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USERAUDIOFAQ
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CanIimportmymp3files?
OmnispheresupportsstandardstereoormonoPCM.wavandaiffiles.
SeeUSERAUDIOAudioFilePropertiesformoreinfo.
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CanIrenamethefiles,oncetheyareimported?
Youcancreate,rename,move,ordeleteFOLDERS,aswellasreorganizeyourdirectories
inside"User"inanywayyoulike.Howeveryoucannotnotrenamefileswhichhavethe
extension.dbor.zmapormovefilesorfoldersoutside"User."Ifyouwanttorenameyour
.wavor.aiffilesandthenreimportthem.
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HowmanyaudiofilescanIimportatonce?
Omnispherecanimporthundredsofaudiofilesatonceintomultiple,customnamed
directories.
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IloopedanaudiofileinmysamplerandwhenIimportitintoOmnisphereitdoesn't
loop.Whynot?
Omnispherewillplayloopedaudiofiles,butthelooppointsmustbeembeddedintheaudiofile
first.Youwillneedtolooptheaudiofileinanaudioeditor(notasampler)priortoimportingit.
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WhichaudioeditorscanIusetoloopmyaudiobeforeIimport?
Manyaudioeditorshavethisability,suchasSony'sSoundForgePro,Steinberg's
WaveLab,orDSPQuattro(Maconly).
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Whyisn'tOmnisphereplayingmyloopcrossfades?Theyplayfineinmysampler.
Omnispheredoesnotreadsamplersettings.Loopcrossfadesmustberenderedtoaudiobefore
importing.
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IsthereawayIcanapplyacrossfadetoaloopedaudioI'veimportedinto
Omnisphere?
Omnisphereisasynthesizer,notasampler.Ifyouwanttoapplyacrossfadetoaloop,you'll
needtodosoinanaudioeditorbeforeimporting.
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HowcanImakethesampleshorter,onceitisimported?Iwanttocreateashortone
shotoutofalongsample.
YoucanusetheAmplitudeEnvelopetocontrolthelengthoftheSoundsourceorPatch.Reduce
SustaintozeroandadjustDecayandReleasetowhatevertimeyoulike.Youcanalsoselect
whereyouwouldliketheaudiotostartplayingfromviatheStartsliderontheLayerpages.
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IplayedD4onmyguitarandwhenIbroughtitintoOmnisphere,itsoundsawhole
stephigherthanIexpect(ifIplayD4inmycontrollerthepitchisE4).HowcanIfix
it?
Thatisbecausethecorrectbasenotehasnotbeenspecifiedintheaudiofile.Whenthat
happens,OmnispherewillmapyouraudiofileMiddleC.Youcansetthebasenotebyrenaming