7
FX Steps
7.36 Slide Up
FX Type Tag
Effect
F
Slide Up - Pitch
FX Description
Creates a pitch slide up from the current note as the starting reference. The
th
intervals are in 1/16
Semitone mapped across the 0-255 range.
Value Ranges
Pad Range
0-255
Pad 1 = 0, Pad 4 = 16, Pad 7 = 32, Pad 25 = 130, Pad 36
= 189, Pad 48 = 255. Use Jog for more precise changes.
Example
While the glide effect operates on a time based pitch change and is referenced
from the previous step, the slide function operates using semitone increments
to control pitch from the current step note value. Values in denominations of 16
represent semitones.
1
C5 18
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Triggers a C5 Note
C6 18
F 16
Triggers a C6 Note which slides up 1 Semitone i.e. 16/16
5
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---- ----
9
13
C6 18
F 32
Triggers a C6 Note which slides up 2 Semitones i.e. 32/16
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16
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Step 1 Trigger
C5
C6
Step 5 Trigger
C6
Step 13 Trigger
Slides the pitch from the current note up in 1/16
semitone iterations. A value of 16 will slide 1 Semitone.
Slide Range Converter (Estimated)
Value
0
16
32
64
80
Semitones
0
1
2
4
5
170
C#6
Value 16 = 1 Semitone
D6
Value 32 = 2 Semitones
th
of a
112
128
192
224
255
7
8
12
14
16
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NOTES
NOTES
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7.37 Slide Down
FX Type Tag
Effect
J
Slide Down - Pitch
FX Description
Creates a pitch slide down from the current note as the starting reference. The
th
intervals are in 1/16
Semitone mapped across the 0-255 range.
Value Ranges
Pad Range
0-255
Pad 1 = 0, Pad 4 = 16, Pad 7 = 32, Pad 25 = 130, Pad 36
= 189, Pad 48 = 255. Use Jog for more precise changes.
Example
While the glide effect operates on a time based pitch change and is referenced
from the previous step, the slide function operates using semitone increments
to control pitch from the current step note value. Values in denominations of 16
represent semitones.
1
C5 18
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- - - -
Triggers a C5 Note
C6 18
J 80
Triggers a C6 Note which slides down 5 Semitones i.e. 80/16
5
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9
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13
C6 18
F112
Triggers a C6 Note which slides down 7 Semitones i.e. 112/16
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16
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---- ----
Step 1 Trigger
C5
C6
Step 5 Trigger
C6
Step 13 Trigger
Slides the pitch from the current note up in 1/16
semitone iterations. A value of 16 will slide 1 Semitone.
Slide Range Converter (Estimated)
Value
0
16
32
64
80
Semitones
0
1
2
4
5
7
FX Steps
G5
Value 80 = 5 Semitone
F5
Value 112 = 7 Semitones
th
of a
112
128
192
224
255
7
8
12
14
16
171
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