Using The Pitch Bend Wheel To Shift The Pitch Of Notes - Casio CDP-240R User Manual

Octave Shift
Octave Shift lets you raise or lower the pitch of the keyboard
notes in octave units.
• The octave shift setting range is –2 to +2 octaves.
• When using Split (page EN-14), you can individually set the
left and right keyboard ranges to the pitches you want.
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1.
Keep pressing
appears on the display.
If you want to use Split, turn on Split before pressing
• If you do not perform any operation for a few seconds
after this screen appears, the display will return to the
previous screen automatically.
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2.
Use the (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to shift the
octave.
• Split On : This step affects the right side keyboard
range only.
• Split Off : This step affects the entire keyboard range.
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3.
Press .
• Split On : The screen shown below will appear. Use the
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(10-key) [–] and [+] keys to shift the
octave for the left side keyboard range.
• Split Off : The screen shown below will appear.
Advance to step 4.
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4.
Press again.
until the screen shown below
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Using the Pitch Bend Wheel to
Shift the Pitch of Notes
You can use the pitch bend wheel to slide the pitch of notes
smoothly upwards and downwards. This technique makes it
possible to produce effects that are similar to sounds
produced when bending notes on a saxophone or electric
guitar.
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. To play with the pitch bend wheel
1.
While playing a note on the
keyboard, rotate the pitch bend
wheel on the left of the keyboard
upwards or downwards.
The amount the note bends depends on how
much you rotate the pitch bend wheel.
• Do not have the pitch bend wheel rotated
as you turn on the Digital Piano.
Specifying the Pitch Bend Range
Use the following procedure to specify how much the pitch of
the note changes whenever the pitch bend wheel is rotated
upwards or downwards. You can specify a range from 0 to 12
semitones (one octave).
1. 
Press
(10-key) [4] ( ) and [6] ( ) keys to display
"OTHER" (page EN-7).
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2.
Press
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3.
Use the
display "Bend Rng".
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4.
Use the
the range.
Controlling the Keyboard Sounds
(FUNCTION) and then use the
Flashes
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(10-key) [9] (ENTER) key.
(10-key) [4] ( ) and [6] ( ) keys to
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(10-key) [–] and [+] keys to change
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