Transposition; Pitch Control; Tuning Up; Tuning Down - Yamaha Clavinova CLP-121S 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 are used for transposition.
F# C
2
MIDI/
TRANSPOSE
Transpose
down.
Normal
pitch.
* 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 semitones), 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.

Pitch Control

Pitch control makes it possible to tune the Clavinova over a 50-cent range in approximately
1.6-cent intervals. A hundred "cents" equals one semitone, so the tuning range provided allows
fine tuning of overall pitch over a range of approximately a semitone. Pitch control is useful for
tuning the Clavinova to match other instruments or recorded music.

Tuning Up

E F C
0 0 3

Tuning Down

C
F# 3
E 0 0

To Restore Standard Pitch*

F
0
E F# C
0 0 3
F#
3 3
Z
Press and hold the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] button.
X
Press a key between F#2 and F#3 according to the desired amount of
transposition.*
Transpose
C
up.
Release the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] button.
Z
To tune up (raise pitch), hold the E0 and F0 keys simultaneously.
X
B
3
Press any key between C3 and B3. Each time a key in this range is
pressed the pitch is increased by approximately 1.6 cents, up to a maxi-
mum of 50 cents above standard pitch.
C
Release the E0 and F0 keys.
Z
To tune down (lower pitch), hold the E0 and F#0 keys simultaneously.
X
B
3 Press any key between C3 and B3. Each time a key in this range is
pressed the pitch is decreased by approximately 1.6 cents, up to a maxi-
mum of 50 cents below standard pitch.
C
Release the E0 and F#0 keys.
Z
To restore standard pitch (A3 = 440 Hz), hold the E0, F0 and F#0 keys
simultaneously.
B
3 X
Press any key between C3 and B3.
C
Release the E0, F0 and F#0 keys.
* Standard pitch (A3 = 440 Hz) is set when the [POWER] switch is ini-
tially turned ON.
Note: The PITCH CONTROL function has no effect when LOCAL OFF is active
(see "MIDI FUNCTIONS," page 12).
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