Yamaha Professional Sampler, A3000 manual Assigning Beat Change to a New Sample

9.Dry/Wet Balance – keep totally Wet for full effect or mix in some Dry signal to create a parallel part.

A controller assigned to parameter 1 (Beat Change) will cause the Tempo to increase by the amount set by parameter 2 (Beat Range). The value of Beat Change should remain at 0 because you will be effecting it in real time via the controller. When the Beat Range and Pitch Range are equal, there will be no change in pitch as the tempo changes. This effect algorithm can also be used to change the Pitch without changing the tempo. This is accomplished by making the assigned controller change parameter 3 – Pitch Change, rather than parameter 1 – Beat Change. You can assign either a MIDI controller device or an A3000 front panel knob to make the adjustments in real-time. This is handled via [PLAY]:[CONTROL]:[PgmCtrl 1] and assigning a Panel control is handled via [UTILITY]:[PANEL PLAY]:[KnobSet].

Beat Change is used to match tempos of different beats. It gets used during sessions where the background vocals parts are made to fit over tracks – imagine being able to change the key without altering the tempo. With this effect, you can put key modulations in the remix without calling the singers back to “take it up a whole step”. You can slow down or speed up that “found” sample to make it work in context of the rest of your data. Turn a squeaky soprano into a sultry contralto, all in real time as you hear it. No more headaches setting up complex parameters in a computer software program. When you get the timing or pitch that you want you can use the A3000’s re- sample feature to create a new version. That’s right! You can use the A3000 Panel Play feature to adjust the tempo and / or pitch of a sample and then re-sample the data. Simply assign the Beat Change feature to a front panel knob and use it to setup the effect the way you want during the re-Record process.

Assigning Beat Change to a New Sample:

You can assign the Beat Change control to any physical MIDI controller or to a front panel knob via a control change assignment. Let’s say you want Beat Change to be controlled by Knob #2. The steps to assigning Beat Change as the effect and Knob #2 as the controller are as follows:

1.First, Create your sample. Turn the samples “To Pgm” parameter to ON making it active in a new Program, as normal. This is done on the [PLAY]: [SAMPLE]: [SmpSel] Sample Select page.

2.Samples typically default to Stereo OUT assignment. There are 2 ways to route your sample to the Effect processor(s). Either at the Sample [EDIT] level or, at the Program [PLAY] level via the Easy Edit functions.

•Sample Level: Each sample can be stored with the Output routed to the Stereo outputs, or the EFFECT(S).

Navigate to the [EDIT]: [MAP/OUT]: [Output] page and set the MAIN OUT to EFFECT 1.

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•Program Level: EASY EDIT. The data stored at the sample level can be offset or over ridden at the Program level via the Easy Edit functions. This allows each sample to be used entirely differently in each Program. To route the active sample to the EFFECTS enter PLAY mode. Select the EASY EDIT functions. Turn Knob 2 or 3 to scroll to the MAIN OUTPUT select parameter. Set it to EFFECT 1. [PLAY]: [EASY EDIT]: Main Output parameter.

3.Choose the BEAT CHANGE effect. On the [PLAY]: [EFFECT]: [Effect Type] page turn KNOB #2 (Effect 1) to select the Beat Change algorithm.