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Shifting the Pitch (Transpose)
"Transpose" means to shift the pitches of songs and the keyboard.
The Transpose function makes it easy to do the following.
• You can use unchanged fingering to accompany a singer who is singing in a key different than the original music.
• A song written in a difficult key with numerous sharps (
• Notation of a transposing instrument such as trumpet or sax can be played as written, while hearing the transposed pitches.
For example if the song is written in E major but you want to play it using the fingering of the key of C major, you would set Transpose (Keyboard) to
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If you play C E G It will sound E G# B
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• With the factory settings, both the song and the keyboard will be transposed. If you want to transpose only the song or only the keyboard, turn
the "Link" setting on/off as necessary.
• If you want to transpose an audio file, refer to "Transposing an Audio File (Audio Transpose)" (p. 55).
1.
Press the [Transpose] button .
The [Transpose] button will light, and the Transpose screen will appear.
2.
Use the cursor [
] [
] buttons to select a parameter .
3.
Use the cursor [
] [
] buttons to specify the transposition for the keyboard or song, or turn link on/off .
Item
Keyboard
Song
Link
* The transpose setting will be cleared when you select a different song.
4.
To cancel the transposition, press the [Transpose] button once again .
The [Transpose] button will go out.
) or flats (
1
4
Value
Explanation
Specifies transposition for the keyboard.
-6–0–6 (semitone units)
Positive (+) values raise the pitch in semitone steps, and negative (-) values lower the pitch in semitone
steps.
Specifies transposition for the song.
-6–0–6 (semitone units)
Positive (+) values raise the pitch in semitone steps, and negative (-) values lower the pitch in semitone
steps.
If this is on, transposition settings for the keyboard and the song will change in tandem.
ON, OFF
If this is off, transposition settings for the keyboard and the song can be made independently.
) can be performed in a key that's easier for you to play.
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