Yamaha SU700 - Manual (Page 237)

Chapter 10 Jobs 237
CHAPTER
10
Explanation of Settings
BPM TRACKING
MODE = SLICE or CHNG PITCH (on LOOP tracks)
NORMAL or CHNG PITCH (on COMPOSED LOOP and FREE tracks)
(where bold indicates the default)
SLICE The SU700 breaks the track’s sample into slices, and spaces the
slices so that the sample just fills the specified loop length at
the current BPM. The sample always maintains its original
pitch. As BPM increases, the slices move close together, cutting
off part of the sound at the end of each slice (see illustration).
As BPM decreases, the slices move apart, introducing gaps in
the sound. The number of slices is set by the groove resolution
setting (
→
p.201 to 203).
NOTE:
To be precise, this processing is not applied to the entire sample waveform, but only to the
playback span of the waveform: the area that begins at the start point (as set by the
SAMPLE | START POINT job) and ends at the applied end point (the end point set by the
SAMPLE | END POINT job), as adjusted by the SOUND/[LENGTH] knob function.
NORMAL The track’s Note On timing changes in accordance with
changes in the BPM, just as on a conventional MIDI se-
quencer: increasing the BPM causes Note-On events to move
closer together. (BPM changes do not cause change in pitch.)
CHNG PITCH The track’s sample changes pitch in accordance with changes
in the song’s tempo (BPM), in the same way that an analog
record’s sound changes when you speed up or slow down the
record. (On LOOP tracks only: If the setting is
CHNG PITCH ,
the SOUND/[PITCH], SOUND/[LENGTH], and GROOVE-
group knob function are all disabled.)