Re: Question about the SPD-30 Octapad
Originally Posted by
SuperFortress
Short version: Can you edit the pitch of the bass/synth/pitched instruments and assign those to pads in order to play a melody?
Long version: I see the Octapad has voices such as Glockenspiel C. Can you assign that voice to each pad then tune each one to the desired note, allowing you to play a melody? Example: Using the SPD-30 as a poor man's MalletKat to play the glock parts in Spirit of Radio. Youtube videos tell me you can, I'd just like to hear it from the horse's mouth before I buy one.
Yes, the SPD-30 has instrument choices that can do this, and editing choices to get things "basically" in that neighborhood. See photos below. You would go to a user kit (though you could also save over one of the undesired default kits, making sure you cleared everything out before saving over). On that kit, the desired instrument (Glockenspiel, etc.) would be saved to the desired pads. Then you would go to the edit tab and adjust tuning. May take quite a bit of tweaking to get it to closely match what you want, but with a good ear, you can do it. You may want to experiment with instruments like marimba, etc. Effect parameters will be key. Glockenspiel may not be "the one," essentially, for you after you experiment.
Instrument choice
Go from instrument to "edit" tab
Edit Tuning, etc.
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