The Timestretch Page - Akai DD1500 User Manual

THE TIMESTRETCH PAGE

The TIMESTRETCH page is accessed by pressing the DSP key. You will see this screen:
This is the main DSP select page where you may select which DSP function you wish to
use.
Press F1 to select TIMESTRETCH. You will see this screen:
The parameters are as follows:
NAME
DISK
NOTE: Please remember that if you do place the processed version on another disk, that
disk will have to be present when you play the project at a later date.
STRETCH TYPE
Version 2.00 - March, 1996
UTILITIES - DSP FUNCTIONS - 20
Here, you may create a name for the new recording that
will be created by the timestretch process. On the DD1500,
what happens is that you mark the region you want to
stretch using the IN/OUT keys. When you initiate the
timestretch, the process creates a new cue and replaces
the existing one with the stretched version. The DD1500
will automatically append "TS" to the end of the name (this
will replace the last two characters of a ten character name)
and the new "TS" cue will replace the original cue/region. If
you prefer, you may name the new cue in the usual way by
pressing NAME and typing in a name of up to ten
characters or by entering a name from a PC keyboard.
Here you may select which disk the processed version will
be recorded onto. It will default to the project disk but you
may, if you prefer, place the processed version on another
disk. This may be useful if your project disk is getting full.
The DD1500 uses a series of preset timestretch 'templates'
with which to process sounds. The timestretch process has
many controls associated with it that would be very difficult
to set up and would not guarantee good results. Each of
the presets offers a different combination of settings for
these controls and they are optimised for the type of sound
described by the name. There are several alternative
presets for each category and each category has an A, B
and C variation. So, instead of sitting there setting the
parameters for half a dozen or more meaningless,
confusing controls, the idea is that you simply select a
preset whose description largely fits the material you are
trying to process and you press EXECUTE. If the results
are not that good, simply select another preset (or one of
its variations) and try again.
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