EXTEND
– permits extension of the length of the audio seg-
ment over which pitch change will be affected, up to the
full extent of the H949 memory (
400 ms
). N.B. Main Out-
put delay is not available in Extend mode – the Main
Output delay switches are instead used to determine the
length of the audio segment used for pitch change.
µ
PC (Micro Pitch Change)
– Sharp and Flat modes operate in
a manner similar to normal Pitch Change, except that the
range of pitch ratios is restricted to about 1:1.07 (Sharp)
and 1:0.93 (Flat). In these modes, pitch ratio is closest
to 1:1 when the Manual knob is fully counterclockwise.
In Sharp, clockwise rotation increases the pitch; in Flat,
clockwise rotation decreases the pitch.
DELAY/REVERSAL FUNCTIONS
(Function button OUT, green labels apply)
DELAY
— In this mode, the Main Output button allow you to
add successive amounts of delay before the main output.
RANDOM
— causes the output delay to vary between the maxi-
mum limits of
0-25 ms
at a constant rate of change, though
the actual delay limits will typically be smaller on any
given excursion and are chosen pseudo-randomly. This
simulates the random variations of double-tracking, or of
multiple musicians or singers performing simultaneously,
without the ”mechanical” sound of a fixed delay. The de-
sirable effect of having performers slightly out of tune is
automatically achieved due to the fact that the pitch al-
ters slightly as the delay changes. Manual knob controls
the rate at which the delay varies from the upper to lower
limit, thus changing the amount of pitch alteration.
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