Yamaha Tyros4 Owner's Manual - Page 39

Transposing the Pitch of the Keyboard The TRANSPOSE [-]/[+] buttons transpose the overall pitch of the instrument (the keyboard sound, Style playback, Song playback, and so on) in semitone steps. Press the [+] and [-] buttons simultaneously to instantly reset the transpose value to 0. NOTE The Transpose functions do not affect the Drum Kit or SFX Kit Voices. NOTE You can also change the transpose set- tings in the MIXING CONSOLE display: [MIXING CONSOLE]  TAB [][] TUNE  [1 ]-[3 ] TRANSPOSE. 1 The UPPER OCTAVE [-]/[+] buttons allow the pitch of the RIGHT 1-3 parts to be shifted up or down by one octave. Press the [+] and [-] buttons simultaneously to instantly reset the octave value to 0. Voices - Playing the Keyboard - Default Pitch setting By default, the reference pitch of the entire instrument is set to 440.0 Hz, and the scale to equal temperament. You can change the pitch and scale from [FUNCTION]  [A] MASTER TUNE/SCALE TUNE. You can also adjust the pitch for each part (keyboard parts, Style parts and Song parts) on the TUNE page of the Mixing Console display (page 86). For details, refer to the Reference Manual on the website. Using the Wheels Using the Pitch Bend Wheel Use the PITCH BEND wheel to bend notes up (roll the wheel away from you) or down (roll the wheel toward you) while playing the keyboard. The Pitch Bend is applied to all the keyboard parts (RIGHT 1-3 and LEFT). The PITCH BEND wheel is self-centering and will automatically return to normal pitch when released. NOTE The effects caused by using the PITCH BEND Wheel may not be applied to the LEFT part during Style playback depending on the Style setting. The maximum pitch bend range can be changed on the Mixing Console display: [MIXING CONSOLE]  TAB [][] TUNE  [H] PITCH BEND RANGE. Tyros4 Owner's Manual 39