you can sample with the trigger button or the gate
input.
first of all, set the three switches correctly:
top switch in S1 or S2. middle switch to rec mode.
bottom switch to normal mode.
then:
while monitoring input (with sampler in rec mode) you
set up the input evel with the input knob (atten), and
you set the sampling frequency with the tune knob. so
if you want the best possible quality (and the less
possible recording time of course) you juts set the
tune knob in 'ten' position. then you r3ecord your
input by pressing the 'man trig' button.
then you swith the middle swith to 'play' mode. now
you can trigger your recorded sample with the trigger
button (or the gate input socket). now you can set the
tune of the playedbak sample with the tune knob (and
its cv input).
simple as that.

btw, the a112 is a great module. i have 3 of them and
use them very often. with the correct patching, you
can set-up a feedback loop and use it as a low-fi
digital delay that sounds great, not clean, but great!
(for me at least).
thanks,
Bakis.


--- mark francombe < mark@... > wrote:

> After 1 evening with my new 112 sampler module, I am
> completely frustrated.
> I am finding it VERY obscure to use, with seemingly
> random functionality and
> an INCREDIBLY distorted sound.
>
> Now I know that it is 8 bit and all, but I have
> owned 8bit samplers in the
> past, and this is NOT just simple aliasing, infact I
> MISS the 8bit quality
> to my old Amiga sampler!! So I am guessing the fault
> lies with me. Then it
> would seem to be a question of input impedance. For
> testing I am using an
> old radio, plugged in to the 112 input which then
> goes to a mixer, where i
> also have clean radio sound (to compare what I am
> sampling). ANYTHING on the
> sampler channel is seriously distorted, like Merzbow
> plays Moterhead. Making
> even simple speech unrecognizable, or at least
> unlistenable.
> How can I get better results
>
> As to the operation of the module... I know... I
> know... "Read the manual"
> but I have and it lacks a simple "How to" section.
> Like in normal operation
> (without loading from computer) if I want to sample
> an input (say a mike...
> or radio ... or (as I was thinking... quicker and
> more convenient than
> computer... an mp3 player)) ... grab a sample, and
> have it immediately be
> triggered by a gate or trigger... how do I do this
> Do I press the little
> button to grab the sample or does the gate do it
> does that mean I must
> stop any gate triggering sequencer before and
> after...(making it useless for
> live improv stuff) HELP!!!! All suggestions welcome,
> can you draw some
> patches for me, or take me thru a typical button
> press routine
>
> Thanks guys!!!
>
> bit disappointed
>
> Mark
>
> --
> www.markfrancombe.com
> www.looop.no
>
>
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> removed]
>
>

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