Transposing The Key Of The Keyboard (Key Transpose) - Roland FP-4 Owner's Manual

Transposing the Key of the Keyboard (Key Transpose)

You can transpose the key of a performance without having to shift the position of your
fingers on the keyboard. This feature is called "Key Transpose."
This lets you take a song in a difficult key with lots of sharps ( ) and flats ( ) and play it
in a key with fingering that's easier for you. This is handy when playing accompaniment
to a song, to match what you play to the pitch of the singer's voice.
fig.Panel-Transpose.eps
1. Hold down the [Transpose] button and press the key corresponding to the
tonic of the desired key.
The Key Transpose settings value continues to appear in the display while the [Transpose] button
is held down.
fig.d--3.eps
The available range is -6–0–5. If the Key Transpose value is not "0," you can use the [Transpose]
button to turn the Key Transpose function on/off.
When you release the [Transpose] button, you return to the previous screen.
Example: Playing a Song in the Key of E Major After Transposition to C Major
Hold down the [Transpose] button and press the E key (since E is the tonic).
Counting from C as a reference point, one moves up four keys, including the black keys, to reach
E, thus "4" appears in the display.
fig.d-4.eps/fig.Transpose.eps
With the [Transpose] button held down, you can change the value, even by pressing
the [-] or [+] button.
By holding down the [Transpose] button and pressing both the [-] and [+] buttons
simultaneously, the setting returns to its original value (0).
If you play C E G
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It will sound E G B
Performing
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