Antares ATR-1a manual #D E F#G a B, Why set Scale notes to Blank?

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This page allows you to specify the scale notes to which the ATR-1a tunes the input sound. If you have used the Make Scale From MIDI function described above, the notes input via MIDI will already appear on the page and can be further edited here. There are 12 notes in this scale, i.e. C, C#, …etc. Each note in the scale can be set to one of three states:

Tune (i.e., the note name appears in the display, but the “By:” field under

the note is blank): When the input is near a note set to Tune, the ATR-1a will retune the input to that note.

Bypass (i.e., the note name appears in the display and an “*” appears in the “By:” field under the note): When the input pitch is close to a note set to Bypass, the output remains uncorrected.

Blank (i.e., the note name disappears from the display): A note set to Blank will be omitted from the scale. For example, setting C , D , F , G ,

Ato Blank causes a C Major scale to remain. In that case the ATR-1a would always retune the input to the closest note of the C Major scale.

As an example, the following settings result in a D Major scale with no pitch corrections applied to F and C :


	23:	C#D E F#G A B
	By:	*	*

Why set Scale notes to “Blank”?

To understand why it is sometimes necessary to set even correct scale notes to ”Blank,“ let’s look again at the example from Chapter 1.

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Contents Page Page Contents Index Welcome Technical Support Few words from Dr. Andy Page Some background Chapter Introducing the ATR-1aSo what exactly is it? Some pitch terminology Little bit about pitchHow the ATR-1a detects pitch Scales How the ATR-1a corrects pitchSpeed VibratoProgram Mode Program Mode vs. Song ModeAn example Song Mode Chapter Setting Up the ATR-1a Page Front Panel Chapter Panel Controls and ConnectorsPage Back Panel Chapter Display Screens and Menu Pages Mode PagesFlash Screen ATR-1a version ATR-1a ProcessorSongXXaaaaaaaaaaaaa StepYYbbbbbbbbbbbbb Song Mode Main ScreenProgram Edit Pages ProgramXX Speed 0 is fast yy Press page when doneProgxx Press to make scale from Midi Make Scale From MidiScale XXCC#DD#EFF#GG#AA#B#D E F#G a B Why set Scale notes to Blank?ProgXX Dpth Rt Dly yyyyyy xxx zzz dddd ProgXX Save? To Pgm ProgramXX NameaaaaaaaaaaaaaSong Edit Pages Program NameSongXX 1 2 3 Programs 0 0 0 SongYY Speed 0 is fastSong Speed Song ItemsSong Vibrato SongXX Dpth Rt Dly yyyyyy xxx zzz ddddSongXX Save? To Sng SongXX NameaaaaaaaaaaaaaSystem Edit Pages Song NameBass Mode Bass ModeSensitivity LCD Aa bb Sensitivity and LCDFoot Switch and Detune FootSwitch Detune Aaaaaa bbbbMidi Channel Note Sustain Aaaa bbb cccPgmChg Bend ModWhl Aaa ccc ddd Midi Speed Step Control aaa bbb Midi Vib Rate Delay Control aaa bbbEdit Owner Name aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa SysEx Device Number aaaOwner Message Chapter Creative Applications for the ATR-1a Page Page Factory Programs AppendixScale and Chord Guides Scales/Modes reference chartChord reference chart G a G B A C A B B D C D C E D F E G F G F a System data = Midi System Exclusive Message FormatsFrom the front panel Vibrato Delay Table Midi System Exclusive Message Examples This message sets Program data in the ATR-1a Page Model ATR-1a, version Midi Implementation ChartDAC ATR-1a SpecificationsIndex Midi