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8 Transpose and Pitch Controls There are two pitch-related controls on the Electone: Transpose and Pitch. Transpose allows you to change the key of the instrument and Pitch lets you finely adjust the tuning. These features make it easy to change the key of a song to accommodate a vocalist's range or to precisely match the tuning of another instrument. 1 Press the PITCH/MIDI button in the DISPLAY SELECT section. Transpose/Pitch function, the first page, will be displayed. DISPLAY SELECT VOICE EFFECT A.B.C. DISPLAY SET M.O.C. FOOT REGIST. PITCH TREMOLO SW. SHIFT MIDI (FAST) Transpose/Pitch Page DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL ⁄ 0 A=440.0Hz 1 2 1 Transpose Determines the coarse pitch setting of all the voices, and is adjustable in half steps (semitones). Range: -6 - +6 (one octave) 2 Pitch Determines the fine pitch setting of all the voices. The range is about a quarter of semitone. Range: 438.8Hz - 444.5Hz NOTE: The default Pitch is 440.0Hz (=A3). NOTE: The pitch changes cannot be recorded to the Music Disk Recorder. 8 Transpose and Pitch Controls About the Pitch Each voice is tuned with the temperament. Cent LEAD voice +6.0 UK voice +2.4 UK (UK voice 2) +1.2 (UK2) LK voice 0 (Standard 440Hz) LK (LK voice 2) -1.2 (LK2) PK voice -3.6 PK LEAD NOTE: When matching the pitch with other instrument, use the Clarinet voice on the Lower keyboard. 101

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Transpose and Pitch Controls
8
8
Transpose and Pitch Controls
There are two pitch-related controls on the Electone: Transpose and Pitch. Transpose allows you to change the
key of the instrument and Pitch lets you finely adjust the tuning. These features make it easy to change the key
of a song to accommodate a vocalist’s range or to precisely match the tuning of another instrument.
1
Press the PITCH/MIDI button in the DISPLAY SELECT section.
Transpose/Pitch function, the first page, will be displayed.
DISPLAY SELECT
VOICE
EFFECT
A.B.C.
DISPLAY
SET
M.O.C.
FOOT
REGIST.
PITCH
TREMOLO
SW.
SHIFT
MIDI
(FAST)
Transpose/Pitch Page
<TRANSPOSE><PITCH> ⁄
0
A=440.0Hz
1
2
DATA CONTROL
DATA CONTROL
1
Transpose
Determines the coarse pitch setting of all the voices, and is adjustable in half
steps (semitones).
Range: -6 - +6 (one octave)
2
Pitch
Determines the fine pitch setting of all the voices.
The range is about a
quarter of semitone.
Range: 438.8Hz – 444.5Hz
NOTE:
The default Pitch is 440.0Hz (=A3).
NOTE:
The pitch changes cannot be recorded to
the Music Disk Recorder.
About the Pitch
Each voice is tuned with the temperament.
–3.6
–1.2
0 (Standard 440Hz)
+1.2
+2.4
PK voice
PK
(LK voice 2)
(LK2)
(UK voice 2)
(UK2)
LK voice
LK
UK voice
UK
LEAD
+6.0
LEAD voice
Cent
NOTE:
When matching the pitch with other
instrument, use the Clarinet voice on the
Lower keyboard.