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Recording Samples, and Creating Songs
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Pitch
:
You can use this setting to add an offset to the system’s pitch; the avail-
able range is -20% to 10%, settable in 1% increments. The setting ap-
plies to all samples and songs, and controls the pitch during both record-
ing and playback. The adjustment is exactly analogous to applying a slight
change to the rotation speed of an analog tape recorder; the pitch change
applies both to tracks being recorded and to tracks being played back.
• In general, you will want to leave this setting at 0% for recording purposes.
But note that increasing the pitch value will improve the actual sampling
grade, while decreasing the value will provide slightly longer recording time.
• You can also use the pitch setting to match the length of the sample you are
about to record to the length of another phrase that has already been re-
corded. Recording the two samples at different pitches may make it pos-
sible for them to have equal replay lengths (tempos).
Format
: Selects whether to record in stereo or mono (
St
or
Mono
). If you select
mono, the SU10 records the left input only. Note that a stereo sample
counts as two sounds in the polyphony calculation: you can never
play more than two stereo samples at once.
Input
:
Selects whether the SU10 takes its input from the LINE IN jack or the
MIC INPUT jack (
Line
or
Mic
). You cannot use both inputs together;
you must set this value to match the input you wish to use. The third line
of the LCD always indicates the currently selected source.
RecTrg
: Selects the trigger that starts the actual recording. You can select one of
eight triggers.
Mnual
:
Manual trigger; recording will begin when you press
[PLAY]
.
1
,...,
7
:
The SU10 will enter standby when you press
[PLAY]
, then be-
gin recording when the input level reaches the trigger level.
Value “1” selects the lowest trigger level (hair trigger); value
“8” selects the highest level.
Defalt
: Selects the default loop mode — the loop mode initially used for playing
back the recorded sample. This setting is not binding, since you can change
the value at any time by editing the sample. For information about loop
modes, see page 41.
