would anyone be kind enough to explain the theory behind tuning (samples), how to do it, and what to listen for when tuning them.
i have a elementary understanding of theory (intervals,scales,chords), but i have never learnt how about proper tuning of instruments as i never had a acoustic instrument.
thanks
How to Tune Samples
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- KVRAF
- 3441 posts since 15 Mar, 2003
Samples come tuned, or you get a few samples and map them to keys. The sampler will do the tuning automatically.
if you have a c sample and a d sample you can map the c to c and c# and the sampler will do the retuning.
If one of the samples is out of tune most samplers have an editor with a tuner in it to retune that sample. Do it by ear or find a tuner Vst.
if you have a c sample and a d sample you can map the c to c and c# and the sampler will do the retuning.
If one of the samples is out of tune most samplers have an editor with a tuner in it to retune that sample. Do it by ear or find a tuner Vst.
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- KVRAF
- 13444 posts since 14 Nov, 2000 from Hannover / Germany
K-Tuner is working really nicely for me. Unfortunately it can't be calibrated, so you're bound to A=440Hz, but that's fine with me.
Some patches (such as a bass I recently posted) can't be tuned easily though, as they come with some pitch decay (pitch goes slightly down over time). In that case I usually just have a piano sequence running and play/tune the samples against it.
Some patches (such as a bass I recently posted) can't be tuned easily though, as they come with some pitch decay (pitch goes slightly down over time). In that case I usually just have a piano sequence running and play/tune the samples against it.
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