Changing the Pitch or Playback Speed of a Sample (PITCH/SPEED)

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, MANU-F	Sets the sample tempo. When this is set to AUTO, the tempo detected in AUTO mode is set. When this is set to MANU or MANU-F, 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	Turns VINYL mode on/off. By using VARI mode, you can improve unnatural sound quality problems that occur when changing a sample’s pitch or speed. VARI mode is enabled when VINYL mode is set to “No”.
   		No	Independently controls the playback speed and pitch.
   		Yes	Changes the playback speed and pitch at the same time, like an analog record.
   	VARI MODE	Off	VARI mode is not used.
   		Backing	Processes the sound as appropriate for musical instruments whose sounds have a noticeable decay. This is particularly suitable for sounds that have a pronounced attack such as drums, percussion, guitar strumming and so on.
   		Ensemble	Processes the sound as appropriate for musical instruments that have a sustaining sound. This is particularly suitable for sound sources and instruments that produce long tones with smooth changes in tone, like choral groups and strings. When this is set to “Ensemble”, the sample plays back with twice as many voices. For stereo samples: four times as many voices For mono samples: twice as many voices
   [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).