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3.9 VARISPEED RECORDING/PLAYBACK
3.9.1 VARISPEED Overview
VARISPEED is used to change the speed (and pitch) of recording and playback.
Potential uses of VARISPEED include: lowering the pitch of existing tracks during
an overdub session so a vocalist can sing in a more comfortable range, thickening
the voice by recording multiple tracks in altered pitches, and matching the tuning of
recorded tracks with difficult to tune instruments such as a piano.
RADAR II’s VARISPEED can be adjusted in terms of the percent of deviation from
normal speed or Cents (hundredths of a semitone) deviation from A440 Hz. The
range is variable from minus 15% or 241 cents to a maximum of plus 15%
depending on the sample rate you use for your recording.
VARISPEED Variation/Ranges by Sample Rate:
Sample Rate Plus Minus
48 2.8% or 48 cents 43.75% or 995 cents
47.952 2.9 or 50 cents 43.69 or 993 cents
44.1 11.9% or 195 cents 38.77% or 848 cents
44.056 12% or 196 cents 38.71% or 847 cents
32 54.2% or 750 cents 15.62% or 293 cents
3.9.2 Changing Pitch With VARISPEED
From the RE-8 and Front Panel:
1. Press the VARISPEED button. The system will respond with:
2. Press the UP/DOWN buttons to raise or lower the percentage value. On
the RE-8 you may enter a number using the Plus/Minus and numeric keys,
or use the Jog Wheel to dial the number up or down.
(The cursor buttons
and/or Jog wheel provide instant speed change - if you use the numeric entry
method, the speed change occurs upon pressing Enter.)
3. Press VARISPEED again to activate and return to Ready mode. To
enable and disable, press the VARISPEED button twice to enable, twice to
disable.
This can be done during any transport mode, including Record. The
LED on the Vari-speed button indicates On/Off status.
Please Note:
To check a VARISPEED value without turning the function Off, press
VARISPEED, then CANCEL.
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