Yamaha YDP-141 Owner's Manual - Page 20

ENGLISH Selecting & Playing Voices Transposition Your digital piano'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 this instrument will transpose it to F major. Setting the amount of transposition While holding down the [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE] buttons, press one of the F 2- F 3 keys to set the desired amount of transposition. F 2 C3 F 3 -6 -4 -2 +1 +3 +6 Transpose: Changing the key signature. On this instrument, transposing shifts the pitch of the entire keyboard. -5 -3 -1 0 +2 +4 +5 The lowest key Transpose down. Transpose up. Normal pitch. To transpose the pitch down (in semitone steps) While holding down the [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE] buttons, press any key between F 2 and B2. To transpose the pitch up (in semitone steps) While holding down the [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE] buttons, press any key between C 3 and F 3. To restore the normal pitch While holding down the [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE] buttons, press the C3 key. Fine-tuning the Pitch You can fine-tune the pitch of the entire instrument. This function is useful when you play the digital piano along with other instruments or CD music. Setting the pitch To tune up (in about 0.2Hz steps): Press and hold down the [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE] buttons simultaneously, and press the [+ R] button. 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. To tune down (in about 0.2Hz steps): Press and hold down the [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE] buttons simultaneously, and press the [- L] button. Setting range: 427.0-453.0 Hz Standard pitch: 440.0 Hz To restore standard pitch: Press and hold down the [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE] buttons simultaneously, and press the [+ R] and [- L] buttons simultaneously. 20 YDP-161/141 Owner's Manual