Roland RG-3 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
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Chapter 1. Playing Back Songs
Changing the Key of the Song Being Played
(Playback Transpose)
You can play back SMF music files and your own recorded performances
with the notes transposed.
You can also transpose the playback of songs on audio CDs and audio files.
This function lets you change song keys to suit the singer‘s own vocal range.
1.
Select a song to play back (p. 26, p. 28, p. 31).
2.
Press the [Function] (Exit) button so the indicator is lit.
3.
Press the [Song] (Select -) button or [ ] (Select +) button to
display the TRANSPOSE screen.
fig.01-130d
4.
Press the [Song] (Select -) button or [ ] (Select +) button to get
the value for “Link” to flash.
fig.01-140d
5.
Press the [ ] (Value -) button or [ ] (Value +) button to
switch the Link setting to “On.”
When set to “On,” the song and keyboard are transposed simultaneously.
6.
Press the [Song] (Select -) button or [ ] (Select +) button to get
the value for “Keyboard/Playback” to flash.
fig.01-150d
7.
Press the [ ] (Value -) button or [ ] (Value +) button to
change the key of the song and the notes from the keyboard.
Each time you press the [ ] (Value -) button or [ ] (Value +) button,
the song and the notes from the keyboard are transposed by one semitone.
Pressing the [ ] (Value -) and [ ] (Value +) buttons simultaneously
restores the original value (0).
Value: -6–0– +5 (in semitones).
You can transpose songs
using the remote control’s
TRANSPOSE [-] and [+]
b
uttons.
NOTE
You may find that using
Playback Transpose reduces
the tone quality of the
selected audio CD song or
audio file.
You can set the transposition
separately for the song being
played back and the sounds
from the keyboard by setting
Link to “Off” (p. 38).