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Chapter 2 Creating Sounds
About Alternate Tuning
 
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The Alternate Tuning feature allows you to change the tuning of a 
COSM guitar without changing the actual pitch of the guitar’s 
strings. To accomplish this, the VG-99 analyzes the pitch of the 
signals transmitted by the divided pickup for each individual string 
while keeping best possible sound quality.
Alternate Tuning includes the following five functions.
 
TUNING
 
Use this to convert the tuning to open tunings such as OPEN-D and 
OPEN-G, raise or lower all of the strings an octave, and achieve 
various other tunings.
 
BEND
 
You can use a pedal to have pitches change from the current tuning 
to the set tuning in a continuous transition, just as with a string 
bender or pedal steel guitar.
 
12-STRING
 
This changes the sound of a regular six-string guitar to that of a 
twelve-string guitar. 
This function also gives you the freedom to set the pitch and volume 
of each secondary string independently, enabling you to create 12-
string guitar models with entirely original tunings.
 
DETUNE
 
This allows you to set a subtle shift in the pitch of each individual 
string.
 
HARMONY
 
This analyzes the pitch of each string, then converts the pitches into 
harmonies matched to the key.
These functions can be set for each of the two COSM guitars A and B 
individually, meaning you can now play six-string and twelve-string 
guitars simultaneously, produce twin twin leads by creating 
harmonies on your own, achieve fat unison sounds, and come up 
with sounds never before possible, all with a single VG-99.
Additionally, the VG-99 includes an AB LINK function, which 
allows you to set the TUNING and BEND for the two COSM guitars 
(A and B) simultaneously for even quicker settings.
 
The pitches output with GUITAR TO MIDI (the MIDI 
Note messages) change according to the Channel A 
Alternate Tuning settings (TUNING, BEND, HARMO).
 
*
The Channel B Alternate Tuning settings have no bearing on these 
output pitches.
*
If the pitch output with GUITAR TO MIDI (the MIDI Note 
messages) is excessively low (or high) due to the influence of the 
Channel A Alternate Tuning settings, the pitch is then 
automatically set one octave higher (or lower).
 
Setting AB LINK to ON allows you to use the same TUNING and 
BEND settings for COSM GUITAR [A] and COSM GUITAR [B].
When this is set to OFF, you can use different settings for COSM 
GUITAR [A] and COSM GUITAR [B].
 
1.
 
Press [ALTERNATE TUNING].
 
2.
 
Press PAGE [
] to display Page 1.
 
fig.01-060d
 
3.
 
Switch AB LINK on or off with [F1] (OFF/ON) or 
the F1 knob.
 
For detailed information on all the parameters, refer to 
 
 
 
Setting the Alternate Tuning
 
Setting AB LINK
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