Snapshots
Learn more about loading and saving presets in EMPIRE BREAKS. Explore 30 different kits, each with their own unique combination of samples, effects, grooves and macro assignments.
The included preset kits also act as a great starting point from which you can tweak and tailor your own kit sounds and then save the changes as a User Snapshot. When a Snapshot is saved, the macro settings and parameter controls are also stored within the preset. This allows you to create your own unique kits, save them in the .nksn file format and use them in other projects, across computers or even share them with other users.
Snapshots Overview
Snapshots offer a quick and convenient way of saving custom presets in EMPIRE BREAKS. Key features relating to Snapshots include:
Load Snapshot: Opens the Snapshot menu where you can load your User Snapshots. For more information, refer to Loading a Snapshot.
Snapshot Name: Displays the name of the currently selected User Snapshot.
Snapshot Previous/Next (<> icons): Allows you to quickly browse and load Snapshots. Pressing an arrow icon will load the previous or next Snapshot in the selected category. If no Snapshot is active, the first Snapshot on the list will be loaded. For more information, refer to Loading a Snapshot.
Save Snapshot (floppy disk icon): Allows you to save changes made to a sound. When a User Snapshot is saved, the macros settings and parameter controls are stored within it and can be accessed at any time via the Snapshot menu. For more information, refer to Saving a User Snapshot.
Delete Snapshot (bin icon): Deletes the currently selected Snapshot from the Snapshot library. For more information, refer to Deleting a User Snapshot.
Snapshot View (camera icon): Provides access to the Snapshot features described above; saving, loading, browsing, and deleting. When Snapshot View is selected, configuration settings and features relating to the Info View are replaced in the display.
Saving a User Snapshot
Snapshots can be saved at any time while you are working on them. When a Snapshot is saved, the macro settings, parameter controls, and the sequence are also saved.
To save a Snapshot:
Click the Snapshot View button (camera icon) to open Snapshot view.
Click the Save button (floppy disk icon).
Enter a name for your new Snapshot in the Save dialog box.
Click Save to finish the process and close the dialog box.
Your Snapshot .nksn file is saved to the User Snapshot Library. It appears in the Snapshot menu.
To overwrite a Snapshot:
Click the Snapshot View button (camera icon) to open Snapshot view.
Click the Save button (floppy disk icon).
Click Overwrite to confirm the process.
Your Snapshot .nksn file is saved to the User Snapshot menus in replace of the old file.
Loading a Snapshot
Snapshots are loaded from the drop-down menu in the top header of the instrument. You can also use the arrows to the left of the floppy disk icon to load the next or previous preset.
To load the previous or next Snapshot:
Click the Snapshot View (camera icon) to open Snapshot view.
Click the arrow icons (<>) in the Snapshot header to browse through the Snapshots list.
The previous or next Snapshot will load immediately each time an arrow icon is clicked.
To load a Snapshot from the library:
Click the Snapshot View (camera icon) to open Snapshot view.
Click the arrow next to the Snapshot name field.
Click a Snapshot to load it.
Deleting a User Snapshot
Snapshots can be deleted using the bin icon in the instrument header. To delete a User Snapshot:
Click the Snapshot view (camera icon) to open Snapshot view.
Load the User Snapshot you wish to delete.
Click the Delete button (bin icon).
Confirm deletion of the Snapshot by selecting Yes in the dialog box.
