Changing The Tuning Of An Instrument - E-Mu XK6Xtreme Keys Owner's Manual

Changing the Tuning
of an Instrument
198 E-MU Systems
To Change the Instrument for any Layer in the Preset:
Use the Channel Select buttons to select another layer.
6.
L2
INSTRUMENT
0513 vox:Orch
Find another instrument that sounds good when combined with the
7.
previous instrument selected.
Repeat steps 6 and 7 if you want to add additional layers (although two
8.
layers will be enough for these experiments).
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).
2.
Set the value to +12 to shift the pitch up a whole octave. To shift the
3.
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 guitar up 2 octaves,
it's going to sound rather petite. On the other hand, if you tune it down 2
octaves, 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:XROM1
Fine: +6