Practicing
Transposing a Song for Easier Performance (Audio Transpose)
An audio recording of a song, or a song from a digital audio player connected to the Input jacks can be transposed to make it play back in a dierent
key. You can play the keyboard while listening to the transposed sound.
1. Press the [Transpose] button.
The [Transpose] button will light.
2. While holding down the [Transpose] button, press the [–] [+] buttons.
The display will indicate the amount of transposition.
Screen Value Explanation
-6–0–5
(semitone units)
(default: 1)
Positive (+) values raise the pitch in semitone steps, and negative (-) values lower the pitch in semitone steps.
MEMO
• With the factory settings, transposition will be applied to the selected audio le and the sound of the digital audio player connected to the Input
jacks, as well as to the sound of the keyboard. If you want transposition to aect only the keyboard or only the audio le and the sound from the
Input jacks, make the appropriate setting as described in “Specifying What the Transpose will Aect (Transpose Mode)” (p. 49).
• You can also use the Function mode’s “Audio Transpose” setting to change the amount of transposition (p. 49).
* If you select a dierent song, the audio transposition setting will be canceled.
3. To cancel the transposition, press the [Transpose] button once again.
The [Transpose] button will go out.
Enjoying Karaoke with an Audio File (Center Cancel)
When playing back an audio le, you can minimize the sounds that are heard from the center. For example, this allows you to minimize the melody or
vocal on a music CD, so that you can play or sing that part instead.
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Center Cancel will apply both to the selected audio le and to the digital audio player that’s connected to the Input jacks.
* For some songs, it might not be possible to completely eliminate the melody sound.
1. Press the [Right] button.
The [Right] button will go out, and the melody sound will be minimized.
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You can also use the Function mode’s “Center Cancel” setting to turn this o (p. 48).
* The Center Cancel setting will turn o if you select a dierent song.
2. When you want the sound to be heard, press the [Right] button once again.
The [Right] button will light.
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