Transposing; Voice Effects; Ааган; A) Pitch Bending - Yamaha PortaSound PSS-790 Owner's Manual

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Step 2: Adjustment of Tuning:
Press the <+>/<-> buttons located under the MULTI
DISPLAY to raise or lower the pitch. From the «0» setting,
you can raise/lower the pitch to a maximum of «16». Level
«16» would almost be a Quarter step different from «0»,
and each level is about 3.13 cents different from another
level.
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c. Transposing
This is a very useful function that allows you to change the
key of the music you're playing, without changing the
lingering at all. The notes you play can be heard as any
pitch you select. This is especially useful for playing with
other instruments, and Vocal accompaniment. You can
ily change keys to match other musical sources, but still
way the notes of your accustomed key. Also, you can
extend the range of the lowest or highest notes on your
keyboard.
Step 1: Press the TRANSPOSE button.
When you press the TRANSPOSE button located in the
OVERALL CONTROL select, the LED lights up, and the
MULTI DISPLAY shows the current parameter value
transposed. The initial value is pre-assigned as «0».
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Step 2: Adjusting the Transposition:.
Press the <+>/<-> buttons located under the MULTI
DISPLAY, to raise or lower the key. From the «0» setting
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you can raise/lower the key to a maximum of «12». Level
«12» would be 1 octave higher/lower than «0». For
example if you change the parameter value to «3», and
play a song on the keyboard in the key of "C", the notes
you actually hear, will be transposed to the key of "E, (E
flat)". Each level is one half step different from another
level, thus the key of "Ej" is 3 half steps away from the key
of "C".
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Both the Tuning and Transpose functions work simultaneously in all
possible Voices. (except Rhythm sounds, for which the Tuning is
available.)
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Both the Tuning and Transpose functions will return instantly to «0» by
pressing the <+> and «-» buttons BOTH at the same time.
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By pressing and holding down the <+> or <-> buttons, you will increase
or decrease the Value at an accelerated rate.
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After setting up the Tuning or Transposition functions, the levels will be
memorized until you shut off the POWER.
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Both the Tuning and Transposing will also affect the notes sounded by
the MIDI Note On message from the external Master device. However,
they will not affect the MIDI Note On message itself. So the
PortaSound will transmit the same message as it received.
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The Transposition will not work while you are playing on the Keyboard.
This means you cannot control the Transposition while any key is
pressed down.
d. Voice Effects
The PSS-790 has a variety of Voice Effects to choose
from, such as PITCH BEND WHEEL/REVERB/VIBRATO
etc., that with a little practice and wise selection, can be
effective in making your phrases and style more
sophisticated.
a) Pitch Bending
By rotating the wheel up or down while playing on the
keyboard, you will slide the pitch up or down accordingly,
similar to the sound produced by a guitar when bending a
string.
When you rotate the wheel in the upward direction, the
pitch slides up, when you rotate the wheel in the downward
direction, the pitch slides down.