Transpose And Tuning - Yamaha PortaTone PSR-172 Owner's Manual

Transpose and Tuning

You can also adjust the tuning and change the transposition (key) of the PSR-175/
172 with the Transpose and Tuning functions.
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Transpose determines the key of both the main voice and the bass/chord accompa-
niment of the selected style. It also determines the pitch of the songs and the
Multi Pads. This allows you to easily match the pitch of the PSR-175/172 to other
instruments or singers, or play in a different key without changing your fingering.
The Transpose settings can be adjusted over a range of ± 12 semitones (± 1
octave).
1
Select the Transpose function in the Overall menu.
Press the [OVERALL] button, repeatedly if necessary, until "TRANSPOS"
appears in the display.
Indicates Transpose is selected
2
Change the value.
Use the numeric keypad to set the desired Transpose value (-12 - +12). To
transpose the pitch down, simultaneously press the [-] button and use the
numeric keypad to type in the (negative) value. You can also use the [+]/[-]
buttons to increase or decrease the value. Holding down either button con-
tinuously increases or decreases the value.
Current Transpose value
00
TRANSPOS
TEMPO
116
Selecting and Playing Voices
• Transpose has no effect on
voices #088 (Echo Drum Kit),
#098 and #099 (DJ), or #100
(Drum Kit). Also, this setting can-
not be changed during song play-
back.
Resetting the Transpose Value
If you've changed the Transpose
setting, you can instantly restore
the default setting of "00" by press-
ing both [+]/[-] buttons simulta-
neously (when Transpose is
selected).
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