
NN-19 SAMPLER
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About Audio File Formats
The NN-19 can read audio files in the following formats:
• Wave (.wav)
• AIFF (.aif)
• SoundFonts (.sf2)
• REX file slices (.rex2, .rex, .rcy)
• Any sample rate and practically any bit depth.
! If you want the files to play back with their original bit depth - if higher
than 16-bits - make sure to activate “Use High Resolution Samples” on
the General page in the Preferences dialog. Otherwise, samples will be
played back as 16-bit files in NN-19 regardless of their original bit depth.
Wave and AIFF are the standard audio file formats for the PC and Mac platforms, re-
spectively. Any audio or sample editor, regardless of platform, can read and create au-
dio files in at least one of these formats.
SoundFonts are an open standard for wavetable synthesized audio, developed by E-
mu systems and Creative Technologies.
REX files are music loops created in the ReCycle program (see below). The NN-19
lets you either load REX files as patches or separate slices from REX files as individ-
ual samples.
About the Sample Patch format
Reason’s Sample Patch format (.smp), is based on either Wave or AIFF files, but in-
cludes all the NN-19 associated parameter settings as well.
D The audio files may be stereo or mono. Stereo audio files are shown with
a “S” symbol beside its name in the display.
Loading a Sample Patch
When you create a new NN-19 device, it is empty. That is, the “Init patch” in the NN-
19 does not contain any samples. For NN-19 to produce sound, you need to load ei-
ther a sample patch, or a sample.
A patch contains “everything”. All the samples, assigned key zones, and associated
panel settings will be loaded. Loading a sample patch is done using the patch
browser, just like in all other devices that use Patches.
Open the folder that contains the NN-19 patch you wish to load, select it and click
open.
Loading REX Files as Patches
REX Files are files created in the ReCycle program. This is an application created by
Propellerhead Software, used for slicing up music loops and enabling them to be
played back in any tempo. In Reason, REX files are primarily used in the Dr. Rex loop
player, but they can be used in the NN-19 as well. Possible extensions are “.rx2”,
“.rcy” and “.rex”.
When loading a REX file, each slice in the file is assigned to one key, chromatically. All
parameters are set to default settings.
When using REX files in the DR. Rex loop player, it is possible to make a track play the
slices in order to recreate the original loop. To do the same in the NN-19 requires a
few extra steps.
1. Use the patch browser to load the REX file into an NN-19 sampler.
2. Create a Dr. Rex loop player and load the same REX file in to this device.
3. Use the To Track feature on the Dr. Rex to create playback data (a group) on
the track assigned to the Dr. Rex.
4. Move that group to the track that plays the NN-19 and play it back from there.
5. Delete the Dr. Rex loop player.
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