Akai S3000XL User Manual page 116

EDIT PROGRAM - SINGLE
Setting a higher
something like this:
Here, bass frequencies and some mid range components are boosted whilst high
frequencies are cut.
The main purpose of this section is to be able to gently remove unwanted noise from a
sound. For example, you could use it to remove some mains hum from a sound or some
hiss or other high frequency noise. Used together, the second filter and the tone section
can be used very effectively to 'clean up' samples.
You may also use the TONE section to balance the tone of an instrument across the
keyboard range - for example, you may give a set of string samples more bottom end to
emphasise the bass instruments.
Of course, the TONE section can also be used as a simple EQ and, because it is
available for each keygroup, you could use it to add depth to a kick drum or snare drum or
to add some top end to cymbals, hi-hats and snares. Other sounds may benefit from
some simple tonal modification in this section too. Experiment!!
The
overcome the possibility of distortion should the resonance of the second filters or the
slope of the TONE section be set quite high, boosting the sound into overload.
The
NOTE: The
found in the FILTER 2 page. If you switch them on or off in this page, you will notice that
they will be set the same in the FILTER 2 page. The converse is also true - switching them
on of off in the FILTER 2 page will have the same effect in the TONE page.
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value with a negative slope value may produce
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FREQUENCY
CENTRE FREQUENCY=75 SLOPE=-50
parameter allows you to switch in a -6dB pad. This is included to
parameter allows you to bypass the tone control section.
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CENTRE FREQUENCY
fields are a duplication of the ones
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