Yamaha YDP-163 YDP-163_143 Owners Manual - Page 21

Playing Various Musical Instrument Sounds (Voices) Transposing the Pitch in Semitones You can shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up or down in semitones in order to facilitate playing in difficult key signatures, or to easily match the pitch of the keyboard to the range of a singer or other instruments. For example, if "+5" is selected, playing key C produces pitch F, letting you play a song of F major as though it were in C major. To transpose the pitch down: While holding down [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE], press a key between F♯2 (-6) and B2 (-1). To transpose the pitch up: While holding down [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE], press a key between C♯3 (+1) and F♯3 (+6). To restore the normal pitch: While holding down [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE], press the C3 key. F♯2 F♯3 Lowest key -6 -4 -2 +1 +3 +6 -5 -3 -1 0 +2 +4 +5 Transpose down Transpose up C3: Normal pitch Fine-tuning the Pitch You can fine-tune the pitch of the entire instrument in about 0.2 Hz steps. This lets you accurately match the keyboard pitch to that of other instruments or CD music. To tune up (in about 0.2 Hz steps): Press and hold down [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE] simultaneously, and press [+R]. To tune down (in about 0.2 Hz steps): Press and hold down [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE] simultaneously, and press [-L]. 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: 414.8 - 466.8 Hz Default setting: A3 = 440.0 Hz To set the pitch to 442.0 Hz: Press and hold down [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE] simultaneously, and press the A0 key. To restore default pitch (440.0 Hz): Press and hold down [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE] simultaneously, and press [+R] and [-L] simultaneously. Lowest key A0 21 YDP-163/YDP-143 Owner's Manual