Selecting and Playing a Tone

■ To adjust the tempo by tapping a beat

 

Using the Pitch Bend Wheel

1. While holding down the R-13 (FUNCTION)

The PITCH BEND wheel (S-1) lets you change the pitch of

button, tap the L-12 (TAP) button four times at

notes you are playing by rotating the wheel forward or back.

the speed (tempo) you want to set.

Rotating the wheel away from you raises the pitch, while

 

 

 

 

rotating it towards you lowers it. Releasing the wheel causes

 

 

 

 

the pitch of the notes to return to normal automatically.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•The first tap of the L-12 (TAP) button will cause the display shown below to appear.

 

 

• Do not have the pitch bend wheel rotated as you turn

 

 

 

on the keyboard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The tempo setting will change in accordance with your

• You also can change the range of the pitch bend wheel

 

(bend range) globally or for a specific part. For details, see

 

tapping speed as soon as you tap the fourth time.

 

 

 

“BendRange (Bend Range)” (page E-97) and “Part

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The setting will be canceled if you release the R-13

 

 

Parameters” (page E-44).

 

(FUNCTION) button before tapping the R-12 (TAP)

 

 

 

 

 

 

button four times.

 

 

 

2.After setting the tempo by tapping, you then can use the procedure under “To change the tempo using the TEMPO buttons” (page E-19) to make fine adjustments.

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