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SLIDE TIME
This button opens the SLIDE TIME screen, which determines how the pitch
of one stage slides (transitions) into the pitch of the next stage, creating a
portamento effect. The settings you make on the SLIDE TIME screen apply
only to stages that have their
SLIDE function activated.
There are two main parameters accessible by the button:
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SLIDE AMOUNT
: This sets the amount of time it takes to move from one pitch to the next. Turn
the encoder to set the slide amount.
An amount of ‘0’ means pitch changes happen instantly (as would happen if you played notes
on a piano). Values greater than ‘0’ make notes slide from one value to the next (as would
happen if you slid your finger up the neck of a fretless bass). The higher the
SLIDE AMOUNT , the
longer it takes to slide from one pitch to the next.
NOTE: Slide times affect only those stages for which the SLIDE function has been activated.
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SLIDE TYPE
: Pushing the encoder toggles between three flavours of slide:
‘Analog’ The slide time remains constant regardless of the sequencer tempo, and is also
independent of the pitch interval between notes. This means, because the slide
time is constant, it takes less time to slide between notes that are close together
than those that are far apart.
When a stage’s SLIDE function is turned on, the slide occurs at the beginning of
the stage.
‘Tempo’ Slide times are relative, and scale up/down as the sequence tempo rises/falls.
They also change to ensure that slide times remain the same regardless of the
interval between notes.
When a stage’s SLIDE function is turned on, the slide occurs at the beginning of
the stage.
‘Acid’ Like the ‘Analog’’ option, ‘Acid’ is also a constant-time portamento, similar to the
type used in the Roland TB303, meaning it remains constant regardless of both
the tempo and the pitch interval between notes. The difference is in when and
how the slide is applied.
When a stage’s SLIDE function is turned on, the slide occurs at the beginning of
the following stage. In addition, to get that classic ‘acid’ sound, the stage on
which the SLIDE function is enabled will automatically hold its gate high for all of
its pulses (as if you switched its
GATE TYPE to ‘HOLD’).
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