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question about de-tuning samples.

By bicedidit Thu May 04, 2006 12:31 am
is there any relationship between detuning samples and pitch shift on my keyboard?
my keyboard has the ability to pitch shift 6 times in either direction and the mpc can detune up to 240 and go as low as -240.
in other words, how do i match a piano for instance with my sped up sample?

i hope my Q makes sence.
thanx.
Last edited by bicedidit on Thu May 04, 2006 12:34 am, edited 1 time in total.

By sleepersriddle Thu May 04, 2006 12:33 am
Each unit of tuning (1.00) on the mpc = 1 semitone (ie 'half-step') on a keyboard, ie the distance between C and C sharp.
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By bicedidit Thu May 04, 2006 12:36 am
sleepersriddle wrote:Each unit of tuning (1.00) on the mpc = 1 semitone (ie 'half-step') on a keyboard, ie the distance between C and C sharp.


so that would mean that everytime i tune up/down 7 on the mpc, i would shift the pitch on the keyboard once up or down?
is the right?
or is it 12?

By sleepersriddle Thu May 04, 2006 5:19 am
bicedidit wrote:
sleepersriddle wrote:Each unit of tuning (1.00) on the mpc = 1 semitone (ie 'half-step') on a keyboard, ie the distance between C and C sharp.


so that would mean that everytime i tune up/down 7 on the mpc, i would shift the pitch on the keyboard once up or down?
is the right?
or is it 12?


If you are talking about a keyboard that does octave shifts, it is 12

if you mean a keyboard that transposes up a given number of notes... its equal to that number....

better try it and see! :)
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By pt3r Thu May 04, 2006 7:54 am
On the MPC uin the tuning screen a +10 or -10 value is one semitone up or down

By sleepersriddle Thu May 04, 2006 10:23 pm
pt3r wrote:On the MPC uin the tuning screen a +10 or -10 value is one semitone up or down



uin?

i was talking about the 1k, myself, maybe the others are different... also just working from memory but im pretty sure the format was eg. +xx.xx where a 1.00 would be one semitone... lemme know if that worked
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By bicedidit Fri May 05, 2006 4:14 pm
sleepersriddle wrote:
pt3r wrote:On the MPC uin the tuning screen a +10 or -10 value is one semitone up or down



uin?

i was talking about the 1k, myself, maybe the others are different... also just working from memory but im pretty sure the format was eg. +xx.xx where a 1.00 would be one semitone... lemme know if that worked


yea, imma check it all out tonite. see whats what.

thanx eryone
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