Transpose And Pitch Controls - Yamaha Electone EL-87 Owner's Manual

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Transpose and Pitch Controls

There are two pitch-related controls on the Electone: Transpose and Pitch. Transpose allows you to
change the key of the instrument and Pitch lets you finely adjust the tuning. These features make it
easy to change the key of a song to accommodate a vocalist's range or to precisely match the tuning
of another instrument.
To select the Pitch page:
Press the EXP. PITCH/MIDI button in the DISPLAY SELECT
section, and select the Pitch page with the Page buttons.
PITCH CONTROL Page
TRANSPOSE
1
Determines the coarse pitch setting of all the voices, and is
adjustable in half-steps (semitones). Range: -6-+6 (one octave)
PITCH
2
Determines the fine pitch setting of all the voices.
Range: 438.8-444.5Hz (Ca. a quarter semitone)
About the Pitch
Each voice is tuned with the temperament.
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NOTE:
The default Pitch is 440.0Hz (=A3).
N O T E :
The pitch changes cannot be recorded to
the Music Disk Recorder.
N O T E :
When matching the pitch with other
instrument, use the Clarinet voice on the
Lower keyboard.