Yamaha CLP-115 Owner's Manual - Page 20

ENGLISH Transposition The CLP-115's Transpose function makes it possible to shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up or down in semitone intervals up to a maximum of six semitones, and lets you easily match the pitch of the keyboard to the range of a singer or other instruments. For example, if you set the transposition amount to "5," playing key C produces pitch F. In this way, you can play a song as though it were in C major, and the CLP-115 will transpose it to the key of F. Procedure While holding down the A-1 and C 0 keys, press one of the F 2-F 3 keys to set the desired amount of transposition. A-1 C 0 F 2 C3 F 3 -6 -4 -2 +1 +3 +6 -5 -3 -1 0 +2 +4 +5 Transpose down. Transpose up. Normal pitch. Pressing the C3 key produces normal keyboard pitch. Pressing the key to the left of C3 (=B2) transposes the pitch of the keyboard down a semitone, the next key to the left (=B 2) transposes down a whole tone (two semitones), etc., down to the F 2 key, which transposes down six semitones. Upward transposition is accomplished in the same way using the keys to the right of C3, up to F 3, which transposes up six semitones. TERMINOLOGY Transpose: Changing the key signature of a song. On the CLP-115, transposing shifts the pitch of the entire keyboard. TIP Notes below and above the A-1 .... C7 range of the CLP-115 sound one octave higher and lower, respectively. Fine-tuning the Pitch You can fine-tune the pitch of the entire instrument. This function is useful when you play the CLP115 along with other instruments or CD music. Procedure To tune up (in about 0.2Hz steps): Hold down the A-1 and B-1 keys simultaneously and press any key between C3 and B3. To tune down (in about 0.2Hz steps): Hold down the A-1 and A -1 keys simultaneously and press any key between C3 and B3. To restore standard pitch: Hold down the A-1, A -1 and B-1 simultaneously and press any key between C3 and B3. To tune up To tune down To restore standard pitch A-1 B-1 A -1 A-1 A -1 A-1 B-1 C3 B3 TERMINOLOGY Hz (Hertz): This unit of measurement refers to the frequency of a sound and represents the number of times a sound wave vibrates in a second. Setting range: 427.0-453.0 Hz Standard pitch: 440.0 Hz 20 CLP-115 Selecting & Playing Voices