Other Functions

Percussion Pads

Using the Percussion Pads

Each of the five built-in percussion pads is assigned the sound of a percussion instrument (ACOUSTIC SNARE 1, OPEN HI-HAT, CLOSED HI-HAT, BASS DRUM 1, HIGH TOM). Tapping a pad with your finger plays the sound assigned to it.

Assigning Sounds toPercussion Pads

You can assign the percussion sound you want to each of the percussion pads.

NOTE

•Turning off power causes the sounds assigned to the percussion pads to return to their initial defaults.

1While holding down the TONE button, use the number buttons to input 49, which selects the Percussion tone.

2Look at the 16 white keys (C3 through D5) in the center of the keyboard that are marked with images of percussion instruments, and find the sound you want to assign to a pad.

3While pressing down on the percussion pad to which you want to assign the sound, press the white key you selected in step 2.

4Tap the percussion pad with your finger to hear the sound assigned to it.

Transpose

The initial power on default setting is middle C (00). You can transpose the key of the keyboard in semitone steps in the range of –6 to +6.

1Press the TRANSPOSE [] button to raisethe key one semitone, or the TRANSPOSE [] button to lower it one semitone.

•To return the tuning to its initial power on

default setting (00), press the TRANSPOSE [] and [] buttons at the same time.

•Transpose is also returned to its initial power on default setting (00) whenever you turn on power.

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