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Transpose and Pitch Controls

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11 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. VOICE EFFECT A. B. C. DISPLAY SET M. O. C. FOOT REGIST. EXP. SW. SHIFT PITCH/MIDI VOICE EFFECT A. B. C. DISPLAY SET M. O. C. To select the Pitch page: Press the EXP. PITCH/MIDI button (PITCH/MIDI button for EL-500) in the DISPLAY SELECT section, and (if necessary,) select the Pitch page with the Page buttons. PITCH CONTROL Page PAGE VOICE EDIT RHYTHM PROGRAM PATTERN SEQUENCE FOOT REGIST. SW. SHIFT PITCH/MIDI U. FLUTE L. FLUTE TREMOLO VOICE VOICE (FAST) VOICE EDIT RHYTHM PROGRAM PATTERN SEQUENCE TREMOLO (FAST) DISPLAY SELECT EL-700 DISPLAY SELECT EL-500 NOTE: The default Pitch is 440.0Hz (=A3). 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. Range: 438.8 - 444.5Hz (Ca. a quarter semitone) NOTE: The pitch changes cannot be recorded to the Music Disk Recorder. 11 NOTE: When matching the pitch with other instrument, use the Clarinet voice on the Lower keyboard. About the Pitch Each voice is tuned with the temperament. Cent LEAD voice +6.0 LEAD U.FLUTE(EL-700 only) UK voice 1 UK voice 2 LK voice 1 L.FLUTE(EL-700 only) LK voice 2 +3.5 +2.4 +1.2 0 (Standard 440Hz) -1.2 LK2 UK1 UK2 LK1 L.FLUTE (EL-700 only) U.FLUTE (EL-700 only) PK voice1/2 -3.6 PK1/2 Transpose and Pitch Controls 154

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154
Transpose and Pitch Controls
11
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.
VOICE
EDIT
PATTERN SEQUENCE
RHYTHM
PROGRAM
L. FLUTE
VOICE
TREMOLO
(FAST)
U. FLUTE
VOICE
FOOT
SW.
REGIST.
SHIFT
EXP.
PITCH/MIDI
VOICE
DISPLAY
EFFECT
SET
A. B. C.
M. O. C.
DISPLAY SELECT
VOICE
EDIT
PATTERN SEQUENCE
RHYTHM
PROGRAM
TREMOLO
(FAST)
FOOT
SW.
REGIST.
SHIFT
PITCH/MIDI
VOICE
DISPLAY
EFFECT
SET
A. B. C.
M. O. C.
DISPLAY SELECT
EL-700
EL-500
11
Transpose and Pitch Controls
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 voice1/2
PK1/2
LK voice 2
LK2
UK voice 2
UK2
LK voice 1
L.FLUTE(EL-700 only)
LK1
L.FLUTE (EL-700 only)
U.FLUTE
(EL-700 only)
UK voice 1
+3.5
U.FLUTE(EL-700 only)
UK1
LEAD
+6.0
LEAD voice
Cent
NOTE:
When matching the pitch with other
instrument, use the Clarinet voice on
the Lower keyboard.
To select the Pitch page:
Press the EXP. PITCH/MIDI button (PITCH/MIDI button for EL-500) in the
DISPLAY SELECT section, and (if necessary,) select the Pitch page with the
Page buttons.
PITCH CONTROL Page
1
2
PAGE
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.
Range: 438.8 - 444.5Hz (Ca. a quarter semitone)