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YDP-S31 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 the key of F.
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.
[DEMO/SONG] + [PIANO/VOICE] + C3 key:
Plays normal keyboard pitch.
[DEMO/SONG] + [PIANO/VOICE] + B2 key (white key to the left of C3):
Transposes the pitch down by one semitone.
[DEMO/SONG] + [PIANO/VOICE] +
B
2 key (the first black key to the left of C3):
Transposes the pitch down a whole tone (two semitones).
[DEMO/SONG] + [PIANO/VOICE] + F
2 key:
Transposes the pitch down by six semitones.
[DEMO/SONG] + [PIANO/VOICE] + C
3 key (black key to the right of C3):
Transposes the pitch up by one semitone.
[DEMO/SONG] + [PIANO/VOICE] +
D3 key (the first white key to the right of C3):
Transposes the pitch up a whole tone (two semitones).
[DEMO/SONG] + [PIANO/VOICE] + F
3 key:
Transposes the pitch up by six semitones.
Fine-tuning the Pitch
You can fine-tune the pitch of the entire instrument. This function is useful when you play the digi-
tal piano along with other instruments or CD music.
Raising the pitch (0.2Hz steps)
Hold down the A-1, B-1 and C0 keys, and press any key in the range from C3 to B3.
Lowering the pitch (0.2Hz steps)
Hold down the A-1, B-1 and C#0 keys, 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, and press any key in the range from C3 to B3.
Setting range:
427.0-453.0 Hz
Default pitch:
440.0 Hz
Procedure
Transpose:
Changing the key signature. On
this instrument, transposing
shifts the pitch of the entire key-
board.
-5 -3 -1 0 +2 +4 +5
-6 -4 -2
+1 +3
+6
Transpose
down.
Transpose
up.
Normal
pitch.
F
2
C3
F
3
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 sec-
ond.
Procedure
To tune up
To tune down
To restore default pitch
B3
C3
C
0
A-1
B-1
B-1
A-1
A-1 C0
B-1
C
0
C0
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