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P-60 Selecting & Playing Voices

ENGLISH

Transposition

The P-60’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 the P-60 will transpose it to the key of F.

While holding down the A-1 andC



0 keys, press one of the F



2–F



3 keys to set the

desired amount of transposition.

Pressing the C3 key produces normal keyboard pitch. Pressing the key to the left of C3

(=B2) transposes the pitch of the keyboard down a semitone, the next key to the left

(=B



2) transposes down a whole tone (two semitones), etc., down to the F



2 key, which

transposes down six semitones. Upward transposition is accomplished in the same way

using the keys to the right of C3, up to F



3, which transposes up six semitones.

Fine-tuning the Pitch

You can ﬁne-tune the pitch of the entire instrument. This function is useful when you play the P-60

along with other instruments or CD music.

To tune up (in about 0.2Hz steps):

Hold down the A-1 and

B-1

keys simultaneously and press any key between C3 and B3.

To tune down (in about 0.2Hz steps):

Hold down the A-1 and



-1

keys simultaneously and press any key between C3 and

B3.

To restore standard pitch:

Hold down the A-1, A



-1 and B-1 simultaneously and press any key between C3 and B3.

Setting range: 427.0-453.0 Hz

Standard pitch: 440.0 Hz

Procedure

TERMINOLOGY

Transpose:

Changing the key signature of a

song. On the P-60, transposing

shifts the pitch of the entire key-

board.

TIP

Notes below and above the A-1

.... C7 range of the P-60 sound

one octave higher and lower,

respectively.

-1

-5 -3 -1 0 +2 +4 +5

-6 -4 -2 +1 +3 +6



Normal

pitch.

Transpose

down.

Transpose

up.

TERMINOLOGY

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.

Procedure

C3 B3

A-1 B-1

A-1

-1



-1



A-1 B-1

To tune up To tune down To restore standard pitch

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