This is an excerpt from a full length DVD available at www.ProAudioDVDs.com. Host David Wills has toured with major artists such as Michael Jackson, Phil Collins, Whitney Houston, Chicago and Diana Ross and provides you with a professional's perspective but always demonstrated in an informal, easy to understand way. Here's a complete listing of the subjects that are covered... 0:01:05 INTRODUCTION 0:03:00 Sound Libraries/File Formats 0:04:00 Samplers vs. VP-9000 0:06:40 Front Panel 0:08:40 Rear Connections 0:09:30 GETTING STARTED 0:10:10 Loading from Disk 0:11:15 Preview Screen 0:13:25 Loop Switch 0:13:55 Variphrase Knobs 0:15:20 ENCODING 0:15:40 Encode Types 0:16:50 Encoding Files 0:17:50 Stepping thru Events 0:20:45 Saving Encoded files 0:21:10 Categories 0:21:55 SAMPLING 0:22:55 Sampling Screen 0:23:30 Sampling Setup 0:24:20 Resampling 0:25:35 Pre trigger 0:26:45 Sampling Effects 0:27:25 Templates 0:29:10 Wave Edit 0:29:20 Setting Start/End Points 0:30:55 Looping a sample 0:33:15 Loop Lock 0:34:30 Setting Tempo 0:35:15 Cut and Paste 0:37:45 Truncating 0:38:20 Copy and Paste 0:39:25 Wave Edits explained 0:40:30 Normalize 0:41:55 LR Mix 0:42:00 Trim 0:42:15 Reverse 0:43:30 SAMPLE SCREENS 0:44:00 Key Assign 0:44:20 Playback 0:46:30 Trigger 0:47:10 Loop Switch/T Quantise 0:47:25 Robot Voice 0:48:30 Amp Settings 0:49:00 Control 0:52:15 PERFORMANCES 0:53:20 Initializing a Performance 0:54:35 Midi Receive 0:54:55 Setting Midi Channels 0:55:30 Assigning Samples to Parts 0:56:45 Keyboard Map 0:58:45 Assigning Samples as Phrases 0:59:55 Adjusting Level, Pitch and Key Range 1:01:25 SYNCHRONIZATION 1:04:00 Syncing Parts in a Performance 1:05:35 Tuning Parts in a Performance 1:07:00 Using the Groove Function 1:10:15 VARIPHRASE CONTROL (Real-time Knobs) 1:10:45 Formant/Groove button 1:11:25 Knob Settings 1:13:25 Using MIDI Controllers 1:15:10 LFOs 1:16:25 Groove Templates 1:17:15 EFFECTS 1:18:00 Selecting Effects 1:19:00 Effect Sends 1:20:15 Routing 1:21:15 Using the Direct Outs 1:22:30 UTILITY/SYSTEM/DISK 1:22:45 Utility Screens 1:24:45 System Screens 1:28:55 Disk Screens 1:32:25 GRADUATION