Yamaha P-60 Owner's Manual - Page 21

ENGLISH Transposition The P-60's Transpose function makes it possible to shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up or down in semitone intervals up to a maximum of six semitones, and lets you easily match the pitch of the keyboard to the range of a singer or other instruments. For example, if you set the transposition amount to "5," playing key C produces pitch F. In this way, you can play a song as though it were in C major, and the P-60 will transpose it to the key of F. Procedure While holding down the A-1 andC 0 keys, press one of the F 2-F 3 keys to set the desired amount of transposition. A-1 C 0 F 2 C3 F 3 -6 -4 -2 +1 +3 +6 -5 -3 -1 0 +2 +4 +5 Transpose down. Transpose up. Normal pitch. Pressing the C3 key produces normal keyboard pitch. Pressing the key to the left of C3 (=B2) transposes the pitch of the keyboard down a semitone, the next key to the left (=B 2) transposes down a whole tone (two semitones), etc., down to the F 2 key, which transposes down six semitones. Upward transposition is accomplished in the same way using the keys to the right of C3, up to F 3, which transposes up six semitones. TERMINOLOGY Transpose: Changing the key signature of a song. On the P-60, transposing shifts the pitch of the entire keyboard. TIP Notes below and above the A-1 .... C7 range of the P-60 sound one octave higher and lower, respectively. Fine-tuning the Pitch You can fine-tune the pitch of the entire instrument. This function is useful when you play the P-60 along with other instruments or CD music. Procedure To tune up (in about 0.2Hz steps): Hold down the A-1 and B-1 keys simultaneously and press any key between C3 and B3. To tune down (in about 0.2Hz steps): Hold down the A-1 and A -1 keys simultaneously and press any key between C3 and B3. To restore standard pitch: Hold down the A-1, A -1 and B-1 simultaneously and press any key between C3 and B3. To tune up To tune down To restore standard pitch A-1 B-1 A -1 A-1 A -1 A-1 B-1 C3 B3 TERMINOLOGY 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: 427.0-453.0 Hz Standard pitch: 440.0 Hz P-60 Selecting & Playing Voices 21