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Features of the Artis
Transpose & Variation Buttons
Transpose & Variation Buttons
The Transpose and Variation buttons are located at the very end of the left side of the Artis
keyboard, just above the Pitch & Modulation Wheels.
Transpose
The Transpose buttons can be used to change the tuning of notes played on the Artis
keyboard in semitones (ST), also known as half steps. This is a convenient way to change
the key of a song without learning to play it in a different key. The Transpose buttons are
located to the left of the keyboard, above the Pitch and Mod Wheels. The Transpose buttons
also transpose MIDI notes sent to the USB and MIDI out ports.
Press the Transpose - or + buttons to transpose the Artis keyboard down or up by one
semitone. The top line of the display shows the current transposition value. Pressing both
Transpose - and + simultaneously will reset the transposition to 0. To transpose up and
down by octave intervals (12 ST), press the Octav- and Octav+ soft buttons underneath the
display.
The maximum transposition value possible is +/–36 semitones.
The LEDs of the Transpose buttons indicate whether the current Program is transposed
up (Transpose + LED is lit) or transposed down (Transpose – LED is lit). When there is no
transposition, neither Transpose button is lit.
Variation
The Variation Button is a MIDI controller (default MIDI CC#29) that is programmed in
most Programs to modify the sound, such as adding a pad sound, changing the effects or
some other variation suited to changing with a switch.
For KB3 programs, the Variation Button controls the Rotary Speaker speed, switching
between fast and slow.
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