Handy Performance Feat
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PSR-I500 O
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ner’s Man
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al
50
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Pitch Controls—Transpose
The o
v
erall pitch of the instr
u
ment (except for the
Dr
u
m Kit Voices and Sample Voice) can
b
e shifted
u
p or do
w
n
b
y a maxim
u
m of 1 octa
v
e in semitone
increments.
1
Press the [TRANSPOSE] button to call
up “Transpos” (Function 006).
2
Use the dial to set the Transpose value
between -12 and +12.
Pitch Controls—Fine T
u
ning
The o
v
erall t
u
ning of the instr
u
ment (except for the
Dr
u
m Kit Voices) can
b
e shifted
u
p or do
w
n
b
et
w
een
427.0 Hz and 453.0 Hz in approximately 0.2 Hz incre-
ments. The defa
u
lt
v
al
u
e is 440.0 Hz.
1
Press the [FUNCTION] button.
2
Use the CATEGORY [<<] and [>>] but-
tons to call up “Tunin
g
” (Function 007).
3
Use the dial to set the Tunin
g
value.
Pitch Controls—the [PITCH
BEND]
w
heel
The [PITCH BEND]
w
heel can
b
e
u
sed to add
smooth pitch
v
ariations to notes yo
u
play on the key-
b
oard. Roll the
w
heel
u
p
w
ard to raise the pitch, or
do
w
n
w
ard to lo
w
er the pitch.
Yo
u
can change the amo
u
nt of pitch
b
end prod
u
ced
b
y the
w
heel in the F
u
nction Settings (page 66, F
u
nc-
tion 008).
Using Portamento
Portamento is a f
u
nction that creates a smooth tran-
sition in pitch from the first note played on the key-
b
oard to the next.
Using this f
u
nction effecti
v
ely pro
v
ides e
v
en greater
expressi
v
e n
u
ance to yo
u
r performance.
1
Press the [FUNCTION] button.
2
Use the CATEGORY [<<] and [>>] but-
tons to call up “Port.” (Function 011).
3
Press the [+/YES] or [-/NO] button to
switch the function on or off.
Transpos
00
006
Tuning
007
440.0Hz
007
• The default setting is OFF.
• Due to the characteristics of the Portamento function, little
or no change in pitch may result when playing short
notes, or when using a Voice with an extremely short
decay time.
• When using Quick Sampling (page 32) or with a specific
effect sound (Instrument number 802 [Smpl Vce]), Porta-
mento will not be applied to the sample sounds assigned
to Sample Zones B to E of the keyboard.
Port
011
NOTE
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