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.
  2. The pitch/speed settings screen appears.
  4. Press pads [1]–[16] to select the sample you want to edit.
  5. Use the [CTRL 1]–[CTRL 3] knobs to edit the parameter.

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.

MEMO

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).

MEMO

When you change the following parameters while holding down the [COPY] button, you can change the parameters of other samples registered to the same mute group simultaneously.

When you change the following parameters while holding down the [REMAIN] button, you can change the parameters of other samples registered to the same bank simultaneously.

  1. SPEED
  2. PITCH
  3. VOLUME
  4. PAN
  5. BPM
  6. BPM SYNC
  7. GATE
  8. LOOP
  9. REVERSE
  10. For details on the mute group settings, refer to “Preventing samples from playing back at the same time (MUTE GROUP)”.