From ynottnaro@yahoo.com Tue Oct 08 17:00:49 2002
Subject:Re: More on VK7 vs. 8 vs. Electro - tuning and transpose on VK-8

lol....those are some amazingly stupid directions for
what should be an easy edit. Jeff, whatever you do,
DO NOT LOSE THE MANUAL!

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--- captlego1 wrote:
> --- In CloneWheel@y..., "Jeff Conlin"
> wrote:
> >
> > Anyway... I appreciate the input on the VK. Still
> have no idea if
> > the 8's capable of transposition and alternate
> tuning adjustment.
> > Anyone?
> >
> > I don't need the detailed adjustments that the
> VK-7's screen lets
> > you make... but tuning and transposition are way
> important to me...
> > so I'd love to know this. The sales drones at the
> local place were
> > clueless.
> >
>
>
> Jeff,
> I just checked my VK-8 manual:
> "Master Tune (-100cent - 0 - +100cent) You can
> adjust the pitch of
> the entire instrument in 1 cent steps, relative to
> the pitch of A4
> (middl A) = 440Hz", and
> "Key Transpose (-6 - 0 - +5) This transposed the
> entire VK-8. The
> value is in semitone steps over a range of -6-0-+5.
> With a setting
> of 0, there will be no transposition".
>
> The way you enter these values is pretty obscure...
> 1) hold down the harmonic bar part [upper] and
> [pedal] buttons, and
> press the [amplifier] button.
> 2) press the button for preset [4] for master tune,
> or preset [5] for
> key transpose
> 3) turn the [vibrato and chorus] knob to adjust the
> value (you'll
> get some crude indications of the value in the LEDs
> for vibrato and
> chorus mode, or d-beam mode)
> 4) when you've set the value you want, push the
> [write] button to
> save the setting.
>
> Is that user interface intuitive, or what? Boy -- a
> extra $5 worth
> of materials, and they could have provided a display
> and some edit
> buttons...
>
> hope that helps,
> CaptLego
>

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