Pitch; Setting The Range And Midi Switches - Alesis S4 Plus Reference Manual

Chapter 5: Editing Mixes

Pitch

The Pitch function lets you transpose a channel's Program in either semitone or
octave increments. By using both parameters together, you have a total transposition
range of ±3 octaves.
Octave (-2 to +2 octaves)
This transposes the Program's pitch in octave (12 semitone) steps from -2
(transposed down 2 octaves) to +2 (transposed up two octaves).
Semitone (-12 to +12 semitones)
This transposes the Program's pitch in semitone steps, from -12 (transposed down
one octave) to +12 (transposed up one octave).

Setting the Range and MIDI Switches

Each sound can be restricted to a specific range of the keyboard. This is ideal for
creating splits (e.g., bass in the lower octave and a half, piano in the middle three
octaves, and strings in the upper octave). When you start to setup a MIX, it may be
confusing if many of the channels have their Keyboard parameter turned off. In order
to hear anything on a particular channel, enable Keyboard control and set the Range
so that the low note and high note values are set beyond where you want to play.
Look at the MIDI MONITOR section of the display. A thick line will appear above any
active MIDI channels as you play notes or send notes to the S4 Plus from a
sequencer on those channels.
Range (Page 1)
Lower Limit (MIDI note 000 to 127/ C-2 to G8)
Specifies the lowest note of the sound's keyboard range. You can set the lower limit
by holding Quad Switch [1] and tapping the key on the keyboard you want to set as
the lowest note in the range.
High Limit (MIDI note 000 to 127/ C-2 to G8)
Specifies the highest note of the sound's keyboard range. You can set the high limit
by holding Quad Switch [2] and tapping the key on the keyboard you want to set as
the highest note in the range.
If the lower limit is set above the high limit, there will be no sound from this program
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Typical 5-octave Keyboard Range
0 12 24 36 48 60
C-2 C-1 C0 C1 C2 C3
Program Sound Range
72 84 96 108 120 127
C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 G8
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