Changing The Tuning Of An Instrument - E-Mu PX-7 Owner's Manual

Changing the Tuning
of an Instrument
298 E-MU Systems
Play the keyboard as you scroll through the various instruments.
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To Change the Instrument for any Layer in the Preset
Move the cursor back up to the first field in the first line (the layer).
7.
Use the data entry control to select the layer you want.
8.
L2
INSTRUMENT
0028 kit:808
Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each selected layer. Find an instrument that
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sounds good when combined with the previous instruments selected.
With all these great instruments to work with, you really can't go wrong.
Now let's play with the tuning.
Tuning the selected layer of the preset changes the pitch of the key on the
controller. If the numbers are "00," it means that the instruments are tuned
to concert pitch (A=440 Hz). The Coarse tuning value represents whole
semitone intervals. The Fine tuning value shifts the pitch in 1/64 semitones
(or 1.56 cents).
To Tune the Instrument of the Current Layer
Press the #3 Jump button twice to jump directly to Tuning page.
1.
L1
TUNING
Coarse: +36
Move the cursor to the Coarse field (using the cursor button).
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Set the value to +12 to shift the pitch up a whole octave. To shift the
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pitch in smaller units than a semitone, use the Fine field.
Try tuning one of the instruments to a perfect fifth above the other by
setting the Coarse value to +7.
Tuning an instrument far out of its normal range completely changes the
character of the sound. For example, if you tune a bass drum up 2 octaves,
it's going to sound rather petite. On the other hand, if you tune it down an
octave, you can probably rattle plaster off the walls! Experiment with
radical pitch shifting. You'll be surprised at the results.
Preset Programming
Editing Presets
ROM:DRUM
Fine: +6