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Chapter 2 Creating Sounds

About Alternate Tuning

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The Alternate Tuning feature allows you to change the tuning of a
COSM guitar without changing the actual pitch of the guitar’s
strings. To accomplish this, the VG-99 analyzes the pitch of the
signals transmitted by the divided pickup for each individual string
while keeping best possible sound quality.
Alternate Tuning includes the following five functions.

TUNING

Use this to convert the tuning to open tunings such as OPEN-D and
OPEN-G, raise or lower all of the strings an octave, and achieve
various other tunings.

BEND

You can use a pedal to have pitches change from the current tuning
to the set tuning in a continuous transition, just as with a string
bender or pedal steel guitar.

12-STRING

This changes the sound of a regular six-string guitar to that of a
twelve-string guitar.
This function also gives you the freedom to set the pitch and volume
of each secondary string independently, enabling you to create 12-
string guitar models with entirely original tunings.

DETUNE

This allows you to set a subtle shift in the pitch of each individual
string.

HARMONY

This analyzes the pitch of each string, then converts the pitches into
harmonies matched to the key.
These functions can be set for each of the two COSM guitars A and B
individually, meaning you can now play six-string and twelve-string
guitars simultaneously, produce twin twin leads by creating
harmonies on your own, achieve fat unison sounds, and come up
with sounds never before possible, all with a single VG-99.
Additionally, the VG-99 includes an AB LINK function, which
allows you to set the TUNING and BEND for the two COSM guitars
(A and B) simultaneously for even quicker settings.

The pitches output with GUITAR TO MIDI (the MIDI
Note messages) change according to the Channel A
Alternate Tuning settings (TUNING, BEND, HARMO).

* The Channel B Alternate Tuning settings have no bearing on these
output pitches.
* If the pitch output with GUITAR TO MIDI (the MIDI Note
messages) is excessively low (or high) due to the influence of the
Channel A Alternate Tuning settings, the pitch is then
automatically set one octave higher (or lower).

Setting AB LINK to ON allows you to use the same TUNING and
BEND settings for COSM GUITAR [A] and COSM GUITAR [B].
When this is set to OFF, you can use different settings for COSM
GUITAR [A] and COSM GUITAR [B].

1.

Press [ALTERNATE TUNING].

2.

Press PAGE [ ] to display Page 1.

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3.

Switch AB LINK on or off with [F1] (OFF/ON) or
the F1 knob.

For detailed information on all the parameters, refer to

“ALTERNATE TUNING”

(p. 116).

Setting the Alternate Tuning

Setting AB LINK

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