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KeyStudio User Guide
AnothermethodofshiftingKeyStudio’soctavesiswiththeuseoftheblackkeyslabeledOCTAVE“+,”“-,”and“0”onthe
Advanced Functions in Edit Mode diagram. This octave shift method can be useful when the Octave buttons have been
reassignedtocontrolanotherMIDIfunction.
1. Press the Edit Mode button.
2. PresstheblackkeybelowB2(Bb2).InEditmode,thiskeyfunctionsas“OCTAVE+,”shiftingthekeyboardupone
octave.Itispossibletoshiftthekeyboardupatotaloffouroctaves.
3. PresstheblackkeyaboveF2(F#2).InEditmode,thiskeyfunctionsas“OCTAVE-,”shiftingthekeyboarddownone
octave.Itispossibletoshiftthekeyboarddownatotalofthreeoctaves.
4. PresstheblackkeyaboveG2(G#2).InEditmode,thiskeyfunctionsas“OCTAVE0”toresettheoctaveshifttozero.
5. When you have chosen your octave shift, either press C5 representing “ENTER,” or press the Edit Mode button to exit
Edit mode.
Transpose
Insomecasesitisusefultoincreaseordecreasethetransmittedpitchbyasmallnumberofsemitonesratherthanawhole
octave.Forexample,youmaybeplayingasongwithasingerandthesingerishavingtroublehittingthehighnotes.Inthis
case, you can try reducing the pitch by one or more semitones. This is achieved using a function called “Transpose.”
Transpose works similar to octave shift, except the shift is not limited to multiples of 12 semi-tones. As with octave shift, there
are two ways of transposing the keyboard. When in Edit mode, you can assign the Octave “<” and “>” buttons to control the
transpose feature. Alternatively, you can use the black keys F#3, G#3, and Bb3 to shift the transposition. These black keys
represent“TRANSPOSE-,”“TRANSPOSE0”and“TRANSPOSE+”respectively.
To assign the Octave “<” and “>” buttons to transpose:
1. Press the Edit Mode button.
2. PresstheblackkeyaboveD1(D#1),representing“DATA=TRANSPOSE.”KeyStudiowillexitEditmodeassoon
asD#1hasbeenpressed.
When the Octave buttons are assigned to transpose the keyboard, the lights above the buttons indicate the direction of the
transposition. To return the keyboard’s transpose shift to zero, press both the Octave “<” and “>” buttons at the same time.
Channel
MIDIdatafromthekeyboardcanbesentonanyof16MIDIchannels.KeyStudio’sdefaultistotransmitMIDIdataonchannel1.
However,certainMIDIperformanceorrecordingscenariosmayrequirethekeyboardtosenddataonadifferentchannel.You
can change the channel on which data is sent using the following method:
1. Press the Edit Mode button.
2. Pressoneofthe16channelkeysfromD1toE3,whicheveronerepresentsthechannelyouneed.KeyStudiowillexit
Edit mode as soon as a channel key has been pressed.
For example, if a device specifies that you need to send data on channel 10, press the Edit Mode button, and then F2 to select
channel 10. This channel is usually dedicated to drum sounds when working with GM compatible synthesizers and sound
modules.
The channel can also be assigned to the Octave “<” and “>” buttons by pressing the Edit Mode button and then C#2. This
will allow the Octave “<” and “>” buttons to increment or decrement through the channels. When channel 16 is reached
and“>”ispressed,channel1willbeselected.IftheOctave“<”and“>”buttonsareassignedtovarythechannel,thelights
above the buttons will not change, since it is not possible to have a channel with a negative value. Pressing both the “<” and
“>” buttons together will recall KeyStudio’s default, channel 1.
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