Yamaha PortaTone PSR-8000 Owner's Manual page 95

4: NORMALIZE
This function increases the overall level of the selected wave
to ensure that it uses the full range of digital values. Press the
EXECUTE LCD button to normalize the selected wave. No
change will occur if the selected wave already uses the full
range of digital values.
5: VOLUME/TUNE
The VOLUME LCD dials set the volume of the selected
wave.
The TUNE COARSE and FINE LCD dials can be used to
tune the selected wave: COARSE tunes in semitone increments
over a –63 ... +63 range, and FINE tunes in 1-cent increments
over a –50 ... +50 range.
When the FIXED PITCH parameter is turned OFF, the pitch
of wave playback will be correspond to keyboard pitch. When
ON, the playback pitch will remain the same (corresponding to
the pitch of the C3 key) regardless of which key is pressed.
TUNING BY TEMPO
The TUNING BY TEMPO LCD button accesses param-
eters that can be used to "tune" the wave to fit a specified
playback tempo. In other words, the wave is stretched (tuned
down) or compressed (tuned up) so that it plays back over the
specified number of measures at the specified time signature
and tempo. This capability is particularly useful when the
sample is a phrase rather than a simple sound. The wave will
only play back at the specified tempo, however, when played
at its original pitch (usually the pitch played by the C3 key).
Use the BEAT LCD dials to specify the number of beats
per measure, the UNIT LCD dials to specify the number of
measures the wave should play over, and the DESIRED
TEMPO LCD dials to specify the tempo at which the wave
should play.
When done, press the SET LCD button to actually set the
wave tempo, or CANCEL to cancel the operation and return
to the PARAMETER display. Please note that the sound of
the wave will not change until the SET LCD button is pressed
(i.e. there is no pre-listen capability while setting up the
parameters). Once the SET LCD button has been pressed, the
amount of tuning applied is reflected in the TUNE COARSE
and FINE parameters.
• When a LOOP is selected the entire loop is tuned, but the portion of
the loop between the LOOP START and LOOP END points is
adjusted to fit the specified number of measures.
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