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PITCH BEND [2 records]

Record 1 2011-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Music
  • Electronic Devices
CONT

The keys of the MIDI keyboard, for which MIDI was initially developed, trigger notes and the pitch is modulated by means of a pitch bender (a wheel, stick or lever).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Musique électronique
  • Dispositifs électroniques
DEF

Dispositif électronique permettant de modifier de façon continue la hauteur d'un son.

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Music
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
DEF

[A function] which when [activated], temporarily speeds up or slows down [a record] track, allowing [a person] to bring [a] mix into time.

OBS

The pitch bend function can usually be found on a shuttle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Musique électronique
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
DEF

Fonction permettant de ralentir ou [d']accélérer [un] disque de façon ponctuelle [qui] se caractérise par deux touches + et - ou par une molette (indispensable pour les DJ [disc-jockeys] soucieux de mixer au tempo).

OBS

L'anglicisme « pitch blend » est le terme le plus couramment utilisé dans l'industrie pour désigner cette notion.

Spanish

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