The Sample Editor

The sample editor imports audio files and/or prepares audio wave files (common Microsoft® wave files) for the use inside the Fantom® as well as for external purposes, i.e. the work with Steinberg® WaveLab®. The Fantom® uses these discrete audio files for the raw audio data (samples).

Screenshot (1) Sample Editor:  

Main operating elements

1. File Browser

2. Navigation

3. Wave Analyze (Frequency Spectrum, Loop Start, Loop End)

4. Automatic / Manual Loop Creation and Editing, Truncate

5. Normalizing, EQ

6. Parameter Information panel

7. Graphical Loop Editor

8. Graphical zoomed view for Loop Start / Loop End and Frequency Spectrum

Automatic Loop Detection, Cross fading

One of the highlights of Fantom YASE™'s Sample Editor is a world-class algorithm for finding a zeamless loop.

A seamless loop means that you do not hear any artefacts or noises when playing the wave and the play cursor enters the loop or it jumps from loop end to loop start again.

This requires:

1. The same or approximately the same amplitude at loop start and loop end.

2. An equal or approximately equal trend of the last wave periods before loop start and loop end.

Look at the picture above and you see at the diagram (8) an example of a quite seamless loop. The best result you get if you let Fantom YASE™ search for the optimal loop points.

Next to the detected loop points it is often necessary to crossfade the loop. The cross fade is a "blend-in" function for loop start and loop end to prevent artefacts and noises while playing the loop. Normally you have to setup a lot of parameters for a cross fade. Fantom YASE™ uses a complex analyzing algorithm in the background to assign the appropriate parameters for a convenient cross fading. You only have to click one button for an excellent cross fade...

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Automatic Root Note Detection

The next cool feature of Fantom YASE™'s Sample Editor is the automatic root note detection.

The root note is necessary to give the sampler the pitch information for playing the sound on several keys.

Every wave should have a root note where the sample is taken from (i.e. you sample a piano sound, here the key G2). If you also assign this wave file to the key G2 of your Fantom®, everything is fine. But what if you assign it to another key? Or you want to assign this wave to more than one keys (the typical situation)?
The normal behaviour of the Fantom® is to pitch the wave up or down (half-tone-steps, starting from the root note). In order to let the device know what tone is the "root" (where no pitching is necessary) you setup the root note for this wave.

You don't know the root note of the wave ? Give the automatic search for it a chance... Click the button "ROOT" next to the keyboard graphic (9), Fantom YASE™ analyzes the wave and tries to find the appropriate root note. This algorithm works fine for the most of the sounds, if they repeat a real instrument.

Screenshot (2) Sample Editor:  

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