PC88 Made Easy
13. Transposing a Zone with a Button
LetÕs say that you need to be able to play a song in two different keys (maybe you have
two different singers for your band) and you have only learned how to play the song in
one key. You can use a button to transpose the keyboard so that you can play the same
notes but hear it transposed to a different key.
1.
Create a single zone Setup, following tutorial #1.
2.
Hold the Controllers button and press the E controller button. The display now
shows. Zone:1 Button E, SwType: Toggle. Press the >> button. Press 141, then Enter to
set the On Ctrl to Transpose Up. If you would prefer to transpose down, the press 142,
then Enter to select Transpose Down.
3.
Press the >> button. Set the On Value for the number of semi-tones you want to
transpose up (or down). For example, if you want to transpose up a minor 3rd, you
would set it to 3.
4.
Press the >> button. Move the alpha wheel 1 click clockwise to set the Off Ctrl to
Transpose Down. (If you originally chose Transpose Down in step 2, then set Off Ctrl to
Transpose Up.)
5.
Press the >> button. Set the Off value to the same amount you chose for the On
Value.
6.
Name and Save your Setup. Now play the keyboard, then press the E button and
play the same notes again. You will hear the keyboard transposed in the direction and
amount that you chose. Pressing the E button will return the keyboard to no
transposition.
Keep in mind that if you use this technique on a Setup with more than 1 zone, you will
have to program each zone for the same transposition, if you want them all to
transpose.
You may have noticed that there is also a button marked Transpose in the Zone
Parameter section. If you simply want a zone to always be transposed by a specific
amount (for example, to have one zone an octave higher than another zone), then it is
much simpler to use the Transpose button instead of programming a controller. But if
you need the ability to switch back and forth between transposition and no
transposition, the method described above is the way to do it.
Also, you can combine the two methods. For example, you could create a Setup with one
zone transposed up an octave from another zone using the Transpose button, then use
controller method to move both zones by a minor 3rd.
