Radio Shack LK-1261 Other Useful Functions, Polyphony, To change the key of the keyboard

Polyphony

The term polyphony refers to the maximum number of notes you can play at the same time. This keyboard has 12-note polyphony, which includes the notes you play as well as the rhythms and auto-accompaniment patterns that are played by the keyboard. This means that when a rhythm or auto- accompaniment pattern is being played by the keyboard, the number of notes (polyphony) available for keyboard play is reduced. Also note that some of the tones offer only 6-note polyphony.

•When rhythm or auto accompaniment is playing, the number of sounds simultaneously played is reduced.

•Though you can sound up to 12 notes at one time, only the last four keyboard keys pressed light up.

Other Useful Functions

To change the key of the keyboard

The transpose feature of this keyboard lets you raise or lower its key in semitone increments. This means you can easily match to suit someone’s voice, and you can eliminate sharps and flats from music making it easier to play.

1. While in any mode besides the Song Mode (indicated when the SONG indicator is lit), hold down the TONE button and press the RHYTHM button.

•Perform step 2 within five seconds after performing step 1.

T r a n s

2. Use the TEMPO buttons to change the key of the keyboard.

Example: To change the tuning to B (indicated by -1 since it is one tone below C, which is the normal tuning of the keyboard).

T r a n s ( – )

	C D	F G A	C
C D E F G A B C	B	E	B
Normal tuning	B (-1) tuning

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<Keys and their indicators>

Key :

F#

G

A￿

A

B￿

B

C

C #

D

E ￿

E

F

Display :

Trans (–)

Trans (+)

: Pressing

: Pressing

<Note Names>

￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿

C D E F G A B C

❚NOTE

•If you leave the transpose screen on the display for about five seconds without doing anything, the screen is automatically cleared.

•You cannot change the transpose setting while the keyboard is in the Song Mode.

•In step 2 of the above operation, you could also use the number buttons 0 to 5 to specify C through F.

•Pressing both of the TEMPO buttons ( / ) at the same time returns the transpose setting to C(0).

•The transpose setting is automatically set to C(0) whenever you turn keyboard power on.

•The transpose setting is automatically set to C(0) whenever you press the SONGS button.

•The pitch of a transposed note depends on the tone you are using. If the transpose operation causes a note to exceed the range of the tone you are using, the same note in the highest octave of the tone’s range is substituted.

•The transpose operation does not affect tone number 99 (PERCUSSION) or auto-accompaniment rhythms.

•Transposing tones 75 through 79 and 90 through 96 changes the range of keys to which each of the tones is assigned.

•The transpose setting is automatically set to C(0) whenever you press the DEMO button.

To tune the keyboard

A simple operation lets you tune the keyboard to another musical instrument.

1. While in any mode besides the Song Mode (indicated when the SONG indicator is lit), hold down the TONE button and press the SONGS button.

•Perform step 2 within five seconds after performing step 1.

T u n e

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