO. Audio and Midi cable to connect your instrument and sound card.

1. Connect midi output of your sound card with midi input of instrument.
2. Connect your instrument with your sound card via audio cable.
3. Run Extreme Sample Converter and open Hardware Converter window.

4. Set up your sound card device used for recording, from ASIO Driver menu
5. Set up record channel ASIO Record Channel - it is used to record audio via audio cable
6. Set up monitor channel ASIO Monitor Channel - to hear results of recording in real-time.
7. Choose MIDI Output Device - it is used to send midi notes to external instrument via midi cable.
8. Setup the same midi channel on your instrument and in Hardware Converter Midi Send Channels.
9. Create zones and velocities on the mapping zones. Click on the keyboard to define regions or move upper/lower bands to change/add zones, or add velocities from context menu invoked by right click on mapping. A zone must be selected (red selection) before it can be edited. "SELECT" button must be switched ON, it activates edition of zones.
10. Define a length of note Hold and its release time Release.
11. Choose Record from menu to record samples to ExSC or choose Record & Convert to record and then convert recorded samples on hard disk.
12. After finished record you can close Hardware Converter's window and back to ExSC.