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@ individual String Note. Shifting in Action !
Here
are
some
practical
examples
of
effecis
you
can
get
using
individual
string
Note
Shifts.
Example 1) Two-Handed Keyboard-Type "Feel"
Drop
the
fifth
and
sixth
strings
down
one
octave,
as
shown
below.
This
will
let
you
play
the
and
sixth
strings
in the
same
range
as
a
left-hand
piano
part.
while
the
first
through
fourth
strings
play
the
chord
parts
in
the
right-hand
range.
Also,
turn
Chromatic
on
(=r
P.
4-1810
keep
the
pitch
from
drifting
(bending
the
strings
will
have
no effect on the pitch). This will help give the sound more of a keyboard "
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Example 2) Special Guitar Tunings at the Press of a Pedal
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One
example
of
a
special
guitar
tuning
is
the
"open
tuning.”
Create
a
Patch
using
a
guitar-based
§
synth sound and the Note Shift set up as
in one of the tables below, Then, while playing a Patch that 8
uses
standard
tuning,
just
call
up
this
Patch
to
get
the
effect
of
playing
in
an
open
tuning
5
if
you
f
had
just
retuned
your
guitar
with
the
press
of
a
pedal!
When
you
do
this,
however,
be
sure
the
GK
-
2
is
set
to
"SYNTH."
You
will
not
want
the
straight
guitar
sound
to
be
heard
at
the
same
time.
Open G Tuning
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Open D Tuning
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Example 3) 12-String Guitar Tuning
With a Patch like thi
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a d2string. Depending on
the Patch you select. you could make it sound li
or even make up a wild
Patch of your own that sounds like no rument on Earth! Both Tones
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