Here’s how to change the pitch (key) or playback speed of a sample. You can independently edit the pitch and playback speed, or make a sample’s length match that of the tempo.

  1. Press the [PITCH/SPEED] button.

    The pitch/speed settings screen appears.

  2. Press pads [1]–[16] to select the sample you want to edit.
  3. Use the [CTRL 1]–[CTRL 3] knobs to edit the parameters.


Controller

Parameter

Value

Explanation

[CTRL 1] knob

SPEED

50–150 (%)

Sets the playback speed.

  • Use the [CTRL 1] knob while holding down the [SHIFT] button to set more precise values.

  • This can only be set when BPM SYNC is off.

[CTRL 2] knob

PITCH

-12.00–+12.00 (when VINYL MODE is “No”)

-12.00–+7.00 (when VINYL MODE is “Yes”)

Sets the playback pitch.

[SHIFT] button + [CTRL 2] knob

FINE

-1.00–+1.00 (CENT) (when VINYL MODE is “No”)

-0.49–+0.50 (CENT) (when VINYL MODE is “Yes”)

Lets you set a more precise value for the playback pitch.

[CTRL 3] knob

VOLUME

0–127

Sets the sample volume.

[SHIFT] button + [CTRL 3] knob

PAN

MONO (Left), L:50–R:50, MONO (Right)

Sets the stereo position (pan) of the sample.

Turn the [VALUE] knob

BPM SET

AUTO, MANU

Sets the sample tempo. When this is set to AUTO, the tempo detected in AUTO mode is set. When this is set to MANU, you can manually set the tempo.

For details, refer to “Setting the Tempo Data in a Sample”.

Hold down [SHIFT] button + turn [VALUE] knob

VINYL MODE

No, Yes

Turns VINYL mode on/off. When this is on, the playback speed and pitch can be changed at the same time, like an analog record.

[SHIFT] button + Pad [1]

FIXED VELOCITY

Vel

FIXED VELOCITY turns off.

Fix

FIXED VELOCITY turns on. Plays back with a fixed sample velocity of 127 (the maximum).

Turn the [CTRL 1]–[CTRL 3] knobs while holding down the [COPY] button to simultaneously change the parameters of the samples registered in the same mute group.

For details on the mute group settings, refer to “Preventing Samples from Playing Back at the Same Time (MUTE GROUP)”.