NN-19 - Introduction

A sampler could be described as a device capable of recording and reproducing audio material, like a tape recorder. Unlike a tape or harddisk based recorder, samplers allows you to "play" the recorded sound via MIDI, using a keyboard for example. This way, any reproducible sound can be integrated into the MIDI environment, and be controlled from sequencers etc. like synthesizers.

The NN-19 is a sample player, capable of reproducing, but not recording or editing sound files.

The program comes with more than a hundred ready-made sample patches, covering all kinds of instrument types. In addition to this there are plenty of single samples that can be used for creating your own patches.

If you want to record or edit your own samples, there are plenty of relatively inexpensive (and even free) audio editing software for both the Windows and the Mac OS platforms, that will allow you to both record audio (via your computers or audio cards audio inputs), and to edit the resulting audio file. Virtually every product that is capable of this, can create sound files which can be loaded directly into the NN-19.

Also, there are thousands of high quality sample CD:s available, covering every conceivable musical style or direction ranging from professionally recorded orchestral samples to esoteric electronic noises.