Selecting & Playing Voices
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YDP-135 Owner’s Manual
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Transposition
Your digital piano’s Transpose function makes it possible to shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up or down in semitone
intervals up to a maximum of six semitones, and lets you easily match the pitch of the keyboard to the range of a singer or
other instruments.
For example, if you set the transposition amount to “5,” playing key C produces pitch F. In this way, you can play a song as
though it were in C major, and this instrument will transpose it to F major.
Setting the amount of transposition
While holding down the [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE] buttons, press one of the F
2–
F
3 keys to set the desired amount of transposition.
To transpose the pitch down (in semitone steps)
While holding down the [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE] buttons, press any key
between F
2 and B2.
To transpose the pitch up (in semitone steps)
While holding down the [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE] buttons, press any key
between C
3 and F
3.
To restore the normal pitch
While holding down the [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE] buttons, press the C3 key.
Fine-tuning the Pitch
You can fine-tune the pitch of the entire instrument. This function is useful when you play the digital piano along with other
instruments or CD music.
Setting the pitch
Hz (Hertz):
This unit of measurement
refers to the frequency of a
sound and represents the
number of times a sound wave
vibrates in a second.
Setting range:
427.0–453.0 Hz
Standard pitch:
440.0 Hz
Raising the pitch (in about 0.2 Hz steps):
Hold down the A-1, B-1 and C0 keys together and press any key in the range
from C3 to B3.
Lowering the pitch (in about 0.2 Hz steps):
Hold down the A-1, B-1 and C#0 keys together and press any key in the range
from C3 to B3.
Resetting to the default pitch
Hold down the A-1, B-1, C0 and C#0 keys together and press any key in the range
from C3 to B3.
Transpose
:
Changing the key signature.
On this instrument,
transposing shifts the pitch
of the entire keyboard.
-5 -3 -1 0 +2 +4 +5
-6 -4 -2
+1 +3
+6
F
2
C3
Lowest key
F
3
Transpose down.
Transpose up.
Normal pitch.
To tune up
To tune down
To reset to default pitch
B3
C3
C
0
A-1
B-1
B-1
A-1
A-1 C0
B-1
C
0
C0
