Transpose The Instrument (Semitones) - GEM PK5 Owner's Manual

2. Press the PAGE buttons repeatedly to scroll through the 22 Reverb or Chorus effects.
The General Effect Level, shown next to the selected effect, can be regulated with the DIAL or the + and –
buttons of the numeric keypad to the right of the display.
If you store the new settings to the current Performance (with the Store Performance command), they
remain in memory (RAM) after turning off the instrument.

Transpose the instrument (Semitones)

If you are playing a difficult tune that requires the use of several black keys, or a tune that is too high or too low
for a singer or another instrument, you can transpose PK7/PK5 to play the tune in an easier key.
The TRANSPOSE / buttons allow real time semitone adjustments (transpositions) of the overall pitch (range
± 12 semitones (12 semitones = 1 octave).
1. Press either TRANSPOSE or TRANSPOSE .
The current status of the keyboard transposition is shown at the centre of the display for about 3 seconds
under the TRANSPOSE section in the central part of the display (00 = standard pitch).
2. Press TRANSPOSE b to lower the pitch or TRANSPOSE # to raise the pitch.
Every time you press TRANSPOSE once, the display shows an decrease of one semitone.
Every time you press TRANSPOSE , the display shows an increase of one semitone.
Holding either button pressed changes the value continually until the maximum transpose value of +12 or
–12 is reached.
Clear the keyboard transpose setting
3 To clear the transpose setting, press both TRANSPOSE buttons simultaneously.
The display returns to the normal setting (00).
Note: Pressing both Transpose buttons at the same time also provides a PANIC function.
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PK7 DIAL
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