Changing The Octave Range - Yamaha CBX-K1XG Owner's Manual

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Operation
1.
First select MIDI channel 10 (the default drum
channel). To do this, simultaneously hold down
C and press the following keys in order:
— {
— 1
— 0
— K
Finally, release C. The MIDI channel should now
be set to 10. Play the keyboard now to hear the various
drum sounds. Try also changing the octave setting (see
Changing the Octave Range below) and playing the
other sounds as well.
The range of the 3-octave keyboard can be easily shifted up
or down to cover the full 10-1/2-octave (128-note) range of
MIDI notes. (See page 6 for the note range.)
Operation
To shift the keyboard up one octave, press
M. To shift the keyboard down one
octave, press N.
When the octave range is changed, the LED display briefly
indicates the new setting. The OCTAVE SHIFT lamps
also rapidly flash one or more times, according to the
selected octave range. For example, when the setting is
changed to two octaves below normal, the left lamp flashes
twice.
2.
To select and play normal Voices again, set the MIDI
channel to a value other than 10. For example, hold down
C and press {, 1, and K.
(Or, simply turn the CBX-K1XG off and on again—doing
this resets the instrument to its default settings; see page 7.)

Changing the Octave Range

You can instantly restore the normal octave range by
pressing both N/M buttons
simultaneously.
NOTE
legal MIDI note range will repeat a previous octave.
Playing and Using Your CBX-K1XG
To select different drum Voices, hold down C
and use the N/M but-
tons.
At the highest octave setting, keys outside the
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