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Changing the Pitch of the Keyboard or the Song Playback (Transpose)
The “Transpose” function lets you shift the pitch of the keyboard.
You can use the Transpose function to easily do the following things.
• Perform at a pitch that’s comfortable for a singer without changing the notes you read (your keyboard ngering).
• Perform a song written in a dicult key (i.e., with numerous sharps or ats) in a key that’s easier for you to play.
1. Hold down the [TRANSPOSE] button and press the note that’s the tonic of the key to which you want to transpose.
The transposition setting is shown while you hold down the [TRANSPOSE] button.
Transposition range -6–0–5 (semitone steps)
The [TRANSPOSE] button will light if the setting is anything other than 0.
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• You can also change the setting by holding down the [TRANSPOSE] button and pressing the [-] or [+] button.
• By holding down the [TRANSPOSE] button and pressing both the [-] and [+] buttons simultaneously, you can reset the transposition setting to 0 (the
original value).
• You can use the [TRANSPOSE] button to turn the Transpose function on/o (if the transposition setting is anything other than “0”).
• The FP-7F allows you to choose whether to transpose just the keyboard, both the keyboard and the song, or just the song.
When the FP-7F is shipped from the factory, this is set to transpose the keyboard and the song simultaneously. If the Transpose Mode (p. 72) is set to
“Song,” the Transpose function will not aect the pitch of the keyboard.
Example: The song is written in the key of E, and you want to play it in the position of C
1. Hold down the [TRANSPOSE] button and press the E note (the tonic note of the key of E).
Starting from the tonic note of the key of C (i.e., the C note), the tonic of the key of E is four chromatic steps higher, so the display will indicate “+4.”
If you play C E G
It will sound E G
B
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The transposition setting will return to “0” when you switch songs or turn o the power.