Transposition - Yamaha Clavinova CLP-156 Owner's Manual

Transposition

The Clavinova's TRANSPOSE function makes it possible to shift the pitch of the entire key-
board up or down in semitone intervals up to a maximum of six semitones. "Transposing" the
pitch of the Clavinova keyboard facilitates playing in difficult key signatures, and you can easily
match the pitch of the keyboard to the range of a singer or other instrumentalist.
The [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] button and keys F#2 through F#3 on the keyboard, or the TEMPO [s] and [t] buttons, are
used for transposition.
F#
2
MIDI/
TRANSPOSE
-6 -4 -2
-5 -3 -1 0 +2 +4 +5
Transpose
down.
-1
TEMPO
Z
C F#
3 3
+1 +3 +6
X
Transpose
up.
Normal
pitch.
C
* 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 (Bb2) transposes down a whole tone (two semi-
tones), etc., down to the F#2 key which transposes down 6 semitones.
Upward transposition is accomplished in the same way using the keys to
the right of C3, up to F#3 which transposes up 6 semitones.
Press and hold the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] button. The current transpose
setting will appear on the TEMPO display ("-6" semitones through "0"
through "6" semitones).
Press a key between F#2 and F#3 according to the desired amount of
transposition*, or use the TEMPO [s] and [t] buttons to set the re-
quired transposition value. The "0" default setting can be instantly re-
called by simultaneously pressing the TEMPO [s] and [t] buttons.
Release the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] button.
• Hold either the TEMPO [ s ] or [ t ] button for continuous scrolling in the
NOTE
specified direction.
• Notes below and above the A-1 — C7 of the Clavinova sound one octave
higher and lower, respectively.
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