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Setting the transpose amount The P-100's default main voice transpose setting is 12. This means the P-100 will transpose the notes you play up an octave after you press the [TRANSPOSE] button to activate the transpose function. To change the transpose amount, hit one of the keys between C1 and C5 on the keyboard while holding the [TRANSPOSE] button down. The key you hit should be a number of semitones above or below C3 (middle C) equal to the number of semitones you wish to transpose the notes you play. To transpose up five semitones from C to F, for example, you would hit F3, which is five semitones above middle C on the keyboard. You can also change the transpose amount setting by pressing the [+1] or [-1] buttons while holding down the [TRANSPOSE] button. Each time you press one of these buttons, you will raise or lower the transpose amount by a semitone. The P-100 can only transpose within a range of four octaves, from -24 (C1) to 24 (C5). If you press a key below C1 or above C5, the P-100 will set the transpose value to -24 or 24. When you have set the transpose amount to the desired value, release the [TRANSPOSE] button. The P-100 will display the new value for about a second, then show the number of the currently selected voice. If you set the transpose amount before actually turning the transpose function on, the P-100 will assume that you want to transpose using this value, and leave the transpose function turned on after you complete the setting. This convenient feature allows you to turn on the transpose function and set the transpose amount in a single operation. Notes at the end of the keyboard The P-100 can only play notes which fall within its 88-key range. When you use the transpose function, therefore, a number of keys at one end of the keyboard will not fall within this range. When you transpose up. the keys at the upper end of the keyboard which do not fall within this range will repeat the uppermost octave (C#6 to C7). When you transpose down, the keys at the lower end of the keyboard will repeat the lowermost octave (A-1 to G#0). 22

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Setting the transpose amount
The P-100’s default main voice transpose setting is 12. This means the P-100 will transpose the notes you play up an
octave after you press the [TRANSPOSE] button to activate the transpose function.
To change the transpose amount, hit one of the keys between C1
and C5 on the keyboard while holding the [TRANSPOSE] button
down. The key you hit should be a number of semitones above or
below C3 (middle C) equal to the number of semitones you wish to
transpose the notes you play. To transpose up five semitones from
C to F, for example, you would hit F3, which is five semitones
above middle C on the keyboard.
You can also change the transpose amount setting by pressing the
[+1] or [-1] buttons while holding down the [TRANSPOSE]
button. Each time you press one of these buttons, you will raise or
lower the transpose amount by a semitone.
The P-100 can only transpose within a range of four octaves, from
-24 (C1) to 24 (C5). If you press a key below C1 or above C5, the
P-100 will set the transpose value to -24 or 24.
When you have set the transpose amount to the desired value, release the [TRANSPOSE] button. The P-100 will
display the new value for about a second, then show the number of the currently selected voice.
If you set the transpose amount before actually turning the transpose function on, the P-100 will assume that you want
to transpose using this value, and leave the transpose function turned on after you complete the setting.
This convenient feature allows you to turn on the transpose function and set the transpose amount in a single
operation.
Notes at the end of the keyboard
The P-100 can only play notes which fall within its 88-key range. When you use the transpose
function, therefore, a number of keys at one end of the keyboard will not fall within this range.
When you transpose up. the keys at the upper end of the keyboard which do not fall within this
range will repeat the uppermost octave (C#6 to C7). When you transpose down, the keys at the lower end of the
keyboard will repeat the lowermost octave (A-1 to G#0).
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