Roland F-50 Adjusting the Pitch of the Sound Master Tuning, Lowering/ raising the Reference Pitch

Some Handy Functions

Transposing without Changing Your Keyboard Fingering (Key Transpose)

You can transpose the key of a performance without having to shift the position of your fingers on the keyboard.

This feature is called “Key Transpose.”

In situations such as when providing accompaniment to a song, using the Key Transpose function to match the singer’s vocal register lets you easily transpose the sounds without changing the score.

These settings remains in effect until you turn off the power.

Power

C2~B2

1.While holding down the [Variation] button and [Heavy] button, press the tonic (root) of the key to which you want to transpose.

Use the C2–B2 notes to select the tonic.

2.To return to the normal pitch, while holding down the [Variation] button and [Heavy] button, press the C2 key.

<Ex.>

For example if you want the E pitch to sound when you play the C key, you would hold down the [Variation] button and [Heavy] button and press the E2 key.

C2B2

Adjusting the Pitch of the Sound (Master Tuning)

In situations such as when playing ensemble with other instruments, you can tune the F-50’s reference pitch to the pitch of another instrument. The reference pitch generally refers to the pitch of the note that’s played when you finger the middle A key.

For a cleaner ensemble sound while performing with one or more other instruments, ensure that each instrument’s reference pitch is in tune with that of the other instruments.

This tuning of all the instruments to a reference pitch is called “master tuning.” You can set the reference pitch anywhere in a range of 415.3 Hz to 466.2 Hz.

When the instrument is turned on, the reference pitch is set to “440.0 Hz.”

C4~D#4

■Lowering/ raising the Reference Pitch

1.While holding down the [Variation] button and [Heavy] button, press the “C4” note to lower the reference pitch, or the “D4” note to raise it.

Lower Raise the pitch the pitch

While holding down two buttons... C4 D4

While holding down two buttons...

NOTE

E2

Press

Press

Each time you press the “C4” key, the pitch will fall by

0.1 Hz. If you continue holding the key, the pitch will

continue falling.

The transposition setting is effective only on sounds performed on the F-50’s keyboard. This setting is not effective on tones from external MIDI messages played on the F-50.

Each time you press the “D4” key, the pitch will rise by

0.1 Hz. If you continue holding the key, the pitch will

continue rising.

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