Transpose - Kawai MP7 Owner's Manual

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Transpose

The Transpose function allows the pitch of the MP7's keyboard to be raised or lowered in semi-tone steps. This is
particularly useful when accompanying instruments tuned for different keys, or when a song learned in one key
must be played in another key.
 S etting the Transpose value: Method 1
Press and hold the TRANSPOSE button, then press the +/YES
or –/NO buttons to increase or decrease the transpose value in
semi-tone steps.
* The TRANSPOSE value can be adjusted within the range of -24 ~ +24.
The LED indicator for the TRANSPOSE button will turn ON
automatically to indicate that transpose is activated.
* To reset the transpose value to 0 (no transposition), press both the –/NO
and +/YES buttons simultaneously. The LED indicator for the TRANSPOSE
button will turn off automatically.
* The transpose value will be stored to SYSTEM memory automatically,
however the transpose ON/OFF state will not be stored.
 S etting the Transpose value: Method 2
Press and hold the TRANSPOSE button, then press a key on the
keyboard to the left or right of middle C.
The pressed key will become the new transpose key.
* The TRANSPOSE value can be adjusted within the range of -24 ~ +24.
The LED indicator for the TRANSPOSE button will turn ON
automatically to indicate that transpose is activated.
* To reset the transpose value to 0 (no transposition), press both the –/NO
and +/YES buttons simultaneously. The LED indicator for the TRANSPOSE
button will turn off automatically.
* The transpose value will be stored to SYSTEM memory automatically,
however the transpose ON/OFF state will not be stored.

Decrease/Increase values
Example: To raise the keyboard pitch by 4 semi-
tones, press and hold the TRANSPOSE button, then
press the +/YES button four times.
-24 0
Example: To lower the keyboard pitch by 2 semi-
tones, press and hold the TRANSPOSE button, then
b
press the B key closest to the middle C key.
+24