Main Program Window layout:
(1) "Explorer" panel.
This panel is used to navigate hard disks, virtual disks and Akai, EMU soundsets.
- click on the
volume/folder to select (and open/close) that volume/folder.
- click on the
symbol to open a folder to view its contents.
- click on the
symbol to close a folder.
- right-click on volume/folder, invokes the Search menu, which enables you to find all sound files in the selected volume/folder and its sub-folders.
(2) "Files" panel.
Displays files, Akai volumes or Emu Folders, hiding the file-extensions. An icon in the caption of this panel shows the current chosen Source Format.
- this panel allows multi-selection of files (using shift-click and ctrl-click).
- double-click to start sound conversion of selected file(s).
- press
key to start sound conversion of selected file(s).
- press
key to launch the Patch Editor of current selected file.
(3) "Presets" panel.
Displays details of presets/layers, instruments or programs of the selected "Files" panel, showing the complete tree structure of its layers and regions.
- press
or 
to
view the layers of a preset, press 
to hide the layers
again.
- here we can select several programs and convert them together to one bank or separately like a batch function.
- press key to start sound conversion.
- press key to launch the Patch Editor.
- press
key or 
icon to remove element, this deleted element will not be physically deleted from the
current selection, but will be excluded from the conversion. You can remove selected
patch, selected layer or selected region.
(4) "Samples" panel.
Each sample has a corresponding icon, showing sample-type (mono, stereo, 16/24-bit, etc.). Only one sample can be selected at a time. For GigaSampler format, this panel will also show the Sample-Groups sub-folders.
- press to convert/save a sample.
- press or
to
play the selected sample.
- press or
to
stop playing the current sample.
(5) "Graphics" panel.
The Graphics display will auto-zoom to optimize viewing of mapping/waveform.
- If you click on the "Files" panel or "Presets" panel, then the "Graphics" panel will display the layer and sample mapping of the current preset/instrument. Sounds can be auditioned by clicking the mouse on the sample mappings.
- If you click on the "Samples" panel, then the "Graphics" panel will display the waveform of the currently selected sample.
(6) "Virtual MIDI keyboard" panel.
If
is
ON, then the Virtual MIDI keyboard will be visible. Also when selecting a preset/instrument
in the "Presets" panel,
that instrument will be loaded into the Virtual
DirectX/SF2 synthesizer. The note velocity is dependant on where you click on the yellow
coloured (mapped) section the virtual MIDI keyboard.(7) Reset Panel Widths button. Click to reset the "Explorer" panel, "Files" panel and "Presets"/ "Samples" column to their default widths.
(8) Cancel note layer button.
Click to remove the selected sample-element from the "Samples" panel. This deleted element will not be physically deleted from the current selection, but will be excluded from the conversion. This option is very useful when we convert from one format to another format which may not support multiple layers/instruments in a file.
Example: A GIG-file may contain 4 instruments, but you only want to convert the 1st instrument to SampleTank format, removing the last 3 instruments, then pressing the
button
would accomplish this. (9) Auditioning button.
Click to switch Real-Time Auditioning and the "Virtual MIDI keyboard" panel On/Off.
-
audition is Off
- audition is On
(10) MIDI In note indicator.
This little indicator shows the status of incoming MIDI note On/Off messages.
 | MIDI Input is not set and disabled | |
 | MIDI Input is ready and waits for MIDI Notes. | |
 | receiving MIDI Note-On events |
(11) Audio Sample Volume fader.
Audio output range is adjustable between +0dB and -60.0 dB. Fader motion is logarithmic.
(12) Sample selector.
When OFF, show all samples in a File/Bank. If ON, show only the samples of the currently selected preset/instrument in the "Presets" panel.
(13) CONVERT button.
Starts the conversion of selected files/banks. This button is only visible when files/banks are available for conversion in the "Files" panel.
(14) Status bar.
Displays currently selected file path and file size. If Akai CD or ZIP/MO drive, then the Status bar will display the volume name and volume size.
(15) "Information" panel.
Displays information of the selected Preset/Instrument in the "Presets" panel:
MIDI program and Bank numbers, layers and regions and Preset/Instrument size.
(16) File Format Information bar.
Displays Sound format name and version plus Preset/Layer name or Sound format error message.
Press
or 
, 
, 
, 
keys
to switch between panels (1), (2), (3) and (4).
button ON.
(tilde) or
choosing Window -> Dual View from menu
