ISLA Instruments S2400 - Transpose; Pitch Resolution; Volume Envelope; Gated

ISLA Instruments S2400 User Manual
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Transpose
Sets the base pitch of a sample. When the track is played, the transpose amount is added to the
pitch set with the faders, in a pattern, or via a MIDI message. When pitch resolution is set to
Classic16/32, transpose can only be set in Classic steps, and is equivalent to the Classic
machine’s initial pitch setting. For other resolutions it is specified in semitones and cents.
Keep in mind that transpose does not change the maximum amount the pitch can be shifted.
If, for example, a track is transposed up one semitone, then in pitch fader mode, +35 and +36
will be the same pitch (because there is no +37). The selected pitch shift is still stored in the
pattern, so if, in our example the transpose amount is later changed back to zero, the +35 and
+36 pitch shifts in the pattern will be two different pitches.
Pitch Resolution
Classic pitch resolutions faithfully recreate the pitch scaling of the Classic which were
approximately, but not precisely, one semitone apart. Semitones, Diatonic (Ionian or major
scale), and Aeolian (natural minor scale) resolutions are ± 36 true semitones. Fine resolution is
in cents.
Volume Envelope
Choices are the Classic two-stage sustain and release envelope, or HiFi AHDSHR envelope. See
the Envelope Fader Mode section for more details.
Gated
When the track is in gated mode, pressing the pad starts playing the sound, and releasing the
pad stops playing it. Gated mode is not available with Classic volume envelopes. Non-gated
mode is usually referred to as one-shot mode.
Gated mode works especially well with looped sounds. Remember that the envelopes are still
based on a percentage of the total time, so set the loop time long enough.
Stop on Mute
If stop on mute is enabled, then the sound will be silenced when the track is muted. Turn this
setting off to allow short sounds to finish their decay when muted.
Color
The color of the pad can be set to one of nine predefined colors in the list, or can be set to any
color using the fader. The pad color can be set to black, however the S2400 uses pad color and
brightness to clarify what is going on, and that help is lost if the pads are not lit.
Swing Amount and Swing Notes
Set the track-specific swing settings which can also be set in the swing menu.
Quantize
Set the track-specific quantization which can also be set in the quantize menu.