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Correcting a Vocal Track (Pitch Fix)

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Effects

EFIX NOTE field

These parameters are only available when PANEL is selected in the CONTROL field.

•KEY.......................Sets the key of the graphic key- board on the display.

•SCALE..................Sets the scale of the graphic keyboard on the display:

CHROMATIC, MAJOR, MINOR, or CUSTOM. When CUSTOM is selected the keyboard’s buttons can be used to directly specify a scale for pitch correction.

FMASTER TUNING field

•IN/OUT knob ........The IN knob sets the reference pitch before correction, and the OUT knob sets the reference pitch after correction. The inte- ger and fraction segments of the value are set separately.

NOTE

•When the BYPASS button is engaged the signal before pitch correction is output unaffected, regardless of the IN and OUT knob settings.

6 Raise the [STEREO] fader and the fader of the source track channel to about 0dB on the scale.

7 Raise the fader of the destination track channel to about 0dB on the scale.

NOTE

•The fader of the destination track — the track to which the processed vocal track will be recorded — has no effect on the recorded signal. The source track fader determines the final balance, so set it with care.

8 To set the scale for pitch correction select PANEL in the CONTROL field and specify the key in the FIX NOTE field.

For example, if PANEL is selected in the CONTROL field and CHROMATIC is selected in the FIX NOTE SCALE field, pitch will be corrected to the nearest note in the chromatic (semitone) scale. You can also specify the notes to be used for pitch correction by selecting CUSTOM in the FIX NOTE SCALE field and specifying the notes via the on-screen keyboard.

9 Press the RTZ [ ] key to rewind the song to the beginning, then press the PLAY [ ] key while holding the REC [●] key.

Song playback will begin and the processed data will be recorded to the destination track.

The corrected signal can be monitored via the record destination track channel.

NOTE

•The source track (the signal before correction) cannot be monitored while the PITCH FIX mode screen is showing. Also note that the record destination (the corrected signal) can only be monitored when the recorder is set to the record mode.

•When Auto Punch-in/out is engaged, you can monitor the destination channel during playback even when not recording.

•To check the signal before pitch correction, engage the BYPASS button to temporarily disable the Pitch Fix effect.

10 Adjust the DETECT, RATE, and PITCH parameters as required while recording the song.

If NOTE is selected in the CONTROL field, you can use a MIDI keyboard to specify the pitches for pitch correction in real time while recording. This capability can be useful when creating a harmony vocal track based on the original vocal melody.

HINT

•For optimum effect use the DETECT knob in addition to the RATE knob in order to set the “depth” of the pitch correction effect.

•You can create “robot voice” type effects by setting the RATE and DETECT knobs to high values and using a MIDI key- board to trigger sudden pitch changes.

11 When the end of the song is reached, rewind the song and press the PLAY [ ] key.

The recorded pitch-corrected track will play back with the other recorded tracks (the original uncorrected track will not play back).

If you’re not satisfied with what has been recorded, press the [UNDO/REDO] key to undo the recording and go back to step 9.

12 Move the cursor to the EXIT button and press [ENTER].

A popup window will appear asking you to confirm that it’s OK to exit from the PITCH FIX mode.

13 To return to the Bounce page move the cur- sor to the OK button and press the [ENTER] key.

The PITCH FIX mode will be exited and the Bounce display will appear.

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