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rapid change, hold down either button. Pressing both

– and + simultaneously resets the original value (i.e. the

value before you started to make changes).

TRANSPOSE

Range: +/– 12 semitones

Overview

With the exception of the PCM percussion sounds, all Por-

taSound voices can be transposed over a range of two octaves.

In other words, you can use the TRANSPOSE function to

raise or lower the pitch of both the MELODY SECTION

and the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT SECTION in semitone

steps.

This feature has mainly two applications. First, it lets you

set the pitch of the entire keyboard to the easiest key for you

to play in. For example, if a song is in B major and you find

it difficult to perform in that key, all you have to do is lower

the keyboard pitch by a half-tone with TRANSPOSE. Now,

if you play the same song in the easy key of C major on the

PortaSound keyboard, its pitch will automatically be trans-

posed downward (lowered) by a semitone, so that in effect

you will hear it in B major. This is sometimes handy when

playing along with other instruments, too.

TRANSPOSE can also be used to raise or lower the pitch

of the PortaSound by an octave in order to change the mood

of the music or adapt the note range to the character of the

instrument voice — e.g. transposing it downward for a deeper

and more powerful electric bass sound.

Note, however, that octave transposition is only effective for

melody voices — the auto accompaniment section returns to

original pitch when a TRANSPOSE value of + or –12 is

entered.

Operation

Press TRANSPOSE .

The TEMPO/PARAMETER &VALUE display will show

TRANSPOSE Value Display

This display tells you that the TRANSPOSE value is now

0, meaning that the keyboard is in its regular key.

2. Adjust the key with the VALUE buttons.

To raise the key, use +. Each value increase by 1 means

an upward transposition by 1 semitone.

– lowers the key. A minus symbol ”–” in front of the

value indicates that the current key is lower than the re-

gular setting of 0.

• Press both VALUE buttons simultaneously to instantly

return to the regular key (TRANSPOSE value 0).

Points to Remember

The TRANSPOSE value is memorized when power is

turned off.

The TRANSPOSE value influences the pitch of tran-

smitted MIDI note data and received data in the 00

mode. However, received data is not affected in the

99 mode. (See MIDI section.)

TUNING

Overview

Range: +/– 16

The overall pitch of your PortaSound is normally set so that

A3 = 440 Hz (standard concert pitch). When playing together

with other instruments which have a different tuning, you

can raise or lower this pitch in steps of approximately 3.13

cents over a +/– 16 step range.

Operation

1. Press TUNING .

The TEMPO/PARAMETER VALUE display will show

This display tells you that the TUNING value is now 0,

meaning that A3 corresponds to 440 Hz.

2. Adjust the pitch with the VALUE buttons.

To raise the pitch, use +. Each value increase by 1 raises

the pitch by about 3.13 cents.

– lowers the pitch. A minus symbol “–” in front of the

value indicates that the current pitch is lower than the

regular setting.

Press both VALUE buttons simultaneously to instantly

return to the regular pitch (TUNING value 0).

The TUNING value is memorized when power is turned

off.

MELODY VOLUME

Range: 1–9

Overview

This parameter lets you adjust the volume of the keyboard’s

MELODY SECTION and the SONG MEMORY MELODY

banks in relation to the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT sounds.

(For information on AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT, see be-

low.) Minimum value is 1 for the quietest, maximum is 9 for

the loudest sound.

Occasionally, chords will sound distorted if melody volume

is set to maximum and the voice has a TOTAL LEVEL (see

Digital Synthesizer section) of 90 or more. In such cases, lower

the melody volume or the total level.

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