Yamaha QY700 Owner's Manual - Page 145

7. Song Jobs 6. Swing rate • This setting lets you apply a delay to the notes in every even-numbered quantizing interval (but see below) to produce a more swinging rhythm. This adjustment is carried out after quantizing is completed: first the notes are quantized, and then the swing delay (if any) is applied. • If you are using a 32nd, 16th, 8th, or quarter-note quantizing value, the QY700 applies the delay to every even-numbered interval. If you are using an 8th-note, for example, then the notes in the first 8th-note interval are normal, the notes in the second 8th-note interval are delayed, the notes in third interval are normal, and so on. • If you are using one of the triplet quantizing values, then the QY700 applies the delay to the notes in every third interval. If you are using the or quantizing value, the QY700 applies the delay to the non-triplet part of the rhythm only (to the or rhythm only). • The "swing rate" is given as a scale value indicating the position for the shifted "beat." For non-triplet rhythms, a value of 50% leaves the position unchanged, while higher values apply a delay. (In this case, 100% represents double the length of the quantizing interval.) The available settings depend on the rhythm type, as described below. Where quantizing value is , , or : 0% 50% 75% 100% Setting range • For the quantizing values indicated above, a 50% setting produces no adjustment, so that the even-numbered interval remains exactly centered. Higher values shift the interval to the right, to produce an added swing. The maximum setting is 75%, which shifts the interval by an amount equal to one-half the quantizing value. Where quantizing value is , or : 0% 33% 66% 83% 100% Setting range • With the triplet quantizing values (see above), the QY700 applies the shift to the third interval only. In this case, a 66% setting produces no adjustment (so that the third interval remains at its original position). Higher values shift the interval to the right. The maximum setting is 83%, which shifts the interval by an amount equal to one-half the quantizing value. (Notice that in this case, the 100% scale represents three times the quantizing length.) Where quantizing value is , : 0% 33% 50% 66% 100% Setting range • In the case of normal-plus-triplet quantizing values, the QY700 applies the shift only to the non-triplet part of the rhythm, as illustrated above. In this case, a setting of 50% produces no shift, while higher values shift the even interval to the right. Note that the maximum setting is 66%, which moves the interval all the way up to the position of the third note in the triplet rhythm. (The 100% scale represents double the or quantizing length.) 0101 1101 • If quantizing value is , , , : 50%,...,75% • If quantizing value is , or : 66%,...,83% • If quantizing value is or : 50%,...,66% • If you set STRENGTH below 100%, notes may lie at arbitrary locations within the interval prior to the "swing-rate" shift. In this case, the QY700 will slide all of the notes within the interval by an equal amount. • Where STRENGTH is less than 100%, therefore, it is possible that the swing adjustment may push some notes into the next interval. If the QY700 must push a note beyond one or more notes lying in the next interval, it will shift these other notes to the same location as well. 7. Swing Gate Time • This value applies a proportional adjustment to the gate timing of the notes within the swing-adjusted intervals. • The gate time is the length of time that a note is held. You can use this setting, therefore, to lengthen or shorten the notes in the swing-adjusted intervals. • A setting of 100% leaves the original gate time unchanged. Higher settings increase the gate time, while lower settings shorten it. • If an adjusted gate-time value is less than 1, the QY700 sets the value to 1. 0101 1101 000%,...,100%,...,200% 144 Chapter 2. SONG MODE