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FREEZE

EFFECT

The

Freeze

effect

is

a

sampling

function.

It

can

be

used

to

"record"

(store)

a

sound

(input

signal)

in

the

internal

memory.

This

sound

then

can

be

played

back

repeatedly

as

required.

Freeze

(Freeze)

1

in/2out

Allows

sampling

of

a

monaural

sound

source

and

playback

of

the

sample

using

a

loop.

The

maximum

sampling

time

is

1.35

seconds

and

a

sampling

frequency

of

44.1

kHz

and

20

-bit

quantization

allow

high

-quality

sound

recording.

For

playback

you

can

specify

a

start

and

end

point

within

the

sample

to

cut

unneded

portions

of

the

recorded

sound.

Furthermore,

you

can

change

the

pitch

of

the

playback

sound.

NOTE:

The

recorded

sound

sample

will

be

erased

when

the

power

is

turned

off.

NOTE:

The

recorded

sound

will

also

be

erased

when

you

select

a

different

program.

NOTE:

When

the

Stereo

input

mode

is

selected,

the

left

channel

input

signal

will

be

recorded.

RECORDING/OVERDUBBING

To

record

a

sample,

first

recall

the

Freeze

effect

and

then

select

the

recording

screen

(shown

below)

using

the

PAGE

select

keys

(4

/

9).

Rec

Mode

Tr

-.,a[:!1'

R

CAutRec

7

-50

•

•

V

•

•

•

r

-

•

TrgDly

(Trigger

Delay

Time:

-1350msec

+1000msec)

Determines

the

recording

start

point

in

reference

to

the

trigger

point.

If

TrgDly

is

set

to

0,

the

recording

is

triggered

without

delay.

If

a

negative

value

is

set,

the

recording

start

point

will

be

moved

ahead

of

the

trigger

point.

A

negative

value

is

recom-

mended

if

the

head

portion

of

the

sound

to

be

recorded

is

likely

to

get

cut

off,

which

usually

happens

with

"AutRec"

and

"AutOvr".

TrgDly

=

0

Trigger

level

Input

Level

The

head

section

is

not

recorded.

Trigger

point

TrgDly

<

0

Input

Level

Trigger

level

The

head

section

is

also

recorded

Trigger

point

•

RecMode

(Recording

Mode)

*

Selects

the

recording/overdubbing

mode.

•

ManRec

(Manual

Recording)

To

manually

trigger

the

recording

using

one

of

the

following

two

trigger

sources:

1.

Function

key

below

"Record"

on

the

LCD

display

2.

Foot

switch

connected

to

TRIGGER

terminal

While

the

signal

is

recorded,

"

"

is

shown

on

the

display

under

"F:eoord".

When

sampling

is

completed,

"Of:"

will

be

displayed.

Executing

the

recording

function

will

erase

all

previously

recorded

sound

data.

•

ManOvr

(Manual

Overdubbing)

Over

Dubbing

manually

the

triggering

effect.

For

overdubbing

using

a

manual

trigger.

The

trigger

sources

described

under

ManRec

can

be

used.

Overdubbing

will

add

new

sound

to

the

previously

recorded

sound.

•

AutRec

(Auto

Recording)

To

automatically

trigger

the

recording

using

the

input

signal

level

as

the

trigger

source.

NOTE:

When

a

negative

TrgDly

value

is

set,

the

input

signal

will

actually

be

recorded

from

before

the

trigger

point.

When

a

positive

value

is

set,

the

recording

will

start

after

the

specified

delay.

While

the

signal

is

recorded,

"

"

is

shown

on

the

display

under

"F:

cc-

or

d".

When

sampling

is

completed,

"01:."will

be

displayed.

Executing

the

recording

function

will

erase

all

previously

recorded

sound

data.

•

AutOvr

(Auto

Overdubbing)

For

overdubbing

using

the

input

signal

level

as

the

trigger

source.

Overdubbing

will

add

new

sound

to

the

previously

recorded

sound.

PLAYBACK

To

play

back

the

recorded

sample,

change

to

one

of

the

playback

screens

(following

pages)

using

the

PAGE

select

keys

(6

/

9).

Each

of

these

screens

allows

you

to

start

and

stop

playback

using

one

of

the

following

methods:

1.

•

or

•

function

key

under

"F'

.a.r.-iSt...op".

2.

Footswitch

connected

to

TRIGGER

terminal.

3.

MIDI

NOTE

ON

(Start)

and

OFF

(Stop)

messages

from

an

external

MIDI

keyboard.

TrgDly

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