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8. Other important functions
Singing or playing in a different key
(Key)
The “Key” function lets you play back a song in a differ-
ent key. This is convenient when you’re singing or play-
ing along with a song that is too high or too low for
your voice, or for songs that you usually play in a differ-
ent key.
You can control the key of WAV, mp3 and SMF music
files.
1.
Press the [KEY] button.
The display changes to:
2.
Use the dial to edit the “Key” value.
This display page disappears after a few seconds.
If “Key” is set to a value other than 0, the [KEY] but-
ton’s indicator lights. This parameter can be set in a
range of –6~5 (semitone steps).
3.
To return to original “Key” setting, press an
hold the [KEY] button.
The “Key” setting will return to “0” (original pitch of
the song).
NOTE
By default, this setting also affects the pitch of signals
received via the INPUT (STEREO) socket. Set “Audio In
Transpose” on p. 57 to “Off” to prevent pitch changes of
signals received via this socket.
Changing the tempo (playback
speed) of a song
If a song is too fast for you to play or sing along, you
can slow it down to a more comfortable tempo. Chang-
ing the tempo (playback speed) does not affect the
pitch. You can also change the tempo while a song is
playing.
Here’s how to change the playback speed of a Standard
MIDI File or audio song.
1.
Press the [TEMPO] button.
The display now shows the “Tempo” page. The setting
ranges and units depend on the type of song file that
is currently selected:
•For SMF files: q= 20~250BPM:
•For audio files (WAV or mp3): 75%~125% (where
“100%” represents to the original playback speed).
This display page disappears after a few seconds.
2.
Use the [CURSOR÷VALUE] dial to edit the
“Tempo” value.
NOTE
On pages where the tempo value is not displayed, you can
press the [TEMPO] button to display a popup window that
shows the current tempo.
3.
To return to the original tempo of the song,
press and hold the [TEMPO] button.
KEY
TEMPO
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