Transposition; Fine-Tuning The Pitch - Yamaha Arius YDP-S31 Owner's Manual

Transposition

Your digital piano's Transpose function makes it possible to shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up
or down in semitone intervals up to a maximum of six semitones, and lets you easily match the pitch
of the keyboard to the range of a singer or other instruments.
For example, if you set the transposition amount to "5," playing key C produces pitch F. In this way,
you can play a song as though it were in C major, and this instrument will transpose it to the key of F.
Procedure
While holding down the
the F 2–F 3 keys to set the desired amount of transposition.
[DEMO/SONG] + [PIANO/VOICE] + C3 key:
Plays normal keyboard pitch.
[DEMO/SONG] + [PIANO/VOICE] + B2 key (white key to the left of C3):
Transposes the pitch down by one semitone.
[DEMO/SONG] + [PIANO/VOICE] + B 2 key (the first black key to the left of C3):
Transposes the pitch down a whole tone (two semitones).
[DEMO/SONG] + [PIANO/VOICE] + F 2 key:
Transposes the pitch down by six semitones.
[DEMO/SONG] + [PIANO/VOICE] + C 3 key (black key to the right of C3):
Transposes the pitch up by one semitone.
[DEMO/SONG] + [PIANO/VOICE] + D3 key (the first white key to the right of C3):
Transposes the pitch up a whole tone (two semitones).
[DEMO/SONG] + [PIANO/VOICE] + F 3 key:
Transposes the pitch up by six semitones.

Fine-tuning the Pitch

You can fine-tune the pitch of the entire instrument. This function is useful when you play the digi-
tal piano along with other instruments or CD music.
Procedure
Raising the pitch (0.2Hz steps)
Hold down the A-1, B-1 and C0 keys, and press any key in the range from C3 to B3.
Lowering the pitch (0.2Hz steps)
Hold down the A-1, B-1 and C#0 keys, and press any key in the range from C3 to B3.
Resetting to the default pitch
Hold down the A-1, B-1, C0 and C#0 keys, and press any key in the range from C3 to B3.
To tune up
B-1
A-1 C0 A-1
427.0-453.0 Hz
Setting range:
440.0 Hz
Default pitch:
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[DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE]
To tune down To restore default pitch
B-1 B-1 C0
C 0 A-1 C 0
buttons, press one of
F 2 C3 F 3
-6 -4 -2 +1 +3 +6
-5 -3 -1 0 +2 +4 +5
Transpose Transpose
down. up.
Normal
pitch.
C3 B3
Transpose:
Changing the key signature. On
this instrument, transposing
shifts the pitch of the entire key-
board.
Hz (Hertz):
This unit of measurement refers
to the frequency of a sound and
represents the number of times
a sound wave vibrates in a sec-
ond.