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Using the Pitch Bend Wheel

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Selecting and Playing a Tone ■ To adjust the tempo by tapping a beat 1. While holding down the R-13 (FUNCTION) button, tap the L-12 (TAP) button four times at the speed (tempo) you want to set. Using the Pitch Bend Wheel The PITCH BEND wheel (S-1) lets you change the pitch of notes you are playing by rotating the wheel forward or back. Rotating the wheel away from you raises the pitch, while rotating it towards you lowers it. Releasing the wheel causes the pitch of the notes to return to normal automatically. • The first tap of the L-12 (TAP) button will cause the display shown below to appear. • Do not have the pitch bend wheel rotated as you turn on the keyboard. • The tempo setting will change in accordance with your tapping speed as soon as you tap the fourth time. • The setting will be canceled if you release the R-13 (FUNCTION) button before tapping the R-12 (TAP) button four times. 2. After setting the tempo by tapping, you then can use the procedure under "To change the tempo using the TEMPO buttons" (page E-19) to make fine adjustments. • You also can change the range of the pitch bend wheel (bend range) globally or for a specific part. For details, see "BendRange (Bend Range)" (page E-97) and "Part Parameters" (page E-44). E-20

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Selecting and Playing a Tone
E-20
■
To adjust the tempo by tapping a beat
1.
While holding down the R-13 (FUNCTION)
button, tap the L-12 (TAP) button four times at
the speed (tempo) you want to set.
•
The first tap of the
L-12 (TAP)
button will cause the
display shown below to appear.
•
The tempo setting will change in accordance with your
tapping speed as soon as you tap the fourth time.
•
The setting will be canceled if you release the
R-13
(FUNCTION)
button before tapping the
R-12 (TAP)
button four times.
2.
After setting the tempo by tapping, you then
can use the procedure under “To change the
tempo using the TEMPO buttons” (page E-19) to
make fine adjustments.
The PITCH BEND wheel (
S-1
) lets you change the pitch of
notes you are playing by rotating the wheel forward or back.
Rotating the wheel away from you raises the pitch, while
rotating it towards you lowers it. Releasing the wheel causes
the pitch of the notes to return to normal automatically.
•
Do not have the pitch bend wheel rotated as you turn
on the keyboard.
•
You also can change the range of the pitch bend wheel
(bend range) globally or for a specific part. For details, see
“BendRange (Bend Range)” (page E-97) and “Part
Parameters” (page E-44).
Using the Pitch Bend Wheel