WAV, SoundFont and Kontakt samples as Pa4X Sounds

What you can bring in

• WAV and AIFF files, 8, 16, 24 or 32-bit: each becomes a Sound over the whole keyboard, with the root key and loop stored in the file. Samples are written as 16-bit, which the Pa loads.
• SoundFont (.sf2) presets: each becomes a Sound with its key zones, original keys, tuning, level and loops, in up to 4 velocity layers
• SoundFont drum presets: they become own Drum Kits, a sample per key, in up to 4 velocity layers
• A Drum Kit from audio files: each file goes to the key its name starts with (“36 Kick”, “D2 Snare”), and files for the same key become velocity layers, up to 4
• Korg .KMP Multisamples and .KSF samples, as from a Kronos, M3 or Triton

From Kontakt and other computer instruments

Kontakt instruments cannot be read directly. Export or render the samples you are allowed to use as WAV files (many sample tools can save a whole instrument as numbered WAV files or as a SoundFont), then bring those in. Only use samples whose license lets you load them on a keyboard.

How it works

1. 1Open the Pa4X, Pa1000 or Pa700 SET the Sounds should go into.
2. 2Choose Import WAV… for audio and Korg files, SoundFont / PCG… for .sf2 presets, or Drum Kit from files… for a kit.
3. 3Pick the files or presets. New own Sounds are written into free Sound places of the SET, with their samples.
4. 4Play them in the app, then load the SET on the keyboard.

What to expect

A Pa plays samples with its own filters and envelopes, so a Sound will not match a computer instrument’s scripting or effects. Stereo WAV files are mixed to mono; a Korg “-L” / “-R” Multisample pair comes over as one stereo Sound.

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