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Use MIDI functionality
While playing the keyboard, move the Bender Lever to the left to lower
the pitch of the currently selected patch, or to the right to raise its
pitch. This is known as
pitch bend
.
You can also apply vibrato by gently pressing the Modulation
Controller. This is known as
modulation
.
If you push the lever away from you and the same time move it to the
right or left, you can apply both effects at once.
* The amount of pitch change (“bend range”) depends on the settings of your
sound module.
Octave Shift
and
Transpose
can be set independently.
To switch the PCR-M30/50/80 to PLAY mode...
When you turn on the power, the PCR-M30/50/80 will start up in PLAY mode.
To return to PLAY mode from another mode (
➔
“Setting the MIDI Transmit Channel”
press the button of the current mode (i.e., the button that is lit).
Alternatively, you can press the
[CANCEL]
button. In this case, the setting you had been
making will be cancelled.
Features Useful When Playing
Applying Pitch Changes to Notes
(Pitch Bend)
Move the
Bender Lever
(left or right) to transmit
Pitch Bend
mes-
sages, and apply subtle pitch changes to notes.
* The amount of pitch change (“bend range”) depends on the set-
tings of your sound module.
Modifying the Sound of Notes
(Modulation)
Push the
Bender Lever
away from you to transmit
Modulation
messages, changing the sound in real time (usually by adding a vi-
brato effect).
* The type of change this produces in the sound depends on the set-
tings of your sound module.
Changing Octaves
(Octave Shift)
You can press
[OCTAVE -]
or
[]
to raise or lower the
pitch range of the keyboard (the Octave Shift function).
Press
[OCTAVE -]
once to lower the pitch range one octave. Press
it once again to lower the range an additional octave. Permissible
settings for this range from -4 to 5 octaves.
[OCTAVE -]
or
[OC-
TAVE +]
will light according to the current Octave Shift setting.If
you simultaneously press
[OCTAVE -]
and
[]
, the Oc-
tave Shift setting will be reset to 0, restoring the normal pitch range
of the keyboard.
Transpose the Pitch of the Keyboard
(Transpose)
You can press
[TRANSPOSE]
+
[]
or
[TRANSPOSE]
+
[OCTAVE -]
to transpose the keyboard in semitone steps (the
Transpose function).You can transpose the pitch in a range of -12-
12 (semitones).
* If you press and hold
[TRANSPOSE]
,
[OCTAVE -]
or
[OCTAVE
+]
will light according to the current Transpose setting.
* If you hold down
[TRANSPOSE]
and simultaneously press
[OC-
TAVE -]
and
[]
, the Transpose setting will be reset to 0.
Modulation
Pitch Bend
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