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Transposing the Pitch in Semitones (Transpose

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Playing Various Musical Instrument Sounds (Voices) Transposing the Pitch in Semitones (Transpose) You can shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up or down in semitone intervals to facilitate playing in difficult key signatures, and to let you easily match the pitch of the keyboard to the range of a singer or other instruments. For example, if you set this parameter to "5", playing key C produces pitch F. In this way, you can play the F major song as if it were in C major. [FUNCTION] button [V]/[E]/[] [EXIT] button buttons 1. Press the [FUNCTION] button repeatedly to call up the "Voice" menu display. Select "Transpose," and then press the [>] button. "Voice" menu display 2. Set the Transpose amount by using the [] buttons. To reset the parameter to the default setting, press the [] buttons simultaneously. Default setting: 0 Setting range: -12 (-1 octave) - 0 (normal pitch) - +12 (+1 octave) 3. Press the [EXIT] button to close the "Transpose" display. NOTE The setting made here does not affect Song playback. If you want to transpose Song playback, use the Transpose parameter in the "Song" menu (page 93). NOTE Your keyboard performance data will be transmitted with the transposed note numbers while MIDI note numbers received from an external MIDI device or computer will not be affected by the Transpose setting. 34 P-515 Owner's Manual

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P-515 Owner’s Manual
Playing Various Musical Instrument Sounds (Voices)
You can shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up or down in semitone intervals
to facilitate playing in difficult key signatures, and to let you easily match the
pitch of the keyboard to the range of a singer or other instruments. For
example, if you set this parameter to “5”, playing key C produces pitch F. In this
way, you can play the F major song as if it were in C major.
1.
Press the [FUNCTION] button repeatedly to call up the
“Voice” menu display. Select “Transpose,” and then press
the [>] button.
2.
Set the Transpose amount by using the [<]/[>] buttons.
To reset the parameter to the default setting, press the [<] and [>] buttons
simultaneously.
3.
Press the [EXIT] button to close the “Transpose” display.
Transposing the Pitch in Semitones (Transpose)
[
u
]/[
d
]/[<]/[>]
bu
ttons
[EXIT]
bu
tton
[FU
N
CTIO
N
]
bu
tton
“Voice” menu display
Default setting:
0
Setting range:
-12 (-1
octave) – 0 (normal pitch)
– +12 (+1 octave)
NOTE
The setting made here does
not affect Song playback.
If you want to transpose Song
playback, use the Transpose
parameter in the “Song” menu
(page 93).
NOTE
Your keyboard performance
data will be transmitted with the
transposed note numbers while
MIDI note numbers received
from an external MIDI device or
computer will not be affected
by the Transpose setting.