Roland RG-7 Tuning to Other Instruments’ Pitches Master Tuning, Cancelling the Transpose Function

Chapter 3. Performance

Example: Playing a song in E major while playing the keys for C major

In this example, C is the root note in the key of C major. E, the root of E major, is the third in C major. It is up four keys, including the black keys, so touch, then enter “4” for the setting.

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If you play C E G It will sound E G# B

Cancelling the Transpose Function

1 Press the [ ] (Value -) and [ ] (Value +) buttons simultaneously

to select “0.”

Tuning to Other Instruments’ Pitches (Master Tuning)

In situations such as when playing ensemble with other instruments, you can tune the RG-7’s standard pitch to the pitch of another instrument. The standard pitch generally refers to the pitch of the note that’s played when you finger the middle A key. This tuning of all the instruments to a standard pitch is called “tuning.”

1 Press the [Function] (Exit) button, getting its indicator to light.

2 Press the [Song] (Select -) button or [ ] (Select +) button to display the TUNE screen.

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3 Press the [Song] (Select -) button or [ ] (Select +) button to get the value for the Master Tuning setting to flash.

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4 Press the [ ] (Value -) button or [ ] (Value +) button to change the standard pitch.

Value 415.3 Hz–440.0 Hz–466.2 Hz

This is set to “440.0” when the power to the RG-7 is switched on.

5 Press the [Function] (Exit) button so the indicator goes out.

You can save this setting in the

RG-7’s memory using the

Memory Backup function (p.

72).

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