Yamaha PSR-I500 PSR-I500 Owners Manual - Page 50

Pitch Controls—Transpose, Pitch Controls—Fine Tuning, Pitch Controls—the [PITCH BEND] wheel

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Handy Performance Features Pitch Controls-Transpose The overall pitch of the instrument (except for the Drum Kit Voices and Sample Voice) can be shifted up or down by a maximum of 1 octave in semitone increments. 1 Press the [TRANSPOSE] button to call up "Transpos" (Function 006). Transpos 00 006 2 Use the dial to set the Transpose value between -12 and +12. Pitch Controls-Fine Tuning The overall tuning of the instrument (except for the Drum Kit Voices) can be shifted up or down between 427.0 Hz and 453.0 Hz in approximately 0.2 Hz increments. The default value is 440.0 Hz. 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button. 2 Use the CATEGORY [] buttons to call up "Tuning" (Function 007). Tuning 007 3 Use the dial to set the Tuning value. 440.0Hz 007 Pitch Controls-the [PITCH BEND] wheel The [PITCH BEND] wheel can be used to add smooth pitch variations to notes you play on the keyboard. Roll the wheel upward to raise the pitch, or downward to lower the pitch. You can change the amount of pitch bend produced by the wheel in the Function Settings (page 66, Function 008). Using Portamento Portamento is a function that creates a smooth transition in pitch from the first note played on the keyboard to the next. Using this function effectively provides even greater expressive nuance to your performance. 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button. 2 Use the CATEGORY [] buttons to call up "Port." (Function 011). Port 011 3 Press the [+/YES] or [-/NO] button to switch the function on or off. NOTE • The default setting is OFF. • Due to the characteristics of the Portamento function, little or no change in pitch may result when playing short notes, or when using a Voice with an extremely short decay time. • When using Quick Sampling (page 32) or with a specific effect sound (Instrument number 802 [Smpl Vce]), Portamento will not be applied to the sample sounds assigned to Sample Zones B to E of the keyboard. 50 PSR-I500 Owner's Manual Reference

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Handy Performance Feat
u
res
PSR-I500
O
w
ner’s Man
u
al
50
Reference
Pitch Controls—Transpose
The o
v
erall pitch of the instr
u
ment (except for the
Dr
u
m Kit Voices and Sample Voice) can
b
e shifted
u
p or do
w
n
b
y a maxim
u
m of 1 octa
v
e in semitone
increments.
1
Press the [TRANSPOSE] button to call
up “Transpos” (Function 006).
2
Use the dial to set the Transpose value
between -12 and +12.
Pitch Controls—Fine T
u
ning
The o
v
erall t
u
ning of the instr
u
ment (except for the
Dr
u
m Kit Voices) can
b
e shifted
u
p or do
w
n
b
et
w
een
427.0 Hz and 453.0 Hz in approximately 0.2 Hz incre-
ments. The defa
u
lt
v
al
u
e is 440.0 Hz.
1
Press the [FUNCTION] button.
2
Use the CATEGORY [<<] and [>>] but-
tons to call up “Tunin
g
” (Function 007).
3
Use the dial to set the Tunin
g
value.
Pitch Controls—the [PITCH
BEND]
w
heel
The [PITCH BEND]
w
heel can
b
e
u
sed to add
smooth pitch
v
ariations to notes yo
u
play on the key-
b
oard. Roll the
w
heel
u
p
w
ard to raise the pitch, or
do
w
n
w
ard to lo
w
er the pitch.
Yo
u
can change the amo
u
nt of pitch
b
end prod
u
ced
b
y the
w
heel in the F
u
nction Settings (page 66, F
u
nc-
tion 008).
Using Portamento
Portamento is a f
u
nction that creates a smooth tran-
sition in pitch from the first note played on the key-
b
oard to the next.
Using this f
u
nction effecti
v
ely pro
v
ides e
v
en greater
expressi
v
e n
u
ance to yo
u
r performance.
1
Press the [FUNCTION] button.
2
Use the CATEGORY [<<] and [>>] but-
tons to call up “Port.” (Function 011).
3
Press the [+/YES] or [-/NO] button to
switch the function on or off.
Transpos
00
006
Tuning
007
440.0Hz
007
• The default setting is OFF.
• Due to the characteristics of the Portamento function, little
or no change in pitch may result when playing short
notes, or when using a Voice with an extremely short
decay time.
• When using Quick Sampling (page 32) or with a specific
effect sound (Instrument number 802 [Smpl Vce]), Porta-
mento will not be applied to the sample sounds assigned
to Sample Zones B to E of the keyboard.
Port
011
NOTE