Boss Audio Systems SP-505 - Manual (Page 54)

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Chapter 6. Applying special processing to a sample
Playing pitches with a sample
(Pitch)
The “Pitch” function allows you to play pitches using a
sample (single note).
* It is not possible to assign pitches to a stereo sample.
* It is not possible to assign pitches to a sample from one of the
Pitch banks.
* Even if you have an effect applied when you execute “Pitch,”
that effect will not be added to the pitched samples.
The samples assigned to pitches will be assigned to the
pads of pad banks 15 and 16 (“Pitch banks” 1 and 2).
1. Press the pad that you want to use to play pitches.
2. Press [PITCH].
fig.06-05
3. Use the VALUE dial to select the mode.
Pitch Mode
SOLO L: Suitable for single-note samples of low-pitched
instruments such as bass.
SOLO H: Suitable for single-note samples of high-
pitched instruments such as piano or guitar.
MUSIC: Suitable for samples of most music.
* Pitch assignment may not be successful for some types of
samples.
4. Press CURSOR [ ↓ ] to move the cursor to “Original
Key.”
5. Use the VALUE dial to specify the pad from which you
want to assign pitches.
Original Key: C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B, C
The correspondence between pads and keys is as
follows.
fig.00-31b
6. Press CURSOR [ ↓ ] to move the cursor to “Pitch Bank.”
7. Use the VALUE dial to select the pitch bank.
Pitch Bank: 1, 2
8. To execute the Pitch function, press [F1] (EXECUTE).
To cancel, press [F2] (CANCEL) or [EXIT].
Pads [2]–[16] will light automatically, and will play the
sample at different pitches.
* Depending on the volume of the original sample, the sound
may distort if you use the Pitch function. In this case, lower
the volume of the original sample. (p. 44; “Adjusting the
volume of a sample”)
* If you press [F3] (CANCEL) while the display indicates
“Processing Data...,” the operation will be aborted.
* If the pitch bank (1 or 2) already contains samples, you will be
asked “OK to Overwrite?” If you are sure it is ok to overwrite
the samples of the pitch bank, press [F1] (YES). To cancel,
press [F2] (NO).
* When you assign a sample to pitches, unwanted silence may
occur at the beginning or end. After the Pitch function is
executed, settings will be made automatically, so only the
necessary portion is sounded. If you want to make fine
adjustments, refer to “Specifying the start/end points of the
sound (Omitting unwanted portions)” (p. 46).
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