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Chapter 14

Chapter 14 Other Useful Functions

Vari Pitch

Vari Pitch allows the VS-1680 to match the pitch of

previously recorded tracks to the instrument currently being

recorded, or to produce certain special effects.

When recording an ensemble performance, all the

instruments normally tune to an instrument such as an

acoustic piano whose tuning cannot easily be changed.

However, it is sometimes necessary to record (overdub) an

acoustic piano onto an existing recording. If, in this case, and

the pitch of the recording is different than the pitch of the

acoustic piano, the new recording will be out of tune relative

to the previously recorded tracks.

In such cases, you can change the pitch of the recorded

performance being played to match the pitch of the

instrument you want to record. This is done by changing the

playback speed of the VS-1680.

To use Vari Pitch, use the following procedure.

1. Press the VARI PITCH button—its indicator lights to

show that the Vari Pitch feature is active.

2. Hold [SHIFT] and press [VARI PITCH]. The current

sample rate appeasr in the display.

3. Press [PLAY] to begin playback of the song.

4. Turn the TIME/VALUE dial to change the sample rate

value. This will change the playback speed. Listen to

how the pitch changes.

5. When you have finished adjusting the playback speed,

press [F6 (EXIT)] to return to the Playlist display. Vari

Pitch—using the selected sample rate—is turned on and

off each time [VARI PITCH] is pressed. To turn off the

Vari Pitch feature, press [VARI PITCH] so that its

indicator is not lit. Playback speed will return to normal.

Numerics/ASCII

It is possible to enter text using the buttons on the top panel

as an ASCII keyboard. This is useful for entering song, track,

and phrase names, naming user effect patches and EZ

Routings.

Entering Numbers

1. Press [NUMERICS/ASCII]. The button indicator lights.

2. Use the [LOCATOR], [BANK(9)], and [SCENE(0)]

buttons to enter numerals as indicated below.

fig.11-24

* For some settings, you can enter “-” (a minus sign) by

pressing [0] twice.

3. After you have finished entering the numbers, press

[ENTER]. This sets the numbers.

Entering Letters

1. Press [NUMERICS/ASCII]. The button indicator lights.

2. Use all the SELECT and STATUS buttons to enter letters

and numerals as indicated below.

fig.11-25

3. After you have finished entering the letters, press

[ENTER]. This sets the text and exits the Numerics/

ASCII mode.

Stereo Input

You can assign input signals from the INPUT jacks or

DIGITAL IN connector directly to the MIX or RECORDING

bus without having them pass through the Input Mixer. You

can also monitor these signals without having them pass

through the Input Mixer or Track Mixer. This is referred to as

the STEREO IN bus. This can be used to bring an additional

stereo input source into the VS-1680. Use the following

procedure to route a signal to the STEREO IN bus.

1. Press the [ST IN] SELECT button. The Stereo In/Effect

Return screen appears in the display.

2. Press [F1(St In)].

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