Explanation of Settings

BPM TRACKING

MODE = SLICE or CHNG PITCH (on LOOP tracks)

 

NORMAL or CHNG PITCH (on COMPOSED LOOP and FREE tracks)

 

(where bold indicates the default)

SLICE

The SU700 breaks the track’s sample into slices, and spaces the

 

slices so that the sample just fills the specified loop length at

 

the current BPM. The sample always maintains its original

 

pitch. As BPM increases, the slices move close together, cutting

 

off part of the sound at the end of each slice (see illustration).

 

As BPM decreases, the slices move apart, introducing gaps in

 

the sound. The number of slices is set by the groove resolution

 

setting (→ p.201 to 203).

NOTE:

To be precise, this processing is not applied to the entire sample waveform, but only to the playback span of the waveform: the area that begins at the start point (as set by the SAMPLE START POINT job) and ends at the applied end point (the end point set by the SAMPLE END POINT job), as adjusted by the SOUND/[LENGTH] knob function.

NORMAL The track’s Note On timing changes in accordance with changes in the BPM, just as on a conventional MIDI se- quencer: increasing the BPM causes Note-On events to move closer together. (BPM changes do not cause change in pitch.)

CHNG PITCH The track’s sample changes pitch in accordance with changes in the song’s tempo (BPM), in the same way that an analog record’s sound changes when you speed up or slow down the record. (On LOOP tracks only: If the setting is CHNG PITCH, the SOUND/[PITCH], SOUND/[LENGTH], and GROOVE- group knob function are all disabled.)

CHAPTER 10

Chapter 10 Jobs

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